Few sites restrict pinch zooming on small screen devices like mobile phones, mainly social media sites.
However, the Chrome browser has an accessibility feature known as Force Zoom that overrides the restriction and allows pinch zooming in. The option to configure it is available under the Accessibility settings menu.
In this guide, we have shared the steps to enable force zooming in the Chrome browser.
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Enable Force Page Zoom
The force zoom typically overrides the website’s settings to block zooming. Hence, it lets the screen zoom or magnify on every mobile site.
- Launch Google Chrome for Android.
- Tap on the More
menu and select Settings from the list of options. - Scroll down and tap on the Accessibility tab.
- Mark the check box against the Force enable zoom option.
- Reload the website that you need to pinch ZOOM.
That’s it. You will now be allowed to use Zoom on websites that didn’t allow Zoom earlier in Chrome Android.
A few famous sites that do not allow Force Zoom are: Facebook.com, Twitter, and Instagram. If you enable force zoom, then you will be able to zoom on these sites.
Bottom Line
Force zoom is quite a valuable and accessible feature in Chrome Android, especially for visually impaired people with difficulty reading small text.
If you do not want to enable the force zoom option, you can alternatively enable the desktop site view option. It will load the website in full-screen desktop format and allow zooming without enabling force zoom.
Similarly, you can set a default Chrome browser zoom level. You can also use the keyboard shortcut for page zooming.
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