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Enable Forced Page Zoom in the Samsung Internet browser

The phone web browser allow pinch zoom the screen and view the visually miniature items. However, some websites do restrict this feature.

The Samsung Internet browser has the feature to enable force zoom on such restricted sites to allow zooming. It also allows you to set the higher or lower font size to default on page loading.

In this guide, I have shared the video tutorial and written instructions about:

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How to Enable Pinch Zoom on All Pages on Samsung Internet

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Enable Force Page Zoom on All Sites

Here are the steps to enable controlling page zooming:

  1. Launch the Samsung Internet browser on your Android phone.
  2. Tap on More horizontal 3-bar icon to open the menu list and select the Settings menu from the list.
    Samsung Settings menu
  3. Choose Appearance settings.
    Samsung Internet Appearance menu
  4. Turn on the Control the zoom on webpages toggle button.
    Control the Zoom on webpage with forced zoomingIt will enable you to control the zoom on the web pages.

Just pinch on the screen to zoom in or out per need.

Control Text or Font Size Level

Even after enabling the control zoom option, if you cannot zoom in or out the website texts. Samsung Internet is another option to control the text size. Here are the steps to configure font size:

  1. Launch the Samsung Internet browser app.
  2. Open any web page that you need to increase font size.
  3. Tap on the More horizontal 3-bar icon option list and choose the Text size menu button.
    Text Size menu option on Samsung InternetIt will open a pop-up screen with a slider to control the text size.
  4. Set the slider to your required level of magnification.
    Text size magnification on Samsung InternetBased on the slider percentage level, the text size will be modified.

Reload the web page, and the font or text size with the page will be enlarged as per settings. You can also reduce the text size to compress the webpage.

Bottom Line

Force zooming can assist you better in reading the small text and images. It will allow pinch zooming of the page that restricts the site.

Alternatively, if you increase the text size on Samsung Internet, the screen and content will open in a magnified view.

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Kushal Azza

Kushal Azza

Kushal Azza is a Google Certified Analytics & IT Professional, Digital Content Creator, and Go-To Digital Marketer. He has over a decade of experience solving tech problems, troubleshooting, and innovating digital solutions. Follow him on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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