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-as of [30 JANUARY 2025]–
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With Magnifier, you can turn your iPhone or iPad into a magnifying glass so you can zoom in on objects near you.
How to turn on Magnifier
On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Accessibility.
Tap Magnifier,
then turn it on.
This adds Magnifier as an ‘accessibility shortcut’
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Quickly access Magnifier
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To quickly open Magnifier
On an iPhone X and later, or iPad with Face ID:
Triple-click the Side button.
Then drag the slider to adjust the magnification level.
To close Magnifier, swipe up from the bottom of your screen
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On an iPhone 8 and earlier, and iPad models with a Home button,
triple-click the Home button.
Then drag the slider to adjust the magnification level.
To close Magnifier, press the Home button
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You can also add Magnifier to Control Center:
Go to Settings > Control Center, then tap Customize Controls.
Tap the add button next to Magnifier.
Then from Control Center, tap the Magnifier button to use it
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Use Magnifier
When you have Magnifier open, you can do things like apply color filters or save a magnified object as an image.
You can use the flashlight on your device to add more light to an object you’re trying to magnify.
You can also turn on Auto-Brightness to adjust the brightness of Magnifier based on ‘ambient light settings’
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Apply color filters
To apply color filters, follow these steps:
Tap the filters button .
Swipe across the different color filters to view their effects.
To adjust the brightness and contrast, drag the sliders
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To invert the colors, follow these steps:
Tap the invert filters button .
Tap the filter button again to apply the filter you want and to return to the Magnifier screen.
Save a magnified object as an image
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To freeze a specific frame
tap the freeze frame button .
To adjust the magnification, drag the slider.
Tap the screen to focus on the image.
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To save the image, touch and hold the image,
then tap Save Image.
To unfreeze the frame, tap the freeze frame button again.
To lock the focus of the object you’re trying to magnify, tap the lock button .
Tap the button again to unlock the focus
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Published Date: September 19, 2019
support.apple.com /en-us/HT209517
Use Magnifier with your iPhone or iPad
4-5 minutes
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*ACTIVITIES* —>
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-AN “ACTIVITY” IS “SAVED SETTINGS”-
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*GO BACK TO [HOME SCREEN]* —>
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-TAP “SETTINGS” + SELECT YOUR [SETTINGS]-
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*TAP “ACTIVITIES”* —>
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-TO HIDE THIS MENU, TAP ANYWHERE ELSE ON YOUR SCREEN-
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*TAP “SAVE AS NEW ACTIVITY”* —>
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*top left corner* —>
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-TAP THE “CANCEL BUTTON” TO RETURN TO [HOME SCREEN]-
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*TAP INTO THE “NAME INPUT BOX” TO NAME THE “ACTIVITY”* —>
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*SELECT AN ICON CORRESPONDING TO THE ACTIVITY* —>
(WHERE ARE THEIR [NAMES] LISTED?)
*42 ICONS* —>
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-YOU CAN ONLY ASSIGN AN ICON TO 1 ACTIVITY-
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*tap the yellow “done button” in [top right corner]* —>
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*THE SAVED “ACTIVITY” IS NOW LISTED WHEN YOU TAP THE “ACTIVITIES BUTTON”* —>
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-THAT ICON WILL NOT BE AN OPTION FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT “NEW ACTIVITY” YOU CREATE-
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*WHEN NO “ACTIVITY” IS SELECTED, THE “ACTIVITY BUTTON” LOOKS LIKE THIS* —>
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*WHEN AN “ACTIVITY” IS SELECTED, THE “ACTIVITY BUTTON” LOOKS LIKE THIS* —>
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*TO REMOVE AN “ACTIVITY” FROM [“PRIMARY/SECONDARY CONTROLS” LIST], TAP THE “SETTINGS BUTTON” ON [HOME SCREEN]* —>
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*TAP “ACTIVITIES”* —>
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-USE [TOGGLE BUTTON] TO [DISPLAY/HIDE] THE “ACTIVITIES BUTTON” ON APP’S “HOME SCREEN” (AKA “CONTROL PANEL”)-
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-TAP A LISTED [ACTIVITY] TO ADJUST ITS [SETTINGS]-
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*TAP “NO ACTIVITY” TO SET THE “DEFAULT SETTINGS”* —>
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-YOU CAN SELECT UP TO 2 “PRIMARY CONTROLS” TO BE DISPLAYED ON “HOME SCREEN”-
-“ZOOM” IS THE DEFAULT “PRIMARY CONTROL”-
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-TO REMOVE A “PRIMARY CONTROL”, TAP THE RED “MINUS BUTTON” TO THE LEFT OF THE CONTROL* —>
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*THEN TAP “REMOVE”* —>
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*THE “CONTROL” IS MOVED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE “OTHER CONTROLS” LIST* —>
-DEFAULT “CONTROLS LISTING” IS “ALPHABETICAL ORDER”-
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*8 CONTROLS* —>
-BRIGHTNESS-
-CONTRAST-
-FILTERS-
-FLASHLIGHT-
-FOCUS LOCK-
-CAMERAS-
-CAPTURE MODE-
-ZOOM-
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*TAP THE GREEN “PLUS SIGN” TO ADD A “CONTROL” FROM “OTHER CONTROLS” TO THE “SECONDARY CONTROLS” LIST* —>
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-TO ADD A “SECONDARY CONTROL” TO THE “PRIMARY CONTROL” LIST, PRESS THE [HAMBURGER BUTTON] TO THE RIGHT OF THE “CONTROL” + DRAG THE “CONTROL ROW” UP + DROP THE “CONTROL ROW” IN THE “PRIMARY CONTROL” LIST-
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*”PRIMARY CONTROLS” ARE DISPLAYED IN THE [TOP ROW] AT THE [BOTTOM] OF THE APP’S “HOME SCREEN”* —>
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*”SECONDARY CONTROLS” ARE DISPLAYED IN THE [ROW] UNDERNEATH THE [TOP ROW] AT THE [BOTTOM] OF THE APP’S [HOME SCREEN]* —>
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-YOU CAN HAVE UP TO 2 [PRIMARY CONTROLS] + 6 [SECONDARY CONTROLS]-
-UP TO 4.5 [SECONDARY CONTROLS] ARE VISIBLE ON YOUR [HOME SCREEN]-
-TO ACCESS THE OTHER “SECONDARY CONTROLS”, SWIPE [RIGHT] —> [LEFT]-
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-YOU CAN MOVE [CONTROLS] BETWEEN “PRIMARY/SECONDARY ROW” BY PRESSING THE [HAMBURGER BUTTON] ON [RIGHT SIDE] OF [CONTROL ROW] + DRAG/DROPPING TO TARGET “CONTROL LIST”-
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-YOU CAN ALSO USE THIS METHOD TO RE-ORDER THE [PRIMARY/SECONDARY/OTHER “CONTROLS LIST”]-
-YOUR CUSTOM “LIST ORDER” WILL ALSO BE APPLIED TO THE “CONTROLS ROW” IN “CONTROL PANEL”-
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*TAP [“CAPTURE” ROW] IN [SETTINGS]* —>
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*TAP [SETTINGS] IN [TOP LEFT CORNER] TO RETURN TO “SETTINGS SCREEN”* —>
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*TAPE [DONE] IN [TOP RIGHT CORNER] TO RETURN TO [CONTROL PANEL]* —>
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*TO HIDE [“SECONDARY CONTROLS” ROW], SWIPE [DOWN] FROM THE [“DOWN ARROW” BUTTON]* —>
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*TO HIDE [“ACTIVITIES/CAPTURE/SETTINGS” BUTTONS], SWIPE [DOWN] FROM THE [“HORIZONTAL LINE SEGMENT” BUTTON]* —>
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*TO HIDE “PRIMARY CONTROLS”, [DOUBLE-TAP] ANYWHERE ON THE [SCREEN]* —>
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*TO SET [FOCUS], TAP IT ON YOUR [SCREEN]* —>
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*A “YELLOW SQUARE BORDER” APPEARS AROUND YOUR “FOCUS” WITH [MIDPOINTS] OF EACH [SQUARE SIDE] MARKED WITH “DASHES”* —>
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-THIS DISAPPEARS AFTER A FEW SECONDS-
(MEANING YOU ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO VIEW YOUR “FOCUS LOCATION”)
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-TO LOCK [FOCUS], [PRESS/HOLD] ANY PART OF YOUR SCREEN-
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-WHEN “FOCUS” IS LOCKED, TAPPING YOUR [FRAME] DOES NOT MOVE [FOCUS] TO THAT LOCATION-
-IT JUST “UNLOCKS” YOUR FOCUS SO THAT YOU CAN SET A NEW FOCUS NEXT TIME YOU TAP THE SCREEN-
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*AFTER UNLOCKING FOCUS, YOU WILL SEE A [“FOCUS LOCK” LABEL] FOR A FEW SECONDS* —>
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-TO [RE-LOCK] YOUR [FOCUS], [PRESS/HOLD] ANYWHERE ON THE SCREEN UNTIL YOU SEE THE [“FOCUS LOCK” LABEL] AGAIN-
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*TO HIDE “PRIMARY CONTROLS” + THE [BOTTOM HALF] OF YOUR [SCREEN], SWIPE [DOWN] FROM THE [“UP ARROW” BUTTON]* —>
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*AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THIS “VIEW” AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES TO THIS [CONTROL PANEL] VIEW* —>
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*YOU CAN ALSO RETURN TO THIS [VIEW] BY SWIPING [UP] FROM THE [“UP ARROW” BUTTON]* —>
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*TO SHOW [“ACTIVITIES/CAPTURE/SETTINGS” BUTTONS], SWIPE [UP] FROM THE [“UP ARROW” BUTTON]* —>
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*TO SHOW [“SECONDARY CONTROLS” ROW], SWIPE [UP] FROM THE [“HORIZONTAL LINE SEGMENT” BUTTON]* —>
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*PRESS/HOLD THE “CAPTURE BUTTON”* —>
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-THE CURRENT “CAPTURE MODE” WILL HAVE “CHECKMARK” TO THE LEFT OF ITS NAME-
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-TAP [SINGLE PHOTO] TO SELECT THE MODE + HIDE THE “CAPTURE OPTIONS MENU”-
(DEFAULT SETTING)
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*TAP THE [CAPTURE BUTTON] TO TAKE A “SINGLE PHOTO”* —>
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-[PRESS/HOLD/DRAG] YOUR “TARGET SCREEN CENTER” TO ADJUST YOUR “VISIBLE FRAME”-
(TO RETURN TO ORIGINAL “VISIBLE FRAME”, [DOUBLE-TAP] ANYWHERE ON THE SCREEN)
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*TO HIDE ALL “CONTROL ROWS”, TAP ANYWHERE ON THE SCREEN* —>
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*TO SHOW ALL “CONTROL ROWS”, TAP ANYWHERE ON THE SCREEN AGAIN* —>
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*TAP “SHARE” TO SAVE THE [CAPTURED IMAGE] TO YOUR [CAMERA ROLL]* —>
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*TAP “SAVE IMAGE”* —>
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*THE [SHARE MENU] CLOSES + YOU RETURN TO [CAPTURED IMAGE] SCREEN* —>
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*THE [IMAGE] IS SAVED TO YOUR [CAMERA ROLL] IN [PHOTOS APP]* —>
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*TO RETURN TO [CONTROL PANEL] WITHOUT SAVING THE [CAPTURED IMAGE], TAP THE [CLOSE BUTTON]* —>
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*IF YOUR [CAPTURED IMAGE] CONTAINS [TEXT], A “READER MODE AVAILABLE” LABEL IS DISPLAYED FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER YOU CAPTURE THE [IMAGE]* —>
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*TAP THE “READER BUTTON”* —>
(if “reader mode” is not available, the button is “grayed out”)
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*TO RETURN TO THE [“CAPTURED IMAGE” SCREEN], TAP THE [X BUTTON] IN [TOP RIGHT CORNER]* —>
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-TO SCROLL THROUGH THE “READER”, SWIPE [DOWN] —> [UP]-
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*WHEN YOU SCROLL, THE [BOTTOM ROW CONTROLS] DISAPPEAR* —>
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*SCROLL TO BOTTOM* —>
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-TO SCROLL UP, SWIPE [NORTH] —> [SOUTH]-
(THE “BOTTOM ROW CONTROLS” RE-APPEAR)
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*TO HIDE [BOTTOM ROW CONTROLS] + [TOP RIGHT X BUTTON], [DOUBLE-TAP] ANYWHERE ON THE SCREEN* —>
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*TO SHOW [BOTTOM ROW CONTROLS] + [TOP RIGHT X BUTTON], [DOUBLE-TAP] ANYWHERE ON THE SCREEN* —>
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*SET “SPEED” FOR [AUDIO PLAYBACK]* —>
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*6 OPTIONS* —>
0.75x
1x
1.25x
1.5x
1.75x
2x
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-AS SOON AS YOU SELECT A NEW “SPEED”, THE CONTENTS OF THE “READER SCREEN” WILL BE READ AT THAT SPEED-
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*THE “CURRENTLY NARRATED TEXT” WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED WHITE* —>
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*TO PAUSE THE RECITATION, TAP THE [PAUSE BUTTON]* —>
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*THE “PAUSE BUTTON” BECOMES A “PLAY BUTTON”* —>
(TAP THE “PLAY BUTTON” TO PLAY RECITATION)
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*TAP THIS BUTTON TO START “RECITATION” FROM PREVIOUS LINE* —>
(THE RECITATION BEGINS AUTOMATICALLY EVEN IF IT HAD BEEN PAUSED)
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*TAP THIS BUTTON TO START “RECITATION” FROM NEXT LINE* —>
(THE RECITATION BEGINS AUTOMATICALLY EVEN IF IT HAD BEEN PAUSED)
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*TAP THIS BUTTON TO CUSTOMIZE [TEXT]* —>
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-TO CLOSE THIS MENU, TAP ANYWHERE ON THE SCREEN-
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-EVEN IF RECITATION IS “PAUSED”, “END LISTENING” IS ALWAYS THE FIRST OPTION-
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-WHEN YOU TAP “END LISTENING”, ALL TEXT BECOMES HIGHLIGHTED-
(NOT JUST THE LINE THAT WAS CURRENTLY BEING RECITED)
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-WHEN YOU TAP “LISTEN”, THE RECITATION STARTS FROM WHERE IT LEFT OFF-
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*YOU CAN CHOOSE A NEW “BACKGROUND COLOR” FROM 4 OPTIONS* —>
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*TAP THIS BUTTON TO CUSTOMIZE [TEXT/BACKGROUND COLORS]* —>
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*CHOOSE A [FONT]* —>
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*TAP THIS BUTTON FOR “SMALLER TEXT”* —>
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*TAP THIS BUTTON FOR “LARGER TEXT”* —>
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-THERE ARE 10 [TEXT SIZE] OPTIONS-
*smallest text* —>
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*largest text* —>
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*IF YOUR FRAME CONTAINS [TEXT], YOU CAN QUICKLY ACCESS THE “READER” BY HOLDING DOWN THE “CAPTURE BUTTON” + SELECTING “READER”* —>
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-SELECT “MULTI-PHOTO”-
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*THE [CAPTURE BUTTON] NOW LOOKS LIKE THIS* —>
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*TAP THE “CAPTURE BUTTON”* —>
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*THE [CAPTURED IMAGE] APPEAR HERE* —>
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*TAP THE [CAPTURE BUTTON] AGAIN* —>
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-THE [# OF “CAPTURED IMAGES”] IS DISPLAYED IN [BOTTOM LEFT CORNER]-
-THE “MOST RECENTLY CAPTURED IMAGE” IS DISPLAYED IN THE [SQUARE]-
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*TAP INTO THE [SQUARE] TO VIEW YOUR [CAPTURED IMAGES]* —>
(THE EARLIEST “CAPTURED IMAGE” WILL BE DISPLAYED)
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*THIS PANEL INDICATES WHICH “CAPTURED IMAGE” YOU ARE CURRENTLY VIEWING* —>
(the position of the [current image] in the “captured image list” is marked with “black dot”)
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-SWIPE [RIGHT —> LEFT] TO VIEW THE NEXT [CAPTURED IMAGE]-
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-TO DELETE ALL “CAPTURED IMAGES”, TAP THE [X BUTTON] ON [TOP RIGHT CORNER] OF [“CAPTURED IMAGES” SQUARE]* —>
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-DETECTION MODE-
-[SETTINGS] SCREEN-
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*TAP “DETECT ROW”* —>
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-TURN ON “SHOW IN CONTROL PANEL”-
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*A “DETECT BUTTON” NOW APPEARS IN [BOTTOM ROW] OF YOUR [CONTROL PANEL]* —>
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*TAP THE [DETECT BUTTON]* —>
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*THE “DETECT BUTTON” NOW LOOKS LIKE THIS* —>
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-A DESCRIPTION OF THE CURRENT “FRAME” IS DISPLAYED AS [TEXT] + NARRATED AS [AUDIO]-
-“DETECTION MODE” ON-
-“SCENES” ON-
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*PRESS/HOLD THE [DETECT BUTTON]* —>
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*TAP ANYWHERE ON SCREEN TO HIDE THIS MENU-
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-TO TURN A FEATURE [ON/OFF], TAP IT-
(ACTIVE FEATURES WILL HAVE A “CHECKMARK” TO LEFT OF THEIR LISTING)
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-YOU CAN TURN OFF ALL FEATURES-
-YOU CAN SELECT ALL FEATURES-
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-TAP [TEXT] TO TURN ON [TEXT DETECTION]-
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*ANY “DETECTED TEXT” WILL BE DISPLAYED ON SCREEN + NARRATED* —>
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*POINT/SPEAK* —>
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-TO PAUSE “DETECTION” WHILE KEEPING IT ON, [DOUBLE-TAP] SCREEN WITH [2 FINGERS]-
-“DETECTION PAUSED” IS DISPLAYED ON SCREEN-
-“DETECTION PAUSED” IS NARRATED VIA AUDIO-
-THE iPHONE EMITS A SPECIFIC SOUND/HAPTIC EFFECT-
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-TO RESUME “DETECTION”, [DOUBLE-TAP] SCREEN WITH [2 FINGERS] AGAIN-
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*SETTINGS* —>
*DETECT* —>
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*SCENES* —>
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*TEXT* —>
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*POINT/SPEAK* —>
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*color* —>
(to be applied to outline of “detected text”)
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*top left corner* —>
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-CONTROL PANEL-
-TAP A [CONTROL] TO ADJUST IT-
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*8 CONTROLS* —>
*2 primary controls* —>
-ZOOM-
-BRIGHTNESS-
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*6 secondary controls* —>
-CAMERAS-
-CAPTURE MODE-
-CONTRAST-
-FILTERS-
-FLASHLIGHT-
-FOCUS LOCK-
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1
-ZOOM-
-10 ZOOM LEVELS-
*zoomed in* —>
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*zoomed out* —>
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2
-BRIGHTNESS-
-10 BRIGHTNESS LEVELS-
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*minimum brightness* —>
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*maximum brightness* —>
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3
-CAMERAS-
*press/hold the “camera button”* —>
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(“AUTO” REFERS TO “REAR CAMERA”)
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-CAPTURE MODE-
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(SAME AS HOLDING DOWN THE “CAPTURE BUTTON”)
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-CONTRAST-
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*minimum contrast* —>
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*maximum contrast* —>
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-FILTERS-
*12 FILTER OPTIONS* —>
-no filter-
-grayscale-
-red on black-
-yellow on black-
-yellow on blue-
-white on blue-
-inverted-
-inverted grayscale-
-black on red-
-black on yellow-
-blue on yellow-
-blue on white-
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-FLASHLIGHT-
*ON* —>
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*OFF* —>
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-FOCUS LOCK-
*ON* —>
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*OFF* —>
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