On more than one phone I've had, sometimes the image on the screen gets
twice as big, so one can only see part of it, and it's outlined in red. Useless.
I can get rid of this by using the power button to make the screen dark,
and when I light it up again, the screen is normal. And maybe I had
some other better way???
But what is this called, what am I doing to cause it, and how can I
avoid it?
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
On more than one phone I've had, sometimes the image on the screen gets
twice as big, so one can only see part of it, and it's outlined in red.
Useless.
I can get rid of this by using the power button to make the screen dark,
and when I light it up again, the screen is normal. And maybe I had
some other better way???
But what is this called, what am I doing to cause it, and how can I
avoid it?
Only you, as yet, know what app you are using to view images, and from
what source. Probably more important is the image viewer app,
brand and model of phone may be the cause, like some setting regarding zooming the screen. Stop deliberately omitting the important details. Without the details, no one but you knows what the Power button is
doing. Maybe you are powering off the phone, so you are restarting your phone which loads anew any sticky or service apps. Maybe the Power
button with a momentary press will lock the screen (make the screen go
dark). When unlocking, the screen gets refreshed, so whatever image app
you used also has its window refreshed, too.
Not many here can see over your shoulder to see what brand and model of
phone you use, or just how you are viewing some image. Details please.
VanguardLH wrote:
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
On more than one phone I've had, sometimes the image on the screen gets
twice as big, so one can only see part of it, and it's outlined in red.
Useless.
I can get rid of this by using the power button to make the screen dark, >>> and when I light it up again, the screen is normal. And maybe I had
some other better way???
But what is this called, what am I doing to cause it, and how can I
avoid it?
Only you, as yet, know what app you are using to view images, and from
what source. Probably more important is the image viewer app,
I don't think he's viewing images as such, just the display of the app
itself is what he called "an image"?
sounds to me accidentally triggering magnify mode for visually impaired?
<https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/how-to-magnify-the-screen-in-android-13>
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
VanguardLH wrote:
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
On more than one phone I've had, sometimes the image on the screen gets >>>> twice as big, so one can only see part of it, and it's outlined in red. >>>> Useless.
I can get rid of this by using the power button to make the screen dark, >>>> and when I light it up again, the screen is normal. And maybe I had
some other better way???
But what is this called, what am I doing to cause it, and how can I
avoid it?
Only you, as yet, know what app you are using to view images, and from
what source. Probably more important is the image viewer app,
I don't think he's viewing images as such, just the display of the app
itself is what he called "an image"?
But we still don't know which app, or it a multitude of apps, that are >afflicted with the display problem.
sounds to me accidentally triggering magnify mode for visually impaired?
<https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/how-to-magnify-the-screen-in-android-13>
Never used that, but then I've never used the Magnifier app on Windows, >either. I've seen it, I tested it a couple times to see what it did,
but I don't use it.
On my old LG V20 phone, I can enable that
accessibility option, but I also have to select where it is available
(but not many pertinent choices, so I didn't see the shortcut in the few
apps where I tried). A note in the accessibility settings notes that I
can triple-tap the Home button, so I tried that. That gives me a window >showing an enlarged view port of some of the screen content. The
outline or border, for me, is gray/white, not red. There is a toggle
button inside the view port to switch between light and dark modes.
Although text is smaller on a smartphone screen than a desktop monitor,
about the only time I need to zoom is when displaying a web site,
especially if showing the desktop version of the site instead of the
mobile version, but the web browser lets me pinch in/out to change zoom.
My eyes are old, reading a smartphone's screen is harder than when using
a desktop monitor, but I've yet to need reading glasses (prescription,
not those stupid magnifiers) to view my phone although that might happen
one day.
VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:<extraneous info stripped from attribution line>
Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:
VanguardLH wrote:
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
On more than one phone I've had, sometimes the image on the screen gets >>>>> twice as big, so one can only see part of it, and it's outlined in red. >>>>> Useless.
I can get rid of this by using the power button to make the screen dark, >>>>> and when I light it up again, the screen is normal. And maybe I had >>>>> some other better way???
But what is this called, what am I doing to cause it, and how can I
avoid it?
Only you, as yet, know what app you are using to view images, and from >>>> what source. Probably more important is the image viewer app,
I often don't look at who is writing, but I knew it was you because you always ask for such information, even when it varies or when it's
irrelevant.
I don't think he's viewing images as such, just the display of the app
itself is what he called "an image"?
Yes.
But we still don't know which app, or it a multitude of apps, that
are afflicted with the display problem.
And yet Andy got it right.
sounds to me accidentally triggering magnify mode for visually impaired? >>>
<https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/how-to-magnify-the-screen-in-android-13>
I'm sure I didn't set it**, but under magnification there was a shortcut enabled, just 3 taps. Something pretty easy to do even when not
trying.
I don't know how that shortcut got turned on.
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