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Bug in iOS Allows for Unlimited Zooming in Photos App

I remember the blank home screen page bug and still exist. I find it useful for me so my chosen wallpaper won't be blocked by the 4x6 app icons. Bugs should be fixed. But in this case, please Apple don't fix this bug.
 
Tried this method.. doesn't look like it's unlimited zoom. It's more than normal but not unlimited, it stops after a point.
 
sputnikv said:
i've never understood on being limited to zoom into my own pictures. often times i'll resort to taking screenshots of an image zoomed in, and zooming into that
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Oh, you lose a lot of resolution when you do that. Remember, the photos you take are MUCH larger than the pixel density of your iPhone's screen. You can see this by opening up an image you take in to Photoshop. The 100% full crop image will be (most likely) larger than your 30" monitor.
 
grjj said:
Because zooming in further than 1:1 when not editing doesn't really do much and if the photos app showed what the video does when over-zoomed would cause people to contact Apple with complains like "My photos are gone and touching anywhere on the screen doesn't make the orange go away but I can drag around and the color of the screen changes".

Should there be a simple gesture to over-ride the zoom limit? perhaps, like trying to zoom, hitting the limit and then holding for a second then the limit goes away.
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This. Apple does this kind of stuff nowdays to enhance the "experience" for novices and general consumers. Want something more capable? There's an app for that. They do it so people who don't understand things like zoom won't clog up their support lines and then go running around telling all their friends what a terrible product it is.
Do I agree with this? No. But it makes business sense from a cost perspective for the saved resources on support.
 
Kajje said:
We from the iOS department decided you don't want it to zoom as far you want to.
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You think you do, but you really don't..
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kwikdeth said:
This. Apple does this kind of stuff nowdays to enhance the "experience" for novices and general consumers. Want something more capable? There's an app for that. They do it so people who don't understand things like zoom won't clog up their support lines and then go running around telling all their friends what a terrible product it is.
Do I agree with this? No. But it makes business sense from a cost perspective for the saved resources on support.
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There are 2 year old babies now that know how to unlock a smartphone, navigate to the Youtube app and search for Frozen's "Let it Go."

It's pathetic to think adults can't handle..uh.."zoom."
 
Not sure how but I have unlimited zoom for all my photos... so work around. I can't figure out how.
 
sputnikv said:
i've never understood on being limited to zoom into my own pictures. often times i'll resort to taking screenshots of an image zoomed in, and zooming into that
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Solution found for unlimited zoom!

I have just found how to enable permanent unlimited zoom on iOS devices e.g. with iOS 12:
Go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom.
Switch Zoom On. Now firstly a rectangular zoomed area appears. To get rid of tag zoom area, double-tap with 3 fingers outside this area.

When you now open any of your photos, you can zoom in almost unlimited.
 
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