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I tried to look at the screenshots on my phone (Android, Note 8, Chrome). They are much too small to read, and pinch zoom is disabled. So I tried tapping on on

I tried to look at the screenshots on my phone (Android, Note 8, Chrome). They are much too small to read, and pinch zoom is disabled. So I tried tapping on one. It did a cute animation and got smaller. And still no pinch zoom. Then I got a clue. After tapping on the image, I long-pressed it and selected "Open image in new tab". Bingo! Now I have the screenshot open and I can pinch-zoom it to see the details. This is not a complaint, just a tip for anyone who has trouble with the screenshots on mobile.

amanzi 6y ago
I use Firefox on Android and there's a setting to always enable pinch to zoom, even if the site tries to prevent it.
- splittingTimes 6y ago
  Is there a chrome extension for that? A first glance seemed like there is not.
  - martinml 6y ago
    There's a "Force enable zoom" in Settings > Accessibility too for Chrome (in Android at least).
- account-5 6y ago
  Glad I came here just for this information.
- msravi 6y ago
  Thank you. The setting is under Settings->Accessibility if anyone is looking for it.
- robert_dipaolo 6y ago
  Excellent, thank you. I don't understand why a website would disable this!
sdoering 6y ago
I agree. I had the exact same situation and experience. Came to describe the solution but you were quicker. I actually liked what I saw in the screenshots and will give it a try.
- Stratoscope 6y ago
  > Came to describe the solution but you were quicker. A skill honed by years of chasing those reputation points on Stack Overflow! Edit: perhaps I should explain. SO is known for people trying to grab points by being the quickest to answer a question. If you're there first, you may get upvotes, and it can snowball from there. Of course we all want to provide useful help and advice, not just chase points. But those points are delicious. I even have them on my resume! So a common trick is to quickly answer a question with the bare minimum that could possibly be helpful, so you're among the first to be noticed. Then start editing and revising the answer to improve it and make it really useful. It is a strange strategy, but if you do it right, it's a win-win: you get the points and the satisfaction of helping not only the original asker, but hopefully anyone else in a similar situation.
oaiey 6y ago
Thanks. I want to add the complaint!
mattlondon 6y ago
This happens a lot. You get some smaller image, or just the same one all stretched and blurry. I can understand it for some small-time operators who don't have the resources or technical know-how. But for big-brand retailers etc they have zero excuses for only having one tiny 300x200 jpeg of something they are trying to sell! Please give me some proper high-quality photos (that are over 1500px on a side and not jpeg'd to death) of the stuff you are trying to sell, ideally from multiple angles.

amanzi 6y ago

I use Firefox on Android and there's a setting to always enable pinch to zoom, even if the site tries to prevent it.

splittingTimes 6y ago
Is there a chrome extension for that? A first glance seemed like there is not.
- martinml 6y ago
  There's a "Force enable zoom" in Settings > Accessibility too for Chrome (in Android at least).
account-5 6y ago
Glad I came here just for this information.
msravi 6y ago
Thank you. The setting is under Settings->Accessibility if anyone is looking for it.
robert_dipaolo 6y ago
Excellent, thank you. I don't understand why a website would disable this!

sdoering 6y ago

I agree. I had the exact same situation and experience. Came to describe the solution but you were quicker. I actually liked what I saw in the screenshots and will give it a try.

Stratoscope 6y ago
> Came to describe the solution but you were quicker. A skill honed by years of chasing those reputation points on Stack Overflow! Edit: perhaps I should explain. SO is known for people trying to grab points by being the quickest to answer a question. If you're there first, you may get upvotes, and it can snowball from there. Of course we all want to provide useful help and advice, not just chase points. But those points are delicious. I even have them on my resume! So a common trick is to quickly answer a question with the bare minimum that could possibly be helpful, so you're among the first to be noticed. Then start editing and revising the answer to improve it and make it really useful. It is a strange strategy, but if you do it right, it's a win-win: you get the points and the satisfaction of helping not only the original asker, but hopefully anyone else in a similar situation.

oaiey 6y ago

Thanks. I want to add the complaint!

mattlondon 6y ago

This happens a lot. You get some smaller image, or just the same one all stretched and blurry. I can understand it for some small-time operators who don't have the resources or technical know-how. But for big-brand retailers etc they have zero excuses for only having one tiny 300x200 jpeg of something they are trying to sell! Please give me some proper high-quality photos (that are over 1500px on a side and not jpeg'd to death) of the stuff you are trying to sell, ideally from multiple angles.