How to Enlarge an Instagram Photo or Video

This article will show you how to enlarge a thumbnail or a detail in any photo or video in the Instagram mobile app. While you can view Instagram using your desktop browser, zooming is only available in the mobile app.

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Zoom in details

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Open the Instagram mobile app. The Instagram icon looks like a square camera.

If you’re not automatically signed in to Instagram on your device, sign in with your phone number, username, or email and password.

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Tap the Instagram home button. This button looks like a little house in the lower left corner of the screen.

You can tap on a post in your discover page, your own profile, or another user’s photo and video grid . You are allowed to enlarge any photo or video opened in full screen mode, as well as enlarge all posts in the user’s photo and video list .

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Pinch two fingers on the post. Pinch two fingers on a photo or video and then spread your fingers apart to zoom in on a detail. You can use any two fingers.

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Release your hand from the screen. This is the step that returns the post to its original size. You’ll see the photo or video in full screen again.

Zoom in on thumbnails (thumbnail)

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Open the Instagram mobile app. The Instagram icon looks like a square camera.

If you’re not automatically signed in to Instagram on your device, sign in with your phone number, username, or email and password.

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Tap the magnifying glass icon. This button is located next to the little house in the lower left corner of the screen. This is the step to open the discovery page.

You can tap the heart icon on the bottom toolbar to open the Notifications section, or open a grid of photos and videos of you or other users. This can be applied to all thumbnails, including photo and video grids, saved lists, profile photos, and activities.

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Touch and hold the photo or video thumbnail. The article will open in full screen in the center. When you release your hand, the full-sized photo will turn into a thumbnail again.

If you’re using an iPhone 6s or later with 3D Touch, tap the photo first, then tap and hold.

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Swipe up while holding. This is the step that opens a menu that includes options like Like This Post, View Profile and Share .

Depending on the device and software you’re using, you may see a toolbar at the bottom of the image that includes various icons for these options without swiping up.

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Swipe the article down. This is the exit from the preview that just popped out. The photo or video will again be minimized.

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Zoom in details

Zoom in on thumbnails (thumbnail)

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