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Pinch-to-zoom switched off on phones

Disabling pinch-to-zoom freezes your menu at a size low-vision guests can't read, on the exact device most of them are holding.

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Pinch-to-zoom switched off on phones

What it actually is

A setting designers often flip on by default that stops people from pinching to enlarge your page on a phone.

Who it shuts out

People with low vision zoom in to read — it's how they use every site. With zoom disabled, your menu is frozen at a size they can't read, on the exact device most guests are holding. You almost certainly never chose this on purpose, which is why it goes unnoticed for years.

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