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Android P's Text Magnifier to Make It Easier to Select and Copy Text

Android P's Text Magnifier to Make It Easier to Select and Copy Text 2k2469

By Ankit Chawla | Updated: 6 July 2018 18:33 IST

Highlights

A magnifier will be placed above the text that has been selected
s can use functions like copy, select, and more using the menu
Android P Developer Preview 4 was released earlier this month

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I/O 2018. In an update on the Android Developers blog on Wednesday, the tech giant announced a new feature for Android P called Magnifier which aims to improve the experience while selecting text. 3r492l

Currently on Android Oreo, s need to long-press or double tap on the word that they want to select, to reveal shortcuts such as Cut, Copy, Select All, Web Search, and Translate. s then need to drag the two indicators - placed on the left and right of the selected word - and extend them to the sentences or paragraphs that are to be highlighted. While this functionality will remain a part of Android P, a magnifier will be added on top of the text to allow for accurate selection.

"The magnifier helps s precisely position the cursor or the text selection handles by viewing magnified text through a pane that can be dragged over the text," explain Florina Muntenescu, Developer Advocate and Siyamed Sinir, Android Text Technical Lead. "We wanted s to have the same experience across all apps, whether in custom widgets or during custom text-rendering, so we provided a Magnifier widget that can be applied to any view that is attached to a window. The Magnifier widget can provide a zoomed-in version of any view or surface, not just text."

Talking about magnifying elements in the UI, Android currently offers a magnifier option that lets s zoom onto any page in the Android device's UI using three quick simultaneous taps. This feature can be accessed by going into Settings > Accessibility > Magnification. Using this feature, you can also drag two or more fingers to scroll and pinch two or more fingers to adjust zoom. Zoom functionality cannot be accessed on the keyboard and navigation bar.

Earlier this month, Google Android security patch, is as close as it gets to the final build and could be considered a release candidate.

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