Zooming

Figure 1. Zooming

Summary

Pinching gesture
Pinch zoom in (swiping two fingers away from each other) increases the overall size of the content
Pinch zoom out (swiping two fingers towards each other) reduces the overall size of the content
Exceptions:
- Use a Gauge to adjust the zoom level.
- Toggle between zoomed-out and zoomed-in view by double tapping.

Java:

Using gestures

Related design guidelines:

Gestures and strokes

Patterns

Pinch open
Figure 2. Pinch open	Two fingers drag away from each other. Used to zoom in. Overall content size increases. Content is magnified.

Pinch close
Figure 3. Pinch close	Two fingers drag to each other. Used to zoom out. Overall content size decreases. Content is demagnified.

Exception: Double tapping
Figure 4. Double tapping to zoom	Can be used to easily find back to the original size. Toggles between zoomed in and zoomed out state.