Why Is My Firestick Zoomed In & How to Unzoom Firestick?

“Firestick zoomed in” has been asked around—it happens to many Firestick users. You’re in the right place if you’re also vexed about the problem. This post offers a comprehensive guide to help you understand and resolve the issue.

Why Is My Firestick Zoomed In

That’s because you have enabled Screen Magnifier on your Firestick. To make streaming devices accessible to those who suffer from vision or hearing impairment, Amazon introduced accessibility features. One of the accessibility features is Screen Magnifier.

The feature is used to zoom in and out the controls and text on the screen—video content is not enlarged by this feature. It can be accessed by the path: Settings > Accessibility > Screen Magnifier, then you can choose to switch it on if necessary.

It can also be enabled from any screen by a shortcut: press and hold the Back and Fast Forward buttons on the Firestick remote. Once enabled, the zoom feature is automatically activated too.

Here, a yellow rectangular box with a yellow block appears in the upper right-hand corner, working like a mini-map of the screen and displaying where you are in the context of the entire screen.

If you want to make text clearer, you can zoom in the screen by pressing the Menu and Fast Forward buttons simultaneously several times. During this, the yellow block will become smaller and smaller, and the text on the screen will be gradually magnified.

Another question following the above question is how to navigate the entire screen when then Firestick is zoomed in. It’s simple to do with other different shortcuts. While holding the Menu button on your Firestick remote, use the navigation ring (Up, Down, Left, and Right) to move around the magnified area. For instance, pressing the Menu and Up buttons will pan the yellow block upward toward the top of the rectangular box.

How to Zoom Out on Firestick

The regular method to zoom out the Firestick screen is by pressing the Menu and Rewind buttons on the Firestick remote at the same time. Continue to press the two buttons until get your expected display effect.

There are two tricks to zoom out on Firestick by disabling the accessibility feature. One is to press the Menu and Play/Pause buttons to disable the zoom feature. After doing so, there is no yellow block but a rectangular box on the screen, and everything returns to normal size.

How to unzoom Firestick completely? The other is to disable the Screen Magnifier feature by switching off the feature from the Settings menu or pressing the Back and Fast Forward buttons on your Firestick remote.

Firestick Stuck Zoomed In

With the above tutorials in hand, you can easily manage the Screen Magnifier feature to suit your needs. However, many people reported, Amazon Fire Stick zoomed in and won’t zoom out. Here are several solutions to sort out the issue.

Fix 1. Use Different Shortcuts

If pressing the Menu and Rewind buttons doesn’t zoom out on Firestick, try pressing the Menu and Play/Pause buttons instead to disable the zoom feature or pressing the Back and Fast Forward buttons to disable the Screen Maginifer feature.

If all combinations don’t work, inspect your Firestick remote. If the Firestick remote isn’t working, use a Fire TV Stick Remote application as a temporary assistant to turn off the Screen Magnifier from the Settings menu.

Fix 2. Reboot Firestick

Remove your Firestick from the HDMI port, leave it for 30 seconds, and put it back in the HDMI port. Then, wait for the streaming device to boot and see if the screen has returned to normal.

Fix 3. Calibrate the Screen

The Firestick screen zoomed in issue might be fixed with the steps below:

Step 1. Choose the Settings option on the Firestick home screen.

Step 2. Choose the Display & Sounds setting from the menu.

Step 3. Choose the Display option, then the Calibrate Display option from the list.

Step 4. Follow the onscreen instructions to change the alignment of the screen and choose the Accept option when completed.

Conclusion

Why is your Fire TV zoomed in? That’s because you have enabled the Screen Magnifier feature on the streaming device. How to fix your Fire TV stuck zoomed in? Three simple solutions have been shared above, and you can try them one by one. If none of them works, please contact Amazon Support for assistance.

Firestick Zoomed In FAQ

Q: How do I zoom out on my Fire Stick screen?

While pressing the Menu button on the Firestick remote, press the Rewind button to zoom out on your Firestick screen. Alternatively, you can press the Menu and Play/Pause buttons to disable the zoom feature, which returns the screen to normal size.

Q: How do I reset the zoom on my Firestick?

Press the Menu and Play/Pause buttons to disable the zoom feature, which returns the screen to normal size.