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How to use one-handed zoom in Apple Maps in iOS 17 on your iPhone or iPad

How to use one-handed zoom in Apple Maps in iOS 17 on your iPhone or iPad

Short guide:

  1. Double-tap the screen but don’t lift your finger on the second tap, then:
  2. To zoom in, drag your finger towards the top of the screen.
  3. To zoom out, drag your finger towards the bottom of the screen.

Before and after

This section gives you step by step instructions on how to use one-handed zoom in Apple Maps in iOS 17, with pictures of the screens to help.

Activate zoom using one finger

1. Double-tap the screen but don’t lift your finger on the second tap, then:

To zoom in, drag your finger towards the top of the screen.

To zoom out, drag your finger towards the bottom of the screen.

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