What is the orange border around the screen?

[AC Question]

Nexus 7 (2013)
Lollipop 5.0.2
Chrome browser

Occasionally an orange frame appears around the screen when using Chrome. Usually text is enlarged and only part of the web page is visible. The frame can be removed by changing from vertical to horizontal.

It's annoying. Google hasn't found any related complaints, so I'm probably using the wrong search terms.

Can anyone direct me to a helpful site?

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! It's probably an accessibility function, either Chrome's or your phone's. In Chrome, tap Menu, then Settings, and look at the Accessibility settings. If nothing is turned on there, then go to the phone's System Settings, select Accessibility, and look for anything turned on there.

 

[Firstchild]

This is happening when I use my keyboard. Just started after 5.0.2 update. And seems to start when I use back arrow key. Sorry if this posted twice. The keyboard is acting weird because of this issue.

 

[Javier P]

Which keyboard are you using?

As Diddy said it could be an accessibility setting. Switch magnification and high contrast off.

Just in case switch battery saver off. That's another thing with orange frames.

 

[Firstchild]

Go to settings>system>accessibility >Magnification Gestures Select Off. This setting is not supposed affect the keyboard, but in my case it did. Changing this setting solved the problem.

 

[Javier P]

Oops. I just edited my post when you posted yours.

 

[Motophone]

On my Phone there is an orange Border??

Can you please help me?? There is a orange Border around my phone can you tell me what it is?? Thanks.

 

[belodion]

http://forums.androidcentral.com/as...do-you-get-ride-orange-border-your-phone.html

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[carebear95]

This has just happened to me after getting screen repaired for 2nd time in 3days. I found that Magnification Gestures was on and turned it off n now the orange frame and zoom has gone

 

[pooja thakur]

Tha same thing appears in my nexus 5x. Accessibility settings r all turned off. Does anyone have a solution?

 

[Kiimz]

Mine is a red boarder and it appears when I use the camera and the gallery applications as well as the chrome. My note 5 recently ungraded to marshmallow and the Web page isn't magnified.

 

[Wabbit1961]

Re: On my Phone there is an orange Border??

Can you please help me?? There is a orange Border around my phone can you tell me what it is?? Thanks.

That's a magnification feature you have to turn off. My Samsung had it and it drove me nuts. Go to settings-personal-accessibility-vision and scroll down. Turn off the magnification gestures. You're welcome.

 

[Mickey70]

Go into your phone settings, go to accessibility and see if anything is checked...if so, uncheck it. I had this problem and after I did this my problem was gone!

 

[Bill Young1]

Three screen taps turns on the magnification on my Moto X 2nd Gen (when it is enabled) and three taps turns it off again - in case you may not want to disable it.

 

[Found_It]

Triple tapping the screen causes this. Triple tap to go back to regular. It lets you zoom in on the screen.

 

[Chingatch]

Thanks! I was just banging on the screen trying to get a response, then this ;-(

 

[Daharpa]

THANKYOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I was ready to throw my phone at the wall as everytime I used the backspace key it went into that horrible magnified mode that was impossible to get out of. Problem fixed!

 

[Satyanarayana Naik]

Please go to one hand operation and check reduce screen size
the problem is resolved

 

[techinspiratio1]

#orangeoutline problem fixed by these following simple steps
Setting
Open Magnification gestures
Off

 

[Rachael Tobeck]

Hooray... You sorted my orange frame problem.... IT'S GONE ON FOREVER....!!! Bless you all!!

Welcome to Android Central! It's probably an accessibility function, either Chrome's or your phone's. In Chrome, tap Menu, then Settings, and look at the Accessibility settings. If nothing is turned on there, then go to the phone's System Settings, select Accessibility, and look for anything turned on there.

Brilliant!!!