# Cannot use zoom for lightbox images on phones

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-zoom-for-lightbox-images-on-phones/19646>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [September 4, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-zoom-for-lightbox-images-on-phones/19646 "2014-09-04T20:20:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![lucas\_maximus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lucas_maximus/32/114869_2.png) [@lucas\_maximus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lucas_maximus)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-use-zoom-for-lightbox-images-on-phones/19646/1 "2014-09-04T20:20:47Z")

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If a image is resized to smaller dimensions in discourse I cannot zoom the image either when it is in the lightbox or in the actual thread.

This makes viewing larger images that have been linked difficult without browsing away from the forum.

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