How to Remove Black Bars in Apps on Android 16 via Developer Options

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Enabling Developer Options

💡 To begin, navigate to your phone's Settings and locate the About phone section.
📌 Repeatedly tap on the Build Number approximately seven times until a message confirms that you are now a developer.

Forcing Apps to Be Resizable

⚙️ Go back to the main Settings menu and find the System section.
🛠️ Within System, select Developer options.
🔍 Scroll through the Developer options to find the Window management section.
✅ Enable the Force activities to be resizable feature.

Applying the Changes

🚀 After enabling the feature, restart your phone for the changes to take effect.
🎯 This process helps fix black bars, app scaling issues, and letterboxing on Android 16 devices.

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