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

HardReset.InfoJanuary 5, 20261 min220 views
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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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