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Galaxy Z Fold 8: How to Fix Full Screen and Portrait Apps

Apps cut off or stuck in portrait on the Galaxy Z Fold 8's wide inner screen? Fix them with the aspect ratio setting and Landscape view for portrait apps.

Quick summary: The Galaxy Z Fold 8’s inner display is so wide that some apps aren’t optimized and look cut off or stay stuck in portrait. Two settings fix most of it, though not every app.

Fix 1: Force full screen

Some apps, like the game I tried, cut off the edges.

  1. Press and hold the app icon and tap the info (i) button.
  2. Tap Aspect ratio and choose Full screen.
  3. Reopen the app.

My game filled the whole screen and looked pretty good. If an app looks worse, go back and pick App default or 16:9. Some apps, like my LIFX app, are already optimized for the wide display.

Fix 2: Landscape for portrait-only apps

Some apps, like Wordscapes, only run vertically.

  1. Open Settings and search portrait, or go to Advanced features > Labs.
  2. Tap Landscape view for portrait apps.
  3. Turn it on for the app.

Wordscapes then ran in landscape but was cut off, so I also set its aspect ratio to Full screen, and it worked well.

Worth knowing

These two settings are the ones you’ll always tinker with on the Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra, especially if you’re new to the Fold line.

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