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Xiaomi: Turn Full Screen Mode On or Off for Specific Apps

When an app stretches its interface awkwardly across the full display or crops out buttons at the edges, full screen mode is usually forcing content into the wrong aspect ratio. Xiaomi lets you switch this behavior on or off separately for each installed app. The system also flags which apps handle full screen well and which ones do not, but that recommendation does not always match what you actually want.

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Turn Full Screen Mode On or Off for Specific Apps auf Xiaomi

Full screen mode on Xiaomi phones stretches an app's interface across the entire display, including the area behind the camera cutout and status bar. Some apps were never designed for that aspect ratio, so buttons get cut off, images distort, or black bars appear instead of a filled screen.

MIUI handles this setting per app instead of with one global switch. That is why disabling full screen mode for a single game or streaming app leaves every other app untouched.

To change it, open SettingsDisplayFullscreen mode. Xiaomi sorts the app list here based on how well each app supports the extended aspect ratio, but that sorting is only a suggestion. Tap the switch next to any app to enable or disable full screen manually.

If an app still looks wrong after toggling this setting, the problem often sits with the app itself rather than with MIUI. Older apps that were never updated for taller displays sometimes ignore the full screen flag completely. Check for an app update before changing the display setting again.

Turning full screen mode off for a specific app does not reduce its resolution. It only changes how the interface is scaled and where system elements like the notch or camera cutout sit relative to the content.

Frequently asked questions

MIUI checks whether an app's layout was built for the taller aspect ratio of your display. If it was not, you will see that note next to the app under SettingsDisplayFullscreen mode, but you can still enable full screen manually if you prefer how it looks.