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Default Help getting phone apps to run full screen on NT

I was able to install watch espn on NT and it runs only problem is it will not run full screen. I tried running spare parts and changing compatibilty mode with no success, any otger suggestions?

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I just encountered this problem myself after installing Doodle Jump. It only shows up on a portion of the screen, and its not responding to my touch controls
 
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Spare parts worked for me...need to reboot the device for the change to take effect.
 
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Spare parts worked for me...need to reboot the device for the change to take effect.
What did you change. I didnt see any options in there for full screen.
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What did you change. I didnt see any options in there for full screen.
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Not every phone app is going to look good on a tablet.

It depends a lot on how good the app programmers were, and if they were flexible on screen resolution. Android makes it possible - the programmers make it happen.

If the app version looks good on Fire or other tablets, it should look good on NT.
 
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What did you change. I didnt see any options in there for full screen.
Uncheck "Compatibility Mode", then reboot. Old apps written for a small phone screen will then not appear in a small box at the top of the screen. They may not exactly run in full-screen....that depends on how the app was written and whether or not it can format itself to the full screen, but they will no longer run in a small box surrounded by blackness.

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