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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] gn4life84:
Thanks. Unfortunately a majority of the vids I watch have important details listed at the bottom.

What i dont get is the same videos that have 2 options on the youtube app have 3 options on the mobile browser view. Same exact videos. So i dont think its something that varies from vid to vid.

The only dowside with the mobile browser view is you cant switch it to HD resolution.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] AdrianE46:
Tbh, I think you just need to hold tight and wait for youtube/samsung /app developers to figure this out.

It's still very early days for something pretty different from the norm. Growing pains are to be expected.

I expect (actually really hope) this will all be solved in 1-2 months time.

Just hang in there until then. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] gn4life84:
Im just trying to decide to wait or bring it back and just wait on the Note 8.

But its such a good phone i will probably have to suck it up and wait like you said.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] AdrianE46:
Honestly, do you think the Note 8 won't have the same aspect ratio?

I'm 100% sure it will. And these issues will be fixed way before then.

So the only realistic reason to wait for the Note 8 would be the S-pen, and not the aspect ratio.

It's up to you, mate.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] gn4life84:
It doesnt matter if it has the same ratio. If they fix in for the S8s before the Note 8 comes out. Chances are the Note 8 wont suffer from the same thing. So either way im waiting on a fix.

A guy in the other thread pointed out the Note 8 will have a better 4k screen. Maybe a better 4k video cam and options. And a much needed more pratical on screen finger print scanner. I do miss the pen as well.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] AdrianE46:
An on screen fingerprint scanner would be great. S-pen too if you use it. But a 4k screen is a bad idea. Would destroy battery life with no benefits as the human eye can't see the difference on a screen this small.

As for the camera, do you really use 4k video recording that much?

Don't get too caught up in specs and features that you might never use or notice.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] gn4life84:
I would like to do more than 10 mins worth of 4k recording. I record a lot of car related stuff with my phone.

Good point on the battery life. But im sure there will be options so the screen wont be a battery hog. Just like the S8 +. Battery life is amazing. But if you bump up the brightness and resolution settings the battery goes pretty fast.

Yeah im not going of specs. Just real world stuff i would use it for. Which is why I have such an issue with the weird aspect ratio.

Every time a phone comes out they say you cant visually tell the difference on a screen this small. Yet magically everyone claims it to be be the best screen by far. And to be fair i do notice that the S8+ screen is better than my Note.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] teegunn:
4K display would be good for VR, but anything else it is just wasting energy on resolution so small you can't even tell the difference. I had the same dilemma on waiting for the Note 8 or getting the S8+ (loved my Note 7), but I am fine with the S8+ at this point. Doesn't mean I won't be selling it and getting the Note 8 when it comes out, I might, but for now the S8+ is the best phone made. I agree the odd aspect ratio will take some time for app devs to work with, but it will not be much of an issue in a few months most likely.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] AdrianE46:
Everyone claims the new screens are the best by far usually for 2 reasons:

Sometimes it gets a small bump in brightness, saturation, size, etc OR they just sensationalize things for content's stake.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] bcoolnow2005:
You tube fixed the issue with latest version
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] peachpuff:
Funny you posted that screenshot, yesterday i got a notification from the youtube app about that exact video. Problem is i don't subscribe to mkbhd nor am i even signed into the youtube app and i've never ever received any notifications from the app before, so why did i see a notification for it then? Lemme guess, a new youtube feature?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] bcoolnow2005:
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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Krunk83:
My stretch screen button is gone too. Any fix to this?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] rmc69:
I realize this is an old thread, but when I watch any video in landscape mode, I still have the black bars left and right. If I uninstall the YouTube updates and don't update, the issue is fixed. If I reboot the phone, the issue returns. If I view Play Store game trailers, the button is there, but it will not allow the video to play in full screen mode. A poster in this thread said the issue was fixed with the latest YouTube update and that was back in May. It's July 24th and I still have the issue. Am I missing something, or what do i need to do at this point min time?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Randgrid:
I am having the same issue as you on S8 and S8 Plus.

I can't stretch or crop the vdo to fit the entire of my screen in landscape mode on Youtube ver.12.27.53 anymore.

The only solution I found is to uninstall Youtube and use the stock ver.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] rmc69:
Any solution yet Randgrid? It still doesn't work with latest YouTube update (yesterday). I had to again roll back to 12.05.53.

Since not everyone has the problem I'm wondering if there is an app conflict? I'm running Nova Launcher, but my phone is stock with just the usual apps I install on all my phones.

If anyone finds a permanent solution (or cause) please let us know.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Randgrid:
There are a lot of comments about this problem in the comment section of Youtube app on Playstore.

I'm sure both Google and Samsung are aware of the bug now. Let's hope they'll fix it fast.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] t12icky0:
I know some videos automatically adjust but then others either only crop or don't fit correctly on YouTube.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Randgrid:
I have confirmed that the issue has been fixed.

I am using the latest Youtube app on both S8 and S8 Plus and the issue is now gone ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] rmc69:
Thank you! I had posted it on the Samsung forums. Someone must have taken notice. Thanks again..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] t12icky0:
Which version are you using? Beta our daily user version? And what's the version number?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] rmc6901:
YouTube Red 12.29.57 is what I'm using right now and is the latest version AFAIK.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] t12icky0:
I'm using a different version but it works also
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Elfmirth:
I have this issue, but, I use Vanced version of YouTube, V.12.29.57 and in this app I don't get the option to resize the video, but if I use the same version in the stock Youtube app, I get the little bubble to resize.

Have anyone else used the "fixed" version of YouTube and had this issue?

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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] decalman:
https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/help/render-video-to-fit-note-8-s8-screen-t3663676
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] RollWii:
hi guys i still have the issue after 3 youtube updates still my device wont crop left snd right always top and buttom any updates about the yiu guys?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] segev265:
same problem dude

I have the same issue man
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] farrock2unes:
hello everyone i have the note 8 and im still having this issue i cannot fit to screen and youtube is my favorite app help!!!!

i also tried youtube red and it doesnt work i even uninstalled my current youtube in installed a old version and it still doent work
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] parablazer:
How do i get rid of the toggle button on my screen
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Danieltran2206:
Solved: I had the same problem and it driving me crazy why Samsung get rid of that button to watch Youtube on the big screen. BUT I accidentally figured it out by pinch the screen while playing some vids on youtube. Try it!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Silvencio:
Awesome!! This worked for me. There is a little blue notification that pops up saying "Pinch screen to zoom" i never noticed it before but after uninstalling the updates and re applying , it showed up. Was freaking out since i was able to push the little crop to fit button yesterday.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Hutascz:
Oh my goooooooooood thank you mate! Thank you! :D
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Javi123/:
Guy i've been having this problem but I finally figured it out they took the crop to fit off so now in order to watch a video in full screen we just zoom in.... Like use two fingers to zoom in and you'll have a full screen...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Vishnu2903:
I Had the same issue on my s8+. I tried All of the above But the best solution that worked for me is pinch zooming the youtube screen When in landscape mode. I guess this is New feature After the youtube app update.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Zedtheman:
Youtube has had an update wich on my galaxy s8 means that i use a pinch to fit to screen
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] SAproX1:
Try to zoom while playing video, it works for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Prime990:
New feature

Try pinch to zoom. It works...
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] alex2003super:
I had same problem as you. Try changing screen item size (or something like that) to another size, apply, change it back, reapply, reboot. Fixed for me
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Hassaan Ali:
Same problem, did you manage to solve the problem?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] sarsary:
Just pinch out like u zooming on a pic thats it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] alex2003super:
Except it bugged for me. I had to use DPI changer for Root to reset the DPI, I think you can get similar results with the zoom in settings
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] grymtyrant:
No that is not it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] alex2003super:
Go to Settings/Display/Screen Zoom and Font, then change screen Zoom, hit apply, change it back, hit apply, reboot, repeat the procedure, reboot, test YouTube again. If it does not work, turn off, hold Bixby+VolumeUP+Power, you'll see recovery, then wipe cache (it does not delete any data, it restores the OS cache so it will take a little bit more to boot the first time after you do this, after it'll be like before). Once booted, try again. If it does not work, download stock firmware, make backup, wipe/factory reset then reflash with Odin. If it does not work again, RMA it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] grymtyrant:
Weirdest thing. I tried all of that. No button. But now I have the pinch to zoom feature. This is the weirdest thing. Really wish YouTube or Samsung would push out a notice letting people know of these kinds of changes.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] alex2003super:
Well, instructions I typed were NOT meant to get you the button back, because it is NOT coming back. What I posted was what I did to get the pinch to zoom working, because I didn't have the pinch to zoom AND the button. Additionally, I could only play videos up to 1080p
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] MrQuinteros:
Fix it !!

The bottom is disappear but the option still working just you have to zoom it with your finger.. Working now ☺
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] zimzillakilla:
Stretch to fit fixed

Hey peeps, I just noticed that pinching the video (yt) will stretch to fit the video.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] magarto:
But it keeps aspect ratio, doesn't change it to fit it horizontally and vertically
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] RobertoS8:
Stretch to fit

When your on YouTube, pinch and slide away, like you would to zoom in on a picture or text you can't read :) that's how I did it
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] lipa12345:
I dont have this button to. Just use your fingers on YouTube App. The same when you want to zoom in and zoom out in camera.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] batuzai04123:
No it doesnt work the same way i think.

It gets stretched but it still maintains the aspect ratio.

You will lose the footer header part of the video. About 5~10% of video will be out of our viewing screen when we do the gesture pinch / zoom to stretch.

Does youtube doesnt have Stretch to fit screen without cropping thrle video?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] pierremaximiliano:
4K display would be good for VR, but anything else it is just wasting energy on resolution so small you can't even tell the difference. I had the same dilemma on waiting for the Note 8 or getting the S8+ (loved my Note 7), but I am fine with the S8+ at this point. Doesn't mean I won't be selling it and getting the Note 8 when it comes out, I might, but for now the S8+ is the best phone made. I agree the odd aspect ratio will take some time for app devs to work with, but it will not be much of an issue in a few months most likely.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] bdbd192:
now you can use two fingers pinch motion
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] felicioanderson:
I would like to do more than 10 mins worth of 4k recording. I record a lot of car related stuff with my phone.

Good point on the battery life. But im sure there will be options so the screen wont be a battery hog. Just like the S8 +. Battery life is amazing. But if you bump up the brightness and resolution settings the battery goes pretty fast.

Yeah im not going of specs. Just real world stuff i would use it for. Which is why I have such an issue with the weird aspect ratio.

Every time a phone comes out they say you cant visually tell the difference on a screen this small. Yet magically everyone claims it to be be the best screen by far. And to be fair i do notice that the S8+ screen is better than my Note.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] :
STRETCH to fit... not CROP to fit.

People have been seeing all you have to do is pinch to zoom, that is all that the changed, but they removed the feature to stretch to fit. When you crop the video to fit, it removes a bit of the top and bottom of the video, sometimes completely removing headers and Footers as well as content that is off to the top and bottom of the video, when you stretch it to fit, you change the aspect ratio by stretching it horizontally, this does not cut off anyting however it does distort the image. When I came to this thread, and I expect that others came to it for the same reason, I came to it to find out if there was a way to stretch to fit, not crop to fit, I do not care if the video is distorted, I care about seeing all the content of the video. So I'd like to know, is there a way to stretch to fit, not crop to fit like many of you have been talking about with the pinch to zoom in.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] sp1312:
Just use pinch to zoom feature.. As youtube has native feature samsung has removed it..
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] WhySoSeriousJoKer:
What Youtube version do you use to get the buttons?
[X Style (Pure) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d73805:
Hi guys. The screen on my X suddenly stopped working and is always black. The phone still works, but I cant see anything.

After many, many, many tries, I was able to get the screen mirrored to my TV, but the screen resolution is way off and/or it is really zoomed in. (see attached photo) I probably changed a setting while I was blindly trying to cast the screen to my TV.

I've casted the screen to the TV many times without any problem (before my phone screen died), so I dont think it's an issue with the TV or Chromecast, but I don't want to rule anything out. I don't want to disconnect and reconnect the phone from the TV/Chromecast because I may not be able to reconnect.

Any ideas as to how to fix this? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] dansan382:
Anyone notice once you open YouTube the screen brightness goes up? Does anyone know why or how to stop this?

Very annoying and stupid bright, especially at night
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] cole2109:
Turn off video enhancer ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] dansan382:
Perfect! Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] tiho5:
I am wondering if anybody else has been annoyed by this:

On Samsung Galaxy S7 edge one had to first press a HW btton (home or power) and only then able to unlock using the fingerprint scanner.

On the S8 this is not so. Touching even for a moment the fingerprint scanner instantly unlocks the device!

I noticed that when the phone is in my pocket I would touch the fingerprint scanner inadvertently causing the phone to unlock.

If we look at the iris scanner:

One has to first press a HW button and then utilize this unlock option. But for fingerprint unlock, no...

I think this fingerprint scanner unlock procedure is solved immaturely by Samsung and would like to see if more agree.

Or am i missing an option somewhere? Comments/advises are welcome.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ekerbuddyeker:
I prefer it that way, although I find it's in such a bad location that it isn't useable.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ewokuk:
Hell no, the entire point is that it unlocks instantly. people dont want to be pressing other buttons first, taking extra time and effort dozens of times a day to unlock it. i cant see many people unlocking the thing by mistake by having their hand in their pocket!! It's hard enough to hit the sensor properly even when TRYING to! The fact it unlocks instantly is fantastic, i was impressed by how fast it is (when I manage to hit the scanner properly).
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] tiho5:
That's the thing. It's fast, really instant.. That's why a momentous touch in the pocket is quite possible to unlock the phone.

I understand why you like it. And agree is useful.

And may be if there was an option to choose instant unlock OR unlock following a screen on first (by a HW button) would have been nice.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] ewokuk:
Yeah they could add an option for that but i doubt enough people would want it for them to do it
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] htc fan89:
I prefer it like this and the placement isn't bad at all either.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] sixcoronas:
I was only able to unlock with fingerprint about 50% of the time.

I found out that after using a double tap gesture in Nova launcher to lock the screen, it required my pin to unlock. I disabled that gesture and now the fingerprint unlock works almost as well as it did on my Nexus 6P.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] antawnm26:
Craziest thing I have heard
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] henrybravo:
All phones with fingerprint sensors on the back will instantly unlock when you put your finger on the sensor. That is the whole point, to quickly and securely be able to log into your phone. For example the Nexus 5x/6p and Pixel phones all work this way. The Galaxy S6/S7 2-step method of pressing the home button and then waiting for the fingerprint to read was a somewhat wonky way of doing things that Samsung is moving on from.

I'm not sure what you mean by "I noticed that when the phone is in my pocket I would touch the fingerprint scanner inadvertently causing the phone to unlock." The phone will not unlock in your pocket with just any incidental touch on the fingerprint sensor. It has to be a registered fingerprint and your finger has to be placed squarely on the sensor. So unless every time you reach down into your pocket you are pressing your finger perfectly centered on the sensor, I find it hard to believe your phone is unlocking due to the fingerprint reader. There is an option called "Keep screen turned off" in Display settings. With this setting enabled, if the phone's proximity sensor recognizes it's in a bag or pocket, the screen will turn itself off after 5 seconds if the power or home button is accidentally pressed, so perhaps you should enable that.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] pirateye:
I love this "feature" but yes you're right, it happened to me gazillion time to accidentally unlock the phone in my pocket. My "fix" to this issue is to have the back of the phone facing against my hand - problem solved, I can't touch the sensor that way.

Enjoy your new phone!
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] gurkburk92:
The fingerprint scanner works the way it's supposed to. Go buy another phone that has a real scanner & correctly placed (Like the nexus 6p) and test that, then come back.

OP is used to the crap samsung has pulled for many years, front bottom ugly enormous button acting as a scanner. Just look what they've done with the S8/+, Without the button, it's insanely beautiful. I've only owned a samsung within my work, i'd personally NEVER buy one. But the S8+ changed my mind. The position of the scanner isnt even a big problem. Although i'd like to see it in the middle like the 6p and all other correctly placed scanners. But i've got no problems reaching it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] eelton:
I find the sensor on the S8+ to work very well. I had given up using the one on my Note7, since it failed to identify my fingerprint half the time. But on the S8+ it's much more accurate. And I like that it turns on and unlocks the phone with just a touch (like the Nexus 6P I had before).

I'm even getting used to the placement. Particularly with a case on the phone, the cutout of which helps identify the location by feel, it doesn't seem like a problem anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] xile6:
Works great for me.

Phone is lock in pocket. Pull it out and put finger on sensor and it unlock to home screen..

Works as it should.

Iris scanner works like this if you pick the phone up from wireless charging.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Ramer:
It's really starting to grow on me, especially when Samsung Pay. I don't know how many times I pressed too hard on the Home /fingerprint sensor and ended up closing SP and starting over.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] pakitos:
I had a S7 Edge Duos for a day and tried Nova for a short time. I set the double tap gesture and Nova told me about a workaround.

If I wanted it to unlock right away it would ask for a PIN everytime but if I let Nova set a black screen for 5 seconds and then lock itself it would unlock with the finger scanner.

Ontopic:

I totally love that the phone is unlocking this way now. I freaking hated that I had to press a button before the fingertip scanner would unlock the phone and it only lasted 24 hours with me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] RiverCity.45:
Exactly the way I like it. Got used to it on my LG V20.

Sent telepathically
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] FullmetalHeart.1981:
I hate it too!

I just bought a S9+ and I really hate this feature. I am CONSTANTLY accidentally unlocking my phone. The fingerprint scanner is fantastic in that I barely touch it and it unlocks. Perhaps I just need to delete all of my fingerprints except a pinkie or something weird, so maybe try that. At this point, I just had to turn off my fingerprints together because it was getting sooooo annoying, but I'll probably do the pinkie thing eventually because I loathe having to do a PIN.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] onetik:
I got massive fingers and constantly encounter this issue. Not everyone has fingers the size of rice puffs that accidental unlocks aren't an issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Questions & Answers] dmilz:
Phone was working properly..After flashing lineage os 14

I am stuck with full signal but says emergency calls only..

Flashed back stock firmware but still the same EMERGENCY calls only appears.. HELP ! :confused: