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- A few weeks back, YouTube’s Android app introduced a new Auto Zoom feature that automatically zooms in on videos in landscape mode, with no way of turning it off in settings.
- Auto Zoom is separate from the “Zoom to fill screen” option and activates inconsistently, causing frustration amongst YouTube users.
- Thankfully, YouTube is preparing to add a new toggle in the app’s settings to turn off Auto Zoom.
A few weeks ago, users began noticing a new Auto Zoom feature in the YouTube app for Android. This feature activates automatically, with no need to enable it manually in the app’s settings. Unfortunately, what it does can be quite frustrating. When you switch to landscape mode, Auto Zoom zooms in on the video to fill the entire screen by dynamically adjusting the frame. The issue is that it crops the edges of the video, cutting out content, and worse, it can’t currently be disabled in settings. Well, it looks like a solution might be on the way.