How to expand movies to full screen on Apple TV 4K?

I have an Apple 4k tv box and would like to expand the movies to full screen viewing. How do I achieve this? Please help,thank you.


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Apple TV 4K, tvOS 18

Posted on May 24, 2025 4:32 PM

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Posted on May 25, 2025 4:51 AM

If you mean to eliminate the letterbox bars in the Apple TV app on the Apple TV box, then there is a button sequence for that.

  1. Verify that this feature is enabled in: Settings﹥Video and Audio﹥Tap-to-Zoom Video﹥On
  2. Use the center of the touch surface to double-tap (but not click) to zoom-to-fit.


This may not work in (all) third party apps that didn’t copy this feature.

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May 25, 2025 4:51 AM in response to Topsy-Turvy

If you mean to eliminate the letterbox bars in the Apple TV app on the Apple TV box, then there is a button sequence for that.

  1. Verify that this feature is enabled in: Settings﹥Video and Audio﹥Tap-to-Zoom Video﹥On
  2. Use the center of the touch surface to double-tap (but not click) to zoom-to-fit.


This may not work in (all) third party apps that didn’t copy this feature.

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