FIX: Twitch full screen not working

by Vladimir Popescu

Managing Editor

September 17, 2019

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If you noticed that your Twitch full screen doesn’t work, you can rest assured that you’re not the only one experiencing this issue.

A large number of users have stormed the online forums asking for a fix for this issue.

Unfortunately, the developers at Twitch didn’t release an official solution to this issue.

It is only a matter of time until this happens, and until then, you will be able to use the workarounds found in this article.

The problem seems to be caused by the BTTV extension. Even though this tool is very useful when managing emotes, having it installed will impair your ability to watch streams in full screen.

Please read on to find out what you can to do temporarily bypass the issue, and get back to watching your favorite streams in full-screen mode.

How to fix full-screen issue on Twitch?

1. Try a different browser

If the full screen isn’t working in Twitch, it’s possible that your browser is the issue. To check that, you need to switch to a different browser, such as the one recommended below.

The browser is built on the Chromium engine, so it’s quite similar to Chrome. In fact, all your Chrome extensions will continue working in this tool as well.

Unlike Chrome, this one focuses highly on user privacy and security, and it comes with tracking and malware protection.

In addition, the browser has a built-in VPN, for an extra layer of security.

Opera

Opera is one step ahead from all the other browsers and comes with a free VPN.

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2. Disable the BTTV extension

1. Open the Twitch app on your PC.
2. Click on the Extension Manager tab.
3. Find the BTTV extension in the Installed extensions panel.
4. Select it and click Uninstall.
5. Check to see if the full-screen mode is working properly.

Note: This method is useful if you don’t want to keep the BTTV extension installed. In the case that you want to keep the extension, please try the next method.

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3. Use the theatre mode workaround

If you are convinced that you want to keep the BTTV extension, you can try this workaround. Even though it is not an official fix, it proved effective in the case of most of the users encountering this issue.

Follow these steps to try it:

1. Open Twitch -> navigate to one of your favorite streamers.
2. Once there, open any stream.
3. Inside the video player -> press the Theatre Mode button.
4. Double-click the screen to make it go into full-screen mode.
5. Repeat these steps every time you see this problem appear.

Conclusion

In today’s article, we explored the best ways of dealing with the Twitch app not allowing you to watch your favorite streams in full-screen mode.

Even though the methods presented in this list are not official fixes for this issue, you will be able to work around it by trying out these ideas.

Please feel free to let us know if you have any suggestions, and if you found this guide helpful.

You can do so by using the comment section found below this article.