iPadOS 16 added stage manager and iPadOS 16.2 added external monitor support for iPadOS 16.2 stage manager, meaning that all ”app windows” can be resized. When my iPad is attached to an external monitor (mouse and keyboard are also connected) I cannot resize the minecraft window. It only supports 4:3 iPad resolution on the screen. I wish that I could resize it in any way that I want, but most importantly being able to use full screen on any monitor of any aspect ratio and resolution.
Link to screenshot:
https://share.icloud.com/photos/052RRN2bFTcc4dqTOphHwB_9A
As explained, the minecraft window is locked to this size on my screen
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This bug can still be replicated on 1.19.81, even after removing the "Recent Apps" and "Dock" from the view through Stage Manager settings. The app window of Minecraft can still be resized, but no matter the size it still stays at a constant 4:3 aspect ratio with the bars on each side, as opposed to being able to jump into fullscreen at the 16:9 ratio of my external monitor. The device I'm using is the 11" M1 iPad Pro with the Magic Keyboard case and an LG 4K external monitor.
Really hoping that some light could be shed on this issue as fixing this bug would give a larger incentive to play more on the iPad version of Bedrock.
Edit: Still affects version 1.20.1.
Edit: Also affects version 1.20.15 on the 11" M1 iPad Pro (running iPadOS 16.6) when it's connected to the Apple Studio Display as its external monitor.
Is this still an issue in the latest version? If yes, could you please add it to the affected versions (or mention it if you are not the reporter)?
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I'm a previous commenter, but I can also confirm that this issue still persists in the most recent version of Minecraft (1.20.41) while running on the latest iPadOS version 17.1. Device-wise I'm using the M1 iPad Pro hooked up to the LG 4K external monitor, which I mentioned in my first comment here, without a possibility to resize the Minecraft app window from the 4:3 or so aspect ratio to full screen.
Hello fellow Minecrafters,
Just wanted to say, this is less of a bug and more of a feature request as apparently, Mojang Studios needs to enable an option or something to allow for resizable windows.
I know this because other apps (cough YT Music cough) that have crappy iPad app development teams seem to have neglected this option.
To the Minecraft iOS team, please just get this done and over with so we can use our iPads as Dedicated Gaming Consoles™ for once.
Just registered here to vote on this issue. My kids play Minecraft on our iPad Air M1 with screen, mouse and keyboard attached and it's a pain Minecraft will only run in a confined window. This is with the latest version. Please add it, it would be a great improvement!
I would love to have the screen safe area on ipad pros fixed so it fits the screen. this would also be soooo cool to be able to make the app any size and would be good for recordings and stuff