There’s an emerging trend in the world of premium Android phones for devices with taller-than-usual screens. Both Samsung’s Galaxy S8 / S8 Plus and LG’s G6 have gotten on board with this, offering displays with aspect ratios of 18.5:9 and 18:9, respectively. But taller (or wider) screens can be a problem when using apps built for the more common 16:9 ratio, leading to unsightly bars at the top and the bottom of the display.

To combat this, Google is encouraging Android developers to adapt their apps to the new ratio. In a post on the company’s blog, developer advocate Neto Marin talks programmer through the tweaks needed to “take full advantage of the larger display formats.” It seems pretty simple to make the change, and the results are…

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