# I used to use Brave quite a lot on Windows so when I installed Linux, I was over the moon to find there was a Linux version and I installed it. Pop OS in fact. But I was soon disapointed to find it will not stay in full screen when watching video's

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/i-used-to-use-brave-quite-a-lot-on-windows-so-when-i-installed-linux-i-was-over-the-moon-to-find-there-was-a-linux-version-and-i-installed-it-pop-os-in-fact-but-i-was-soon-disapointed-to-find-it-will-not-stay-in-full-screen-when-watching-videos/657828>\
**Category:** Desktop Support\
**Tags:** linux, performance, browser\
**Created:** [September 6, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/i-used-to-use-brave-quite-a-lot-on-windows-so-when-i-installed-linux-i-was-over-the-moon-to-find-there-was-a-linux-version-and-i-installed-it-pop-os-in-fact-but-i-was-soon-disapointed-to-find-it-will-not-stay-in-full-screen-when-watching-videos/657828 "2026-09-06T10:10:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![david22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@david22](https://community.brave.app/u/david22)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/i-used-to-use-brave-quite-a-lot-on-windows-so-when-i-installed-linux-i-was-over-the-moon-to-find-there-was-a-linux-version-and-i-installed-it-pop-os-in-fact-but-i-was-soon-disapointed-to-find-it-will-not-stay-in-full-screen-when-watching-videos/657828/1 "2026-09-06T10:10:30Z")

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**Description of the issue:**  
**How can this issue be reproduced?**

1. brave will not stay in full screen

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**Expected result:**

**Brave Version( check `About Brave`**):[Brave 1.94.121 (Official Build) (x86\_64)](https://brave.com/latest/)

**Additional Information:This is really anoying has i like using brave to watch youtube because it blocks ad’s**

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**Author:** ![david22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@david22](https://community.brave.app/u/david22)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/i-used-to-use-brave-quite-a-lot-on-windows-so-when-i-installed-linux-i-was-over-the-moon-to-find-there-was-a-linux-version-and-i-installed-it-pop-os-in-fact-but-i-was-soon-disapointed-to-find-it-will-not-stay-in-full-screen-when-watching-videos/657828/2 "2026-09-06T10:38:25Z")

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Sorry but its sorted i updated and it fixed it

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 10:38am UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/i-used-to-use-brave-quite-a-lot-on-windows-so-when-i-installed-linux-i-was-over-the-moon-to-find-there-was-a-linux-version-and-i-installed-it-pop-os-in-fact-but-i-was-soon-disapointed-to-find-it-will-not-stay-in-full-screen-when-watching-videos/657828/3 "2026-10-06T10:38:57Z")

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