diff --git a/SPECS.md b/SPECS.md
index 7384c96..ce32a63 100644
--- a/SPECS.md
+++ b/SPECS.md
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ tyre pressures, GPS (lat, lon, elevation, heading) and the is_* flags. It does *
   INGEST_TOKEN) into git and pushed it. Commit amended and force-pushed; both values regenerated in
   the now gitignored `k8s/secrets.yaml` (since moved to `k8s/secrets/secrets.yaml`, outside
   `kubectl apply -f k8s/`). Filled-in secrets live only there from now on.
+- 2026-10-18 — App 2.8.2: full screen uses the whole display. The MG4 hid its bars but left a black
+  band where they were: LAYOUT_STABLE kept reporting the bars' insets and the fitsSystemWindows root
+  padded for them. Both are off in full screen now.
 - 2026-10-17 — App 2.8.1: three-part version names (`2.8.1-unstable`, `NilsMG4-unstable-2.8.1.apk`).
   Upstream's fourth part was its CI build number; the version code keeps the x100000 factor so it
   never falls below codes already installed.
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 663cecf..30a0a16 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ android {
         applicationId "com.stinnesbeck.nilsmg4"
         minSdk 27
         targetSdk 36
-        versionCode 67
-        versionName "2.8.1"
+        versionCode 68
+        versionName "2.8.2"
 
         // Nothing about the server ships in the APK: its URL and ingest token are entered in
         // the app's Server tab (ServerConfig), and the database is only reachable by the server.
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/evsuite/abrp/MainActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/evsuite/abrp/MainActivity.java
index 44fa0b0..6dc5165 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/evsuite/abrp/MainActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/evsuite/abrp/MainActivity.java
@@ -321,13 +321,23 @@ public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
      * in front, and a swipe from the edge shows them briefly. On the MG4 those bars are SAIC's
      * own (climate strip, hazard and home shortcuts); if the platform keeps them, these flags
      * simply have no effect.
+     *
+     * The content takes the space the bars leave: no LAYOUT_STABLE (it reports the bars' insets
+     * even while they are hidden), and the root stops padding itself for them. On the MG4 that
+     * padding stayed as a black band where the bars had been (2.8.1).
      */
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation") // the WindowInsetsController API starts at 30; this is 28
     private void applyFullScreen() {
         View decor = getWindow().getDecorView();
-        if (UploadSettings.fullScreen(prefs)) {
+        boolean full = UploadSettings.fullScreen(prefs);
+        View root = findViewById(R.id.app_root);
+        if (root != null) {
+            root.setFitsSystemWindows(!full);
+            if (full) root.setPadding(0, 0, 0, 0);
+            root.requestApplyInsets();
+        }
+        if (full) {
             decor.setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY
-                    | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE
                     | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION
                     | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN
                     | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION