Framing my screen somehow? - General Questions and Answers

Phone: "Samsung Galaxy A50"
OS: Android 10
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Hello;
My problem, ironically, comes from a drawback strictly from style rather than substance. The Samsung Galaxy A50 is designed for aesthetics rather than common sense and the rounded edges on the sides and the rounded corners do look pretty nice, but when combined with a full screen App results in pushing things very tight to the edge and making it difficult to operate the Apps designed for square corners. My question is poised around asking if there is a reliable App I can use to create and adjust the visual screen size, pushing the UI into a position where the screen is rectangular with square corners instead of the rounded ones. Is there a trick I can use? An App that will work without needing root? ADB command? I'm really open to suggestions.
I appreciate any and all help, and thank you for simply reading this question with the intent of helping someone. Be well, and stay healthy.
Marc

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