How to turn off auto-rotate on android

We tend to take automatic screen rotation for granted on Android phones, and that’s by design — it’s supposed to enable seamless transitions when an app needs more vertical or horizontal space, say when you’re watching a video on YouTube.

Android lock orientation programmatically

If your phone is suddenly locked in portrait or landscape mode, here’s how to get that seamless experience back.

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Usually a specific Android setting is to blame, and that’s the first thing we’ll cover in the troubleshooting steps below.

There are other possible explanations however, such as conflicts between apps, and we’ll cover those scenarios as well. Run through this list in order and your phone should quickly be back to normal.

• Check that auto-rotate is enabled. It’s likely that you’ve accidentally disabled rotation, especially if you’ve got a rotation lock shortcut in your phone’s Quick Settings menu.

  Swipe down from the top of the screen to open Quick Settings, then look for the app

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