7 Ways To Fix Android Screen Auto-rotate Problem

Sometimes your Android phone screen won't rotate when you turn it sideways. It must be frustrating when you are trying to watch a video or movie on your phone and the screen stays in portrait mode and sometimes it doesn't switch back to portrait mode when we want to use it that way. Well we have some quick fixes for this problem. Read on to learn more about how to fix Android screen auto rotate not working issue on your phone.

This issue has been reported on any Android phone so there is usually nothing to worry about. But first, let's understand why this problem occurs.

Reasons Android's Auto-Rotate Not Working

Here are some issues that may prevent your screen from automatically rotating when you rotate your phone horizontally or vertically:

• The auto-rotate feature may be turned off or the screen you are trying to rotate is not set to auto-rotate.
• Your phone's G-sensor or accelerometer is not working properly.
• Some recent apps have issue with automatic rotation or the screen is touched while rotating.
• Finally, your smartphone needs an update.

Fix Android screen auto-rotate not working

Follow these steps and you should be able to fix the auto-rotate not working issue.

Restart your Android phone

Most of the time, a simple restart can fix all the issues your phone is facing. When you restart or restart the phone, it kills system memory which fixes many issues like screen not spinning as it might fix frozen screen as well.

Enable automatic rotation

Next, you will need to check if you have enabled the auto rotate feature and it is not locked in portrait only mode. You can find this feature in the Quick Settings menu. If you see a Portrait icon, it means auto-rotate is off, then tap it to enable auto-rotate.

Allow home screen rotation

Some screens like the Home screen, Lock screen, and Call screen don't rotate by default, and auto-rotate doesn't rotate them either. You will need to activate it by going to the settings of each screen like in the image above, these are the home screen settings. And there you can activate the rotation toggle switch.

Check the rotation settings in the app

Sometimes other individual apps cause issues while rotating and that app's settings may conflict with your phone's settings. You will need to check the rotation settings in the respective app you are using, as you can set videos to rotate in Google Photos.

Calibrate phone sensors

If the auto-rotate doesn't work due to the sensor issue, you can calibrate your phone's G-sensor. To do this, move your phone so that you create an "8" in the air. This calibrates the accelerometer and G-sensor and makes their settings to default, which can help when you rotate the screen.

Uninstall recent apps

If you installed a new app and auto-rotate started causing the problem, that app could be the cause. In order to fix this problem, you can uninstall the app for now and check if your Android's auto-rotate feature is now working.

Update your smartphone

Software updates mostly include bug fixes for all of these minor smartphone issues. If there is a bug that affects the auto-rotate feature, the latest update might fix it.

If none of the above-mentioned methods work, your phone's hardware may be faulty and it will need to be professionally repaired.

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