Change the screen orientation on Android: all the options

Screen rotation

Over time, mobile phones have been improving an important aspect, that of the screens. The resolution of the new devices is high, giving the user a great view of photos, videos and video games, all thanks to the refresh rate, brightness nits and other aspects.

The great use of the panels makes us depend on them in 100% of the cases, if something fails in them, it will be necessary to repair them so that the desktop can be used again. The orientation of mobiles is usually vertical, although with the viewing of a video or game this will change to landscape.

En Android we can change the orientation of the screen, in this tutorial we will explain how to do this in a few steps, either without applications or with them. In a few cases it is possible to force the rotation, for example in tools that do not see the possibility of changing the orientation from one side to the other.

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Is it worth changing the screen orientation?

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It will depend on what you want to do with the mobile at that moment, if it is a normal task it will not be, if you need better visibility, yes. In this case, you must study if what you are going to do requires greater visibility of the screen, having to turn the panel at that moment, for example, you can do this manually.

In the Play Store, some other app will rotate the orientation, giving the person visibility in a different way than labitual, valid as the well-known vertical. As if that were not enough, you have enough of them in case you opt for one or the other, for this, try each one of them until you decide on one.

The orientations are a total of two, it is worth mentioning that you will be able to try in another sense, that maybe it is not the one you prefer because you cannot read the screen correctly. Always orient the screen vertically and horizontally to read a text or work with an image, watch a video, among other things.

How to change orientation on Android

Automatic spin

You will always have the change of orientation from Android devices, the phone usually comes with one by default, it is valid if you want the screen to rotate when you put it in another position. It is important to say that it will work on some apps, it will not happen on all, although this is changeable with apps.

It usually comes on all phones in the quick settings, if not, you can expand the options, seeing the “Automatic rotation” setting. The process will be carried out once you turn it on, it usually comes next to the sound, depending on the make and model, this feature is activated and starts to rotate if you move the screen from here to there.

If you want to change the orientation from Android, activate the following section:

  • The first thing is to unlock the phone
  • Once you have done it, open the quick settings, pull from the top of the screen to the bottom, look for “Auto rotate” and close these options again
  • Check with different apps to see if the screen rotation works, the orientation will change from portrait to landscape if the app supports it
  • We cannot make many changes in this regard, since Android only has this option, which is undoubtedly valid for some utilities that we use on the mobile phone

The orientation in some applications will give a greater glance, seeing on the screen a better quality of the photo, text and even video if available. This point is to consider, if you see that it works for you, leave this activated, although it is true that for certain applications, including WhatsApp, it is best to work vertically.

Turn on auto rotate from settings

Automatic spin

Another way to be able to change the automatic turning, aka screen orientation, is using the settings of our device. To do this we must navigate a little more, it is a slow process, but just as effective as displaying the quick settings of the previous step, which you have in sight.

As in other cases, this will change depending on the brand and model, which is why it is best to investigate for yourself, using the search engine if necessary from «Settings». For the rest, the step is to go to “Display”, which is where this flip point usually is, giving the orientation from portrait to landscape and vice versa.

To make a screen orientation change, Do the following:

  • The first step is to access “Settings”
  • Go to “Display”, here you will have an option called “Auto rotate”, is the one on the screen, which is the quick mode that you have in the quick settings when you pull from the bottom up and a large number of options appear, which are valid for any user on any smartphone with the Android system
  • After pressing, close settings and move the screen with a supported app, you will see how it changes from vertical to horizontal

Although the process is simple, the fastest is still to display all the default settingss that we have at the top of the phone. You can also make it possible to put other settings in the quick start, in case you want to remove something by default.

With rotation control

rotation control

An app capable of rotate the screen at any time is Rotation Control, does it on all sides, in case you need to orient it to one side. The positive thing about this app is that it is easy to use, little is needed to start working, just install the application.

Among its functions, Rotation Control shows in a perspective when you open it the possible rotations, ranging from fixed vertical, rotation to the right, to the left, as well as other types of rotation. To this he adds a personalized one, which will stop you from doing if you want it manually.

To work with it, download and install the app, then it will open in the quick settings, click on it and choose the orientation of the screen. For the rest, it is a simple application to use, we are not going to need much learning to start using the tool available in the Google Play Store.

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rotation control
Developer: Crapemyrtle
Price: Free

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