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• Advice
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This wiki page will show you how to get rid of Android's screen orientation lock so you can switch from Portrait to Landscape just by rotating your Android device. In most versions of Android, you won't be able to change the orientation of the home screen.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: On stock Android (pure Android)

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   on Android. Click the Settings app icon to open this item.

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   . This option is near the bottom of the menu; The switch button will turn green in the on position

   

   
   
   . This will ensure that you can rotate the Android screen by rotating your phone.
   • On some Android devices, this option is a checkbox instead of a toggle button.
   • On most versions of Android, you won't be able to rotate the home screen, and some apps won't allow screen rotation, even if Auto-rotate is enabled.
3. Hold Android portrait for portrait mode.
4. Hold Android horizontally for landscape mode.
   • On most versions of Android, you cannot change the orientation of the home screen. Try opening an app, such as a browser on your phone, and then rotate your screen.
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Method 2 of 2: On Samsung Galaxy

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   . Tap the auto-rotate icon like a tilted phone screen with two curved arrows on either side. This turns the phone screen on or off automatically.
   • When the icon turns green, auto rotate is enabled, which means the phone can move freely from portrait to landscape mode. When the icon is greyed out, auto rotate is disabled and your phone screen is locked in portrait or landscape mode.
2. Rotate the phone to change screen orientation. If the auto rotate feature is turned on, the Samsung Galaxy screen will display vertically when you hold it normally, but holding the phone horizontally will cause the screen to switch to landscape mode.
   • On most Android versions, you won't be able to change the orientation of the home screen. Try opening an app, such as a browser on your phone, and then rotate your screen.

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   to the OFF position to lock the screen. If you want to lock your phone in portrait or landscape mode, swipe down from the top of the screen and then press the Auto-rotate button when the phone is in the mode you want to lock. advertisement

Advice

• On some Android devices, you will see the option Screen rotation automatically (Auto-rotate screen) in section Display (display) in Settings.
• If you are using the Google Now launcher, you can enable home screen rotation by pressing and holding the home screen, activating the "Allow rotation" gray toggle button. and rotate your Android device.

Warning

• Not all applications support screen rotation.