If you've ever played a video on your Android device and turned it sideways, only for the video to remain stubbornly in vertical orientation, you may wonder why. But don't panic, as there's most ...

Your Pixel's auto-rotate isn't broken. You just haven't turned on the right one. Buried in your Android display settings is a second auto-rotate mode that uses your Pixel's front-facing camera to ...

Check if the Portrait Orientation Lock is on; it stops the iPhone screen from rotating. Open Control Center and tap the lock icon to turn off rotation lock if it's active. Some apps don't rotate; test ...

One of the most important reasons smartphones have taken off to such a massive degree is versatility. If you need a camera, most smartphones will do the trick. On-the-go media consumption? A phone isn ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

The quick toggle section of the notification shade is one of the more convenient features on a smartphone today, giving you seamless access to a variety of important settings. And auto-rotate is one ...

Google announced Android 12 during its I/O conference in May, unveiling a major UI refresh called Material You, along with other improvements such as privacy-focused enhancements, and more. The firm ...

Android 12 Beta 3.1 arrived just yesterday as a small bug fix update, but it also included a little bonus tweak for the auto-rotate animation. This change is so subtle that you might not even notice ...

The majority of mobile apps are available for use in portrait or landscape mode. This is to say you can view content horizontally or vertically. Typically, you just tilt your phone to the side to ...