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Samsung: Turn Screen Rotation On or Off

If your Samsung screen stays locked in portrait mode even when you turn the device sideways, the Auto rotate function is switched off. The opposite problem also happens: the display keeps flipping between portrait and landscape when you just want it to stay put. Both behaviors come down to a single quick setting that controls whether the screen follows the physical orientation of the phone.

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Step 1 of 3: Swipe with **two fingers**to access the Quick settings

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Turn Screen Rotation On or Off – One UI 3: step 1 – Swipe with two fingersto access the Quick settings
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Turn Screen Rotation On or Off auf Samsung

Screen rotation on a Samsung phone depends on a single toggle in the Quick settings panel. When it is set to Auto rotate, the display follows the physical position of the device and switches between portrait and landscape. When it is set to Portrait, the screen ignores how you hold the phone and stays fixed.

This is why some apps rotate freely while others seem frozen in one orientation. The toggle applies system-wide, but individual apps can still request a fixed orientation regardless of the setting, which explains cases where rotation works in the gallery but not in a specific game or reader app.

Turn rotation on or off

Open the Quick settings panel by swiping down from the top of the screen with two fingers. Look for the tile labeled either Portrait or Auto rotate.

If the tile shows Portrait, tap it once to switch to Auto rotate and enable rotation. If the tile shows Auto rotate, tap it to switch back to Portrait and lock the screen.

To lock the display in landscape instead of portrait, enable Auto rotate first, physically turn the phone sideways, then tap the same tile again while it is showing the horizontal layout. The screen stays in that orientation until you tap the tile again.

If the tile is missing from the quick panel, it has likely been removed from the visible row. Edit the quick settings layout to add it back before repeating the steps above.

Frequently asked questions

Some apps are built to run only in one orientation and ignore the system-wide Auto rotate setting. Check whether the same behavior happens on the home screen or in a different app to confirm it is app-specific, not a system issue.

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Android 11 · One UI 3

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