topic Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape? in Tablets

How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

tech_clash_2007 — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 13:32:53 GMT

Does anyone know how to force an app to change screen orientation?

From portrait to landscape and vice-versa.

I don't what to download anything and program anything.

I am using a Samsung Galaxy Tab S7.

Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

AndrewL — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 14:05:11 GMT

@tech_clash_2007: If you swipe from the top of the screen to the bottom, then again to enlarge the Quick Panel, look for an option called Auto Rotate and make sure that this is highlighted. If you can't see it, look for a padlock symbol with Portrait or Landscape written below, and tap this so it changes to Auto Rotate. Please be aware that some apps are locked to a particular screen orientation, so you may find that you can't rotate the screen in some cases e.g. the Home screen will not auto rotate. I hope this helps.

Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

tech_clash_2007 — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 14:18:21 GMT

Yeah, I know about that because it is so obvious and I have been using Samsung for my whole life but not for 1 year maybe.

It changes my orientation but for some apps it retrains. But in the older models, those apps were seen in the landscape mode (the perfect one) but now it is shown in the portrait mode. I don't why.

Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

Raytheeyebrows — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:25:20 GMT

recently acquired my tab s7+ and experiencing screen orientation problem with downloaded apps. difficult to use larger screen in portrait mode. Problematic. Please help.

Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

Vortex4753225 — Sun, 23 Jan 2022 01:15:49 GMT

I agree. This issue seems to have started with the latest Samsung update for my tab s7+ when playing Clash of Clans. Before, it would stay in landscape mode as it should. Now if I tilt tablet too much (which happens from time to time with my hand grip on the back ), then the app restarts in portrait mode, where honesty, this is a game that is meant to remain in landscape mode. Samsung, can you please put out a fix?

Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

Frazank — Sun, 27 Mar 2022 05:34:19 GMT

Yeah same thing happens to me. Is it Samsung or Supercell. My old tab 3 was fine but the tab 7 rotates if I tilt the tablet and closes coc and restarts it

Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

NightzW4tch — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:57:51 GMT

Hi,

I just got new Tab S7 FE yesterday and yes even after this long since first reported, some apps still seem persistent in portrait mode. So, I read a few reddit posts and found a fix (at least a workaround without downloading any third party apps).

Credits to LegendAks
4 mo. ago
No need to download any 3rd party app. This functionality is built right into the system.

Go to settings>Advanced features>Labs and there you'll find the option to force apps into portrait/landscape

Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

abolfazlimahdi — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:01:54 GMT

Hi,

I hope you have found your solution by now. You can force this on Samsung tablet by going to

Settings -> Advanced features -> Labs -> Auto rotate apps

here you can specify which orientation to be forced by the OS.

I hope this helps

Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

andrewpain — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 18:26:59 GMT

I reset my s22 phone yesterday to try and fix a printing issue, and now I can't force rotation, ad the setting had disappeared from "labs" on advanced...

Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

MrsCaptcha — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:11:10 GMT

No such option with S6 lite / 2022 / Android 14 / UI 6.1. Tablet has become a mini-disaster since about mid-day yesterday, out of nowhere. Would send screenshot but THAT OPTION NO LONGER WORKS!!! What in the world has happened? Is it Samsung, google, what? Not browser-related.

Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

Valerie87 — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 03:52:45 GMT

Go to the play store and download Rotaion: Oriantaion Manager. I had the galaxy tab s9+ and now have the galaxy tab s10 ultra and the only thing I've ever seen it not work on is reddit. No clue why, but I'll get that, too. Oh! I forgot to mention that it's free.

Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

northovers — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 10:52:22 GMT

thank you so much for this. It has a been a source of frustration for so long now. I m now breathing easier 🙂

Re: How to force an app to change screen orientation from Portrait to Landscape?

Valerie87 — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 23:22:39 GMT

At first I wasn't sure if I should post. I figured 4 1/2 years is a long time, it'll probably be a useless post. I'm glad I could help. I know the frustration of knowing there has to be a way, why can't I find it.