Your Android device has an accelerometer that detects its orientation by measuring angular velocity and helps rotate your screen.

For all the improvements Android has seen, Google still hasn't managed to make auto-rotation on Android work flawlessly, and it's surprising how inconsistent it can be.

Here we quickly explain how to disable the screen rotation feature on Android smartphones and tablets.

Android: If you frequently read on your phone while sitting or laying in odd positions, you might find the automatic screen rotation frustrating if you'd prefer to read in portrait mode all the time.

Enable 'Auto Rotate' for your Android home screen in latest Google app update Want to use your device in landscape at all times? Well now you can.

Rotation Lock Adaptive also gives you the option to lock your screen in reverse landscape mode in case you need to hold your device upside-down.

But the company says it’s also managed to make screen auto-rotation 25% faster on all devices by updating the animation and redrawing method and using a new machine learning-driven gesture ...

Left: Android Oreo auto-rotate / portrait. Right: Android P auto-rotate on / off. There are also more screen rotation options given to developers, and more explanations as to how an app's display ...

When Android P DP2 debuted, we posted about a new rotation icon that showed up when the phone is rotated with auto-rotate off, but neglected to mention that the 'Allow Home screen rotation' toggle ...

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