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Default Orientation to Landscape

Is there any way to change the default orientation to Landscape?
P.S. No i dont mean change orientation by swtiching phone sides ways or up, i would like to make the default view (when i turn on pphone for example to be landscape

What rom are u using?
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bigboidomo said:
Is there any way to change the default orientation to Landscape?
P.S. No i dont mean change orientation by swtiching phone sides ways or up, i would like to make the default view (when i turn on pphone for example to be landscape
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Usually not, only in specific apps like browser and texting, but not for the entire rom.

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laie1472 said:
What rom are u using?
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im using cm6 9/07 build

bigboidomo said:
im using cm6 9/07 build
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No, there's not a way for default.landscape in cm6
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Yes it is I believe if you go awd settings scroll down to system preferences then scroll down to home orientation and choose default land scape that might do it for you
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laie1472 said:
Yes it is I believe if you go awd settings scroll down to system preferences then scroll down to home orientation and choose default land scape that might do it for you
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No, that will only work the the home screen, not the entire phone.
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That's what the guy asked wen he started his phone up he wanted his home screen to be in landscape
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bigboidomo said:
Is there any way to change the default orientation to Landscape?
P.S. No i dont mean change orientation by swtiching phone sides ways or up, i would like to make the default view (when i turn on pphone for example to be landscape
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If you only want it for the homescreen, then yes you can
There is no way to make it landscape by default throughout though

Well I was using launcher pro most my Alps support landscape so that's no issue l. But if adw supports default landscape then ill just make a switch thanks for your input!
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Cool I think u might like awd a little better on cm6 let me know how it works out
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Apps working in portait modeonly?

Many apps I have installed that are not honeycomb versions, while still working have some odd behaviours. The most common is that some launch in portrait mode even when docked and either don't rotate to landscape or only part of the app on certain screens will be viewable in landscape. When not docked it's not an issue as i can rotate the screen but it makes these apps unusable with the keyboard dock connected. Any ideas on how to force landscape mode?
Some examples are medscape, yahoo sportacular.....
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Well, if it makes you feel better (probably not), there are some Honeycomb "optimized" apps that do the same thing (I'm looking at you, Nook store). Not sure if there is a way to force landscape barring a code edit.

Why Portrait...... The Market only opens and stays in Landscape.

Beards said:
Why Portrait...... The Market only opens and stays in Landscape.
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Ahh, so it wasn't only mine.
Very annoying behavior. Makes me stop buying apps.

Kumabjorn said:
Ahh, so it wasn't only mine.
Very annoying behavior. Makes me stop buying apps.
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Yes honeycomb market is landscape only but the apps I refer to keep starting to rotate to landscape then switch to portrait so unviewable when docked as writing is sideways

I believe it is dependent on the app. I installed a volume manager to automatically mute when I'm in class and it only runs in portrait. I am pretty sure that when designing apps, developers have to decide where elements go in both portrait and landscape orientation and if they design only for one, then that's all you get.
Also, why DID they make the market landscape only? That's so dumb. Probably a topic for another thread though.

In many cases it'd work fine in landscape if the developers just would have configured it to allow it. A lot of apps could take the first step towards being "honeycomb optimized" with a one line configuration change. Some might need some additional graphics or layout tweaks, but a lot of the time it will scale things just fine in landscape.
And yes, I think it's just as silly that the Market is forced to landscape. But the Honeycomb market sucks in many other ways too (can't write reviews? Seriously???)

bkrodgers said:
In many cases it'd work fine in landscape if the developers just would have configured it to allow it. A lot of apps could take the first step towards being "honeycomb optimized" with a one line configuration change. Some might need some additional graphics or layout tweaks, but a lot of the time it will scale things just fine in landscape.
And yes, I think it's just as silly that the Market is forced to landscape. But the Honeycomb market sucks in many other ways too (can't write reviews? Seriously???)
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There is a simple fix for this that i have used on many apps. Does not work for all, so YMMV.
Grab an app calle APKEdit.
Get the apk off your device.
Load it in apkedit.
Go to the details tab and click on browse.
Find the AndroidManifext.xml file and edit in notepad.
Replace "portrait" with "sensor" or "landscape" and save
then click apply in apkedit.
Uninstall your app and install the new APK.
Should work.

gottahavit said:
There is a simple fix for this that i have used on many apps. Does not work for all, so YMMV.
Grab an app calle APKEdit.
Get the apk off your device.
Load it in apkedit.
Go to the details tab and click on browse.
Find the AndroidManifext.xml file and edit in notepad.
Replace "portrait" with "sensor" or "landscape" and save
then click apply in apkedit.
Uninstall your app and install the new APK.
Should work.
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True, but you can't update from the market anymore. And unless you are rooted and use Titanium, you can't preserve data if the app doesn't have a sync or import/export feature.

bkrodgers said:
True, but you can't update from the market anymore. And unless you are rooted and use Titanium, you can't preserve data if the app doesn't have a sync or import/export feature.
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you are correct, but if the app doesn't work well in one layout or another that you want it's a minor inconvenicence to check the market once in a while and only update when something significant changes. then reapplh this fix. yes thd devs should be pushed go fix this. this is just how i deal with it, if you are uncomfortable with it then definitely dont do it and just send feedback to the dev.

[APP]Rotation Lock Adaptive - Rotate anyway you want

Title says it all you can rotate your screen on your likes.
Adaptive rotation - if you find automatic screen rotation annoying then this app is for you. It will detect the device's orientation and show a transparent button to let you decide whether the screen should be rotated to landscape or portrait
Lock the screen in landscape or portrait - it will lock the screen the way you want even when some apps don't offer certain orientation
Increase productivity - unnecessary rotation will distract you and interrupt your workflow!
Power saving - every screen rotation will involve a lot of computation. By reducing unnecessary rotation the battery will last a bit longer
There are 8 modes which can be chosen in notification bar:
1. Adaptive mode - detect the device's orientation and prompt you whether to rotate the orientation
2. Landscape - force the orientation in landscape
3. Portrait - force the orientation in portrait
4. Reverse Portrait - force the orientation in reverse portrait
5. Reverse Landscape - force the orientation in reverse Landscape
6. Force auto - automatically rotate the screen in all orientation
7. Stock auto - exactly the same as original auto mode
8. Stock portrait - exactly the same as original portrait mode
[FREE]
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ui.robot.rotate&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsInVpLnJvYm90LnJvdGF0ZSJd
[PAID]
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ui.robot.rotatedonate&feature=more_from_developer

Hello I use this app. It has one bug: wanting to customize settings for individual applications but the list loads infinitely.
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I concur. It's annoying that it's slow-loading every time I want to customize per app rotation.
Also, it would be nice to have FORCE PORTRAIT, for the home pages. That is, Force Portrait = stock portrait or reverse portrait.
Fix these two and I will rate 6 stars, if allowed.

I just tried out this app and thought it was great so bought the full version. However, the option to hide the notification tray icon (which is one of the features of the paid version) did not work for me. Until I can hide the notifcation I won't be using this app which is a shame because I really like the concept. I am using a Nexus 5 with stock Android
I also think there is room for further improvement. Eg. I would like to be able to control the duration of time that the 'overlay' button appears for. Also if it's technically possibe to control the degree of rotation before the overlay button appears.

This app is soo great! But the adaptive mode is not working since (I believe) Android 6. Is there a fix, or alternative app? Thank you!

Broken in Nougat
This app is broken in Nougat, anyone know how to fix?
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Esar001 said:
This app is broken in Nougat, anyone know how to fix?
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I ended up writing a little app myself to replace the adaptive rotation mode. It's not perfect yet, but you can try it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bubblegumapps.dynamicrotation

saentis said:
I ended up writing a little app myself to replace the adaptive rotation mode. It's not perfect yet, but you can try it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bubblegumapps.dynamicrotation
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Unfortunately, when I go to Play Store, I get:
This app is incompatible with all of your devices.
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Can you send me a link to the apk file or help clear the incompatibility issue? I'm using the Note 5 in Kuwait.
Thanks

Paparasee said:
Unfortunately, when I go to Play Store, I get:
Can you send me a link to the apk file or help clear the incompatibility issue? I'm using the Note 5 in Kuwait.
Thanks
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Thanks for going to try it! Yes unfortunately currently it's set to only be compatible with very few devices. I'm planning on fixing this in the next few weeks. Will report back here when it's done.
What Android version are you running?

saentis said:
Thanks for going to try it! Yes unfortunately currently it's set to only be compatible with very few devices. I'm planning on fixing this in the next few weeks. Will report back here when it's done.
What Android version are you running?
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Android Version 7.0

Paparasee said:
Android Version 7.0
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I finally got around to implementing the most important changes to support lower Android versions. Since the fixes are done very roughly, I released it as a beta version only. If you'd like to try it, just opt in to the beta program here. It should work fine on Android 7.0, as my changes were necessary only for Android 5.0 and lower.

saentis said:
I finally got around to implementing the most important changes to support lower Android versions. Since the fixes are done very roughly, I released it as a beta version only. If you'd like to try it, just opt in to the beta program here. It should work fine on Android 7.0, as my changes were necessary only for Android 5.0 and lower.
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Looking for ages thank God i found your app! Coz the old adaptive rotate app was no longer being updated

Esar001 said:
This app is broken in Nougat, anyone know how to fix?
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I have found a solution on my Redmi Note 4. It has Androi 7.0 with MIUI, so I'm not sure that original Android UI has the same menuitems.
My exact problem was that the overlay pop-up did not appear. After some investigation I have found the cause: the app did not have permissions and it did not ask for it. So I had to set it manually in Phone Settings/Permissions/Other Permissions/Adaptive Rotation Lock(Free)/Display pop-up window. I set it true, and it works well now.

Saentis, could you please also make your app able to override autorotate in apps like youtube and mxplayer? I was able to do this with the old Rotation Lock Adaptive app. Otherwise, your app would be perfect. Thanks.

wandro3d said:
Saentis, could you please also make your app able to override autorotate in apps like youtube and mxplayer? I was able to do this with the old Rotation Lock Adaptive app. Otherwise, your app would be perfect. Thanks.
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This took a long time.. But I finally added this feature! You can now force rotation anywhere. There are still some limitations (for example reverse portrait doesn't always work and I frankly don't know why) but overall and also specifically for YouTube it works great!

[Q] Homescreen rotation on stock launcher

Is this possible without using any third-party app or launcher ?
PS: The auto-screen rotation options is already on and it's working fine for the apps, its just the homescreen that I'd like to be able to use in landscape mode as well.

Hocevar said:
Is this possible without using any third-party app or launcher ?
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I think you have answered your own question. I personally use the Xposed module App Settings to 'Force auto-rotation' in launcher.

lost101 said:
I think you have answered your own question. I personally use the Xposed module App Settings to 'Force auto-rotation' in launcher.
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Hey, I appreciate the suggestion but what I wanted to know is if it is possible to do this without a 3rd party app/launcher.
Postando da terceira pedra.

App drawer sizes NOVA LAUNCHER

I’m having two problems for drawer app sizes
1. I’ve set to 5x5 landscape but it keeps defaulting to portrait
2. Having set to 5x5 only one of my app drawers is actually 5x5 others are 3 or 4 icons wide even though there are more than 5 apps in the drawer.
I want everything to be the same how do I get them all to 5x5??
I'm using nova launcher settings to do this
Thanks

rob2005 said:
I’m having two problems for drawer app sizes
1. I’ve set to 5x5 landscape but it keeps defaulting to portrait
2. Having set to 5x5 only one of my app drawers is actually 5x5 others are 3 or 4 icons wide even though there are more than 5 apps in the drawer.
I want everything to be the same how do I get them all to 5x5??
I'm using nova launcher settings to do this
Thanks
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Nova working fine on my Pixel XL, adjusting to however I set it. Can you maybe upload some screen shots? So I can get a better idea of what you're talking about

NepoRood said:
Nova working fine on my Pixel XL, adjusting to however I set it. Can you maybe upload some screen shots? So I can get a better idea of what you're talking about
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Thanks for the reply, some screenshots below
This is how I set it: https://m.imgur.com/gallery/R7d5YaJ
It automatically reverts to this: https://m.imgur.com/gallery/NA0SY80
One app drawer is as I want it 5x5: https://m.imgur.com/gallery/6goz32k
Others are not what I have set: https://m.imgur.com/gallery/s0GKyLM

rob2005 said:
Thanks for the reply, some screenshots below
This is how I set it: https://m.imgur.com/gallery/R7d5YaJ
It automatically reverts to this: https://m.imgur.com/gallery/NA0SY80
One app drawer is as I want it 5x5: https://m.imgur.com/gallery/6goz32k
Others are not what I have set: https://m.imgur.com/gallery/s0GKyLM
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Are you changing to "landscape" in Nova settings?

NepoRood said:
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Are you changing to "landscape" in Nova settings?
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Images working fine here. I tried them on a different phone too
Yes am changing to landscape in Nova settings

rob2005 said:
Images working fine here. I tried them on a different phone too
Yes am changing to landscape in Nova settings
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Weird, I'm using my laptop and get the Imgur error page...
Same with my phone
Do you have any other launchers installed? (Pixel, Lawnchair, etc...)

NepoRood said:
Weird, I'm using my laptop and get the Imgur error page...
Same with my phone
Do you have any other launchers installed? (Pixel, Lawnchair, etc...)
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Only the standard Nokia 6 launcher.

rob2005 said:
Only the standard Nokia 6 launcher.
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Maybe Nova just doesn't like your Nokia, try sending an email to developers. In Nova settings, scroll down to "Contact Support" and let them know your issue.

Image links not working... Upload them somewhere else..