I have a Sprint Galaxy S5 and was running CM13 for a while without a hitch. Suddenly my auto rotate stopped working...I tried rebooting and doing a dalvik/cache wipe and SOMETIMES this would make it work again. It'll only work until my screen is off for a few minutes and then it no longer works. Apps that require landscape (like youtube) work just fine when going full screen but upon exiting the app stays in landscape until I quit (at which point the screen goes back to portrait) or if I lock then unlock my screen the app will rotate back to portrait.
So I figured this had to be a software issue. I tried a few other CM Roms with the same result. Then I tried flashing back to stock marshmallow directly from Sprint and NOT installing xposed or any system mods right away and it STILL happens! I can use apps to force the rotation but it doesn't work on its own. Again, sometimes after a reboot or a cache wipe it'll work until I turn off the screen then it's guaranteed not to again.
Can anyone offer some advice? Ive tried factory resets, diff Roms, diff hacks, nothing works.
Thanks in advance!
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I'm having this issue, too. Has anyone found a solution?
It's almost certainly a hardware failure and therefore not fixable. My son's GS5's rotation sensor failed.
As a workaround, he installed an app that lets him manually change the screen to portrait or landscape mode.
Ridgeburner said:
I have a Sprint Galaxy S5 and was running CM13 for a while without a hitch. Suddenly my auto rotate stopped working...I tried rebooting and doing a dalvik/cache wipe and SOMETIMES this would make it work again. It'll only work until my screen is off for a few minutes and then it no longer works. Apps that require landscape (like youtube) work just fine when going full screen but upon exiting the app stays in landscape until I quit (at which point the screen goes back to portrait) or if I lock then unlock my screen the app will rotate back to portrait.
So I figured this had to be a software issue. I tried a few other CM Roms with the same result. Then I tried flashing back to stock marshmallow directly from Sprint and NOT installing xposed or any system mods right away and it STILL happens! I can use apps to force the rotation but it doesn't work on its own. Again, sometimes after a reboot or a cache wipe it'll work until I turn off the screen then it's guaranteed not to again.
Can anyone offer some advice? Ive tried factory resets, diff Roms, diff hacks, nothing works.
Thanks in advance!
Sent from my SM-G900P using XDA-Developers mobile app
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Mine did that as well, but a wipe of cache and delvik cache worked.. I'm surprised that did not help for long..
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For some reason, the Camera function on my G2X no longer works. It worked a few times previously, but now every time I launch the screen flickers and nothing launches.
Persists across reboot. Cleared data on the camera app, want to avoid wiping the phone if possible.
Anyone run into this, before, or know a fix?
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For some reason, the Camera function on my G2X no longer works. It worked a few times previously, but now every time I launch the screen flickers and nothing launches.
Persists across reboot. Cleared data on the camera app, want to avoid wiping the phone if possible.
Anyone run into this, before, or know a fix?
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Haven't run into this problem myself but you could try downloading an alternate camera app from the market to see if that works. If it does, you may have to factory reset your phone. If it doesn't, it may be the hardware(the camera itself).
Casao said:
For some reason, the Camera function on my G2X no longer works. It worked a few times previously, but now every time I launch the screen flickers and nothing launches.
Persists across reboot. Cleared data on the camera app, want to avoid wiping the phone if possible.
Anyone run into this, before, or know a fix?
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I noticed this problem as well, after rooting the phone. I'm not sure if it was an issue before that or not. But what I found is that if you rotate the phone into landscape mode and then open the camera app it works fine. Only trying to open it in portrait caused me any issues. Hope this helps.
zoman7663 said:
I noticed this problem as well, after rooting the phone. I'm not sure if it was an issue before that or not. But what I found is that if you rotate the phone into landscape mode and then open the camera app it works fine. Only trying to open it in portrait caused me any issues. Hope this helps.
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This is ridiculous.
Yet true.
I'll be resetting my phone tonight to fix the battery drain, hopefully this will be resolved at the same time. But this definitely worked, so I can test out this camera some more while I wait. Thanks!
I had this issue too. Try opening while in landscape. Once open switch to portrait then close while in portrait. You should be able to open on portrait after.
Edit: This only works some of the time
Has anyone figured out the camera issue? I had my camera working fine, I rooted the phone and now the camera just flickers around the button. Must have this camera working.
Thanks
djcense said:
I had this issue too. Try opening while in landscape. Once open switch to portrait then close while in portrait. You should be able to open on portrait after.
Edit: This only works some of the time
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Had same issue, as you noted the reset solved my problem, camera is working AOK. I would have hated to loose the camera function, it is a good camera.
2nd phone that my damn camera stopped working after about 15 minutes. I didn't root this phone to make sure that wasn't the issue. The camera worked after I did a factory wipe, got it all set up and was taking pictures while I was setting it up to make sure it wasn't a rogue app. Thought I was in the clear and tried to take a picture and nothing. Same problem everyone else is having. just wiped the phone again for the 3rd time and camera works, going thru same process, can anyone give me any advice on this camera. Very strange and getting real pissed off.
Vinny
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2nd phone that my damn camera stopped working after about 15 minutes. I didn't root this phone to make sure that wasn't the issue. The camera worked after I did a factory wipe, got it all set up and was taking pictures while I was setting it up to make sure it wasn't a rogue app. Thought I was in the clear and tried to take a picture and nothing. Same problem everyone else is having. just wiped the phone again for the 3rd time and camera works, going thru same process, can anyone give me any advice on this camera. Very strange and getting real pissed off.
Vinny
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I use anylock to bypass my lock screen so when I get a text message (ssm popup) It will open up my screen automatic and display text message. This way I'm not always pushing my power button to gain entry to phone. Problem is the lock screen app is some how screwing up the camera app. Also tried no lock and same problem.
Just wanted to let anyone using lock screens what I encountered, maybe save you hours of resetting phone.
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I use anylock to bypass my lock screen so when I get a text message (ssm popup) It will open up my screen automatic and display text message. This way I'm not always pushing my power button to gain entry to phone. Problem is the lock screen app is some how screwing up the camera app. Also tried no lock and same problem.
Just wanted to let anyone using lock screens what I encountered, maybe save you hours of resetting phone.
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Mine was doing the same thing and I was about to blame it on Pauls patch. It turned out to be widget locker. I froze it in Titanium and then it came on with no problem. I was really close to wiping AGAIN. Really glad I saw this. Thank You
Hi everybody I am a Skyrocket user. Some days ago I flashed stock android 2.3.5 on my phone via Odin, just to check some performance and old apps. A day later I flashed back JellyBean 4.1.2 stock but I noticed this problem. When I flip my phone to landscape, it rotates quickly and smooth like it always did. But when I flip back to portrait, it stucks in landscape for some seconds before rotating. This is a problem it doesn't always do, sometimes it rotates immediately like it should. I turn auto rotation off as I don't always need it but some apps like camera and youtube still autorotate. I thought it might be a problem with calibration but it didn't help. I'm on stock JellyBean, no rooted.
(If it helps: I was rooted after flashing the firmware and removed some system apps but only AT&T apps like code scanner,mog music etc, and I later unrooted the phone. Tried factory reset also re-flashed the firmware again to see if it might help with the problem but it didn't.)
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Hi everybody I am a Skyrocket user. Some days ago I flashed stock android 2.3.5 on my phone via Odin, just to check some performance and old apps. A day later I flashed back JellyBean 4.1.2 stock but I noticed this problem. When I flip my phone to landscape, it rotates quickly and smooth like it always did. But when I flip back to portrait, it stucks in landscape for some seconds before rotating. This is a problem it doesn't always do, sometimes it rotates immediately like it should. I turn auto rotation off as I don't always need it but some apps like camera and youtube still autorotate. I thought it might be a problem with calibration but it didn't help. I'm on stock JellyBean, no rooted.
(If it helps: I was rooted after flashing the firmware and removed some system apps but only AT&T apps like code scanner,mog music etc, and I later unrooted the phone. Tried factory reset also re-flashed the firmware again to see if it might help with the problem but it didn't.)
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If you tried odin back to stock, and the problem is still there on complete stock then it's probably time for a new phone unfortunately.
a few tips:
1. make sure you check the MD5 to make sure those files downloaded ok and aren't corrupt.
2. make sure you cable is good & you're using a USB port on the back of your PC
3. Ebay phones. even sold as new might not be new even though they look new. Could be just brand new replacement parts and new packaging, etc.
4. Check Vincom's troubleshooting thread! read the stickies! if you haven't, maybe something you overlooked as well.
screen rotation problem solve easily this trick working on all phones.
Use Spirit level pro software to calibrate your phone. sceen rotation problem is horizontal calibration fault, you solve screen rotation problem eaisly to use this software. Download from play store and download from attachment. Try this..
kristikoroveshi said:
Hi everybody I am a Skyrocket user. Some days ago I flashed stock android 2.3.5 on my phone via Odin, just to check some performance and old apps. A day later I flashed back JellyBean 4.1.2 stock but I noticed this problem. When I flip my phone to landscape, it rotates quickly and smooth like it always did. But when I flip back to portrait, it stucks in landscape for some seconds before rotating. This is a problem it doesn't always do, sometimes it rotates immediately like it should. I turn auto rotation off as I don't always need it but some apps like camera and youtube still autorotate. I thought it might be a problem with calibration but it didn't help. I'm on stock JellyBean, no rooted.
(If it helps: I was rooted after flashing the firmware and removed some system apps but only AT&T apps like code scanner,mog music etc, and I later unrooted the phone. Tried factory reset also re-flashed the firmware again to see if it might help with the problem but it didn't.)
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Tripan said:
Use Spirit level pro software to calibrate your phone. sceen rotation problem is horizontal calibration fault, you solve screen rotation problem eaisly to use this software. Download from play store and download from attachment. Try this..
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Hi kristikoroveshi is your issue solved if not pm me i faced same issue
My xperia Z5 will not rotate to the correct orientation - it does the exact opposite rotation, 180 degrees off. I have tried a factory reset to no avail. My bootloader is unlocked for what it is worth. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Lol - I got that, too, 2 days ago,
you tried rebooting whether that resets the sensor and it works again ?
Rebooting does not fix my problem unfortunately.
give the following app a try:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5UZXN0X1NlbnNvcnMiXQ
Alternative:
disable screen rotation (or set it to stay at the position once the device is rotated), then reboot and re-enable again
Ended up doing a complete firmware reinstall using this tutorial, which is apparently more deep of a wipe than in TWRP. Rotation now works as expected.
That's what I've recently encountered using the latest Marshmallow on my G920F. Fingerprint scanner had been working totally perfect until now. I tried various methods to get rid of the problem (but it still persists) such as: rebooting, wiping cache/dalvik, reflashing kernel, removing lock screen security and wiping Fingerprints app data/cache. Any tips or solutions? The phone neither fell on the ground nor got too hot so the hardware is perfectly fine. In the past the phone also couldn't connect to the fingerprint sensor once or twice but turning the screen off and on again solved the problem in every case. I could also try reflashig firmware (factory reset) but now I'm away from my computer (holiday) and would rather try to fix it on the phone itself as long as it's possible of course.
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That's what I've recently encountered using the latest Marshmallow on my G920F. Fingerprint scanner had been working totally perfect until now. I tried various methods to get rid of the problem (but it still persists) such as: rebooting, wiping cache/dalvik, reflashing kernel, removing lock screen security and wiping Fingerprints app data/cache. Any tips or solutions? The phone neither fell on the ground nor got too hot so the hardware is perfectly fine. In the past the phone also couldn't connect to the fingerprint sensor once or twice but turning the screen off and on again solved the problem in every case. I could also try reflashig firmware (factory reset) but now I'm away from my computer (holiday) and would rather try to fix it on the phone itself as long as it's possible of course.
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Carrying out a full firmware flash would be your 1st option as you've already tried a few things already, if that still doesn't work then it points to a hardware defect.
I've been using the Rotation Control app since I got the Pixel 3 to allow for complete 360 rotation of my phone, but since I upgraded to Android 10 the it'll randomly refuse to go into reverse portrait mode until I reboot. I've tried force closing, clearing cache and data, and tried the XDA recommended Rotation app with the same exact results. Can anyone help?