Phone screen orientation only rotates if you tilt to left

[Guest Tatsuki]

Phone screen orientation only rotates if you tilt to left, if i tilt to the right the screen does not orientate. I downloaded a piece of software to test the accelerometer and it appears to be giving readings when you turn the phone to the right, so is this a software issue? The rotation doesn't work appear to work to the right in the internet browser, youtube, settings and other apps. I just downloaded and installed Labyrinth and that seems to work fine, seems that the screen orientation problem is only for certain things like page orientation in the browser or youtube, Am i missing something obvious here.

I am running the stock build from the orange shop.

Any ideas

Regards

[Guest BigBearMDC]

Phone screen orientation only rotates if you tilt to left, if i tilt to the right the screen does not orientate. I downloaded a piece of software to test the accelerometer and it appears to be giving readings when you turn the phone to the right, so is this a software issue? The rotation doesn't work appear to work to the right in the internet browser, youtube, settings and other apps. I just downloaded and installed Labyrinth and that seems to work fine, seems that the screen orientation problem is only for certain things like page orientation in the browser or youtube, Am i missing something obvious here.

I am running the stock build from the orange shop.

Any ideas

Regards

I guess you come from an iPhone? Android does not support rotation to the right. Its not a bug or anything, its just not implented. If you write a fullscreen app on your own you can implement it though.

Best regards,

BB

[Guest Azurren]

I guess you come from an iPhone? Android does not support rotation to the right. Its not a bug or anything, its just not implented. If you write a fullscreen app on your own you can implement it though.

Best regards,

BB

Just out of curiosity does the galaxy s support it?

I could have sworn that I've seen it compared to the iPhone with them both rotating left / right

[Guest Tatsuki]

I guess you come from an iPhone? Android does not support rotation to the right. Its not a bug or anything, its just not implented. If you write a fullscreen app on your own you can implement it though.

Best regards,

BB

Good guess! Loving Android customization coming from the iphone 3G, thanks for the heads up on screen rotation, seems odd you can't rotate all directions for things like web browsing but that may be my apple hat still in place :P

Regards.

[Guest GraviticVortex]

Its probably just me, but i see no need to rotate both ways...

Seems that Android developers didnt see need for it either.

For web browsing you already have both modes - portrait and landscape (rotate to left).

[Guest reallordx]

I guess you come from an iPhone? Android does not support rotation to the right. Its not a bug or anything, its just not implented. If you write a fullscreen app on your own you can implement it though.

Best regards,

BB

Eclair doesn't support this, that's true. But it has been implemented in Froyo. See video here.

Its probably just me, but i see no need to rotate both ways...

Seems that Android developers didnt see need for it either.

For web browsing you already have both modes - portrait and landscape (rotate to left).

I do see a need, depending on in which hand you hold your phone normally. Someone holding the phone in his right hand would (i assume) usually rotate to the left for landscape mode.

And a person holding it in his left hand would (again i assume) rotate to the right for landscape mode.

[Guest daniel_owen_uk]

I can imagine it being a bit annoying if you are a lefty, most people like the buttons near the thumb on their dominant hand.

[Guest jsplace]

Indeed, Froyo does support it although it is an optional setting that is usually hidden in most ROMs.

I can however see the point of 270 degree rotation tho as it would be nicer for those who are left handed.

[Guest GraviticVortex]

Good point, as a right-handed person i never thought of that...

[Guest AndyHibberd]

I swear I found this setting somewhere but can't find it this morning!

I remember trying it out and it worked, but disabling it cos I don't turn it that way.

It basically allowed you to switch the orientation to portrait or landscape RIGHT side.

Definitely exists...I've done it...

[Guest Stuart_f]

I swear I found this setting somewhere but can't find it this morning!

I remember trying it out and it worked, but disabling it cos I don't turn it that way.

It basically allowed you to switch the orientation to portrait or landscape RIGHT side.

Definitely exists...I've done it...

This would be very useful if it could be done. The current rotate to the left means that the power plug is on the bottom when in landscape mode making it hard to prop it up on my desk if it is plugged into a charger. If the handset could be made to rotate the other way then the power socket would be on the top and it would substantially easier to find a desk stand that could hold it.

[Guest mELIANTE]

Maybe it is somewhere in the accessibility menu, which is not active?

[Guest ezablade]

OK, my turn to be dumb... should the home screen rotate? I'm sure it did on the Orange ROM, but, not any more.. apps rotate fine. Am I going mad or, is the rotate just not working?

[Guest Raspa]

As a right-handed user I find it utterly baffling that it only rotates to the left - my natural instinct is to rotate to the right, it feels odd to do it any other way. I'll be glad when any direction rotation is enabled (2.2?)

[Guest AndyHibberd]

Maybe it was on the orange rom...def remember doing it.

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Throwing this into the mix

Launcher Pro does either way rotation.

[Guest StevenHarperUK]

Throwing this into the mix

Launcher Pro does either way rotation.

[Guest AndyHibberd]

I tried looking into LP settings, whereabouts is this option?!

[Guest harmohn]

Just wanted to add that I find 360 degrees rotation really useful in CM6 on my N1 whilst browsing on 3G as it prevents my hand covering the antenna at the bottom of the phone.

Not noticed the same attenuation issue with the SF though :P

[Guest Stryke69]

Throwing this into the mix

Launcher Pro does either way rotation.

umm, where exactly? As a lefty I would love this, but I just can't find the option for that...

[Guest flatnote31]

Another lefty wants some juice :P

[Guest robot1000]

Another lefty wants some juice :P

Froyo let's you use orientate it both ways

[Guest pbando]

umm, where exactly? As a lefty I would love this, but I just can't find the option for that...

Perferences->Behaviour Settings -> Enable Auto-rotation

[Guest ritterkeks]

also, all the android ports for my htc kaiser (1.5;1.6;2.0;2.1;2.1) of course did rotate RIGHT when the keyboard was slided out. would be really weird if not.

so it seems to be just a setting, also working on other android versions!

[Guest AndyHibberd]

Perferences->Behaviour Settings -> Enable Auto-rotation

Doesn't let you specify "rotate to right".