Screen won't rotate at all

[SWilliams291]

I have tried everything listed here except odin mode... What is that and how does it work? I know how to put it into the mode but I just dont wanna mess it up or anything?

 

[Christopher Lonske]

This DIDN'T work for me the FIRST time but did it a second time and after a few shaky auto rotates it WORKED PERFECTLY!
Thanks SO Much!

 

[Christopher Lonske]

I have tried everything listed here except odin mode... What is that and how does it work? I know how to put it into the mode but I just dont wanna mess it up or anything?

I took two attempts in the Odin mode to work for me... Phone works fine so far.

 

[starsky_1000]

Ok guys, this is going to sound BRUTAL, but I tried EVERYTHING (Phone stopped rotating tonight for no reason), power cycles, odin etc, and I actually came across a similar method to one in this thread where someone smacked the bottom (Battery End) of their phone with their hand, instead of dropping it...and I kid you not my screen started auto rotating immediately! I know it sounds sketchy but I can confirm it worked for my S3! Good thing too seeing as Iv only had it since Dec 2012!

 

[blueeyes4ya]

I had the problem today. I just switched off my phone, removed my battery, waited for some time, inserted my battery and switched on my phone. Tatang !!! It works now !!!

 

[airblainer]

THIS WORKED! I had tried everything until I found this suggestion. Another weird thing about it -the default swipe lock was disabled as well. I wonder if I accidentally found a shortcut set of keys that made my default home screen lock orientation to landscape-wierd. Thanks again for this post!!!

Turned phone off
Put it into 'odin' mode
Pull the battery while in 'odin' mode, wait a minute.
Put battery back in and turn it on.

After that he said it starting rotating normal again.

 

[thatcrazyguy]

Turn off the power for 5 minutes the take out the battery for five minutes. Then put it back in and turn it on. I tried other ones but this was the only technique that worked for me.

 

[DeadpoolJunior]

Ok guys, this is going to sound BRUTAL, but I tried EVERYTHING (Phone stopped rotating tonight for no reason), power cycles, odin etc, and I actually came across a similar method to one in this thread where someone smacked the bottom (Battery End) of their phone with their hand, instead of dropping it...and I kid you not my screen started auto rotating immediately! I know it sounds sketchy but I can confirm it worked for my S3! Good thing too seeing as Iv only had it since Dec 2012!

Wow. This problem started happening with my Nexus 4 recently so I searched high and low. THIS method is the only one that worked. Simply smacked the thing and it started working. Thanks. I can only assume maybe the thing that makes phones rotate got jammed somehow. Oh well, back to watching YouTube videos the right way again!

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

 

[this_name]

Ok for those of you who still can't get it fixed I just fixed mine today with a very simple half second step: drop your phone. It may be the case that your g sensor weight is stuck and it takes a little bounce to knock it free. But be sure to have a case on...not my fault if your phone breaks

Oh well it looks like the above poster said the same thing but oh well good luck

 

[Vildgut]

Ty Kalmangt... your trick worked like a charm !

 

[Vildgut]

Thanks dude! that's the only thing that worked for me!

You have to make sure that auto-rotate is off, pull the battery out, and count to 30, pop the battery back in, turn it on and you should be all set

Same for me ! Simple and effective.... ty

 

[THE_Z_MAN]

This worked for me too. Thank you

 

[Sean Cresham]

Cheers man it worked, thanks again

 

[BMeskill]

Thank you for posting the solution. Didn't feel like calling Verizon, and having them tell me to reboot, and then giving up and sending me a new phone. Happy 4th

 

[lapascual3]

thanks! this method worked for me.

 

[rydn_solo]

thanks worked on my Galaxy S2

 

[Sami Ahmed]

hello all

i had the same problem not rotating the screen , i just restart the phone (not power off ) , after restart its working now

 

[luqmanhakim]

already try, but after screen turn to horizontal it dont want to back to vertical after phone in normal condition

 

[CrocDundee]

I tried all the suggestions on how to get the screen to rotate again including rebooting, the odin method, battery out, battery in, dropping, etc, etc, etc...

Then I took the back off and simply gave the bottom of the battery a good smack with my hand, firm but fair, and hey presto, 48 hours of trying everything under the sun has finally paid off!!

Thank you Android Central!!!!

 

[6_gun]

Here's another option if you don't want to do the odin thing and have to reload all your apps and data again, or drop your phone on your granite countertop..... I just downloaded "Rotation Locker" from the play store. It's free. Locks the display in Portrait or Landscape mode, and also has an Auto setting. I also noticed that in Auto mode it works for a couple of times before the little software devil inside my phone catches up and prevents the phone's natural auto-rotate feature again. I think, however, I can get used to manually setting the display orientation....may even like it better than it changing on it's own...who knows. Kudos to "Rotation Locker" people.