control screen rotation

Choose how your screen sits

control screen rotation lets you set your phone’s screen orientation from the notification bar instead of relying only on automatic rotation. It suits anyone who regularly switches between portrait and landscape, or wants to keep an app in one orientation while using it.

More than portrait or landscape

The available choices include portrait, reverse portrait, landscape and reverse landscape. You can also choose sensor-based portrait or landscape, or use sensor orientation for automatic rotation. That gives you a way to match the screen to what you are doing, whether you prefer a fixed position or want the phone’s sensors to decide.

Orientation options are not identical on every device. Some may be unavailable depending on the phone, so the list of choices you can use may vary.

A small adjustment for a repeat annoyance

Rotation can be useful when you want a wider view, but unwanted switching can interrupt reading or other on-screen tasks. This tool puts orientation selection within reach through the notification bar, making it easier to change the setting without treating each rotation as something to work around.

The app is listed in Tools and is developed by ah_apps. Its 4.225 rating comes from 33,765 reviews, and it has more than 10,000,000 installs. Those figures suggest it has found a broad audience among people who want more direct control over screen rotation.