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2012 Nexus 7 Discussion Forums (1st Generation) => Nexus 7 Audio/Video => Topic started by: blaqkout on July 18, 2012, 07:54:10 AM

Title: Video Orientation
Post by: blaqkout on July 18, 2012, 07:54:10 AM
I loaded some MP4 and AVI files into my Movies folder from my PC and all of them play in portrait (vertical) orientation. They won't rotate to landscape (horizontal) orientation when I turn the Nexus on it's side. Any suggestions?
Title: Re: Video Orientation
Post by: samalex on July 18, 2012, 08:02:05 AM
Open the notification bar and there's an icon with two circular arrows and either a rectangle or lock between the settings icon and date.  If its a lock then your orientation is locked in Portrait... tap it and it should turn into a tilted rectangle which will allow the screen to go into landscape.  The home screen won't rotate though without some work (http://www.droid-life.com/2012/07/05/how-to-force-landscape-tablet-ui-on-the-nexus-7-tablet/) but most everything else should.

Mine was locked in Portrait when I got it which threw me too :)  Let me know if this doesn't work.
Title: Re: Video Orientation
Post by: blaqkout on July 18, 2012, 08:33:52 AM
Yeah, that did it.

Google's been taking lessons from Apple, I guess. At least you can unlock it.

Next big change?
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/05/17/chameleon-for-android-tablets-isnt-new-but-you-can-back-it-on-kickstarter-and-get-it-early/ (http://www.droid-life.com/2012/05/17/chameleon-for-android-tablets-isnt-new-but-you-can-back-it-on-kickstarter-and-get-it-early/)
Title: Re: Video Orientation
Post by: coolbreeze on July 18, 2012, 08:36:59 AM
Open the notification bar and there's an icon with two circular arrows and either a rectangle or lock between the settings icon and date.  If its a lock then your orientation is locked in Portrait... tap it and it should turn into a tilted rectangle which will allow the screen to go into landscape.  The home screen won't rotate though without some work ([url]http://www.droid-life.com/2012/07/05/how-to-force-landscape-tablet-ui-on-the-nexus-7-tablet/[/url]) but most everything else should.

Mine was locked in Portrait when I got it which threw me too :)  Let me know if this doesn't work.


Here is a fix for the home screen. http://nexus7forum.com/index.php?topic=230.0 (http://nexus7forum.com/index.php?topic=230.0)