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This solution will automatically rotate your Android phone screen for certain apps

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Create a new routine on your Galaxy phone.

Key things

  • If you have a Samsung phone, you can use the built-in Modes and Routines feature to automatically rotate the screen orientation for specific apps.
  • If you own any other Android device, you can use a third-party app like MacroDroid to set up an auto-rotate macro.
  • This solution is useful when you want to lock the orientation of your phone in multimedia applications such as YouTube and Netflix.



If you prefer to keep your phone’s orientation locked in portrait mode, you’ll need to switch it every time you enter and exit multimedia apps to get an immersive viewing experience. However, there is a workaround that you can use instead to automatically rotate your Android phone screen for certain apps.


Automatic screen rotation in applications on Samsung phones

Samsung offers Modes and routines on phones with One UI 5 or later. Modes allow you to automate phone settings based on different activities or situations, while Routines allow you to set up automations to run based on a set schedule or when certain conditions are met.

We will use the routines to create a routine to automatically rotate the screen orientation for specific apps on Galaxy phones. Go to Settings on your phone and select Modes and routines. Then go to Routines and tap on + button at the top. Now strike Add what will run this routine under If.


Create a routine screen on your Galaxy phone.

On the next screen, tap the search bar to search for it The application has been openedand click on it. Then select all apps you want to automatically rotate your phone screen and press Done add an action to the routine.

Find the application open action to add to the new routine.

Select apps for the Open app action to automatically rotate the screen.

Now tap Add what this routine will do under Then. Search Screen orientation in the search bar, tap and select it Automatic rotation option on the overlay screen. Hit Done add an action to the routine.


Create a routine screen on your Samsung phone.

Configure the Screen Orientation option for the cmdlet.

Tap Impose at the bottom. Finally, give the routine a descriptive name and press Done impose. You can also change the icon and its color to customize the routine.

The Save option on the Create routine screen.

Naming the routine and configuring its icon and color.

The next time you open apps you’ve added to a routine, the orientation lock will automatically toggle and the screen will rotate to landscape. A notification will appear in the notification bar to let you know that the routine has just run.


If you want to disable the routine at any time, go to the page Routines and tap on a routine to open its settings. Strike More icon in the lower right corner and select Disable this routine.

Auto-rotate screen in apps on other Android phones

Unlike Samsung’s One UI, other Android skins don’t have Modes and Routines. So if you’re using a non-Samsung phone like the Pixel or OnePlus, you’ll need to use a third-party automation app to create an automation to automatically rotate the screen in specific apps. I prefer to use MacroDroid because it is largely free and fairly easy to use.

Download:MacroDroid (Free, in-app purchases available)


Open MacroDroid and grant it all necessary permissions when you see the prompts on the screen. Next, go to Macros and tap on + button in the lower right corner to create a new macro. Then tap on + button on Triggers tab and select Application.

Now tap on Application started/closed action, select Application started option and press OK. At the next prompt, select Select applicationsclick OKand select all the apps you want the phone screen to rotate automatically. Finally, strike OK.


​​​​​​Create a new launcher again as above, but this time select Application closed and select the same apps. Now tap on + button on Action table Then tap on Device settingsselect Auto rotate on/offtake your pick Automatic rotation switch from the pop-up window and tap on OK to add to the macro.

Tap the text at the top that reads Enter a name for the macrogive your macro a suitable name and press float + button in the lower right corner to save. Finally, return to Home and turn on the switch in the upper right corner to enable MacroDroid.


When everything is done, MacroDroid will automatically switch the screen orientation every time you open the specified applications in the macro. It will notify you when the macro starts on your notification panel. The macro will run even if you close MacroDroid from the Recents menu.

If you ever want to temporarily pause the macro, you can simply disable it by going to Macros in MacroDroid and disabling the macro you created.

List of allowed macros in MacroDroid.

Disable auto-rotate macro in MacroDroid.


Knowing how to automatically rotate your phone screen helps when you want to lock an app in a certain orientation to avoid unwanted rotation. So depending on the Android phone you’re using, you can use one of these methods to automatically rotate specific apps at startup. Some of the apps you can create automation for include YouTube and Netflix.

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