If you've ever played a video on your Android device and turned it sideways, only for the video to remain stubbornly in vertical orientation, you may wonder why. But don't panic, as there's most ...

We tend to take automatic screen rotation for granted on Android phones, and that’s by design — it’s supposed to enable seamless transitions when an app needs more vertical or horizontal space, say ...

Your Pixel's auto-rotate isn't broken. You just haven't turned on the right one. Buried in your Android display settings is a second auto-rotate mode that uses your Pixel's front-facing camera to ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

This article explains how to enable and disable screen locking on devices running iOS 4 and up. It's broken down by iOS version and covers the ways to tell if screen locking is enabled. What if you ...

Since the launch of the very first iPhone, every single model that followed — not to mention just about every other smartphone in existence — has had a rotating screen feature. It's simple in its ...

Google announced Android 12 during its I/O conference in May, unveiling a major UI refresh called Material You, along with other improvements such as privacy-focused enhancements, and more. The firm ...

Google’s upcoming Android 12 update has plenty of eye-catching features, but don’t let yourself be fooled: sometimes, it’s the smaller, less obvious elements that are most deserving of your attention.