Viewing in landscape?? - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

OK im sure this might be a dumb question....but I can't seem to View anything on my Nexus in landscape view...only portrait, anyone know how to adjust this?

If you pull the notification bar down there is a lock next to the date. You can also force it with an app like Rotation Locker from the market.

blueizee said:
OK im sure this might be a dumb question....but I can't seem to View anything on my Nexus in landscape view...only portrait, anyone know how to adjust this?
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look up the one click rooting tool as it is the best way to do it. besides rooting your device it also installs cwm. with cwm you can flash roms and kernels to improve the look and performance of your N7.
quick boot is another excellent tool.
es file explorer is needed to edit the dpi on the N7. i prefer the dpi at 175 for a tablet ui on the N7. after you change the dpi go into settings and change text size to large and your good to go! happy rooting to you
cheers

Much of the Nexus 7 UI has been designed using portrait mode. With that being said, some apps will still rotate (if you have the rotation lock off which was already mentioned) but for the most part they intend you use portrait.
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NeoMagus said:
If you pull the notification bar down there is a lock next to the date. You can also force it with an app like Rotation Locker from the market.
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I see no lock next to the date. Just the icon for settings.
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bbbbarryc said:
Much of the Nexus 7 UI has been designed using portrait mode. With that being said, some apps will still rotate (if you have the rotation lock off which was already mentioned) but for the most part they intend you use portrait.
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Although most of it works fine in landscape mode, I've used mine mostly locked in landscape mode since I got it without any issues.

The launcher is what is locked in portrait which screws everyone up. Try downloading a new launcher like Apex or Go Launcher. Most apps will rotate but a few will force themselves to portrait mode.
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Tablet UI Questions

1. How do I put the N7 into Tablet UI? After its been rooted.
2. Is there any problems with the Tablet UI?
3. Do you think that it is better than the Hybrid UI?
4. Does the market not work after do you change it?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28236854
Some have problems with booting after changing, search for posts on dpi
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kboya said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28236854
Some have problems with booting after changing, search for posts on dpi
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i just did it on the krakd rom, it would not boot properly, i also lost my root. and cwm would not boot.
managed to get flash cwm again and restor.
i think i will just wait until there is more development on the nex7, im not a noob, but i like noob proof tools, i wanted to cry lol
bcvictory said:
1. How do I put the N7 into Tablet UI? After its been rooted.
2. Is there any problems with the Tablet UI?
3. Do you think that it is better than the Hybrid UI?
4. Does the market not work after do you change it?
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1) Use ES file explorer as root and edit build.prop LCD density to 160.
2) Not that I know of.
3) 100%
4) Works perfectly.
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I prefer portrait for most things, but like to use landscape on the homescreen when exiting a landscape app, so I will most likely use a launcher that supports rotation.
I just tried the Nova beta that supports JB, but on my Tab 2 7.0.
I'm starting to see why people are wanting the tablet UI back. I can only imagine it will be worse on N7 with the nav bar on the right side / notification bar at the top when in landscape.
What I would really like to see is a mod that will:
1) Resize the nav bar to 35dpi (47px) while keeping the notification bar 33px. This will give a usable screen of 800x1200 in portrait.
2) Move the nav bar and dock to the bottom of the screen in landscape (rather than keeping them on the right side of the screen). This would yield a usable screen size of 1280x720 (with the notification bar at the top).
For me, this would be the best mix of Tablet UI and Jellybean portrait only UI. So basically, the way ICS worked, but with the notifications moved to the top. And hopefully this can be done without editing the device DPI and causing all sorts of issues.
i used 170 dpi....loaded the go launcher............ gorgeous!!!
patterone said:
i used 170 dpi....loaded the go launcher............ gorgeous!!!
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170 will not see all apps after cache is cleared from Google play.
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i dont understand... what does that mean and how do i prevent it???
I'll be waiting until devs get their hands on their N7's and build a modified navbar in roms, perhaps like in ParanoidAndroid.

[Q] Apps in landscape?

I just got my N7 today and noticed that barely any apps will go into landscape mode. Apps like settings, pulse and the play store just work much better for me in landscape and i can't get it to work. Also I am unable to get Nova launcher to give me a landscape home screen which would be so much nicer
Pulse works in landscape for me. Make sure you have the orientation unlocked in the notification window.
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El Daddy said:
Pulse works in landscape for me. Make sure you have the orientation unlocked in the notification window.
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That's what that button did... Wow i feel stupid...

Rotate home screen WITHOUT changing DPI?

I tried changing the DPI per the instruction in the forum, but I don't like it because the fonts of most widgets that I use looks funky, including some apps.
So I DO NOT want to change my DPI. I also hesitant to use launcher, since I like plain Jelly Bean looks. Launcher also use lots of resources
Any other ways to rotate the home screen? If a launcher is a must, which one does not use lots of resources? Example, Go Launcher uses tons of resources.
You can try something like
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate
There are others.
I use Apex launcher for two reasons- rotating home screen, and that titanium backup backs it up so I can switch ROMs without losing my homescreen. I'm not sure how much ram it uses, but its not enough to bother me. I also use the rotation ap that was posted above.
Set Orientation
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...bYKGgHfGlsENCA4aA&sig2=_1wJ2oSkWpYrabL3RvaHfQ
Works Great!
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Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29413138. It enables rotation for the entire launcher and it works very well.
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brianjr1 said:
Check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29413138. It enables rotation for the entire launcher and it works very well.
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Thank you for this. It works great!

Any chance to choose which portrait "side" an app takes?

Hey mates,
So here's my problem:
Whenever I open a game, the screen rotates into portrait mode, so that the buttons are at the top and the ports on the right side.
From time to time it would be better for me to have it in the "other" portrait mode because of my case.
Any chance to realize this?
DN41
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Seems that not every app forces me to take that side.
Any chance to enable the sensor for every app?
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Been trying to do this also, never found a good answer. I believe it is up to each developer how the app deals with screen orientation.
You can force any app to rotate any way you want with Ultimate Rotation Control from the Play store. I used it until I flashed Paranoid Android ROM. It worked perfectly.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate
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Thanks for your answer.
Gonna give it a try.
DN41

Anyone else bothered by NO quick auto-rotate switch?

On my Nexus 7, the quick settings drag-down menu has auto-rotate lock, but my Nexus 4 does not. Both are running Android 4.2.1.
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that there is no quick way to lock and unlock your screen orientation?
Or if there is, please let me know!
You can use an app for that, if it isn't a problem - Power Toggles. It has a slightly different behaviour - as far as I know, the native auto-rotate toggle locks the display in its current orientation, whereas Power Toggles only seems to be able to set it to portrait and leave it that way.
That's the quick'n'easy way, otherwise, there may be a mod for the same purpose.
killchain said:
You can use an app for that, if it isn't a problem - Power Toggles. It has a slightly different behaviour - as far as I know, the native auto-rotate toggle locks the display in its current orientation, whereas Power Toggles only seems to be able to set it to portrait and leave it that way.
That's the quick'n'easy way, otherwise, there may be a mod for the same purpose.
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Thanks I'll check it out, I was wondering the same thing as OP
On N4 you need double slide to see the notificaion of N7 in right side.
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ragnarok_ said:
On my Nexus 7, the quick settings drag-down menu has auto-rotate lock, but my Nexus 4 does not. Both are running Android 4.2.1.
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that there is no quick way to lock and unlock your screen orientation?
Or if there is, please let me know!
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The aokp ROM has this feature in the quick settings menu
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taitony said:
On N4 you need double slide to see the notificaion of N7 in right side.
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yes the double slide shows the quick settings for wifi, gps, etc.. on nexus 4 there is NO auto-rotate whereas on nexus 7 there is.
Just got my N4 a few weeks ago and this lack of foresight bugs the hell out of me. Is is plausible to extract the auto-rotate quick setting toggle from the N7 factory image and build that into a custom, modified stock, 4.2.2 ROM?
If you're saying to yourself "seems like a lot of work for something with such little use," spare us all the comment. Little details are the most important IMHO.
Use an app named power toggles
Here's a screenshot of my setup.
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I've got power toggles installed. But it's redundant and not what I'm looking for.
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bigs4610 said:
Just got my N4 a few weeks ago and this lack of foresight bugs the hell out of me. Is is plausible to extract the auto-rotate quick setting toggle from the N7 factory image and build that into a custom, modified stock, 4.2.2 ROM?
If you're saying to yourself "seems like a lot of work for something with such little use," spare us all the comment. Little details are the most important IMHO.
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If you're willing to, just flash a custom ROM such as PA which has it built in. Being a Nexus, most ROMs are very close to stock in most ways.
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ragnarok_ said:
On my Nexus 7, the quick settings drag-down menu has auto-rotate lock, but my Nexus 4 does not. Both are running Android 4.2.1.
Is anyone else bothered by the fact that there is no quick way to lock and unlock your screen orientation?
Or if there is, please let me know!
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flash a custom rom, or build your own. its android, better yet a nexus, you have many choices and options..

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