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Lock "lock screen" in portrait ?

Hi all
Anyone know of a way to lock or select an orientation for the "lock screen" in portrait mode thats compatible with ADW ?

i just read this at modaco:
http://android.modaco.com/content/d.../lock-screen-in-portrait-mode-solution-found/

olemartinorg said:
i just read this at modaco:
http://android.modaco.com/content/d.../lock-screen-in-portrait-mode-solution-found/
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Thanks for this, I had the same question...lol

Lock portrait with only ADW solved
You can lock it into portrait mode using only ADW, no external apps/widgets required.
I came across how somewhere here on XDA and reposted it here:
http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=7317

to do it in adw...
hold phone in portrait mode
menu --> adwsettings --> system preferences --> check system persistent
that does it for me.
only thing is when you reboot... need to go back in uncheck it, then hold in portrait rotation and go back and re-check it.

Im refering to the lock screen not the home scteen, i want the lock screen set to portrait.
ADW can kinda lock the home screen but not successfully between reboots

anyone figure this out on the stock official froyo? its really annoying that i can now have a fully portrait phone, with the exception of the lock screen.

Widget Locker. It's a paid app but it does the trick.
I found that the most recent version had some bugs with the Streak but if you email the developer he will organise to send you version 1.2.5 which works well with the Streak.

i got the widget launcher apk installed and configured. i guess it will do for now but it doesnt feel very native. every now and then the default android locker will flash for a second. i was hoping a setting in build.prop would have it.

The Jack of Clubs said:
i got the widget launcher apk installed and configured. i guess it will do for now but it doesnt feel very native. every now and then the default android locker will flash for a second. i was hoping a setting in build.prop would have it.
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Have you asked the developer to send you version 1.2.5? Like I said, the version on the market is buggy with the Streak but I had no problems at all with 1.2.5.
Kris

so widget locker latest version will rotate lockscreen and lock screen slider, please confirm, on official froyo? thanks..

yeah i had 1.2.5, it crashed on me several times so i just uninstalled it. widget locker doesnt really rotate it into portrait, it more replaces the lock screen with another program, that happens to be portrait only, that you can customize to look pretty close to stock. i think i might wait for a better solution.

The Jack of Clubs said:
yeah i had 1.2.5, it crashed on me several times so i just uninstalled it. widget locker doesnt really rotate it into portrait, it more replaces the lock screen with another program, that happens to be portrait only, that you can customize to look pretty close to stock. i think i might wait for a better solution.
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You sure you haven't been using 1.2.8? 1.2.5 works perfectly for me to give me a lock screen in portrait.
What exactly do you want anyway? Do you just want the lock screen in portrait or the home screen? Or do you want a lock screen that actively rotate when you rotate the phone?

I installed screen suite locker to replace normal lockscreen but old lock screen kept coming up too, so I downloaded no lock to disable default lockscreen completly.
Works just how I wanted it portrait lock screen no default lockscreen

The Jack of Clubs said:
yeah i had 1.2.5, it crashed on me several times so i just uninstalled it. widget locker doesnt really rotate it into portrait, it more replaces the lock screen with another program, that happens to be portrait only, that you can customize to look pretty close to stock. i think i might wait for a better solution.
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Ahh... I see! You want the stock lock screen in portrait. No, this cannot be done at this time.

Krisbo said:
Ahh... I see! You want the stock lock screen in portrait. No, this cannot be done at this time.
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Isn't there a setting in build.prop that will switch to portrait? i really want my Lock screen in portrait.

any news??

This great idea
Just download ultimate rotation control , enable pre app , set lockscreen orientation ( potrait ).
U also can use forced auto orientation for lockscreen, u can use your lockscreen in all orientation.:good::fingers-crossed:

Neem Christian said:
Just download ultimate rotation control , enable pre app , set lockscreen orientation ( potrait ).
U also can use forced auto orientation for lockscreen, u can use your lockscreen in all orientation.:good::fingers-crossed:
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or flash the portraitmode zipfile from the Manii, it should be there somewhere in the development section.

[Q] Landscape Lock Screen

Is there a way to change the Tab's lock screen to Landscape like the Dell Streak?
I have run through the build.prop but cant find any way to do this.
G

download widget locker

Rotate the Tab to landscape
Slide down the top messagebar
Click the rightmost button to lock the screen rotation.
Rotate the Tab to portrait ....
sorry

raxio said:
Rotate the Tab to landscape
Slide down the top messagebar
Click the rightmost button to lock the screen rotation.
Rotate the Tab to portrait ....
Willem
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he's talking about LOCKSCREEN (not homescreen) in landscape.

Widget locker doesnt work in landscape on the tab, if you force it it FC's
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My widgetlocker works in Landscape. The only thing I don't like is the lock slider doesn't rotate only the added ones.

JMelvin,
What Rom are you using? What DPI on the LCD?
I am not sure what our difference is but when i choose Force Landscape WL FC's every time.
G

GuardianZX9 said:
JMelvin,
What Rom are you using? What DPI on the LCD?
I am not sure what our difference is but when i choose Force Landscape WL FC's every time.
G
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same. running rotojmev4

GuardianZX9 said:
Widget locker doesnt work in landscape on the tab, if you force it it FC's
G
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It works fine for me, roto jme, lcd density 180, but i changed all the .pngs so they fit properly, the pirated version of widgetlocker dosnt work too well, get the legit version (if you dont already)

GuardianZX9 said:
JMelvin,
What Rom are you using? What DPI on the LCD?
I am not sure what our difference is but when i choose Force Landscape WL FC's every time.
G
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Using Roto JMEv4 and 180dpi

[Q] Do you think Google will rotate the home screen?

Just got my Nexus 7 today and it's awesome, except for the home screen not rotating? Do you think Google will release an update to fix it or will we have to rely on a third party app?
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Third party app is the best way to go.

Download Rotation Locker its free if you want Landscape

Use Nova Launcher. Not only is it awesome, but it does home screen rotation.

_MetalHead_ said:
Use Nova Launcher. Not only is it awesome, but it does home screen rotation.
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Yes, it is great.
Auto-rotate wasn't enabled to begin with so I had to go to Nova Settings--Look and feel--Screen Orientation and select it (just pointing it out to save people a few seconds )
Also, the My Library widget is still usable (I'm not familiar with ICS/JB launchers, so maybe other launchers support it as well?).

NeoMagus said:
Download Rotation Locker its free if you want Landscape
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I want to be able to have the launcher switch orientation based on how holding it. Any apps for that?

jaysus145 said:
I want to be able to have the launcher switch orientation based on how holding it. Any apps for that?
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need a different launcher...nova or apex are good substitutes

Its kinda crazy that the homescreen does not rotate. Oh well, at least plenty of options to fix that with.

NeoMagus said:
Download Rotation Locker its free if you want Landscape
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Didn't work for me on the N7.

Rotation locker works great. allows any setup you want based on how you holding it.

I'm a fan of Nova Launcher and that is what I'm using to rotate the home screen.
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Questions go in the Q&A section

demandarin said:
Rotation locker works great. allows any setup you want based on how you holding it.
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But you have to change the settings when you change how you are holding it, right?

jaysus145 said:
But you have to change the settings when you change how you are holding it, right?
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No you don't have to. Just select the Forced Auto option and it rotates everything just fine. The only down side is it doesn't rotate lock screen.

jalshah05 said:
No you don't have to. Just select the Forced Auto option and it rotates everything just fine. The only down side is it doesn't rotate lock screen.
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Hmmph, that did not seem to work for me when I tested it last night.
I used the widget to select "auto" - is there another way to do it?
ETA: ahhhh... a long press did the trick, not a short press. Thanks!

rotate issue

Hi every one !
I just received my nexus 7 today and I notice that it doesn't rotate to landscape when I'm using any application ??
I know it doesn't support home screen landscape but its not working with other applications ??

BaWoN said:
Hi every one !
I just received my nexus 7 today and I notice that it doesn't rotate to landscape when I'm using any application ??
I know it doesn't support home screen landscape but its not working with other applications ??
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Turn it on in your "accessibility" settings. I think that's where it is. Should be a setting for "auto rotate".

Or check the notification area for the rectangle with two semicircular arrows
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

just swipe down from the top to see your notifications.There is a toggle right there to unlock rotation.

I tried everything but still not responding !!!
Shall I return it or try to fix it ?

BaWoN said:
I tried everything but still not responding !!!
Shall I return it or try to fix it ?
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Try opening an app and see if it rotates in that.
Thing is, even when you unlock rotation, the home screens won't rotate - made me think it was faulty too when I first got mine. You need a third party launcher if you want home screens to rotate to landscape.
If even in apps it won't rotate, then maybe it's faulty.

BaWoN said:
I tried everything but still not responding !!!
Shall I return it or try to fix it ?
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Swipe down your notification bar, to the right of the date is a lock with two arrows circling it. Press that and the lock will change shape.
Now all apps that support it will change orientation, the home screen does NOT support this. To rotate the home screen you will need to download a new launcher from the play store.
Test that rotation is working with a stock app like YouTube, not all third party apps are coded to rotate.
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I opened all apps and still not responding !!
I did rest factory ,.. nothing change

I recommend Apex or Nova for a launcher. I am partial to Nova right now but both of them are top notch. Everything rotates beautifully now. Make sure to do what they said and also don't forget to check in the launcher settings as there is an option there too.
Cheers!

Thanks for responds !!
But it still not working , I'm going to return it back

Loss of autorotation

Autorotation was working just fine until today. Now it's locked in portrait. I have it set to autorotate in my launcher (Nova Launcher) and the icon in the status bar is unlocked. And, I'm rooted.
Any suggestions?
UPDATE: Seems it's not a complete loss of autorotation. However, it does take about 15-25 seconds to autorotate. I'm certain it didn't take that long when I first got it.

I am still stock, unrooted.. running Nova and Apex launchers (betas), and recently I started thinking my auto rotation isn't responding as well. Not just on the home screens but overall. It just seems less sensitive. It seems like I have to be at a 90 degree angle for the rotate to happen and before it didn't seem that extreme. Before I thought it was taking a while to rotate (not as long as yours) but then realized I just had to tilt it more extreme than I thought. Not sure if I'm just crazy or if something is actually different...

dudinatrix said:
I am still stock, unrooted.. running Nova and Apex launchers (betas), and recently I started thinking my auto rotation isn't responding as well. Not just on the home screens but overall. It just seems less sensitive. It seems like I have to be at a 90 degree angle for the rotate to happen and before it didn't seem that extreme. Before I thought it was taking a while to rotate (not as long as yours) but then realized I just had to tilt it more extreme than I thought. Not sure if I'm just crazy or if something is actually different...
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Shortly before I read this, I discovered the same thing you did--that if I angled the N7 in towards me, autorotation was activated. WHY it came to be like this is a mystery. And, how to restore it to "normal" is even a greater riddle.
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Try Ultimate Rotation Control in the app store...set it to auto and u should be good...its a free 7-day trial and after that its a paid app but at least u get to see if it works for what u need and later u can decide to buy or not
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Home screen autorotate
Hello, my problem is the home screens won't rotate no matter what I do. The display is set to auto rotate and it works fine for everything else, just not the home screens. Am I missing something?
Thanks in advance.

wwz7777 said:
Hello, my problem is the home screens won't rotate no matter what I do. The display is set to auto rotate and it works fine for everything else, just not the home screens. Am I missing something?
Thanks in advance.
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Are you using the default, stock launcher? If so it doesn't support rotating even when auto rotate is enabled. You have to install another home replacement, such as Nova or Apex.

Thanks!
dudinatrix said:
Are you using the default, stock launcher? If so it doesn't support rotating even when auto rotate is enabled. You have to install another home replacement, such as Nova or Apex.
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This is just what I was looking for - Thank you!!
BTW, it is curious that my Moto Xoom home screens rotate fine and it is running Android 4.1.1 as well.
Cheers!

The mystery has been solved. Turned out to be the LCD density set to other than default. I reset it to 213 and all is well.
<><~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gary
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gjtoth said:
The mystery has been solved. Turned out to be the LCD density set to other than default. I reset it to 213 and all is well.
<><~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gary
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda pro.
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That wasn't the case for me. I'm unrooted and have never changed my LCD density. However, I did just try downloading the compass app and did the "figure 8" calibration and that seemed to put things back to normal in terms of auto rotation responsiveness.

I'm just running in here. I noticed someone mention that the home screen does not auto rotate. This is a feature of the nexus 7. There is a fully free app called Rotation Locker that works great, even though the widget is broken. For the nexus 7, when you get it, launch the app and longpress on the option you want.
Also nearly all devices have to have their sensors recalibrated from time to time. So it should not be a big deal for anybody to download a compass app or the highly useful app Android System Information, and use the settings there to calibrate all of the various sensors. It also recommend this app widget to see battery, and storage information - even if the app is very much not customizable.
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