Rotation Control (License)

FaMe IT

- January 12, 2014

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Description

License for Ultimate Rotation Control

Buy this license if you want to continue using Ultimate Rotation Control after the 7 days trial period.

The one and only rotation control app that can REALLY LOCK your screen in ANY orientation and also FORCE the automatic orientation to override app specific settings.

The "Forced Auto" mode for example is very handy on tablets where some apps force portrait mode while you are holding the screen "upside down". It also allows using the launchers of for example the HTC (One X/One S) Sense 4, Samsung Galaxy S3 Touchwiz and Google Nexus 7 in landscape mode.

This 7-day trial version allows you to fully evaluate the app before having to buy it.

Features:
- True orientation lock
- Forced automatic rotation
- Per application settings
- Two widgets and a status bar notification with shortcut buttons for easily changing your rotation preference
- Ability to create shortcuts to specific modes
- Optimized for Android 1.6 (Donut) all the way to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- Can act as Tasker / Locale plugin to automate your screen orientation setting

Supported modes:
- Auto: normal automatic mode, not overriding app preferences
- Forced Auto: automatic mode, but overriding other app preferences!
- Lock: truly locks the screen in the current orientation
- Portrait: truly lock the screen in portrait
- Landscape: truly lock the screen in landscape
- Reverse Portrait: truly lock the screen in reverse portrait
- Reverse Landscape: truly lock the screen in reverse landscape
- Auto Portrait: automatically select between portrait and reverse portrait
- Auto Landscaoe: automatically select between landscape and reverse landscape
- Manual: normal manual mode, not overriding app preferences

Remarks:
- This app does NOT require root access.
- Certain applications might not display properly when forced to work on portrait/landscape. You can set a per application preference to normal auto or manual mode to workaround these
issues.
- Auto and Reverse Portrait and Landscape supported from Android version 2.3 (Gingerbread)
- Status bar notification direct shortcuts supported from Android version 3.0 (Honeycomb)

Reviews

4.4

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Kristof Bognar

Worked well initially The app works well, except for a tiny bug that makes it mostly useless for me. I use the app to rotate my home screen, and initially it worked perfectly. Now, however, the quick launch bar icons all end up on top of each other when I rotate to landscape mode. I can only click on the top one, the rest of the icons are hidden behind that. I'm not sure what caused the change, there were no updates since I downloaded the program. I'm hoping a future update will fix this. (I'm on Android 6.0 and HTC sense 7.0)

Andy Glew

very good Very good tool. Does a small job very well. E.g. my Samsung Note 2 normally works in portrait, and in landscape and landscape inverted, but not in portrait inverted. Which means that the USB charging cable sticks into my chest when trying to use while charging at the airport (as I am right now). This tool allows me to use all 4 rotations. Similarly, reading (e.g. Kobo or Kindle) in bed, the standard Samsung/Android often rotates as I shift position. This tool allows you to easily lock rotation.

A Google User

Simple and effective. I wanted something that was similar to the rotation toggle button on my prime. I tried this after a number of free apps that didn't really do what I wanted (and were somewhat cumbersome to use). This has much more granular control and is still uncomplicated. Bonus points for the (multiple) buttons on the notification entry. Well worth the money imho.

NoszerO Xray

Works on Stock Launcher! I had my rotate turned off by accident on my VZN S4. This did landscape on Apex launcher anyway. Touch Wiz? Yep this will do landscape even though its blocked by Samsung. This is a powerful app. Developer has this working all over your phone so give it 5 stars. I want landscape EVERYWHERE and this gives that to me! App rocks. Thank you.

A Google User

Makes the Nexus 7 that much more bad as* So the N7's home screen doesn't rotate. It's definitely not as bad as people have made it out to be but it can be a little annoying at times. That's where Ultimate Rotation comes in handy & it executes wonderfully. After playing with it for a while, I decided to use my $25 gift card to buy the license. Seems like a smart purchase at this point in time. Keep up the good work dev!

David Hernandez

Amazing You would think this is such a simple thing... to be at your home screen, turn your phone, and have the screen rotate. But it doesn't. That's how Android OS is configured. UNLESS YOU HAVE THIS AMAZING APP! Thank you for creating this. I didn't wait seven days for the trial to expire... I waited about seven seconds and happily paid for the unlock! Well done! Totally worth it!

User reviews

Kristof Bognar July 26, 2016

Andy Glew November 14, 2013

A Google User October 31, 2012

NoszerO Xray August 4, 2013

A Google User July 19, 2012

David Hernandez January 17, 2015

A Google User August 16, 2012

Does exactly what you hope it will Anyone with the new Google nexus tablet will appreciate this app. I sometimes use the tab in portrait mode but mostly i have it sat in a landscape case with a keyboard on my desk, so it's vital that I'm able to rotate the home screen. This app has achieved that perfectly - I just leave it in "forced auto"all the time and have bought the license key. UPDATE: I don't understand - since buying the license it keeps failing, turning upside down for no reason mid flow :-(

steven seabolt July 13, 2013

Great app! The app is great. I love the app specific settings. I needed this after installing a custom rom on my tablet and the auto rotate feature didn't work. This app solved all my problems. The author is polite and communicates well. I had a problem with the license not installing correctly and was still saying it was in the trial period. After providing proof of purchase he sent my a license key by email that worked perfectly. 5 stars for the app and 5 stars for the customer service.

A Google User August 23, 2012

Totally fabulous - should be standard Works brilliantly on my Google nexus 7 and makes it into the tablet it should be. Rotates everything I tried so far including the main menu. Its actually the first app I ever paid for and worth every penny. Agree with other reviewer - this fixed one minor irritation. Charger slot just remains to be usb`d

Randy Magruder September 10, 2013

The only way to play Real Racing 3 at high resolution, but.... ... the per app setting only kicks in after it rotates to landscape. I was hoping not to have to manually set to forced auto before launching RR3. Is it possible to have an icon that sets the forced auto and THEN starts a particular app?

FaMe IT September 12, 2013

Unfortunately I can only detect an app change after the fact. The app has an interface for the Tasker automation app. So with Tasker and Ultimate Rotation Control together you could make this functionality. I think this functionality is a it too specialized to add into Ultimate Rotation Control.

Dylan Flear April 26, 2015

Amazing. Controls screen rotation beautifully. Broke my phone and could only use the bottom half, this app made my phone able to be fully used again by being able to rotate ANY app to ANY rotation. Some apps only allow vertical orientation (they freeze at horizontal) but this at least allowed me to flip upside down to use the other half of my screen. A real life saver.

Quang Dao Phan October 6, 2013

Works properly The app is no longer laggy. One minor issue is that the word of app on notification bar is not rotated. For example, when i'm in reverse portrait mode, the P is in opposite direction to all other words. Not a big problem, so this app still get 5 stars from me

FaMe IT October 5, 2013

Hi, Trial and functional version are identical. You're problem was more likely due to version 5.2.0 update. I am rolling out version 5.2.1 which should solve this issue.

Billy Martin March 2, 2014

Does exactly what it claims Started the 7 day trial then tested all the apps I was having issues with (Next Issue, Elemental Kingdoms, my corporate email client etc) and it worked on all of them. Well worth the few bucks just for the ergonomic comfort alone.

Androdian Androïd June 28, 2013

I AM A LANDSCAPIST! THIS IS THE FIRST ROTATION APP THAT I FIND TO WORK! This is the ONLY orientation app that REALLY works . Ive puchased the license version because the free trial is so impressive! Purging crapp-appa like 'enhanced email', swapping out others but THIS app S T A Y S!

R L Black February 8, 2013

Would be a 5 but... This app would be awesome if it could work a bit faster. I love being able to keep my phone in landscape view. Problem is, it usually takes way too long to get there.. feels like it makes the phone glitch, not sure it's worth the frustration.

Kenya Graham September 6, 2016

Great for car landscape mounting in the car I've been using this on my Samsung Galaxy phones for a couple of years now coupled with the Nova launcher for the optimal experience. For those games and phone calls that you don't want in landscape mode ever, use the Per App settings. Sometimes you may not be able to know the right app to put in Per App mode, then make sure Rotation is on your notification bar, enable Per App, open the app, pull down the notification bar and change the Rotation mode to what you prefer and it should stick to the open app.

Brad Hutchings February 16, 2013

Perfect for the car I've been using my Galaxy Nexus (VZN, curse you!) in the car with a phone mount, and it's been tricky to get the headphone and micro USB plugged into the phone. No longer a problem thanks to this handy little app! I just put my phone in the mount in upside down portrait mode, and Ultimate Rotation Control makes it all work. Thanks for making this and making it so easy!

Grey Mare October 4, 2013

Simply put, it works! I have Never paid $3 for an app, but this one is worth it. I've tried several looking specifically for 180° rotation. The only other app that I found that would work without root really slowed my system. This one works beautifully and taxes my system very little. There's a very minute slow down, but to me it's worth it to get the rotation. Great job by the developers! Btw I'm using it on Galaxy S3.

Rick Simpson July 23, 2014

Excellent utility app I was beginning to have auto-rotate problems with my Nexus 7 (2013). This app now gives me complete control over its screen orientation and even lets me change orientation for apps that have their own appearance. I bought the licensed version the same day I downloaded the trial version. Well done.

Josh Parker March 16, 2014

Works but only in specific ways I've been using this app for quite some time (>year), and it worked. Stopped using it on my old nexus 7 when Google enabled home screen rotation, but started to again on the nexus 5 due to its lack of any controls on the notifications slide down. If I want to change rotations, the quick select UI in the tray won't respond or take affect to lock current most of the time until the device is rotated again, resulting in locking in an unwanted mode. Global rotation so far doesn't work at all, only per-app.

Bill Gilbert May 15, 2016

You f... up my phone What did you do to my phone? I was only using your app to be able to lock my screen inti landscape. When I uninstalled your app my phone is locked into portrait and won't rotate on its own. If you don't fix this I am going to file a formal complaint with Google.

A Google User June 20, 2012

FIX THIS PROBLEM The only problem that I have encountered with this app - is the rotation sequence when using the the app in the notifications bar. I have it set to rotate between portrait and landscape, but it doesn't rotate properly, it acts like its stuck in portrait mode. PLEASE FIX - HTC Inspire

Heidi Johnson May 22, 2015

Galaxy S6 edge rotation problem I have the famous issue with my rotation crapping out on the new s6 edge and until they come up with a patch for the problem I was stuck with no landscape mode. This is unacceptable for me with texts and email. This app has SAVED my phone from being smashed into angry pieces!! Well worth the money to be able to rotate my text/email screen again THANK YOU!!!

Jim Carter January 7, 2014

App Fills A Need I just got a Samsung Multimedia Dock. Unfortunately; the orientation of a few apps didn't automatically adjust to landscape mode. I read good things about this app in a review, and indeed it works just as described. Very pleased!

Julius Greig January 4, 2015

Best rotation app Until now... Have been using this a lot on my nexus 4 due to digitiser issues at the bottom of the screen. So this app has been a boon for my nexus 4! Now that I have my nexus 6, it has a bug, the per app selections are not overriding my global setting. E.g. No apps running it's on auto portrait, I set a game to auto landscape. I play the game and it keeps going to auto portrait. Never had this problem on my nexus 4, is this a lollipop issue? Please fix.

May 22, 2013

Galaxy Note 2 I really like the app except the inconsistenty of the dial screen in landscape mode. For some reason, sometimes it wont display the number pad off to the side. It hides it behind the phone symbol and i cant get to it. Any ideas on a fix for this?

A Google User September 26, 2012

Sketchy This app is use full but can be a bit slow sometimes, and for some strange reason a box saying that the Google play store has closed comes up even when I am not using it. This box did not appear before I downloaded this app. Try the trial version and if you really can't live without landscape home screen then consider this.

A Google User September 12, 2012

And outstanding rotation control I tried several free rotation apps on the Nexus 7 and they were all rubbish. This works perfectly with the added bonus that you can set fixed orientation on an app by app basis, not just globally. Worth the small outlay. I hope Google notes what is needed in a future Android release.

ERICA OSORIO December 14, 2013

License fail I was very happy with the trial, so I bought the license, but since I bought this, the rotate started to fail. Everything is OK and without any reason the main screen doesn't rotate. You have to keep open the license to restart the rotation, or uninstall and install, I tried for 2 weeks the license and it has been very disappointed. Nexus 5. I want my money back, it's Incredibly don't buy it. It's better only with the trial, even reinstalling every 7 days

FaMe IT December 18, 2013

I am sorry to hear about your problems with the licensing. Two things to try: - delete the Google Play Store data: go to Settings - Applications Manager - Google Play Store; touch clear data and confirm. - uninstall both "Ultimate Rotation Control" and "Rotation Control (License)" via Settings - Applications Manager and reinstall them afterwards.

A Google User June 23, 2012

Just what I needed I use my Galaxy Nexus as my primary music player in my car (using Google Music). I leave it flat on the center console of my car, which works great, except for when I turn a tight corner and it flips into landscape mode automatically. Frustrating! This app has fixed this problem. The interface is very well done. The (optional) persistent notification icon is actually very handy, because you change the controls directly from it. There's also a handy and customizable widget. Very well done, guys!

Master Chong January 6, 2016

This app made my phone usable again. After I rooted my phone and froze the Update Services, it lost the ability to rotate properly. This app is worth every penny and has been an amazing life saver. If your phone has a problem with rotating properly, you have found the best solution to the problem. To uninstall this would render my phone unusable.

A Google User October 5, 2012

Great App - A must for Galaxy Nexus Cannot get Auto Portrait to work - it simply acts as Forced Portrait?! However, I had this first on my Nexus 7 - thought it was great on that, but it's a necessity on the Galaxy Nexus which has the headphone jack at the bottom for some unknown reason?? Doubt I'd listen to music without it tbh.

Bruce Tams May 15, 2014

Works great! Needed to set my Note 3 in landscape mode, so when I use the MHL HDMI out it would fill up the LCD screen I was using, instead of the normal vertical image with black bars on the side.

Juan Carlos Valverde September 10, 2013

Great overall experience I use it when driving because I rather the horizontal display. It has worked perfectly with all my apps except one time that I got stuck in traffic for over an hour and decided to watch Netflix, for some reason the search screen would only display vertically.

A Google User August 9, 2012

Good app I would give it 5 stars. But sometimes when rotating the homes screen icons lag and appear after 2 seconds. Overall love it now all I need is a app to remove the soft keys on the screen and never make my galaxy nexus perfect.

Rahul Pawar September 15, 2016

Ulock Issue Whenever i switched on my tablet it shows landscape for 1 second and goes automatically to Potrait mode. In potrait mode i have to lock it. Then after unlocking it it stays in potrait mode the goes into Landscape mode...i have kept my all setting in Landscape mode, it is so irritating....

Marc Hill May 11, 2013

Slow to change orientation. Takes 3 seconds for the screen to update and reflect the phone orientation from portrait to landscape and vice versa. Other than that it's great. Maybe it needs a setting to change the desired response time for the individual. Or maybe its just slow!

A Google User June 12, 2012

Great app!!! I recently bought a Nexus Galaxy phone and unfortunately both the power and 3.5mm jack are on the bottom of this phone, what a poor design, especially for me b/c I set my phone in a holder all day here at my desk, with both things plugged in. I initially was using the phone upside down, so when someone called i would just read the phone upside down and then take the call. I then tried a few searches for a forced rotation and BAM, found this app. I tried it out for the 7 days, thanks so much for this option and now am running the full version. Every Nexus Galaxy owner should def. own this great app. Thanks again very much.

A Google User September 6, 2012

Stopped working/provider fixed Up date hell. Stopped working yesterday when updates hit my nexus....when it worked it was fine Today it released old version and now works as before I do not accept apps with uncertainty. I want it to work every time. I give only 3stars because of problem

A Google User July 23, 2012

Most excellent Thanks for one of the most useful apps on the market. A must have, slick little gem! So many phones stick the antenna in the base - I was sick of holding mine upside down to pick up weak signals... Result!