Rotation Control (License)

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- 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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A Google User

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.

Karan Pratap Singh

Awesome and very handy! This app is a must buy for all Android users who want a smarter orientation control. I can't believe Google still has not included these settings by default in Android! You can choose from a variety of different orientation settings which solve every use case that you can imagine! Per app orientation settings are godsend and also the option to hide the persistent notification is a great plus! Plus they even made super handy widgets, wow. Amazingly superb work developers! 5 stars all the way!

A Google User

Became TERRIBLE Once I Paid!!! BEWARE! Used the free trial & it worked like a charm, so when it expired, I shelled out $3 and this app went downhill from there. 1st, it would keep resetting itself from Forced Auto so I would constantly have to go into settings in the app to reset it, to get my homescreen to rotate. After a few weeks it stopped doing that, but from there on in it's made my Nexus 7 EXTREMELY SLOW. The homescreen constantly freezes, gets sluggish and/or goes blank completely. I didn't know what the problem was until I read other similiar reviews. I uninstalled this app from my Nexus 7, and my tablet is working fine once again. I feel SERIOUSLY RIPPED OFF for paying for this.

G. Scott Taulbee

Great, but flawed The app works great. It gives a lot of flexibility and lets you force different orientation on apps which don't respect landscape or portrait. Unfortunately, it slows down my HTC One notification tray. Pulling down and interacting with items in the notification area is slow and unresponsive while this app is running. I would give 5 stars if performance is better. Unfortunately, in its current state, I can not use it due to massive slowdown and unresponsiveness. I suggest people use Tasker and build their own rotation app.

Ben S

A marvelous tool that empowers you to have full control over apps that don't work and play well with your desire to display the way you want them too!. For instance I prefer to view everything in landscape. With this lil tool all I have to do is "set it (once and forget it. I never have to go back and set it again. I don't have to have the app on any screen ready to fight the next troublesome app.I can keep this in my app drawer out of my way. Worth every penny!

Paul Allen

Ultimate Rotation Control I've been an Android user for about three months now and this is the first app I've come across that was worth buying. I'm one of those suckers who, having never heard of rooting, ROMing, etc., switched to an Android device with the mistaken assumption that Android offers 'jailbroken iOS-level' customization straight out of the box. I was starting to lose hope until I found this app. Not too happy about having two icon spaces on my home screen tied up just to be able to properly rotate my screen. It's a little pricey for a feature that should've been built-in from the start (especially on devices like the Galaxy Note 2, marketed as part phone - part tablet), but it works great. It would be nice if it included a FAQ to explain options in a little more detail. Definitely in my top-5 Android apps list!

User reviews

A Google User June 12, 2012

Karan Pratap Singh August 17, 2013

A Google User August 27, 2012

G. Scott Taulbee July 31, 2013

FaMe IT August 12, 2013

Sorry to hear you experiencing some problems. Can you try to disable the per-app settings to see if that makes a difference? Otherwise please contact me at admin@fame-it.net

Ben S February 17, 2017

Paul Allen May 9, 2013

James April 17, 2013

Great idea but permissions are discussting and shamefull as of right now great ap. I have had no problems.BUT. i want the developers to explain to US ...WHY HAVE YOU REQUIRED US TO ACCEPT YOUR OBSERD TERMS OF AGREEMENT. ... SERIOUSLY why do you need all these permissions into my personal stuff??? Why are you infringing on my information. This is disturbing and shamefull. You developed and produced a great product and are now taking advantage of us. Also in the apps menu on my note 2 the bottom most row of icons are cut off. I like it but the permission sh!+ is u

A Google User July 29, 2012

Glitchey Movie Playback This app is cool in that it does what it's supposed to do, however, the app causes problems with video playback. I own a Nexus 7 and downloaded two movies onto the device. Before I installed this app the playback was smooth and had no problems. After I installed this app, the movies would freeze every 10 seconds or so for a split second before resuming. I uninstalled the app and the problem went away. Reinstalled it and the problem came back. Would be nice if this is fixed in an update...

Meredith C April 24, 2014

, Thank u for this.! It always irritated me that I couldn't lock my screen into position when not in portrait mode. I recently dropped my 4month old phone leaving the top 60% of the touch screen broken making it almost impossible to use. With this app I can flip my phone upside down and actually gain some functionality again. The app seems to have a few glitches but it's well worth it, especially if u have a broken phone too. Thanks so much to the dev!

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!

A Google User July 19, 2012

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!

jopat1992 June 6, 2015

Auto app rotation What's better than having your app automatically holds it in position. I never tried the 7-days trial and it never disappoints me. But it makes my home screen rotates which makes it weird but nothing goes wrong with my phone but overlapping app list and same with the menu (Because my phone doesn't have a rotation support on them so a working one is good). Changing the settings stops this problem, under 'System rotation>Forced auto' to 'auto'. So overall, no problem. Great app

Kristof Bognar July 26, 2016

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)

A Google User October 31, 2012

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.

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.

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.

Martin Allmark April 23, 2015

Galaxy s6 Worked fine on my s3 but now I have the s6 when I landscape my phone the app icons and widgets don't display properly. In app works fine but not out of app, I did try adjusting the display size but still the same. May need an update to support s6

Tony Roongs November 27, 2013

License issue after purchase! DO NOT BUY!! I've already purchased the license awhile ago but now out of nowhere I'm getting a message saying my license trial has expired! There's no support email or contact info for the developer listed so unfortunately I have to get there attention through this low feedback score! Google play store users beware do not buy license! -Samsung Galaxy S4 at&t

FaMe IT December 2, 2013

Sorry to hear that you are experiencing problems. 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 July 19, 2012

Brilliant! This app is essential for owners of the new Google Nexus 7 which, very annoyingly, doesn't rotate into landscape view for the homescreen (Come on Google - seriously!) This app works perfectly. It even forces apps such as Spotify to reverse rotate in portrait mode (180 degree flip) as it insists on locking into a single portrait mode making it impossible to attach an audio jack into the Nexus when on a stand, as it's underneath the device. URC simply does exactly what it says it will do. Two things however... The homescreen widget is ugly (sorry). Perhaps a colour choice or even some transparency options would be good. And, the app doesn't work on the lock screen (I use the Swipe pattern security function) making it confusing to use and mostly, you have to rotate the device to enter your security pattern or unlock the device. Otherwise, this is a near perfect piece of software.

Adam Gerlach August 4, 2013

Awsome I thought I would never see the day the whole android experience would rotate into landscape mode! Why the heck not? Well....this app does it! Well worth the money spent! Great job and a hand shake to the developer of this app! Tried the 7 day trial for 10 minutes and promptly paid. Awesome...just awesome! Galaxy note 1 SGH-i717R

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!

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 :-(

Jose Sanchez December 15, 2015

Best rotation app Works as described. Was more than happy to pay for the license. Only thing I would like is for an option to get rid of the notification on the lockscreen of my Galaxy S6. I found a way to make it disappear but that also makes the widget in the notification window go away.

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!

Jim Basilio May 5, 2015

works great, drains performance though The app functionality is top tier ... i wanted so my lock screen would rotate when I had my phone in my car which has a holder that i used in landscape mode. On my nexus 5 it worked fine b/c it had horsepower to spare. I got a moto x though and this app caused SEVERE performance problems plus skipping when I listened on my bluetooth headphones. Even having the app not doing anything (i.e. not forced rotation) made the phone slow. I uninstalled it and my moto x is flying now, I didn't realize how much of a performance impact it was having. So if you have a phone with a super strong CPU, go for it if it scratches your itch. Otherwise you might be sacrificing performance (and likely battery).

F. W. December 15, 2013

Samsung Galaxy Note II LTE (CyanogenMod 10.2) Update: It worked fine on Cyanogenmod 10.1, but FC on 10.2 all the time. [Very good. Where other apps fail, this app even forces the orientation of the lock screen. You can choose orientation in notification bar or by adding widget. Too bad that the widget show all the options in stead of only the ones you need. I solved this by using Folder Organizer.]

FaMe IT December 23, 2013

Thank you for reporting this. It look s like a bug/incompatibility with Cyanogenmod (as this is the only RMO for which I had this reported). I currently do not have Cyanogenmod installed on any of my devices, so I cannot debug easily.

Matt Mancuso November 13, 2014

Good with Glitches This app has a few glitches. Namely, when the lock screen is engaged, the screen is free to rotate. I also have a Tasker profile set up to listen for volume button presses in quick successions to toggle in between Forced Auto and locked, but I find it difficult to tell which rotation mode is on. A separate Tasker task that returns status variables would be appreciated.

Andy Glew November 14, 2013

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.

Lester Lanteigne August 22, 2014

Perfect for dead zones on a broken touchscreens. I fixed my phone, so I don't need this app anymore. Yet I still recommend it!...............Old review: My touchscreen is very cracked, and the top 55% is a dead zone. Having the ability to force any app into any direction I want is now invaluable. Thank you for letting me try it for free first; it made may decision to buy much easier. I couldn't be happier.

Wes Gergely April 3, 2015

Battery drain I've traced an excessive battery drain on my phone to this app...more accurately this apps license, which is really a shame cuz I love it otherwise. I get an extra 30-50% battery life when I uninstall. I may have to uninstall perminently if it isn't fixed. I would not reccomend buying the license because of this. Edit:Dev seems to be working to fix. Good communication gets a couple stars back. Note:forced auto breaks the HTC camera app. Enable per app settings and select auto for the camera app.

FaMe IT July 1, 2013

Thanks for reporting this. Can you contact me on admin@fame-it.net with more details (which settings you use and how you determined the extra drain). Thanks in advance, Arjan Mels - FaMe IT

Matthew Parker April 23, 2016

I like this application because it just works. And I did not want to have my screen just flip flop all over the place without my say so. That was driving me crazy. It will straighten out the rotation madness once and for all. When you grab the phone upside down and you have it set to a particular way it will always go that way informing that your phone is upside down instantly by visual inspection. It is really cool especially I noticed when you are always on a bumpy bus and once you set the specific application options then it is rock solid stable as hell. One neat thing is to set Youtube videos to landscape mode and when you are surfing the app store it will auto landscape itself and then when you push back button it will go back to your defined settings which I like portrait mode for the store. I can't wait to try it on a tablet to. ":---) Thank you this is so worth it. Ow yeah and if you want to switch to a different rotation the notification bar helps you switch so fast and quick it is amazing!

Austin Bates March 3, 2015

Love it I love this app. My phone stopped being able to rotate the screen for some reason and I tried numerous things to fix it. This app was the only solution. It allows me to use my phone horizontally. I just wish that this app could find a way to make everything on the screen fit as if my phone were a tablet. My app menue get cut off, but nevertheless I'm happy, worth the price.

MrTh0ll November 14, 2013

Big relief I was getting annoyed when my phone would rotate when I just tilted it a little but now I dont have to worry. The per app setting is awesome and the status bar widget is great if you're using an app and want to get to it quickly. It would be nice if you could set the specific degree for the screen to rotate.

Jonathan Steen June 21, 2015

Great Does exactly what it's supposed to do and well worth the money for something that is used so much for everything. Bought the licence after only having had the trial for 24 hours. Some of the menu options can be a little confusing until you get used to exactly what they do but with a little experimentation it's all pretty self-explanatory. Shame that phones don't come with this pre-installed.

Scott Lynn January 26, 2014

Fixes home screen rotation but allows upside down phone. Pretty good app. I am using it every day on my Galaxy Note 2. Especially since my car cradle is not an official dock, and my kickstand case is not official either, so my phone won't do landscape automatically on my desk or in the car. But it badly needs an option to prevent upside down portrait mode. You have to choose between some kind of auto rotate or none but if you pick up the phone upside down it will rotate to accommodate you even though the speaker and microphone are in the wrong locations.

Jay Sacks October 12, 2013

Fantastic app I was quite surprised to find out my new Note 2 would not adjust to landscape in the lock screen mode. I have my phone docked landscape and it is viewing portrait. ULTIMATE Rotate has corrected several other apps with strange orientation quirks. Thanks for a great app!

Joey Fisher April 24, 2013

This App Makes Me so Freakin' Happy It's a huge annoyance to use an app in landscape mode, then the phone times out, then you power on the phone to find your lock screen in portrait mode, unlock it and find your app switched to portrait even though your phone is still horizontal! Arggg! This app makes me so freakin' happy because it allows me to force auto-rotate, which allows landscape on my stock home screen (TouchWiz) and lockscreen on my Galaxy Note II ! * Tip: Rotate settings are in the status bar drop-down! My Settings: Enable per App settings: yes Global Rotation: Forced Auto Lock screen rotation: Forced Auto System auto rotation: Forced Auto System manual rotation: Lock Current Per app settings: * Touchwiz: Force Auto * Phone: Auto Portrait (phone doesn't work well in landscape or auto-rotating) *Problems? Set app to auto (app-controlled) to override forced auto!

A Google User March 8, 2013

Stop Resetting The Settings With Every Update I love this app. I use it on both my Galaxy Nexus and my Nexus 7. It has functionality with tasker which is a huge plus. But, the one thing that's been bothering me is every update resets the settings to default. It's getting rather annoying having to change my settings every time an update comes out. Other than that, I love this app.

Joe S. May 29, 2015

Galaxy S4 (Still waiting) GREAT APP. Works good enough that I bought it. This license really ought to be a widget so I can access it when offline. VERY IMPORTANT: Allow us to email an export file to backup per-app settings! Thanks in advance.

A Google User July 6, 2012

HTC One X Sense Rotation Well, I tried it and was so impressed I bought it. Well done, keep up the good work. Rotates Sense without rooting or custom rom installation. Can lock in desired position which is desirable when lying down. Has full common sense options which we all want.