Android application developers can disable auto-rotation and lock the orientation of the screen for their applications, which is often done with games that are designed to be played on a landscape ...

Google is working on a new horizontal layout for Android's volume slider that makes it look more like the volume UI on iOS.

By default, Android only lets you set your phone to auto-rotate or not. You can customize your phone’s orientation or even get some, admittedly complex, control over individual apps.

Just scroll through your list of apps, set the screen orientation you prefer for that app, and press Start to enable accessibility access for Swivel.

How to Have My Android Stay in Landscape. Your Android device's orientation switches between portrait and landscape mode depending on the direction it's pointing and the software currently open.

Swivel for Android comes with a very simple solution for a common annoyance – it allows you to set a custom screen orientation or rotation for each app on your Android smartphone or tablet.