How to turn a photo on Xiaomi: all ways with pictures

Did you take a great shot on your Xiaomi, but it turned upside down? Or downloaded a photo from the Internet, and it is displayed upside down? This problem is familiar to many owners of Redmi, POCO or Mi smartphones — especially if you often take pictures in portrait orientation or transfer files between devices. Fortunately, you can fix the orientation of the image to MIUI in a few seconds — and you do not need to install complex programs.

In this article, we will discuss 5 proven ways to turn a photo on Xiaomi – from built-in gallery tools to professional editors.

• 🔄 Take a photo straight to the standard gallery MIUI (It works on all models)
• 📱 Use Google Photos to automatically correct orientation
• ✏️ Apply third-party editors with advanced features (e.g. Snapseed or Lightroom)
• 💻 Turn over several photos at once on the computer (if there are many of them)
• 🔧 Correct metadata EXIF, If the photo is displayed incorrectly on some devices

All methods have been tested on current versions of MIUI 14-15 and are suitable for most Xiaomi models, including the Redmi Note 12, POCO X5, Mi 11 and older devices. If your smartphone runs on pure Android (for example, Xiaomi 13 Ultra with HyperOS), some of the features may be slightly different - we will mention this too.

1. How to flip a photo through the standard Xiaomi gallery

The fastest way is to use the built-in editor in the Gallery app (or Photos on newer versions of MIUI), which works on all Xiaomi smartphones without additional installations and takes no more than 10 seconds.

Instructions:

1. Open the Gallery app (an icon with multi-colored squares).
2. Find the right photo and tap it to open in full size.
3. In the bottom panel, click on the Edit icon (pencil or three stripes).
4. In the editor menu, select the tool “Turn” (the icon with circular arrows).
5. Press the "Turn 90°" button as many times as you need to get the photo up correctly. A 180° reversal will require two presses.
6. Save the changes by clicking “Done” or “Save” (depending on the MIUI version).

⚠️ Note: Some models (e.g. Redmi) 9A or POCO M3) If you turn the photo, it may automatically crop. To avoid this, check before saving that Free Frame is disabled in the editor settings.

Is the Auto Improvement mode on (may distort colors)|Photo not cropped around the edges|Orientation fixed (check on full screen viewing)|The file is saved in the original resolution (not in "Economic" mode)-->

If the “Turn” button is missing, update the Gallery app via Play Market or use an alternative method (see next section). On Xiaomi with HyperOS, the path to the editor may be different: instead of Edit → Turn, look for Tools → Spin.

2. Correcting Orientation Through Google Photos

Google Photos automatically analyzes image metadata and often corrects misdirection without you. If the standard Xiaomi gallery failed, try this method - it is especially useful for photos downloaded from the Internet or sent via instant messengers.

How to turn a photo in Google Photos:

• 📲 Install an app from the Play Market if it is not already installed.
• 🔍 Open a photo in Google Photos and tap it.
• ✏️ Click "Edit" (the icon with sliders at the bottom of the screen).
• 🔄 Select the tool "Turn" and expand the photo to 90° 180°.
• 💾 Save the changes – the original file will remain intact and the corrected version will be created as a copy.

💡 Advantage: Google Photos saves edit history, so you can always undo changes, and if the photo is upside down due to an error in metadata. EXIF, The app will automatically fix this when uploaded to the cloud.

⚠️ Note: If the photo was taken on an iPhone or other smartphone with non-standard markup EXIF, Google Photos may display it correctly, but when you download back to Xiaomi, the orientation is lost again.

If you often work with photos, we recommend you to include the option “Automatic orientation correction” in Google Photos.

1. Open the application settings (three lines at the top left → “Settings”).
2. Go to Backup and Synchronization.
3. Enable the “Orientation Correct” option (if available for your account).

3. Professional editors: Snapseed, Lightroom, PicsArt

If you need to not only turn a photo over, but also improve its quality, use specialized editors. They offer more features than standard Xiaomi tools, and are suitable for processing multiple images at once.

Comparison of popular editors for Xiaomi:

📌 Recommendation: Snapseed or Xiaomi's built-in editor is enough for a one-time photo rotation. If you're a professional photographer, install Lightroom - it allows you to batch rotation to multiple shots.

Instructions for Snapseed:

1. Open the photo in the app.
2. Slip on the icon "Tools" (in the form of a pencil).
3. Select "Rotate" (Rotate).
4. Use gestures to turn or click on the icons "90° left/right".
5. Save the result to the gallery ("Export").

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In Snapseed, you can cancel the turn even after saving - the application stores the edit history for each photo.

4. rotate several photos at once on the computer

If your Xiaomi has a lot of upside-down photos (for example, after importing from another camera), it is inconvenient to fix them one at a time, in which case it is easier to transfer files to your computer and use mass tools.

🖥️ Ways to do this Windows/macOS:

• 📁 Windows Explorer: Select a few photos → right-button → «Turn left/right (available on Windows) 10/11).
• 🖼️ View Windows Photos: Open the Photo → "Turn" button in the upper panel.
• 🍎 Preview (macOS): Select files → Tools → Turn left/right.
• 🛠️ XnView MP: Free program for batch rotation (supports) EXIF-marker).

🔹 Step-by-step instructions for XnView MP:

1. Download and install the program from the official website.
2. Import the photo to the program (drop the folder or use the File → Open).
3. Select the files you need and click “Transfer → Turn/Reflection”.
4. Select the direction of rotation (for example, “90° clockwise”).
5. Apply changes to all selected photos at once.

⚠️ Note: When you turn through your computer, make sure that the program keeps the original EXIF-data (date of shooting, camera model). MP In the settings, enable the option “Save metadata».

After editing, transfer the photo back to Xiaomi via MIUI File Manager or cloud storage (such as Mi Cloud or Google Drive). If the photos are displayed incorrectly again, the problem may be with the gallery settings - read about this in the next section.

5. Correct EXIF metadata (if the photo is displayed incorrectly only on Xiaomi)

Sometimes a photo looks normal on a computer or other phones, but it flips on Xiaomi, because of a conflict in the metadata of EXIF, the special tags that store information about the orientation of the image. The standard MIUI gallery can ignore these tags or interpret them incorrectly.

🔧 How to fix it:

• 📱 Drop it. EXIF via appendix: Install EXIF Editor or Photo EXIF Play Market Editor: Open the photo in the app and manually set the "Orientation" option as 1 (Normal).
• 🖥️ Fix on your computer: Use ExifTool (command line) or online services like VerEXIF.
• 🔄 Resave photo: Open the photo in any editor (like Snapseed) and save as a new file – this will reset problematic metadata.

💡 ExifTool Team Example (for experienced users):

exiftool -n -Orientation=1 -overwrite_original input.jpg

This command compulsorily sets the photo's orientation as "normal." Replace input.jpg with the path to your file.

⚠️ Attention: If you are editing EXIF manually, do not change other settings (for example, the date of the shooting or the camera model), otherwise the photo may lose compatibility with some applications».

6. Frequent mistakes and how to avoid them

Even after you turn, the images can be displayed incorrectly, and here are the most common reasons and solutions:

🔘 Problem: Photo flips back after saving.Solution: Check that you save the file as a "copy" instead of overwriting the original. In the Xiaomi gallery, select "Save as a new file" to do this».

🔘 Problem: Photos are displayed correctly in the gallery, but not correctly in messengers (WhatsApp, Telegram).Solution: Messengers compress the photo and can ignore it EXIF. Before sending, open the photo in Google Photos and export from there.

🔘 Problem: After turning, the photo is cropped at the edges. Solution: In the Xiaomi editor, turn off the option "Autocradration" (located in the additional settings of the tool "Turn»).

🔘 Problem: You can’t turn a photo taken on another camera (e.g. GoPro or GoPro) DSLR). Solution: Use Lightroom or XnView MP — They work better with non-standard formats.

If neither method works, check if the file is corrupted, and try opening it on another device or through an online viewer (like ImgOnline).

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90% of the problems with upside down photos on Xiaomi are solved through the standard gallery or Google Photos, and if the image is still displayed incorrectly, the EXIF metadata is to blame – it must be reset manually.

FAQ: Answers to Frequent Questions