How to turn a photo on the phone Xiaomi Redmi

It often happens that the shot is turned upside down or turned 90 degrees, making it uncomfortable to view.This can happen due to a failure of the position sensor or accidental touch of the screen during shooting. Owners of Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones often wonder how to quickly fix the orientation of the image without loss of quality.

Fortunately, the built-in tools of MIUI allow you to perform basic graphic manipulations in seconds. You don't have to download heavy third-party apps if you just need to change the angle of inclination or mirror the image. In this article, we'll take a look at all the correction methods available.

We’ll look at the standard gallery editor, cloud service capabilities, and third-party utilities for more complex processing, and understanding these features will help you always have perfectly focused shots in your collection.

Use of the built-in editor in the Gallery

The fastest way to fix the orientation of the image is to use the standard Gallery application, which is preinstalled on all Xiaomi devices. The interface here is as simplified as possible so that the user can find the desired function without long searches.

In the tool menu that opens, you'll need a section that's responsible for framing and turning, usually marked with a square and arrow icon or a scissor symbol, and if you click on it, you'll see a scroll bar with additional tools where the turn buttons are located.

To change the orientation 90 degrees clockwise, a button with a curved arrow is used. If you want to reflect the image mirrored (horizontal or vertical), look for two triangles or inverted shapes. After making changes, remember to press the save button.

⚠️ Note: When you save the edited photo, the original can be replaced. If you want to save the source, use the Save as a Copy function in the editor's settings menu.

The functionality of the built-in editor is constantly updated, so the location of the buttons may vary slightly in different versions of MIUI. However, the logic of the work remains the same: selecting a photo, entering editing mode, applying transformation and saving the result.

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Before starting mass editing, enable synchronization with Mi Cloud so as not to lose data in the event of an accidental app crash.

Image Rotation and Reflection: What's the Difference

Many users confuse “flip” and “reflect” when Android graphics editors have two different mathematical operations, and understanding the difference will help you find the right tools in your smartphone menu faster.

Rotate changes the angle of the image relative to the center of the frame, so you can spin the photo 90, 180 or 270 degrees, and this is necessary when the horizon has collapsed or the phone has been turned upside down at the time of shooting.

Flip/Mirror creates a mirror image, and horizontal reflection changes left and right, and vertical reflection changes top and bottom, often to correct selfies taken on the front camera, where the text on the clothes can read the opposite.

The table below compares these operations for a better understanding:

Using these tools in a bundle, you can get the perfect shot even from a bad shot. Experiment with combinations to find the best angle.

Step-by-step instructions for orientation correction

To avoid any navigation difficulties, we have prepared a detailed algorithm for the steps, follow these steps consistently to ensure you get the desired result on your Redmi or Poco.

• 📸 Open the Gallery app and find a photo that needs editing.
• ✏️ Click on the Change button (usually located at the bottom of the screen or in the three-dot menu).
• 🔄 Select the "Cadr and Rotate" tool (icon with square and arrows).
• ↻ Press the turn icon until the photo is in the correct position.
• 💾 Click “Save” or the tick in the corner of the screen to capture the result.

If a standard 90 degree rotation doesn't give you the right angle, some versions of the shell have free rotation, and you have to pull the corners of the frame that you picked up after you picked the framing tool, and you can align the horizon to the right degree.

Once aligned, the system will automatically trim the empty fields that appear at the edges of the frame, so if you want to save every pixel of the original image, this method may not work, and you will have to look for a photo with a large margin of space around the object.

Using Google Photos for editing

An alternative to the built-in gallery is the Google Photos app, which often acts as the primary repository of media files on Android. Its editing tools are more powerful and offer more flexible settings, including automatic enhancements.

To rotate the image, open it in the app and click Change. In the bottom panel, select the Tools tab and find the Turn icon. There's also a free slider spin feature available, which is very convenient for leveling the horizon line in landscapes.

Google Photos is a feature that allows you to roll back changes at any time, and even if you close the app and reboot your phone, the edit history is saved in the cloud, and you can always go back to the original version if you don't like the result.

⚠️ Note: All Google Photo features require an active internet connection and login to a Google account. Without the network, some cloud features may not be available.

And it also has a "Auto-Turn" feature that tries to determine the correct orientation by itself based on analysis of the content of the frame, and although it doesn't always work perfectly, it does a good job of most portraits and buildings.

Third-party applications for batch processing

If you have to flip dozens or hundreds of photos at once, it takes a long time to do it with built-in tools, and specialized applications from the Google Play store, sharpened for mass processing, come to the rescue.

One of the popular solutions is the Image Resizer app or Photo & Picture Resizer, which allows you to select a folder with photos, apply the "Turn" action to all files at once and save them to a new directory, which saves a lot of time when preparing photo albums.

Another option is to use preview file managers, such as Mi File Manager or ES Explorer, some of which have built-in tools to quickly turn previews without opening a full editor.

• 📂 Download the application for batch image processing.
• 🖼️ Select a folder with inverted pictures.
• ⚙️ Set the setting “Turn 90 degrees” or “Reflect».
• ▶️ Start the process and wait for the processing to be completed.

When using third-party software, always check to see if the quality of the source files is maintained. Some free versions of the software can compress images or add watermarks, which is unacceptable for important shots.

Problems with screen autorotation and their solution

Often users want to just flip the screen to see the photo at full height, but the screen doesn't respond to the phone's turn.This could be due to a locked sensor or Xiaomi system settings.

First of all, check the notification curtain. There should be a "Spring" or "Orientation" switch. If it's off, the screen will be locked in portrait mode, and the photo will not flip, no matter how you spin the smartphone.

If the switch is active but the screen is not responding, maybe the light sensor or the gyroscope has stuck. Try rebooting the device. It's also worth checking if the "Augmented Text" mode or special features that can block the change of orientation of the interface are on.

In rare cases, the problem lies in the Gallery app itself. Cleaning the app's cache through settings (Settings → Apps → Gallery → Memory → Clear cache) often solves the problem of the hung interface orientation.

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If the screen doesn’t rotate in any application, it’s likely the problem is with the hardware sensor or system failure requiring a reset.

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