How to turn a photo on the phone Xiaomi: all ways + secret chips

Take a great picture on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 or POCO X5 Pro, but he flipped over at 90.°? Or are old photos from the archives being displayed sideways? The problem is familiar to every second owner of Xiaomi smartphones, especially after transferring files from other devices or shooting in portrait mode. In this article, we will discuss all the working ways to rotate photos directly on the phone, including hidden features. MIUI and workarounds for "persistent" files.

Many users mistakenly think that editing requires installing heavy applications like Photoshop Express. In fact, 90 percent of the tasks are solved with standard tools — the key is to know where they are hidden. We tested all the methods on the latest versions of MIUI 14/15 and identified the fastest ones, and we'll also tell you why some photos don't want to turn and how to fix it without losing quality.

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1. Standard turn through the Xiaomi gallery

The most obvious way is to use the built-in Gallery app (a flower icon on a blue background) pre-installed on all Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones, and can not only view but also edit basic images. Here's how to rotate photos in 3 steps:

1. Open the gallery and find the image you want.

2.Slip it to open in full screen mode.

3. Click on the Edit icon (pencil in the bottom menu) → select the Turn tool (round arrow).

In the editor that opens, you will see:

• 🔄 Autoturn – the system itself will determine the correct orientation (does not always work correctly).
• 🔃 Manual turn - buttons on 90° left-right.
• 📐 Mirror reflection – horizontal/vertical reversal.

After editing, remember to click Save (floppy icon). Important: Xiaomi Gallery defaults to save the edited version as a new file without erasing the original. This is convenient if you're wrong - you can always go back to the source in the DCIM/Camera folder.

Proper orientation photo| Quality not deteriorating (no artifacts)| File saved to the desired folder | Original not deleted (if important)

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2. Turn through Google Photos (if Xiaomi gallery is glitching)

Google Photos often saves you when the standard gallery refuses to display or edit images correctly, especially for photos taken on other devices (such as iPhones or SLR cameras) and transferred to Xiaomi.

1. Install Google Photos from the Play Store (if not already installed).

2. Open the application and find the desired image.

3. Slip on it → click Edit (three stripes at the bottom).

4. Go to the Tools tab → select Turn.

Advantages of the method:

• 🌐 Works with RAW-Files (if your Xiaomi supports shooting in this format).
• 🔍 Automatically corrects metadata EXIF (orientation).
• ☁️ Synced with the cloud – edited photos will be available on all devices.

⚠️ Warning: If after turning in Google Photos, the image is again displayed sideways when viewed in the Xiaomi Gallery, clear the Gallery app cache in the phone settings.This will reset the temporary data and force the system to reread the file metadata.

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3. Secret mode "View" for persistent files

Sometimes photos don't want to be rotated in either the gallery or Google Photos, because of corrupted EXIF metadata that stores orientation information, and the built-in View app (a blue-eye icon) will help:

1. Find the file through Explorer (or any file management application).

2. Slip on the photo → Select Open with → View.

3. In the window that opens, press three points in the upper right corner → Turn.

This method bypasses the cache of the gallery and works directly with the file, and if the photo is not displayed correctly here, you will have to use third-party tools (about them in the next section).

Standard Gallery |Google Photo| App View |Background editors |I don't turn, I shoot right away

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4. Third-party editors: when nothing helps

If embedded tools MIUI We didn't get it, we're going to get specialized applications. 5 Popular editors and selected top-3 Xiaomi:

For most tasks, Snapseed will suffice:

1. Open the photo in the app.
2. Slip on the Tools icon → select Turn.
3. Use the slider to fine-tune the angle or 90° button left/right.
4. Save the result to the gallery or export it.

⚠️ Note: When using third-party editors, keep an eye on the resolution of the file being saved. Some applications reduce the quality to 1080p, even though the original 4K. In the export settings, select the option Original permission.

5. Turning over PC: When the phone fails

If you have a lot of photos or they weigh a few megabytes (for example, photos from Xiaomi 13 Ultra in.dng format), it is easier to transfer them to your computer.

• 🖥️ Conductor Windows/macOS: Right-click on the file → Turn left/right (built-in function).
• 🌐 Online services: iLoveIMG or EZGIF (Support batch processing).
• 📷 Lightroom/Photoshop: Professional correction with preservation EXIF.

To transfer files from Xiaomi to PC:

1. Connect your phone via USB (select File Transfer Mode in the Notification Curtain).
2. Open the DCIM/Camera folder on your phone through this computer.
3. Copy the necessary photos to the desktop.
4. Edit and transfer back to the Pictures folder on your phone.

6.Why the photo turns itself: deal with EXIF

Often, Xiaomi users face the opposite problem: photos automatically rotate when viewed in a gallery or sent to instant messengers, the reason for this is EXIF metadata, which stores information about the orientation of the image.

• 📱 When shooting in portrait mode (vertically), the camera records in EXIF tagged Orientation=6 (turned by 90)° clockwise).
• 🖥️ Some programs (e.g. Windows Photo Viewer) ignore this tag and show a raw image.
• 🤖 MIUI usually EXIF, But after editing or transferring files, tags may get lost.

To check and correct metadata:

1. Install the EXIF Viewer app from the Play Store.
2. Open the "problem" photo and find the Orientation line.
3. If the value doesn’t match the real orientation, use Snapseed or Lightroom Mobile to force EXIF to rotate and resave.

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7. Frequent mistakes and how to avoid them

Even experienced Xiaomi users sometimes make mistakes when working with photos.-5 Failures and ways to prevent them:

Pay special attention RAW-Xiaomi smartphones with advanced cameras (such as Xiaomi 13 Pro or Mix Fold 3) save pictures in this format by default. RAW — You need to use Lightroom or Darkroom.

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