How to Turn Off Screen Turn on Xiaomi: The Complete Guide

Modern smartphones in the Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO lineup are equipped with sensitive accelerometers that instantly respond to changing the position of the device in space. This is convenient when watching videos or reading books in a horizontal orientation, but often becomes a real problem when you lie on your side or hold the phone at an uncomfortable angle. At such moments, the screen suddenly flips, knocking down typing or interrupting the game, which causes great irritation to the user.

Fortunately, MIUI and its successor HyperOS provide flexible tools to control this behavior, and turning off autorotation is a basic feature that allows you to capture an image in your chosen orientation (portrait or landscape) regardless of how you hold it in your hands. Understanding where these settings are and how to use them correctly will save you a lot of minor inconveniences in everyday use.

In this article, we will take a look at all the ways you can block your turn, from the standard button in the notification curtain to advanced methods through the engineering menu. You will learn why the sensor may not work correctly, how to force you to set the desired orientation for specific applications, and what to do if the function has stopped responding to your commands.

Quick lockdown through the Control Center

The easiest and fastest way to stop the screen from rotating is to use a standard control that sits in the notification curtain. Depending on the version of the MIUI shell, this element may be called "Orientation" or "Autoporate." By default, the system is set to automatically determine position, but one touch changes the accelerometer's mode of operation.

To activate the lock, you need to unlock the device and swipe down from the top right or left corner of the screen (depending on the gesture settings). Find an icon depicting a lock in a circle or a smartphone with arrows. If the icon is illuminated in blue or orange, then the orientation fixation is on, and the screen will not respond to the turns of the device.

It is worth noting that in some regions and firmware versions, the logic of this button is inverted. In one case, the active button means "no turn", in another - "allow auto turn".

For users who prefer minimalism, it is important to know that this switch affects all system interfaces at once, but there are scenarios where standard locking does not work in certain applications, such as launchers or specific games, in which cases deeper adjustment is required.

Setting up through the menu "lock screen" and "Wallpaper"

If you find the standard button in the curtain uncomfortable or want to adjust the behavior of the screen in more detail, you should refer to the basic settings of the system. The path to these may vary slightly depending on the version of Android, but the overall structure of the menu remains unchanged, so you can not only block the turn, but also adjust the behavior of the lock screen.

Go to Settings → Lock screen. Some versions of MIUI have a separate switch that allows or forbids the wallpaper and widgets to be rotated on a locked screen. This is useful if you use live wallpaper or widgets that change their appearance when you turn, but you don’t want it to happen by accident.

• 📱 Open Settings and select Screen or Lock Screen.
• 🔍 Find the item related to the orientation or rotation of the content.
• 🔒 Activate the tumbler Fixing orientation for permanent rotational ban.
• 🎨 Check the wallpaper settings to exclude their accidental change when turning.

⚠️ Note: On some Xiaomi models with AMOLED-screens when the "Always On Display" mode is enabled, the autorotation function can be forcibly disabled by the system to save battery power and prevent pixel burnout.

This section also often hides application-specific settings. MIUI can remember the preferred orientation for each running window. If you force the phone to turn horizontal in an app that normally works vertically, the system may suggest that you remember that choice.

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Use the Orientation widget on your desktop to access the switch instantly, without opening the notification curtain every time.

Forced orientation for individual applications

One of the most useful features in the Xiaomi ecosystem is the ability to manage orientation for each application individually, which solves the problem when in one application (for example, YouTube), you need horizontal mode, and in another (for example, messenger) – strictly vertical, and you do not want to constantly togg the overall lock.

This is done through the Security menu or special display settings. In new versions of HyperOS, the functionality is expanded: the system itself offers to fix orientation if you notice that you often use the application in a certain position, but manual adjustment gives a more predictable result.

To access advanced settings, go to Settings → Advanced Settings → Special Features. You can find options related to interface management. While there may not be a direct “no turn for application” button in the standard menu, using Split Screen or Window Mode often forcibly captures the orientation of the main window.

It is important to understand that some applications, especially games and video players, have their own screen control priority. If a game requires a horizontal position, it may ignore the system lock until it enters the menu or desktop.

Using an engineering menu to calibrate the sensor

If you notice that the screen turns on its own when the phone is flat, or vice versa - does not respond to an obvious turn, the accelerometer and gyroscope may have been calibrated. In Xiaomi smartphones, there is a hidden CIT (Customer Integration Test) engineering menu that allows you to check and calibrate the sensors.

To enter the menu, you need to open the Phone app and type a special code. This does not require root rights, but requires caution. You need to find the section associated with the accelerometer in the menu, and follow the instructions on the screen: put the phone on a flat surface and press the calibration button.

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Once you enter the code, you'll open a test menu, find the Accelerometer or G-sensor, press Calibration and put your smartphone on a perfectly flat horizontal surface, wait for the message of successful completion, and this action will reset sensor errors and should return the autorotation function to work correctly.

⚠️ Note: Do not change other options in the engineering menu CIT, If you are not sure about their purpose, resetting the calibration of other sensors (for example, proximity or magnetometer) can lead to improper operation of the phone during calls or navigation.

In some cases, especially after a device falls, software calibration may not help, indicating that the component is physically displaced inside the case, and if the screen continues to behave chaoticly after calibration, you should consider a diagnosis at the service center.

Problems with autoturn in one hand mode

One-handed mode is a handy feature for large smartphone owners that reduces the usable screen area by shifting the image to a corner, but activating this mode often conflicts with the rotation sensor. With one-handed mode on, the screen may stop responding to the device's turns altogether.

This is a normal behavior of the system, because changing the orientation in the reduced window can lead to incorrect display of the interface. To return full orientation control, you first need to deactivate the mode of one hand, usually you need to press a special button-arrow next to the reduced window or just roll it.

There are also third-party apps from the Google Play store that allow you to create orientation profiles, for example, an app can automatically turn on a turn-block when you start the navigator and turn it off when you start the browser, such utilities require permission to "Above Other Windows" and access to a list of running processes.

• 📉 One-handed mode forcibly captures portrait orientation.
• 🔄 To work autoturn mode must be completely disconnected.
• ⚙️ Third-party launchers may have their own rotation settings that ignore system.
• 📲 Check the special features settings if the function is unstable.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Correct operation of the autorotor depends on the serviceability of the accelerometer and the absence of conflicts with third-party launchers or energy saving modes.