How to turn the video on the phone Xiaomi

Modern smartphones, including popular Xiaomi models, allow you to capture any moment of life in high resolution. However, it often happens that the footage is upside down or lying on its side. This can happen due to accidental movement of the hand during the shooting or a failure in the accelerometer, and fortunately, you can fix this error directly on the device without using a computer.

In this article, we will take a look at all the ways to adjust the orientation of videos, how to use the built-in tools of the MIUI and HyperOS system, and what third-party applications can be useful in difficult cases, and we will touch not only on the gallery, but also on popular social networks, where users often face the need to change the angle.

Understanding how Xiaomi's video editor works will help you quickly get your media files in order, whether you've shot a vertical story video or a horizontal movie to watch on your TV, it'll only take a few seconds to edit if you know where to click.

Using the built-in editor in the Xiaomi Gallery

The easiest and fastest way to change the orientation of the frame is to use the standard Gallery app, which is pre-installed on all smartphones of the brand. Xiaomi developers have implemented a powerful basic functionality into the system, allowing you to framing, overlaying filters and, of course, rotating the image. You do not need to download heavy programs from the Play Market store.

To get started, open the file you want and find the edit button. It usually looks like a pencil or a setup slider. In the menu that opens, select the rotary tool, which is often indicated by a curved arrow. Pressing this button will turn the video 90 degrees clockwise until it gets in the right position.

Once you have achieved the desired result, you need to save the changes. The system will offer two options: create a copy of the file or replace the original. It is recommended to choose to create a copy so that in case of an error you have the source. The saving process is almost instantaneous thanks to the optimization of the Snapdragon and MediaTek processors used in Xiaomi phones.

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Save the edited video as a new file so you don’t lose the original in case of a failed framing or other edits.

Rotating a video when uploading to YouTube and social media

Often users have a problem when the video on the phone is displayed correctly, but after uploading to YouTube or Instagram, it turns over.This is due to the fact that social networks have their own algorithms for processing the metadata of the file. In some cases, the built-in gallery editor may not update this data correctly, and the social network player ignores your edits.

If you're planning to upload a video to YouTube, you can use the app's built-in editor. Once you select the file to download, click on the edit icon. There's also a turn feature that will force the platform to change its orientation, ensuring that viewers see the image exactly as the author intended.

For Instagram and TikTok, the situation is similar, but it's more important to follow the right proportions: Vertical 9:16 videos occupy the entire screen of the smartphone, while horizontal 16:9 are shown with black fields. If the video is inverted, the app can automatically try to fix it, but sometimes this leads to cropping the edges of the frame.

• 📱 Make sure that the application settings allow access to the accelerometer for correct orientation determination.
• 💾 Check the preview before posting, as the display may differ on different devices.
• 🔄 Use the Save as a Copy feature to be able to roll back changes.

Application of third-party video editors

If standard tools to turn the video fails or quality suffers greatly when saved, you should turn to specialized applications. The Google Play store offers a lot of free tools that work on Xiaomi consistently. The market leaders are CapCut, InShot and VN Editor.

These programs have advanced functionality, and they allow you not only to rotate the image, but also to change the aspect ratio, add black fields (kant) to fill the voids when you turn, for example, if you turn horizontal video into vertical without framing, there will be empty areas on the sides that can be filled with blur or color.

Using third-party software is especially important when you need to process a file packet or impose additional effects. Rendering in such applications is often faster than in the system gallery, thanks to the use of hardware acceleration of the GPU, which saves battery power and user time.

⚠️ Note: When installing free video editors, carefully monitor permissions. Some applications may request access to contacts or locations that are not required for video editing.

Setting up the autoturn of the screen in the system

Before you start editing, you should make sure that the mechanism of turning the screen itself works correctly. In Xiaomi smartphones, the position sensor is responsible for this, and if it is set up incorrectly or locked in software, the video can be played in the wrong orientation even in the original.

You can check the settings through the notification curtain, find the orientation icon or the auto turn icon, if it's turned off, the screen will be locked in the current position, and check if the screen lock mode is on, which blocks any changes to the interface.

In the deeper settings of the system, in the Screen section, you can find the calibration of the sensors. If the autorotation is not working correctly (for example, late or backward), you may need to reset the sensors through the engineering menu or diagnostic application. However, for a simple video view, you just need to make sure that the turn lock is removed.

Table of popular video editors for Xiaomi

The right tool depends on your goals. You can use a system gallery to edit a file quickly; you can use more powerful tools to create content for bloggers. Below is a comparison of the main characteristics of popular apps.

As you can see from the table, the system solution is the easiest and doesn't require any additional software to be installed. However, third-party applications offer more flexibility in working with projects, depending on how often you install.

Solving problems with inverted video

Sometimes users are faced with a situation where the video stubbornly does not want to turn or after saving it again becomes upside down. This can be due to file corruption or codec conflict, in such cases, it is recommended to try converting the video to another format, for example, MP4 with H.264 codec.

Also, the problem can be the overflowing cache of the Gallery app. Cleaning the cache through the app settings often solves the problem of freezing editing functions. To do this, go to the phone settings, find the Gallery app and select Clear Cache.

If nothing works, you can use online video editing services that run through a browser and are not dependent on the phone's resources, which is a good backup if you don't have a computer at hand and the built-in tools of Xiaomi are failing.

⚠️ Note: When converting or re-saving video, image quality may be slightly reduced due to re-compression.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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Xiaomi’s built-in tools allow you to solve 90% of tasks with video orientation without installing unnecessary applications.