Xiaomi smartphone owners often face a situation where the video is displayed in the wrong orientation, which can occur due to a failure of the accelerometer sensor or the peculiarities of the operation of a particular camera application. On the Redmi 8 Pro model, despite its age, this question remains relevant for many users who want to enjoy content in the right format.
There are several effective ways to fix the orientation of the frame: you can use standard MIUI tools, third-party software from the Play Market, or even built-in video player features, and the choice of method depends on whether you need to save the file forever or just watch it right now.
In this article, we will discuss all the available solutions to the problem in detail, we will look at the regular editing tools that do not require additional software installation, and also we will touch on more complex cases that require intervention in system settings.
Use of the built-in video editor MIUI
The easiest and fastest way to change the orientation of video on the Xiaomi Redmi 8 Pro is to take advantage of the built-in functionality of the gallery. MIUI shell offers powerful enough tools for basic editing of media files that often go unnoticed by users.
To start, open the standard Gallery app and find the video you want. Click on the Change button (usually a three-slider icon or a pencil icon). From the menu that opens, select the Cover tool or the Turn tool, where you can rotate the image 90 degrees in either direction until you get the desired result.
⚠️ Note: When you save the changes, you create a copy of the file. The original video stays in the folder unchanged, allowing you to roll back at any time if the result does not suit you.
Once you have achieved the correct orientation of the frame, press the save button. The system will suggest saving the changes as a new file or overwriting the old one. It is recommended to save as a new file so as not to lose the original quality and metadata. Processing on the Snapdragon 730G processor is fast even for video at 1080p resolution.
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When saving the edited version of the video, make sure that the phone has enough free memory, as a full copy of the file is created, which takes up the same amount of space as the original.
Application of third-party video editors
If standard MIUI tools aren't enough or they don't work properly, specialized applications will come to the rescue. Google Play Market has a huge selection of video editors that allow you not only to rotate an image, but also apply filters, add music and text.
One of the most popular and easy solutions is the VLC for Android app or specialized editors like InShot and KineMaster, which have an intuitive interface: You upload video to a project, select rotate or reflection (Flip) and export the result.
- 📱 InShot – perfect for fast video preparation for social networks, has a convenient canvas turn button.
- 🎬 KineMaster is a more professional tool with many layers and fine-tuning frame parameters.
- 🎞️ VLC Player – allows you to change the orientation on the fly when playing, but to save the changes will require a conversion function.
Using third-party software gives you more control over the final result, for example, you can not just rotate the video, but also change its proportions by cutting the black stripes that often appear when you change orientation from landscape to portrait, which is especially important for owners of Redmi 8 Pro, whose screen has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9.
Setting up the autoturn of the screen in the system
Often the problem is not the file itself, but the interface display settings. If the video doesn't flip when you turn the phone while you're watching, you may have autorotate blocked, which is a system setting that affects how all applications work.
To activate this feature, open the notification curtain by swiping from top to bottom. Find the orientation or autoturn icon. If it's inactive (gray), click on it to turn blue or color. → Screen. → Screen reversal.
Some versions of MIUI include a feature to block orientation in specific applications, make sure that the settings of the gallery or video player do not have a forced viewing mode, sometimes helps to reboot the device, which resets temporary errors of the accelerometer.
| Parameter | Default value | Recommended value | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crash-turn | Included. | Included. | Screen reacts to tilts |
| Type size | Standard | Standard | Affects interface scaling |
| Dark subject matter | Off. | By choice. | It does not affect the turn, but saves battery |
| Screen update | 60 Hz | 60 Hz | Stability of the picture when turning |
☑️ Checking screen settings
Solving problems with the accelerometer sensor
If the software settings are fine, but the screen Xiaomi Redmi 8 Pro still does not respond to the turns of the device, the problem may lie in the hardware or software failure of the G sensor.
The first step is to calibrate the sensors, and you can check the accelerometer on the engineering menu or through the Play Market's special apps like Sensor Test, and you can put the phone on a flat horizontal surface and start calibrating, which often helps you get the rotation function back up.
⚠️ Warning: Do not use magnetic cases or holders with powerful magnets while checking the sensors.The magnetic field can distort the readings of the sensors, which will lead to incorrect operation of the autorotation.
In rare cases, you need to reset to factory settings if the software failure is deep, but before that, you should try simply restarting the phone in safe mode, which will eliminate the influence of third-party applications that can intercept the control of the orientation of the screen.
How do you get into safe mode?
Online services for quick conversion
When you don't have time to install apps and the built-in gallery doesn't work, online services come to the rescue, and they let you upload video to the cloud, process it on the server and download the finished result, saving you the CPU resources of your Redmi 8 Pro.
There are many sites, like Clideo, 123apps, or Online-Convert, and they work the same way: you pick a file, you specify a 90 degree (or 180, 270) action, and you start the process, and it takes from a few seconds to a couple of minutes, depending on the file size and the speed of the Internet connection.
The main advantage of this method is cross-platform and no need to install software. However, it is worth remembering privacy: do not upload private or secret videos to third-party servers, and you will need stable access to a Wi-Fi or 4G network.
- 🌐 Availability – works from any browser (Chrome, Firefox, Mi Browser).
- 💾 Save space – processing is done on the server without loading the phone’s memory.
- ⏱️ Speed – for short rollers, it’s the fastest way to get results.
Frequent questions and user concerns
Even with the instructions, users may encounter nuances, such as a video that can rotate but loses sound or becomes out of sync, often with low-quality converters, and choose H.264 codecs and MP4 container format for maximum compatibility.
Another common problem is that video in the gallery is displayed correctly, and in WhatsApp or Telegram it is sent inverted, which is due to the fact that messengers ignore the orientation metadata and only read the image stream, in which case the video must be “resaved” or “recoded” by any editor to write the new orientation into the data stream itself.
⚠️ Attention: With frequent editing and resaving of video, there is a loss of quality (generation loss). Try to perform all edits in one pass and save the final version as high as possible.
If neither of these methods works, it's possible that the file is corrupted. Try playing it on another device or computer. If the problem is replayed everywhere, it may not be possible to restore correct orientation without losing data.
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To ensure that orientation corrections are corrected in any application, the video file must be recoded (resave) with new rotation parameters, rather than simply changing the metadata.