Owners of Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO smartphones often face a situation where the video is turned upside down 90 or 180 degrees. This is due to an accidental turn of the screen during recording or a gyroscope malfunction. Fortunately, the Android operating system, as well as the proprietary shell MIUI or HyperOS, provide built-in tools to fix this defect without installing excess software.
In this article, we will look at all available methods for correcting the orientation of video stream, we will examine both the regular tools of the gallery and the capabilities of third-party video editors, you will learn why a file can be displayed incorrectly and how to force the metadata to be reproduced correctly on any device.
Sometimes the problem is not the file itself, but the settings of the display of a particular application. Before you start editing, you should make sure that the automatic rotation in the system works correctly. If the file does require processing, we will help you do it as quickly as possible and without loss of image quality.
Use of the built-in video editor in the Gallery
The easiest and fastest way to fix the orientation of the video is to use the functionality of the standard MIUI Gallery. In the latest versions of the shell, the developers have integrated a full-fledged editor that allows you to perform basic manipulations with media files.
To start, open the Gallery app and find the video you want. Click on it to open in view mode. At the bottom of the screen or in the menu (three dots in the corner), find the Edit button, usually represented by an icon with a magic wand or sliders.
Once you enter edit mode, select the tab or the Crop tool. This is where the rotation and reflection functions are located. When you press the turn button, you will change the orientation of the frame 90 degrees clockwise. Repeat the action until the image is vertical or horizontal as intended.
- 🔄 Press the turn button to change orientation by 90 degrees.
- ↔️ Use the mirror function if the image is inverted horizontally.
- 💾 Don’t forget to click “Save” to apply changes to the file.
⚠️ Note: When you save changes to the Gallery MIUI The original file can be overwritten if you don't create a copy of it. It is recommended to first make a duplicate video through the Copy menu or Create a copy menu".
Once you've done all the manipulations, the system will suggest you save the result, so you can choose "Save as a copy" to keep the source from losing the source, which is especially important if you're concerned about the compression quality of the resaving, and the new file will appear on the album next to the original.
The functionality of the embedded editor is constantly updated. In some versions of MIUI, the tools may be called a little differently, but the logic of their work remains the same, the main thing is to find a section related to framing or image geometry.
Editing via Google Photos
An alternative to a full-time gallery is the Google Photos app, which is pre-installed on most Xiaomi certified smartphones, which is often more stable and offers a more user-friendly interface for basic edits, and automatically syncs changes to the cloud if the feature is enabled.
Open the Google Photos app and select the video you want. In the bottom menu, click Change. The editor interface is divided into several tabs: "Cut", "Filters", "Tune in." We're interested in the first tab, "Cut".
Here you'll see a set of tools to work with the geometry of the frame, a button with two arrows forming a circle, which is responsible for turning, press it until the video is in the correct orientation, and a button is also available to reflect the image horizontally.
The thing about Google Photos is that it keeps a history of changes, which means you can always undo edits and go back to the original state, even after you save it, and it's not lost, which makes it very safe for important files.
What to do if the save button is inactive?
Application of third-party video editors
The regular tools are good for quick editing, but if you want more fine-tuning, you'd better turn to specialized applications. Software like CapCut, InShot, or VN Video Editor provides advanced video streaming capabilities, and they allow you not only to rotate the image, but also add music, text, or effects.
Consider the process of using the popular InShot editor. After installing an app and creating a new project, select a video from the gallery. Your video will appear on the workspace. In the tool menu, find the Canvas section or the Turn button immediately.
Unlike simple galleries, you can not only change the angle, but also adjust the proportions of the frame (partial ratio), which is useful if you are preparing videos for Instagram Stories or TikTok, where you need a vertical format of 9:16, and the source is shot horizontally.
After making all the changes, click the Save button, and the app will prompt you to select resolution and frame rate, and it is recommended to set the maximum values available in the free version to minimize quality loss during transcoding.
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Online services for working with video
If you can't install apps or you don't want to clog your phone's memory, you can use online services, sites like 123apps, Clideo or Online-Convert let you process files directly in your browser, which is convenient because you don't need file system permissions.
The way it works is simple: you upload a file to a server, you select the "Turn Video" operation, you adjust the angle and you download the result. It's completely automated, but you should keep in mind the speed of your Internet connection, because downloading and downloading heavy files can take time.
Online tools often have limits on file size in the free version, and it is not recommended to upload sensitive or personal videos to third-party servers. Use this method only for neutral content where data security is not a priority.
| Service | Max. File size. | Registration is required. | Support for formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| 123apps | up to 500MB | No. | MP4, AVI, MOV |
| Clideo | up to 500MB | Yes (for big ones) | All popular. |
| Online-Convert | up to 100MB | No. | MP4, WebM |
Settings of autoturn screen in MIUI
Sometimes users confuse file editing with display settings. If the video looks normal in the gallery, but flips when viewed in another application (for example, in Telegram or VK), the problem may be blocking the orientation of the screen.
Check the notification curtain. There should be a Autoturn button. If it's turned off, the screen will only respond to the instructions of a particular application. In some cases, calibrating the sensors through the engineering menu helps.
To access hidden settings, you can use the code ##6484##. From the menu that opens, select Sensor or Accelerometer. Follow the on-screen instructions for calibration. This can help if the phone doesn't "understand" where it is.
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If the autorotation is running late, try clearing the Settings app cache or restarting the device, often solving sensor freeze problems.
It's also worth checking the settings of the particular application where the problem occurs. Some video players have their own orientation switch that takes precedence over system settings. Look for the lock icon or arrows in the player interface.
Solving Metadata Problems (EXIF)
In rare cases, a video file contains incorrect metadata that tells the player to display the picture upside down, which often happens when transferring files from other devices (iPhone, cameras) or after a failed conversion, and standard players can ignore these tags, and others follow them.
To fix this at the file code level, you can use advanced file managers or specialized utilities to edit EXIF. However, on Android, the easiest way to "recode" a video. Even converting to the same format (MP4 to MP4) through any converter will reset erroneous orientation tags.
Use converter apps to rewrite the file title, which is guaranteed to remove any hidden rotation instructions, and the video will play back the way the picture looks, the most reliable way for stubborn files.
⚠️ Attention: When transcoding video, there is always a loss of quality, even minimal. If it is important to maintain the original bitrate quality, try to choose the "Lossless" mode, if the application allows it.
Understanding how metadata works helps avoid confusion: a file can physically store pixels in one order, but software instructs the player to show them differently, resetting these instructions solves the problem in 90% of complex cases.
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Video recoding is a radical but most effective way to correct orientation errors caused by corrupted metadata.