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Where is the settings for auto-rotate screen after Lollipop update for Moto G and Moto X?

How to turn on auto-rotate screen for Moto G, Moto X and Moto E with Android Lollipop?

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Update: For Moto G 2015 (Moto G 3rd Gen) or Moto X 3rd Gen (Moto X Pure edition, Moto X Style and Moto X Play), because Android Lollipop 5.1 is pre-installed, you should be able to find the icon in quick settings panel. If not, you can also follow this guide to enable the auto-rotate screen option.

After updating your Moto G (including Moto G 2nd Gen) and Moto X (including Moto X 2nd Gen) to  Android Lollipop (Android 5.0, you may refer to this post on top 5 new features in Android Lollipop update for Moto G, Moto X and Moto E), you may find you cannot enable auto-rotate screen because you cannot find the settings in the Settings–Display as in Android KitKat.

If you go to quick settings in Lollipop in Moto G or Moto X, by default, there is also no icon for auto-rotate screen.

Is auto-rotate screen removed in Android Lollipop update for Moto G and Moto X?

The answer is no. Auto-rotate screen is an essential feature in today’s smartphones.  Motorola is not so crazy to remove such a feature.

In the Android Lollipop update for Moto G and Moto X, auto-rotate screen setting is just placed under Settings—Accessibility as shown below, not  the old location (Settings–Display).

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Once you enabled the auto-rotate screen, you will be able to find the corresponding icon in the quick settings panel as shown below.

You only enable auto-rotate screen once from Settings–Accessibility.

From now on, you can just use the quick settings panel to quickly toggle on auto rotate screen or lock it to Portrait mode as shown below.

If you are not familiar with the quick settings panel in Android Lollipop, please check this guide.

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Please note, you can only lock the screen in portrait mode. There is no way to lock the screen in landscape mode for Moto G and Moto X because most pages of the Google Now launcher only work in portrait orientation.

If you need to work in landscape orientation in your Moto G or Moto X, your only option is to enable auto-rotate screen.

Another exception of screen orientation is the Camera app.  Camera app does NOT respect the auto-rotate screen settings.

In other words, even if you turn off auto-rotate screen  (i.e., lock the screen in portrait orientation), the camera app may still take pictures in landscape orientation when you hold the phone in landscape orientation.

Do you have problems with the auto-rotate screen after Lollipop update for Moto G and Moto X?

If you have any questions or problems on using auto-rotate screen after Lollipop update for Moto G and Moto X, please let us know in the comment box below.

The community will help you.

For other Moto G questions, please check our Moto G how-to guide page.

If you have questions with using Android Lollipop in your Moto G or Moto X, please check Android Lollipop Guides.

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  1. Savy says

    Hi there. I ave inserted sd card like year ago and selected camera storage location as sd card. But in internal storage in settings, all my camera photos are showing in images folder. What’s the problem? Are these photos taking up space in internal memory?

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  2. Shaileah says

    Hi……Me Shailesh I am using moto e first gen from the last two years after updating my os from KitKat to lollipop I am not getting the auto rotation.What is the problem??? If I change the autorotation from portrait to auto rotation it was not working….

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  3. Rakul says

    After updating m in Moto g2nd gen call waiting service not there and screen orientation not available , very much battery drain and heating , I tried all the possible ways

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  5. imran says

    Mr.Simon,I have a problem with moto e settlings, why all my apps are shown in portrait view, earlier I used to see apps in 2 to 3 windows, but how can we change it now.

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  6. Shalee says

    my camera will only take pictures in landscape mode through the camera app. It will not go to portrait mode at all just started happening. I have rebooted several times and no luck in solving the problem. Please help.

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  7. Paul Smith says

    I have auto rotate on, but chrome, messages and other apps stick in landscape after rotating from portrait. Only way to get them back to portrait is switching auro rotate off. I can’t find a way to calibrate my phone. Any advice would be welcome.

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  9. Toni says

    I have a blue circle with a person figure that has shown up next to the settings button in the right hand corner? What is it? And how can I get rid of it?

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  12. Milos says

    I have turned on auto rotate screen but still it in not auto rotating… not even pictures. Is there any solution?

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  13. ashutosh kumar says

    I am not able to see data usage by tapping on cellular icon, it opens settings to enable or disable data usage directly
    . Why this happens to me on moto g 1 ?

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  14. shireef says

    I updated my android to v 5.0.2 and i actually active auto rotate screen but it doesn’t work
    Please advice me ASAP

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