# Plex on Android playing only landscape

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-on-android-playing-only-landscape/811016>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** android-mobile-legacy\
**Created:** [September 16, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-on-android-playing-only-landscape/811016 "2022-09-16T05:51:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![morris59](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@morris59](https://forums.plex.tv/u/morris59)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-on-android-playing-only-landscape/811016/1 "2022-09-16T05:51:26Z")

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Hello  
How can I get Plex on Android to play in portrait mode.  
Have tried turning auto rotate off  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-on-android-playing-only-landscape/811016/2 "2022-09-16T06:04:49Z")

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During playback tap to bring up the on screen controller then click the dots on the far right, then Playback Settings and disable “Lock To Landscape” ( you might need to click on the words not the toggle switch)

![Screenshot_20220915-230056](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/3/d/4/3d4c6ad7b3bac4cc84bfa87135625e36886243d8.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-on-android-playing-only-landscape/811016/3 "2022-12-15T06:05:22Z")

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