topic Re: Re: Use phone upside down? in Fold & Flip Phones

Use phone upside down?

cleverEyes — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:16:49 GMT

It'd be really nice to rotate my phone in any direction.

For example, I can hold my phone in portrait orientation, as well as both landscape orientations. What would be really nice is if there were some way to have the phone also in portrait mode but upside down.

As a former iPhone user, it made sense at that time because the notch would get in the way, but with Samsung (and especially their under-display cameras), it's a weird quirk. There isn't really anything in the way.

It isn't a dealbreaker if there's no way to fix it, but it totally feels like an oversight. I personally would find it useful to use my phone in portrait-upside-down mode so the charger is facing out and away, instead of sometimes poking me.

Re: Use phone upside down?

LongHiker — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:35:08 GMT

@cleverEyes The only app that I have ever seen support this is Google Maps. If you are charging and using Maps for directions, if you turn the phone upside down the screen rotates appropriately.

Re: Use phone upside down?

realaud — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:40:01 GMT

I often wonder why they don't put the charging port on the top or on the side, under the power button.

Re: Re: Use phone upside down?

cleverEyes — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:42:15 GMT

That is so bizarre.
I found some other apps do it too like my pharmaceutical provider's app do it. So it's clearly possible...
Just kinda strange.
Thank you though!

Re: Re: Use phone upside down?

cleverEyes — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:45:05 GMT

Right? I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that.

Re: Re: Use phone upside down?

realaud — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 14:52:37 GMT

It would make much more sense. That way if you are watching a movie in landscape mode, you can still keep it on a stand and charger, and if you have it on a stand in portrait mode, you can still charge it. I understand, the top might interfere with the cameras, but I don't understand why it can't be under the power button.

Re: Re: Use phone upside down?

LongHiker — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:27:54 GMT

@realaud Unfortunately if it was on the side, I can see where it would create havoc in auto phone holders.

Re: Re: Use phone upside down?

realaud — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:37:46 GMT

Possibly true, but it could also go above the volume buttons, or lower down on the side below where phone holder "arms" would be. There's a whole lot of space there although, admittedly, I don't know what's behind that space - whatever it is could be, perhaps, moved to where the charging port now resides.

Re: Use phone upside down?

Je655 — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 07:12:42 GMT

If you search "rotation control" in the Google play store you can find multiple options that allow full sensor rotation.
I wish it was an option in settings since the apps on the play store require to run constantly and multiple settings permissions to work.

Re: Use phone upside down?

Tankard — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:07:03 GMT

I would like to see this as well. My samsung tablets can be used upside down which is really useful for charging and certain cases. Its disappointing that the phones cant do this too.

Re: Re: Use phone upside down?

cleverEyes — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 18:37:01 GMT

Well I mean at least they got half of it 🤷

I guess I can't vouch on the complexity it'd take on the programmers or how much utility the customers would get from it, but it's a feature that should just kinda be there.

Re: Re: Re: Use phone upside down?

Tankard — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:17:32 GMT

Thats true, its saved my cord from breaking so many times.
I cant imagine itd be very complex to pull off given the other 3 rotations are already available. And I wouldn't mind a popup bar like gamemode has to allow the rotation if the camera is in the way. Some games ive also discovered by accident you can rotate the phone upside down and it doesn't interfere at all.

I think theres a lot of utility too, photography, lefthanded-ness (per my friends who steal my tablet lol), arthritis or wrist injuries, damage or lcd bleed to the screen, etc. Im surprised its not available as an addition to the Goodlock app tbh!

Re: Re: Re: Re: Use phone upside down?

cleverEyes — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 01:42:37 GMT

Bro I can't believe i hadn't even thought about the accessibility applications. I remember reading how there still isn't a folding phone for left handed people, and this would totally help (ignoring the camera bumps)!

It would be really helpful when you want to have cords not jabbing at you, like wired headphones or a charger. Both mean a lot when you lay in bed - portrait orientation would be solved. Huzzah!

Take care

Re: Re: Use phone upside down?

cleverEyes — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 01:45:13 GMT

I wasn't super sold on having an app manage everything about my screen, feel a little leery that it can see my phone but I was raised being suspicious about tech stuff like this.

But once I tried it out I can't delete it. Well, I can, but I find it so useful to have cords facing out from me, or picking my phone up in any orientation and using as is. It's just nice.

Totally should be a labs or Goodlock setting tbh