How to set YouTube to auto-rotate on Samsung phones

To rotate the YouTube screen, users will need to tap the icon on the video screen. However, on Samsung phones, there is a Samsung Modes and Routines mode that allows you to activate preset settings for activities like Sleeping or Driving, while Routines provides "if-then-then" automation according to your needs. Here is a guide to set YouTube to automatically rotate on Samsung phones.

How to enable YouTube auto-rotate on Samsung

Step 1:

First, users access Settings then click on Modes and Routines . Next, users click on Routines at the bottom of the interface to set up.

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Step 2:

User clicks on the plus sign to create a new procedure. At If clicks on the plus sign to add an 'if' action.

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Scroll down to Event, select App opened , then select the YouTube app to add to the flow.

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Step 3:

Continue to scroll down to the Then section and select the plus icon to add an action, we click on Display .

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Now the user selects Screen orientation to select the screen rotation operation for YouTube when using.

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Then you select Auto-rotate to automatically record YouTube screen video. Click Done to save this process.

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Step 4:

The user names this process to add and then selects the icon for the newly set up process.

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So every time you open YouTube, the screen will automatically rotate to landscape mode if you tilt your phone to one side.

Marvin Fry

Update 11 January 2025