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How to Fix a Photo's Rotation on Your Phone

Select your device to see how it works.

iPhone

Open the photo in the Photos app, tap Edit, and tap the rotate icon β€” each tap turns it 90 degrees.

Android

Open the photo in your gallery app, go to the edit menu, and tap the rotate icon to turn it in the direction you want.

Lock screen auto-rotate

To stop photos from saving in the wrong orientation in the first place, try turning off 'Auto-rotate' in your quick settings before shooting.

Why it matters

It's useful for straightening out a photo that saved sideways, or one received from another device with the wrong orientation.

Fix a sideways photo in seconds

Photos transferred from another device, or ones the camera misjudged the orientation on, sometimes save sideways. The rotate tool can flip them back to correct in just a few taps.

You can always undo it

Choosing 'Revert to original' in the edit screen undoes every edit you've made, including rotation, and restores the photo to exactly how it was captured.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I undo a rotation and get back the original?

Yes β€” choosing 'Revert to original' in the edit screen undoes all edits, including rotation, and restores the photo to its original state.

Why does a photo look upright on my screen but sideways somewhere else?

Different programs or devices sometimes read a photo’s saved orientation data (EXIF) differently. Rotating and saving it manually usually fixes the mismatch for good.