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I’ve had a Nexus 7 Gen 2 for a couple years now, and recently, the screen has stopped rotating in response to device orientation. Restarting the device used to fix the issue temporarily, but now even that doesn’t always work. This also affects tilt functions in various games. Check My Android reads 0 on the tilt sensors when the device gets stuck. I use Rotation to manually shift the screen, but this problem occurs with or without the app installed. Any suggestions as to what might be wrong and how to fix it?

This may help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLCAeBe2… Good luck

Nexus 9 Tablet Auto Rotation Fix Try the following link: it works! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbGi0yoh… Details: Check first that “Auto-rotate” is turned “on”, and does NOT work. Then:

  1. Go the apps screen
  2. Open up: Google
  3. Got settings: top left three bars, the “settings”
  4. Select Now Cards
  5. Under Show Cards: De-select (turn off “Show Cards”)
  6. Turn off Nexus 7, and Restart.
  7. Make sure “Auto-rotate” is turned on.
  8. Auto-rotation will work again! (on most Nexus 7 tablets?, if it still does not work, “uninstall” Google Now all together, and reboot. If you re-install Google Now later, and set it up, and reboot,“Auto-rotate will still work)
  9. No need to tinker with the hardware, and open the tablet!
  10. Spread the word. Technical details: When Autorotate does not work: All my tablets are running Android version 6.0.1. Kernel build: 3.4.0-g09a22c6 android-build@wpdv14.hot.corp.google.com #1 Wed Apr 20 00:06:25 UTC 2016 Build Number: MOB30M
  11. Download and install: Check My Android.
  12. Open the App
  13. Select: “Sensor” 4, You will see that the following sensors are disabled, or do not work:
  14. MPL Accelerometer
  15. MPL Gyroscope
  16. MPL Gyroscope
  17. Turn off the “Now” cards in Google, as above
  18. “Auto-rotate will work again.
  19. Sensors 1, 5, and 7. will work again.
  20. Interesting note: If you turn on the “Now” cards again, in Google. Power down the tablet and resart. The “Auto-rotate” keeps on working (ONLY ON SOME NEXUS 7 TABLETS (I have 5 of them, some work, some not)), and all sensors show OK? For now at least!!! No idea why?? To play it safe, just turn of the “Now” cards, (or uninstall Google Now), and reboot!! Peter 20 June 2016

I was able to resolve this by simply squeezing the screen and back plate together with my fingers.

Work for me thx alot

Wow …. Back press trick fixed autorotation AND not booting without charger plugged in. A bonus !!!! Thanks !!!!

amazing ! it worked for me as well by just pressing the back. thanks

I used the Check My Android app from the Play Store to verify that the accelerometer was NOT working. I then did the press down treatment (resulting in several cracking sounds) and voila the auto orientation worked again. The press down treatment is to put the tablet on a flat surface screen down then press firmly with a thumb all over the back side. I pressed once every square inch.

Banging it, restarting and rebooting (holding power button down) did not work for me. I downloaded an antivirus software and cleaned out my tablet. It asked me to remove some possible apps (mine was towelroot). After cleanup, I restarted my tablet and auto rotation WORKED AGAIN. Maybe it was a virus or a corrupted application that helped me once before to connect my keyboard. But anyway, after removal, my keyboard and all the functions on my tablet worked. So try using the antivirus and restarting it as well.