Godot Engine
Godot Engine Android Editor Unexpectedly Switches to Portrait Orientation
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Impact: having to enable auto rotate just to keep it from changing to portrait when I code for no reason
From the original report
“It's really annoying having to enable auto rotate just to keep it from changing to portrait when I code for no reason”
Details & sources
- How received
- Imported from Bluesky
- Source published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Observed
- Unknown
- Added to CleanApp
- Oct 15, 2026
- Product connection
- Affected product or place
- Original issue status
- Unknown
- Resolution
- Unknown
- Verification
- Not independently reproduced
Source count unknown
Why this source type: The author describes personally experiencing unwanted screen orientation changes to portrait while using the Godot editor on Android and having to work around it by toggling auto-rotate.
CleanApp AI summary
Godot Engine Android Editor Unexpectedly Switches to Portrait Orientation: On Android, the Godot Engine editor automatically switches to portrait mode upon opening a project. Users are forced to enable system auto-rotate to keep the code editor and level editor in landscape orientation.
Report counts are not affected-user counts. A closed original issue does not confirm a fix.
Public ID: rpt_LIkccCKkWzwgJgUVfe0l4g