Video player rotation issues

[CaptainMorgan12]

Checklist

• I am able to reproduce the bug with the latest version.
• I am not able to reproduce the bug with the latest version of vanilla NewPipe.
• I made sure that there are no existing issues - open or closed - which I could contribute my information to.
• I have read the FAQ and my problem isn't listed.
• I have taken the time to fill in all the required details. I understand that the bug report will be dismissed otherwise.
• This issue contains only one bug.
• I have read and understood the vanilla NewPipe contribution guidelines.

Affected version

0.27.6

Steps to reproduce the bug

1. From subscription select item
2. Play video item on mobile phone
3. Start playback in portrait
4. Rotate screen with autorotate enabled

another ritation issue

1. from subscription select item
2. select play video
3. select fullscreen
4. with phone in portrait orientation

Observe video isn't scaling and rotating into landscape to fill entire screen.

Expected behavior

Rotates into landscape full screen playback similar to what freetube does.

Actual behavior

issue 1

1. Plays portrait in landscape mode.

issue 2

1. starts rotation but stops playback and goes back to subscription list
2. now tubular is in landscape mode and user has to repeat steps to playback subscribed video, it now correctly plays fullscreen in landscape configuration

Screenshots/Recordings

See above.

Logs

No response

Affected Android/Custom ROM version

FuriOS 13.07 trixie
android lineageos 20-20250311

Affected device model

FLX1 Phone

Additional information

Waydroid: 1.5.0.1 git Trixie
Wayland: wayland-protocols 1.41-1

[PVTejas]

Can verify, I'm having the same issue on my device (Pixel 8a, GrapheneOS 15 2025041100)

[asandikci]

Could you reproduce this issue with vanilla NewPipe?

[PVTejas]

No, it does not occur in vanilla Newpipe