Wallpaper not rotating after April update with Nova Launcher

[ciretos]

I'm currently using Note 8 SM-N950W with nova launcher. After April update, wallpaper on the home screen won't rotate, i checked nova launcher's setting in "Look & feel" and set the screen to auto rotate, the icons and notification bar changed orientation but not the background image.

Is anyone having this issue?

 

[AlxInc]

Yeah, it looks to me like they are breaking feature to push users to the new phones that "officially support" them. Total Apple move. Try using KLWP with two images that will swap when orientation changes.

 

[sefrcoko]

I'm currently using Note 8 SM-N950W with nova launcher. After April update, wallpaper on the home screen won't rotate, i checked nova launcher's setting in "Look & feel" and set the screen to auto rotate, the icons and notification bar changed orientation but not the background image.

Is anyone having this issue?

That's weird...i have a N950F with the latest update, and auto-rotate still works in Nova just fine. Maybe try clearing app cache or reinstalling Nova?

 

[AlxInc]

That's weird...i have a N950F with the latest update, and auto-rotate still works in Nova just fine. Maybe try clearing app cache or reinstalling Nova?

No joy, its persisting through other launchers as well (Apex, lawnchair, ect.) I'll do a reset, see if that helps and report back.

[EDIT]

Factory reset didn't work either.

 

[wase4711]

works fine for me; make sure you have it enabled in your quick settings..

 

[cnpthe3rd]

exact same problem

I'm currently using Note 8 SM-N950W with nova launcher. After April update, wallpaper on the home screen won't rotate, i checked nova launcher's setting in "Look & feel" and set the screen to auto rotate, the icons and notification bar changed orientation but not the background image.

Is anyone having this issue?

Mine is doing the same thing it happens in other launchers too i have done resets and even broke down and called tech support they couldn't figure it out either they kept thinking I was saying the rotate didnt work once I got it through that the screen rotated just fine they gave up.

 

[winol]

My wallpaper rotates, just enabled it to test, as I really dont like it to rotate

 

[Syberkonda]

Ever since the April Security Patch (the May Security Patch didn't fix it), I have also been unable to get the wallpaper on other launchers to rotate no matter what I do. I have sent two reports to Samsung via Samsung+ Feedback. One message was responded to and they basically forwarded my log data to their research team and the feedback rep is supposed to reply as soon as he gets info from the research team. The second message has yet to be responded to.

 

[ciretos]

I got a reply saying "I would like to inform you that wallpaper and home screen will not rotate when the auto rotate is enabled, only the screen will rotate."

Whatever that means...

 

[sefrcoko]

I got a reply saying "I would like to inform you that wallpaper and home screen will not rotate when the auto rotate is enabled, only the screen will rotate."

Whatever that means...

Sounds like they're saying that it's working as intended.

 

[b4ss]

Yes, me too. Samsung Note 8 SM-N950F. Not sure if it's a Nova update or the fact that my phone updated to Oreo. Following...

 

[drexappeal]

So, I've been searching for a while, to see if anybody has found a solution. I can confirm, this has to be something that was disabled by Samsung, in Touchwiz or whatever the heck they rebranded the UI to. I use Nova Launcher, but switched back to the Samsung UI, just to toggle off the Portrait mode, but that doesn't make any difference for the Wallpaper rotating. This has to be one of the biggest "fail" updates that I've seen Samsung do. What makes even less sense to me is that, the Tab S4 that I just purchased, has no problem rotating the wallpaper. Did they think that people just wouldn't need it for phones, so they just disable it?

If anybody has found a solution (either via app or side-loaded apk), please update on this post.

I noticed this on my Note8, now on my Note9, as well as my relatives that have S8's and S8+'s. I seriously don't know why they disabled wallpaper rotation, if they started offering homescreen rotation. It literally makes no sense, especially since their newest tablet offering does it without issue.

 

[Sporttster]

Word is, from what I've read elsewhere, this was done by Google. Why? Who the H knows! Gotta be one of the friggin dumbest 'updates' I've ever seen from them. Bought a Note 9 and have tried every fricking setting and whatnot to get that stupid paper to rotate with no luck. Just stupid. Seriously, Google?!?

 

[jfrm]

It has been many months, but after Pie update, I still have this problem.

Do they fired the guy and forget the problem? Or do they just dont care about the user.

Supposed his Highness Alfabet, decided in ours poor favour.

And a rotating wallpaper is totally disturbing.
Unnecessary.

Why an user may need to choose????

If someone ask, tell him: Intended and bye.

I will eat one more cookie arround and get back to work...

 

[iceepyon]

My wallpaper on my Note 8 never rotated when I disabled portate mode on my device...... I think this feature may only be available on tablets rather than mobile devices.