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# How to Rotate a Video on Android (Google Photos or Browser)

* Duration:  1:21
* Published: November 4, 2026
* English captions

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Fix a sideways video on Android: in Google Photos tap Edit, open the Crop tab, tap rotate until it is upright and tap Save copy. Plus how to flip a video, and how to rotate it free in Chrome with rotate.video, with no app and no upload.

[ Written guide How to rotate a video on Android Google Photos, your gallery app, or Chrome on any phone.  Read the guide ](https://rotate.video/rotate-video-android) 

## Key moments

1. [ Introduction , starts at  0:00 ](#t=0)
2. [ Open the editor , starts at  0:15 ](#t=15)
3. [ Rotate in the Crop tab , starts at  0:21 ](#t=21)
4. [ Save a copy , starts at  0:36 ](#t=36)
5. [ Flip a mirrored video , starts at  0:43 ](#t=43)
6. [ Or use your browser , starts at  0:54 ](#t=54)

## Transcript

### Introduction  0:00

1. [ 0:00 Here's how to rotate a video on Android, in Google Photos or right in your browser. ](#t=0)
2. [ 0:06 Google Photos is on most Android phones, and its editor works without signing in. ](#t=6)
3. [ 0:11 It turns a video in quarter turns and saves a copy. ](#t=11)

### Open the editor  0:15

1. [ 0:15 Open Google Photos and tap your video. ](#t=15)
2. [ 0:18 Then tap Edit, at the bottom of the screen. ](#t=18)

### Rotate in the Crop tab  0:21

1. [ 0:21 The editor opens on the Video tab. ](#t=21)
2. [ 0:24 Tap Crop. ](#t=24)
3. [ 0:26 Now tap the rotate button, second from the left. ](#t=26)
4. [ 0:29 Each tap turns the video ninety degrees counterclockwise. ](#t=29)
5. [ 0:32 This clip needs a clockwise turn, so it takes three taps. ](#t=32)

### Save a copy  0:36

1. [ 0:36 When it's upright, tap Save copy. ](#t=36)
2. [ 0:38 Photos saves the rotated video as a new copy, and keeps the original. ](#t=38)

### Flip a mirrored video  0:43

1. [ 0:44 To mirror a video, tap Flip horizontally, right next to rotate. ](#t=44)
2. [ 0:48 Then play the saved copy to check it. In our test, a flipped portrait clip saved upside down. ](#t=48)

### Or use your browser  0:54

1. [ 0:55 You can also rotate it without an app. ](#t=55)
2. [ 0:57 Open rotate.video in Chrome and tap Choose video. ](#t=57)
3. [ 1:01 Pick your video in the photo picker. ](#t=61)
4. [ 1:03 Then tap Turn right, for a quarter turn clockwise. ](#t=63)
5. [ 1:06 Quarter turns are lossless. ](#t=66)
6. [ 1:09 Tap Export video, then Download video. ](#t=69)
7. [ 1:12 Chrome saves it to your Downloads folder. ](#t=72)
8. [ 1:15 Rotate your next video free at rotate.video. ](#t=75)

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