Auto-rotate is a setting that, when turned on, allows Android to automatically rotate the screen based on the physical orientation of the device. When it is turned off, the screen will not rotate ...

Watch how you’re holding your phone. On some Android devices at least, you can temporarily disable auto-rotate via a long screen press.

It is possible that this face-based version of Auto-Rotate could launch as a broader Android 12 feature, but for now it will be exclusively for Pixel phones.