diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8f8b3f7..e6a68e9 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.7.11
+1.7.12
diff --git a/android/app/build.gradle.kts b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
index ab9c1ee..6cb10cd 100644
--- a/android/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/android/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ android {
         applicationId = "com.remotedisplay.player"
         minSdk = 26
         targetSdk = 34
-        versionCode = 14
-        versionName = "1.7.11"
+        versionCode = 15
+        versionName = "1.7.12"
     }
 
     signingConfigs {
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/com/remotedisplay/player/MainActivity.kt b/android/app/src/main/java/com/remotedisplay/player/MainActivity.kt
index 4916ac4..8da5f5e 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/com/remotedisplay/player/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/com/remotedisplay/player/MainActivity.kt
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     private lateinit var statusOverlay: View
     private lateinit var statusText: TextView
     private lateinit var rootView: View
+    private var currentOrientation: String? = null
 
     private val handler = Handler(Looper.getMainLooper())
     private var remoteStreaming = false
@@ -198,9 +199,40 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
     }
 
+    // Rotate the whole stage in software so portrait / flipped signage works even on
+    // fixed-landscape hardware (Fire TV, Android TV and most signage sticks ignore
+    // setRequestedOrientation - they can't physically rotate the panel). Resizes
+    // rootView to the rotated dimensions, recenters, and rotates. Covers single-zone
+    // (playerView/imageView/youtubeWebView) and multi-zone (ZoneManager renders into
+    // the same rootView). Values mirror the dashboard: landscape / portrait /
+    // landscape-flipped / portrait-flipped.
+    private fun applyOrientation(orientation: String) {
+        if (orientation == currentOrientation) return
+        currentOrientation = orientation
+        val m = resources.displayMetrics
+        val w = m.widthPixels.toFloat()
+        val h = m.heightPixels.toFloat()
+        val (rot, swap) = when (orientation) {
+            "portrait" -> 90f to true
+            "portrait-flipped" -> 270f to true
+            "landscape-flipped" -> 180f to false
+            else -> 0f to false   // landscape
+        }
+        val lp = rootView.layoutParams
+        lp.width = (if (swap) h else w).toInt()
+        lp.height = (if (swap) w else h).toInt()
+        rootView.layoutParams = lp
+        rootView.translationX = if (swap) (w - h) / 2f else 0f
+        rootView.translationY = if (swap) (h - w) / 2f else 0f
+        rootView.rotation = rot
+        rootView.requestLayout()
+        Log.i("MainActivity", "Applied orientation: $orientation (rotation=$rot, swap=$swap)")
+    }
+
     private fun setupServiceCallbacks() {
         wsService?.onPlaylistUpdate = { data ->
             try {
+            applyOrientation(data.optString("orientation", "landscape"))
             // Check if device is suspended (trial expired / over limit)
             if (data.optBoolean("suspended", false)) {
                 val message = data.optString("message", "Account Suspended")
diff --git a/tizen/js/app.js b/tizen/js/app.js
index efd5bf8..a1c62ac 100644
--- a/tizen/js/app.js
+++ b/tizen/js/app.js
@@ -192,8 +192,30 @@
   // ---- playback ----
   var player = new PlaylistPlayer(elStage, function () { return serverUrl.replace(/\/+$/, ''); });
 
+  // Rotate the playback stage in software for portrait / flipped signage. Tizen TVs
+  // are fixed-landscape, so we rotate the CONTENT (not the panel). Values mirror the
+  // dashboard: landscape / portrait / landscape-flipped / portrait-flipped.
+  function applyOrientation(o) {
+    var s = elStage;
+    if (!o || o === 'landscape') {
+      s.style.position = ''; s.style.top = ''; s.style.left = '';
+      s.style.width = ''; s.style.height = ''; s.style.transform = ''; s.style.transformOrigin = '';
+      return;
+    }
+    var deg = o === 'portrait' ? 90 : o === 'portrait-flipped' ? 270 : o === 'landscape-flipped' ? 180 : 0;
+    var swap = (deg === 90 || deg === 270);
+    s.style.position = 'absolute';
+    s.style.top = '50%';
+    s.style.left = '50%';
+    s.style.width = swap ? '100vh' : '100vw';
+    s.style.height = swap ? '100vw' : '100vh';
+    s.style.transformOrigin = 'center center';
+    s.style.transform = 'translate(-50%, -50%) rotate(' + deg + 'deg)';
+  }
+
   function onPlaylist(payload) {
     if (!payload) return;
+    applyOrientation(payload.orientation || 'landscape');
     if (payload.suspended) {
       player.stop();
       elStage.innerHTML = '<div class="card" style="position:relative"><h1>' +