diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml
index 1b7ac7bbbb..3d3dd39c51 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/player_settings.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <SwitchPreferenceCompat
             android:icon="@drawable/ic_rotating_circle"
             android:summary="@string/autoRotatePlayer_summary"
-            app:defaultValue="true"
+            app:defaultValue="false"
             app:key="auto_fullscreen"
             app:title="@string/autoRotatePlayer" />