diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 1aa446e..da6430a 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -221,7 +221,8 @@
     public static final String USER_HAS_MIGRATED = "launcher.user_migrated_from_old_data";
 
     /** The different states that Launcher can be in. */
-    enum State { NONE, WORKSPACE, APPS, APPS_SPRING_LOADED, WIDGETS, WIDGETS_SPRING_LOADED };
+    enum State { NONE, WORKSPACE, APPS, APPS_SPRING_LOADED, WIDGETS, WIDGETS_SPRING_LOADED }
+
     @Thunk State mState = State.WORKSPACE;
     @Thunk LauncherStateTransitionAnimation mStateTransitionAnimation;
 
@@ -405,6 +406,24 @@
 
     FocusIndicatorView mFocusHandler;
 
+    private boolean mRotationEnabled = false;
+    private boolean mPreferenceObserverRegistered = false;
+
+    final private SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener mSettingsObserver =
+            new SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener() {
+        @Override
+        public void onSharedPreferenceChanged(SharedPreferences sharedPreferences, String key) {
+            if (Utilities.ALLOW_ROTATION_PREFERENCE_KEY.equals(key)) {
+                if (mRotationEnabled = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(
+                        Utilities.ALLOW_ROTATION_PREFERENCE_KEY, false)) {
+                    unlockScreenOrientation(true);
+                } else {
+                    setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_NOSENSOR);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
+
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         if (DEBUG_STRICT_MODE) {
@@ -505,7 +524,19 @@
         IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(Intent.ACTION_CLOSE_SYSTEM_DIALOGS);
         registerReceiver(mCloseSystemDialogsReceiver, filter);
 
-        // On large interfaces, we want the screen to auto-rotate based on the current orientation
+        mRotationEnabled = Utilities.isRotationAllowedForDevice(getApplicationContext());
+        // In case we are on a device with locked rotation, we should look at preferences to check
+        // if the user has specifically allowed rotation.
+        if (!mRotationEnabled) {
+            getSharedPreferences(LauncherFiles.ROTATION_PREF_FILE,
+                    Context.MODE_MULTI_PROCESS).registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(
+                    mSettingsObserver);
+            mPreferenceObserverRegistered = true;
+            mRotationEnabled = Utilities.isAllowRotationPrefEnabled(getApplicationContext());
+        }
+
+        // On large interfaces, or on devices that a user has specifically enabled screen rotation,
+        // we want the screen to auto-rotate based on the current orientation
         unlockScreenOrientation(true);
 
         if (mLauncherCallbacks != null) {
@@ -1300,8 +1331,11 @@
     protected boolean hasSettings() {
         if (mLauncherCallbacks != null) {
             return mLauncherCallbacks.hasSettings();
+        } else {
+            // On devices with a locked orientation, we will at least have the allow rotation
+            // setting.
+            return !Utilities.isRotationAllowedForDevice(this);
         }
-        return false;
     }
 
     public void addToCustomContentPage(View customContent,
@@ -2083,6 +2117,13 @@
     public void onDestroy() {
         super.onDestroy();
 
+        if (mPreferenceObserverRegistered) {
+            getSharedPreferences(LauncherFiles.ROTATION_PREF_FILE,
+                    Context.MODE_MULTI_PROCESS).unregisterOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(
+                    mSettingsObserver);
+            mPreferenceObserverRegistered = false;
+        }
+
         // Remove all pending runnables
         mHandler.removeMessages(ADVANCE_MSG);
         mHandler.removeMessages(0);
@@ -2865,6 +2906,8 @@
         if (LOGD) Log.d(TAG, "onClickSettingsButton");
         if (mLauncherCallbacks != null) {
             mLauncherCallbacks.onClickSettingsButton(v);
+        } else {
+            showSettingsActivity();
         }
     }
 
@@ -4472,7 +4515,7 @@
     }
 
     public void lockScreenOrientation() {
-        if (Utilities.isRotationEnabled(this)) {
+        if (mRotationEnabled) {
             if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR2) {
                 setRequestedOrientation(mapConfigurationOriActivityInfoOri(getResources()
                         .getConfiguration().orientation));
@@ -4481,8 +4524,9 @@
             }
         }
     }
+
     public void unlockScreenOrientation(boolean immediate) {
-        if (Utilities.isRotationEnabled(this)) {
+        if (mRotationEnabled) {
             if (immediate) {
                 setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED);
             } else {
@@ -4587,6 +4631,10 @@
         editor.apply();
     }
 
+    private void showSettingsActivity() {
+        startActivity(new Intent(this, SettingsActivity.class));
+    }
+
     /**
      * To be overridden by subclasses to indicate that there is an in-activity full-screen intro
      * screen that must be displayed and dismissed.