diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java
index 9c6fd3d..8ccab71 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/quickstep/util/RecentsOrientedState.java
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
      */
     public void setDeviceProfile(DeviceProfile deviceProfile) {
         boolean oldMultipleOrientationsSupported = isMultipleOrientationSupportedByDevice();
-        setFlag(FLAG_MULTIPLE_ORIENTATION_SUPPORTED_BY_DENSITY, !deviceProfile.allowRotation);
+        setFlag(FLAG_MULTIPLE_ORIENTATION_SUPPORTED_BY_DENSITY, !deviceProfile.isTablet);
         if (mListenersInitialized) {
             boolean newMultipleOrientationsSupported = isMultipleOrientationSupportedByDevice();
             // If isMultipleOrientationSupportedByDevice is changed, init or destroy listeners
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
index e64ea90..f2836ca 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/DeviceProfile.java
@@ -16,13 +16,10 @@
 
 package com.android.launcher3;
 
-import static android.util.DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_DEVICE_STABLE;
-
 import static com.android.launcher3.ResourceUtils.pxFromDp;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Utilities.dpiFromPx;
 import static com.android.launcher3.Utilities.pxFromSp;
 import static com.android.launcher3.folder.ClippedFolderIconLayoutRule.ICON_OVERLAP_FACTOR;
-import static com.android.launcher3.util.WindowManagerCompat.MIN_TABLET_WIDTH;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -64,7 +61,6 @@
     public final boolean isPhone;
     public final boolean transposeLayoutWithOrientation;
     public final boolean isTwoPanels;
-    public final boolean allowRotation;
 
     // Device properties in current orientation
     public final boolean isLandscape;
@@ -244,12 +240,7 @@
         availableHeightPx = windowBounds.availableSize.y;
 
         mInfo = info;
-        // If the device's pixel density was scaled (usually via settings for A11y), use the
-        // original dimensions to determine if rotation is allowed of not.
-        float originalSmallestWidth = dpiFromPx(Math.min(widthPx, heightPx), DENSITY_DEVICE_STABLE);
-        allowRotation = originalSmallestWidth >= MIN_TABLET_WIDTH;
-        // Tablet UI does not support emulated landscape.
-        isTablet = allowRotation && info.isTablet(windowBounds);
+        isTablet = info.isTablet(windowBounds);
         isPhone = !isTablet;
         isTwoPanels = isTablet && useTwoPanels;
 
@@ -1031,7 +1022,6 @@
         writer.println(prefix + "DeviceProfile:");
         writer.println(prefix + "\t1 dp = " + mMetrics.density + " px");
 
-        writer.println(prefix + "\tallowRotation:" + allowRotation);
         writer.println(prefix + "\tisTablet:" + isTablet);
         writer.println(prefix + "\tisPhone:" + isPhone);
         writer.println(prefix + "\ttransposeLayoutWithOrientation:"
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index f348a33..0c39632 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
 import com.android.launcher3.config.FeatureFlags;
 import com.android.launcher3.model.WidgetsModel;
+import com.android.launcher3.states.RotationHelper;
 import com.android.launcher3.uioverrides.plugins.PluginManagerWrapper;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -253,12 +254,13 @@
                 case ALLOW_ROTATION_PREFERENCE_KEY:
                     DeviceProfile deviceProfile = InvariantDeviceProfile.INSTANCE.get(
                             getContext()).getDeviceProfile(getContext());
-                    if (deviceProfile.allowRotation) {
+                    if (deviceProfile.isTablet) {
                         // Launcher supports rotation by default. No need to show this setting.
                         return false;
                     }
                     // Initialize the UI once
-                    preference.setDefaultValue(false);
+                    preference.setDefaultValue(
+                            RotationHelper.getAllowRotationDefaultValue(deviceProfile));
                     return true;
 
                 case FLAGS_PREFERENCE_KEY:
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/states/RotationHelper.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/states/RotationHelper.java
index 87871b1..867fd99 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/states/RotationHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/states/RotationHelper.java
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LOCKED;
 import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_NOSENSOR;
 import static android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED;
+import static android.util.DisplayMetrics.DENSITY_DEVICE_STABLE;
+
+import static com.android.launcher3.Utilities.dpiFromPx;
+import static com.android.launcher3.util.WindowManagerCompat.MIN_TABLET_WIDTH;
 
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener;
@@ -25,7 +29,6 @@
 import com.android.launcher3.BaseActivity;
 import com.android.launcher3.DeviceProfile;
 import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
-import com.android.launcher3.util.ActivityTracker;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.UiThreadHelper;
 
 /**
@@ -38,6 +41,17 @@
 
     public static final String ALLOW_ROTATION_PREFERENCE_KEY = "pref_allowRotation";
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the default value of {@link #ALLOW_ROTATION_PREFERENCE_KEY} preference.
+     */
+    public static boolean getAllowRotationDefaultValue(DeviceProfile deviceProfile) {
+        // If the device's pixel density was scaled (usually via settings for A11y), use the
+        // original dimensions to determine if rotation is allowed of not.
+        float originalSmallestWidth = dpiFromPx(
+                Math.min(deviceProfile.widthPx, deviceProfile.heightPx), DENSITY_DEVICE_STABLE);
+        return originalSmallestWidth >= MIN_TABLET_WIDTH;
+    }
+
     public static final int REQUEST_NONE = 0;
     public static final int REQUEST_ROTATE = 1;
     public static final int REQUEST_LOCK = 2;
@@ -51,7 +65,7 @@
 
     /**
      * Rotation request made by
-     * {@link ActivityTracker.SchedulerCallback}.
+     * {@link com.android.launcher3.util.ActivityTracker.SchedulerCallback}.
      * This supersedes any other request.
      */
     private int mStateHandlerRequest = REQUEST_NONE;
@@ -84,7 +98,7 @@
                 mSharedPrefs.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(this);
             }
             mHomeRotationEnabled = mSharedPrefs.getBoolean(ALLOW_ROTATION_PREFERENCE_KEY,
-                    mActivity.getDeviceProfile().allowRotation);
+                    getAllowRotationDefaultValue(mActivity.getDeviceProfile()));
         } else {
             if (mSharedPrefs != null) {
                 mSharedPrefs.unregisterOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(this);
@@ -98,7 +112,7 @@
         if (mDestroyed) return;
         boolean wasRotationEnabled = mHomeRotationEnabled;
         mHomeRotationEnabled = mSharedPrefs.getBoolean(ALLOW_ROTATION_PREFERENCE_KEY,
-                mActivity.getDeviceProfile().allowRotation);
+                getAllowRotationDefaultValue(mActivity.getDeviceProfile()));
         if (mHomeRotationEnabled != wasRotationEnabled) {
             notifyChange();
         }
@@ -106,7 +120,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onDeviceProfileChanged(DeviceProfile dp) {
-        boolean ignoreAutoRotateSettings = dp.allowRotation;
+        boolean ignoreAutoRotateSettings = dp.isTablet;
         if (mIgnoreAutoRotateSettings != ignoreAutoRotateSettings) {
             setIgnoreAutoRotateSettings(ignoreAutoRotateSettings);
             notifyChange();
@@ -143,7 +157,7 @@
     public void initialize() {
         if (!mInitialized) {
             mInitialized = true;
-            setIgnoreAutoRotateSettings(mActivity.getDeviceProfile().allowRotation);
+            setIgnoreAutoRotateSettings(mActivity.getDeviceProfile().isTablet);
             mActivity.addOnDeviceProfileChangeListener(this);
             notifyChange();
         }