diff --git a/app/api/favorites.py b/app/api/favorites.py
index b55098d..7af8f97 100644
--- a/app/api/favorites.py
+++ b/app/api/favorites.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from typing import Annotated
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from pydantic import BaseModel
-from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy import exists, select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from app.api.device import get_device_id
@@ -128,6 +128,63 @@ def _new_counts(session: Session, device_id: str, *, kind: str) -> dict:
     return {gid_val: int(n) for gid_val, n in rows}
 
 
+def _new_movie_counts(session: Session, device_id: str, *, kind: str) -> dict:
+    """To samo co `_new_counts`, ale dla FILMÓW (user-request 2026-07-28: "+N" ma się
+    pojawiać też gdy ulubiony performer/studio dostanie nowy film, nie tylko scenę).
+
+    Filtr widoczności jak w `list_movies`: film musi mieć żywy playback. Filmów jest
+    o rzędy wielkości mniej niż scen (brak tube-spamu), więc nie potrzeba okna
+    top-N ani odsiewu stub/backfill — te pojęcia dotyczą scen.
+    """
+    from sqlalchemy import func
+
+    from app.models.movie import Movie, MoviePerformer
+    from app.models.movie_playback_source import MoviePlaybackSource
+
+    live_movie = exists(
+        select(1).where(
+            MoviePlaybackSource.movie_id == Movie.id,
+            MoviePlaybackSource.dead_at.is_(None),
+        )
+    )
+
+    if kind == "performer":
+        base = (
+            select(
+                MoviePerformer.performer_id.label("gid"),
+                func.count()
+                .filter(Movie.created_at > FavoritePerformer.last_seen_at)
+                .label("n"),
+            )
+            .select_from(FavoritePerformer)
+            .join(MoviePerformer, MoviePerformer.performer_id == FavoritePerformer.performer_id)
+            .join(Movie, Movie.id == MoviePerformer.movie_id)
+            .where(FavoritePerformer.device_id == device_id, live_movie)
+            .group_by(MoviePerformer.performer_id)
+        )
+    else:
+        base = (
+            select(
+                Movie.studio_id.label("gid"),
+                func.count().filter(Movie.created_at > FavoriteStudio.last_seen_at).label("n"),
+            )
+            .select_from(FavoriteStudio)
+            .join(Movie, Movie.studio_id == FavoriteStudio.studio_id)
+            .where(FavoriteStudio.device_id == device_id, live_movie)
+            .group_by(Movie.studio_id)
+        )
+
+    return {gid: int(n) for gid, n in session.execute(base).all() if n}
+
+
+def _merged_new_counts(session: Session, device_id: str, *, kind: str) -> dict:
+    """Sceny + filmy w jednym liczniku "+N" (badge nie rozróżnia typu treści)."""
+    counts = _new_counts(session, device_id, kind=kind)
+    for gid, n in _new_movie_counts(session, device_id, kind=kind).items():
+        counts[gid] = counts.get(gid, 0) + n
+    return counts
+
+
 class FavoriteOut(BaseModel):
     performer_id: uuid.UUID
     canonical_name: str
@@ -162,7 +219,7 @@ def list_favorites(
     # _job_refresh_taxonomy_counts) — ta sama definicja co przed (sceny z żywym
     # playback). Wcześniej grouped count z EXISTS playback per-request. Migracja 0019.
     scene_counts: dict = {perf.id: perf.scene_count for _, perf in rows}
-    new_counts = _new_counts(session, device_id, kind="performer")
+    new_counts = _merged_new_counts(session, device_id, kind="performer")
 
     items: list[FavoriteOut] = []
     new_total = 0
@@ -277,7 +334,7 @@ def list_favorite_studios(
 
     # scene_count: zdenormalizowany Studio.scene_count (refresh w tle, migracja 0019).
     scene_counts: dict = {st.id: st.scene_count for _, st in rows}
-    new_counts = _new_counts(session, device_id, kind="studio")
+    new_counts = _merged_new_counts(session, device_id, kind="studio")
 
     items: list[FavoriteStudioOut] = []
     new_total = 0
diff --git a/mobile/src/PreferencesContext.tsx b/mobile/src/PreferencesContext.tsx
index efa9a84..c14df14 100644
--- a/mobile/src/PreferencesContext.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/PreferencesContext.tsx
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ import React, { createContext, useContext, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
 import {
   DefaultQuality,
+  getAutoRotate,
   getDefaultQuality,
   getGridColumns,
+  setAutoRotate as persistAutoRotate,
   setDefaultQuality as persistDefaultQuality,
   setGridColumns as persistGridColumns,
 } from './storage';
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ interface Prefs {
   setGridColumns: (n: number) => void;
   defaultQuality: DefaultQuality;
   setDefaultQuality: (q: DefaultQuality) => void;
+  autoRotate: boolean;
+  setAutoRotate: (on: boolean) => void;
 }
 
 const Ctx = createContext<Prefs | null>(null);
@@ -24,6 +28,7 @@ const Ctx = createContext<Prefs | null>(null);
 export function PreferencesProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
   const [gridColumns, setCols] = useState(2);
   const [defaultQuality, setQuality] = useState<DefaultQuality>('auto');
+  const [autoRotate, setRotate] = useState(true);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     getGridColumns()
@@ -32,6 +37,9 @@ export function PreferencesProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
     getDefaultQuality()
       .then(setQuality)
       .catch(() => {});
+    getAutoRotate()
+      .then(setRotate)
+      .catch(() => {});
   }, []);
 
   const setGridColumns = (n: number) => {
@@ -44,8 +52,22 @@ export function PreferencesProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode })
     persistDefaultQuality(q).catch(() => {});
   };
 
+  const setAutoRotate = (on: boolean) => {
+    setRotate(on);
+    persistAutoRotate(on).catch(() => {});
+  };
+
   return (
-    <Ctx.Provider value={{ gridColumns, setGridColumns, defaultQuality, setDefaultQuality }}>
+    <Ctx.Provider
+      value={{
+        gridColumns,
+        setGridColumns,
+        defaultQuality,
+        setDefaultQuality,
+        autoRotate,
+        setAutoRotate,
+      }}
+    >
       {children}
     </Ctx.Provider>
   );
diff --git a/mobile/src/changelog.ts b/mobile/src/changelog.ts
index 5ece6b5..376665e 100644
--- a/mobile/src/changelog.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/changelog.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ export type ChangelogEntry = {
 };
 
 export const CHANGELOG: ChangelogEntry[] = [
+  {
+    id: '2026-07-28',
+    date: 'July 2026',
+    items: [
+      'Auto-rotate can now be turned off (Settings -> Auto-rotate), so the video stops flipping when the phone lies flat on a table. The fullscreen button still switches to landscape.',
+      'The "+N new" badge on a favourite performer or studio now also counts new movies, not just scenes.',
+    ],
+  },
   {
     id: '2026-07-26b',
     date: 'July 2026',
diff --git a/mobile/src/screens/AppLockSettingsScreen.tsx b/mobile/src/screens/AppLockSettingsScreen.tsx
index 14fe19c..8e5f1fb 100644
--- a/mobile/src/screens/AppLockSettingsScreen.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/screens/AppLockSettingsScreen.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export function AppLockSettingsScreen() {
   const [stage, setStage] = useState<Stage>('menu');
   const [newPin, setNewPin] = useState('');
   const [errorText, setErrorText] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const { gridColumns, setGridColumns, defaultQuality, setDefaultQuality } = usePreferences();
+  const { gridColumns, setGridColumns, defaultQuality, setDefaultQuality, autoRotate, setAutoRotate } = usePreferences();
   const navigation = useNavigation<NativeStackNavigationProp<RootStackParamList>>();
   const client = useClient();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
@@ -376,6 +376,24 @@ export function AppLockSettingsScreen() {
         </View>
       </View>
 
+      <View style={styles.section}>
+        <Text style={styles.sectionTitle}>Auto-rotate</Text>
+        <Text style={styles.hint}>
+          Let the video follow your phone's rotation. Turn this off if the picture keeps
+          flipping when the phone lies flat on a table. The fullscreen button still switches
+          to landscape.
+        </Text>
+        <View style={styles.row}>
+          <View style={{ flex: 1 }}>
+            <Text style={styles.label}>Rotate with the phone</Text>
+            <Text style={styles.hint}>
+              {autoRotate ? 'Video follows the phone' : 'Video stays upright'}
+            </Text>
+          </View>
+          <Switch value={autoRotate} onValueChange={setAutoRotate} />
+        </View>
+      </View>
+
       <View style={styles.section}>
         <Text style={styles.sectionTitle}>Backup & sync</Text>
         <Text style={styles.hint}>
diff --git a/mobile/src/screens/PlayerScreen.tsx b/mobile/src/screens/PlayerScreen.tsx
index bc6bca0..98340df 100644
--- a/mobile/src/screens/PlayerScreen.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/screens/PlayerScreen.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useVideoPlayer, VideoView, type VideoSource } from 'expo-video';
 import * as Clipboard from 'expo-clipboard';
 import { setLastPlayback } from '../lib/lastPlayback';
 import { allowScreenOff, keepScreenOn } from '../lib/keepAwake';
+import { usePreferences } from '../PreferencesContext';
 import React from 'react';
 import {
   ActivityIndicator,
@@ -135,12 +136,20 @@ export function PlayerScreen() {
   const params = route.params as RouteParams;
   const mode = params.mode ?? detectMode(params.url);
 
+  // Auto-obrót: domyślnie odblokowany (oglądanie w poziomie). Gdy user go wyłączy
+  // (Settings → Playback), player zostaje w pionie — telefon leżący płasko na stole
+  // nie skacze między orientacjami (bug-report 55da1c3f). Przycisk pełnego ekranu dalej
+  // pozwala wejść w poziom ręcznie, więc wyłączenie nie odbiera funkcji.
+  const { autoRotate } = usePreferences();
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    ScreenOrientation.unlockAsync().catch(() => {});
+    if (autoRotate) ScreenOrientation.unlockAsync().catch(() => {});
+    else {
+      ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(ScreenOrientation.OrientationLock.PORTRAIT_UP).catch(() => {});
+    }
     return () => {
       ScreenOrientation.lockAsync(ScreenOrientation.OrientationLock.PORTRAIT_UP).catch(() => {});
     };
-  }, []);
+  }, [autoRotate]);
 
   if (mode === 'webview') return <EmbedWebViewPlayer params={params} />;
   return <NativeVideoPlayer params={params} />;
diff --git a/mobile/src/storage.ts b/mobile/src/storage.ts
index b3adc9c..90fc414 100644
--- a/mobile/src/storage.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/storage.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,23 @@ export async function setDefaultQuality(v: DefaultQuality): Promise<void> {
   await SecureStore.setItemAsync(DEFAULT_QUALITY_KEY, String(v));
 }
 
+// Auto-obrót w playerze. Player domyślnie odblokowuje orientację (unlockAsync), żeby
+// dało się oglądać poziomo — ale wtedy telefon położony płasko na stole sam skacze
+// między orientacjami (bug-report 55da1c3f: "I can't turn off auto rotate. Which is a
+// problem when I put the phone on a flat surface"). Off = player zostaje w pionie,
+// a przełącznik pełnego ekranu dalej pozwala wejść w poziom RĘCZNIE.
+// Default true = dotychczasowe zachowanie.
+const AUTO_ROTATE_KEY = 'goon.player_auto_rotate';
+
+export async function getAutoRotate(): Promise<boolean> {
+  const v = await SecureStore.getItemAsync(AUTO_ROTATE_KEY);
+  return v === null ? true : v === '1';
+}
+
+export async function setAutoRotate(on: boolean): Promise<void> {
+  await SecureStore.setItemAsync(AUTO_ROTATE_KEY, on ? '1' : '0');
+}
+
 export interface Credentials {
   baseUrl: string;
   apiKey: string;