diff --git a/packages/app/app.config.js b/packages/app/app.config.js
index 7ddfc95029..58d051191d 100644
--- a/packages/app/app.config.js
+++ b/packages/app/app.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const withAndroidOrientation = require("./plugins/with-android-orientation");
 const fs = require("node:fs");
 const path = require("node:path");
 const pkg = require("./package.json");
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ export default {
       searchPaths: ["../../node_modules", "./node_modules"],
     },
     plugins: [
+      withAndroidOrientation,
       "expo-router",
       withPasteInput,
       withAndroidScroll,
diff --git a/packages/app/app.config.test.ts b/packages/app/app.config.test.ts
index b98258ff9a..43e0fa2dcb 100644
--- a/packages/app/app.config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/app.config.test.ts
@@ -59,3 +59,52 @@ describe("Android app config", () => {
     30_000,
   );
 });
+
+it("allows Android tablets to rotate without a portrait manifest lock", async () => {
+  const manifest = await resolveAndroidManifest();
+  const activity = manifest.application[0].activity.find(
+    (entry: ManifestEntry) => entry.$["android:name"] === ".MainActivity",
+  );
+  expect(activity.$["android:screenOrientation"]).toBe("@integer/paseo_orientation");
+}, 30_000);
+
+it("generates portrait phone and unrestricted tablet orientation resources", async () => {
+  const { mkdtemp, readFile, rm } = await import("node:fs/promises");
+  const { tmpdir } = await import("node:os");
+  const { join } = await import("node:path");
+  const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "paseo-orientation-"));
+  try {
+    const plugin = createRequire(import.meta.url)("./plugins/with-android-orientation.js");
+    const config = plugin({ name: "test", slug: "test" });
+    await config.mods.android.dangerous({
+      modRequest: { platformProjectRoot: root },
+      modResults: {},
+    });
+    const resource = (directory: string) =>
+      readFile(join(root, "app/src/main/res", directory, "paseo_orientation.xml"), "utf8");
+    expect(await resource("values")).toContain('name="paseo_orientation">1</integer>');
+    expect(await resource("values-sw600dp")).toContain('name="paseo_orientation">-1</integer>');
+  } finally {
+    await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  }
+});
+
+it("updates the native orientation before launch and when screen size changes", async () => {
+  const plugin = createRequire(import.meta.url)("./plugins/with-android-orientation.js");
+  const config = plugin({ name: "test", slug: "test" });
+  const result = await config.mods.android.mainActivity({
+    modRequest: {},
+    modResults: {
+      language: "kt",
+      contents:
+        "class MainActivity {\n  override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {\n    super.onCreate(null)\n  }\n}",
+    },
+  });
+  expect(result.modResults.contents).toContain("smallestScreenWidthDp >= 600");
+  expect(result.modResults.contents).toContain("SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED");
+  expect(result.modResults.contents).toContain("SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT");
+  expect(result.modResults.contents).toContain(
+    "updateOrientation(resources.configuration)\n    super.onCreate(null)",
+  );
+  expect(result.modResults.contents).toContain("updateOrientation(newConfig)");
+});
diff --git a/packages/app/plugins/with-android-orientation.js b/packages/app/plugins/with-android-orientation.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44aa0bf29e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/plugins/with-android-orientation.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+const { withAndroidManifest, withMainActivity, withDangerousMod } = require("expo/config-plugins");
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+const path = require("node:path");
+
+module.exports = function withAndroidOrientation(config) {
+  // The manifest locks phones before the first activity frame. Tablets start unlocked.
+  config = withAndroidManifest(config, (mod) => {
+    const activity = mod.modResults.manifest.application[0].activity.find(
+      (item) => item.$["android:name"] === ".MainActivity",
+    );
+    activity.$["android:screenOrientation"] = "@integer/paseo_orientation";
+    return mod;
+  });
+  config = withMainActivity(config, (mod) => {
+    const activity = mod.modResults;
+    if (activity.language !== "kt") throw new Error("Expected Kotlin MainActivity");
+    const marker = "  // Paseo orientation policy";
+    if (!activity.contents.includes(marker)) {
+      const anchor = "  override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?)";
+      if (!activity.contents.includes(anchor)) throw new Error("MainActivity anchor missing");
+      activity.contents = activity.contents.replace(
+        anchor,
+        `${marker}
+  private fun updateOrientation(configuration: android.content.res.Configuration) {
+    val orientation = if (configuration.smallestScreenWidthDp >= 600)
+      android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED
+    else
+      android.content.pm.ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT
+    if (requestedOrientation != orientation) requestedOrientation = orientation
+  }
+
+  override fun onConfigurationChanged(newConfig: android.content.res.Configuration) {
+    super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig)
+    updateOrientation(newConfig)
+  }
+
+${anchor}`,
+      );
+      if (!activity.contents.includes("    super.onCreate(null)"))
+        throw new Error("MainActivity onCreate missing");
+      activity.contents = activity.contents.replace(
+        "    super.onCreate(null)",
+        "    updateOrientation(resources.configuration)\n    super.onCreate(null)",
+      );
+    }
+    return mod;
+  });
+  return withDangerousMod(config, [
+    "android",
+    async (mod) => {
+      const res = path.join(mod.modRequest.platformProjectRoot, "app/src/main/res");
+      // ActivityInfo uses 1 for portrait and -1 for unspecified.
+      for (const [dir, value] of [
+        ["values", "1"],
+        ["values-sw600dp", "-1"],
+      ]) {
+        const target = path.join(res, dir);
+        fs.mkdirSync(target, { recursive: true });
+        fs.writeFileSync(
+          path.join(target, "paseo_orientation.xml"),
+          `<resources><integer name="paseo_orientation">${value}</integer></resources>\n`,
+        );
+      }
+      return mod;
+    },
+  ]);
+};