diff --git a/Yattee/Services/OrientationManager.swift b/Yattee/Services/OrientationManager.swift
index 25743d90..da34e5aa 100644
--- a/Yattee/Services/OrientationManager.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Services/OrientationManager.swift
@@ -26,7 +26,17 @@ final class OrientationManager {
     /// the same way it does for iPad multitasking. Set from the hinge state and
     /// cleared when a request is refused, so the player falls back to the
     /// iPad-style details toggle instead of doing nothing.
-    var canRotateProgrammatically = true
+    /// While false, the in-app orientation lock is suspended as well: the
+    /// system decides the orientation there, so pinning `supportedOrientations`
+    /// only fights the user's physical rotation (Duo hinge open, simulator
+    /// forced tabletop).
+    var canRotateProgrammatically = true {
+        didSet {
+            if !canRotateProgrammatically && isLocked {
+                unlock()
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     /// `UISceneErrorDomain` code returned when the windowing mode forbids
     /// programmatic interface orientation changes.
@@ -52,7 +62,7 @@ final class OrientationManager {
 
     /// Lock orientation to the current orientation
     func lock() {
-        guard !isLocked else { return }
+        guard !isLocked, canRotateProgrammatically else { return }
         lockedOrientation = currentInterfaceOrientationMask
         isLocked = true
         notifyOrientationChange()
@@ -60,6 +70,7 @@ final class OrientationManager {
 
     /// Lock to a specific orientation
     func lock(to orientation: UIInterfaceOrientationMask) {
+        guard canRotateProgrammatically else { return }
         lockedOrientation = orientation
         isLocked = true
         notifyOrientationChange()
@@ -67,6 +78,7 @@ final class OrientationManager {
 
     /// Re-lock to the current orientation (updates locked orientation even if already locked)
     func lockToCurrentOrientation() {
+        guard canRotateProgrammatically else { return }
         lockedOrientation = currentInterfaceOrientationMask
         isLocked = true
         notifyOrientationChange()
diff --git a/Yattee/Views/Player/HingeLayoutObserver.swift b/Yattee/Views/Player/HingeLayoutObserver.swift
index 8908851d..4bd50cbe 100644
--- a/Yattee/Views/Player/HingeLayoutObserver.swift
+++ b/Yattee/Views/Player/HingeLayoutObserver.swift
@@ -16,11 +16,24 @@ struct HingeLayoutObserver: ViewModifier {
 
     /// Debug override: launch with `YATTEE_FORCE_TABLETOP=1` to force the
     /// tabletop layout on simulators without a hinge control.
-    private static let forceTabletop = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["YATTEE_FORCE_TABLETOP"] == "1"
+    static let forceTabletop = ProcessInfo.processInfo.environment["YATTEE_FORCE_TABLETOP"] == "1"
 
     func body(content: Content) -> some View {
         if Self.forceTabletop {
-            content.onAppear { isTabletop = true }
+            // The override stands in for a half-open hinge, which only exists
+            // on the interior display: folded (exterior, 466×678) keeps the
+            // regular layout, like the real `.closed` state would.
+            content.onGeometryChange(for: Bool.self) { proxy in
+                min(proxy.size.width, proxy.size.height) >= ExpandedPlayerSheet.minHeightForCornerLayout
+            } action: { isInterior in
+                // Mirror the real hinge state: no programmatic rotation (and no
+                // orientation lock) while the hinge is open.
+                OrientationManager.shared.canRotateProgrammatically = !isInterior
+                guard isInterior != isTabletop else { return }
+                withAnimation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.3)) {
+                    isTabletop = isInterior
+                }
+            }
         } else if #available(iOS 27.1, *) {
             content.onHingeChange { _, context in
                 // `hinge` is nil on devices without a hinge and when the view