There's so many comments here railing against Android but... I can't recreate this at all? With Android 16 on a Pixel 7 using the Google photos app, if I tap the rotate button 8 times it dutifully queues the animations and ends up with a no-op (not even prompting you to save when you exit the view). This is exactly the behaviour one would expect, no?
Screen recording here (lower frame rate due to the recording, there's no stutter in normal usage): https://photos.app.goo.gl/45PjSYMMvAc8fxA57
Screen recording here (lower frame rate due to the recording, there's no stutter in normal usage): https://photos.app.goo.gl/45PjSYMMvAc8fxA57