Do you get frustrated when your smart device switches to landscape from portrait mode (or vice versa) when you don’t want it to? There is a way to prevent this behavior through Orientation Lock.
This is for iOS devices iPhone and iPad running iOS 7 and above
Set the Lock
To do this, launch the Control Center by one of the following ways:
1. iPhone 10 and above – Swipe down from upper right hand corner
2. iPhone 8 or earlier – Swipe up from bottom of screen
See below image:
- Tap the Orientation Lock icon (the one with an open lock and a curved arrow) to set the lock to its current position. A brief message will appear at the top to confirm the lock and the icon will be highlighted. Refer to following image:
- Swipe to close Control Center
Verify the Lock
- Launch the Control Center. A small lock icon will be displayed in the Status Bar next to the Battery Level icon. See following image:
- Swipe to close Control Center
Turn Off the Lock
- Launch the Control Center
- Tap the Orientation Lock icon
A brief message will appear at the top to confirm the lock is turned off and the icon will no longer be highlighted. See following image:
- Swipe to close the Control Center
Note! Not all apps support screen rotation. Some apps only work in portrait or landscape mode. This is particularly true of some games and video apps. For those apps, your screen rotation settings don’t matter. The app will only display in the orientation it supports.
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