Business Insider: 'Why won't my iPad screen rotate?': How to turn off the Orientation Lock on an iPad or troubleshoot its screen 'Why won't my iPad screen rotate?': How to turn off the Orientation Lock on an iPad or troubleshoot its screen An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The iPad is designed to rotate the screen automatically in response to how you hold it. However, sometimes, the screen doesn't rotate the way it ...

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While the iPad's ability to stay fixed in portrait or landscape mode is useful for some scenarios, such as full-screen presentations or reading e-books, allowing the display to rotate based on how ... The iPad's programming should let you use it in portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) mode, but not all applications for the iPad support both modes. The iPad also features a rotation lock for ... Ars Technica: I want my iPad's hardware rotation lock switch back (now with a poll!) I want my iPad's hardware rotation lock switch back (now with a poll!) CNET: iOS 4.3 to bring back iPad rotation lock to side switch The iPad might finally get back its screen rotation lock function on the side switch in iOS 4.3.

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Nicole Lee Writer I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola ... When Apple first introduced the iPad in late January, we noted with much disappointment that the device had no way to lock the screen orientation. This is apparently no longer the case, ...