{"id":121980,"date":"2021-09-06T09:22:30","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T09:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=121980"},"modified":"2021-09-06T09:22:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T09:22:49","slug":"unlock-rotation-on-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/unlock-rotation-on-iphone.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Unlock Rotation on iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I  often heard complaints from my friends that their iPhone screen is  uncontrollable. Sometimes, when they turn around iPhone, the screen doesn't rotate to  match, which can be frustrating or make the device difficult to use. After  a quick search on Apple's support platform, I also see there are a lot of people  who struggle with &quot;how to unlock rotation on iPhone&quot;. Here I would  like to give some guidelines on how to unlock iPhone rotation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\">\n<ul class=\"pl40\">\n<li><a href=\"#part1\">Part 1: How to Unlock Rotation on iPhone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part2\">Part 2: How to Fix iPhone Rotation Problems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part3\">Part 3: How to Disable iPhone Rotation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"part1\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 1: How to Unlock Rotation on iPhone<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>iPhone  rotation unlocking\/locking is now available in the Control Center. To solve the issue  that &quot;how to unlock iPhone screen rotation&quot; and make the screen  automatically rotate according to the turn-around of iPhone, there  are two ways to enter the Control Center panel:<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix pr pb20\">\n<div class=\"col-md-7\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-h3\"><strong>Solution 1: access to Control Center to unlock iPhone rotation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol class=\"pl40\">\n<li>Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen to bring up Control Center.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> The top row of the Control Center shows 5 circular toggles.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>The furthest right icon looks like an arrow around a padlock - touch this icon  to unlock the rotation on your iPhone. The top of the control center will  notice the state of rotation.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Swipe down to dismiss the Control Center.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-5 tc\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lock-rotation.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lock-rotation-1.jpg\" title=\"lock rotation\" alt=\"lock rotation\" width=\"300\" height=\"360\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/360;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"line-dotted-dark\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix pr pb20\">\n<div class=\"col-md-7\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-h3\"><strong>Solution 2: open the on-screen home button( Assistive Touch) to access tothe Control Center to unlock iPhone screen rotation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol class=\"pl40\">\n<li>Click the on-screen home button in the home page.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li> You will see Device in the right, choose Device.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Select Rotate Screen and you will see four modes: Left, Upside Down, Portrait, Right.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Select one mode you would like to unlock iPhone rotation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-5 tc\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/unlock-rotation1.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/unlock-rotation1.jpg\" title=\"unlock iphone rotation1\" alt=\"unlock iphone rotation1\" width=\"300\" height=\"360\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/360;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"part2\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 2: 4 Tips to Fix iPhone Rotation Issue<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>iPhone's  display has two orientations: Portrait and landscape. When your iPhone is held  upright, it's in portrait mode. When it's on its side, it's in landscape mode.  However, sometimes, you would like watch movie in landscape mode, the rotation  doesn't work. You could try the following methods to fix how to unlock iPhone  rotation:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Tip #1: Check IOS updates <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>That  iPhone screen rotation doesn't work is sometimes caused by the outdated IOS. To update your iOS, simply go to  Settings &gt; General &gt; Software Update to update your IOS and then check  again whether you unlock iPhone rotation or not.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IOS-UPDATES.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IOS-UPDATES.jpg\" title=\"IOS UPDATES\" alt=\"IOS UPDATES\" width=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<h3><strong>Solution 2: Close running apps<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Though  many apps support screen rotation, not all of them do. Some apps are designated  to only work in one orientation, but some apps won't rotate because they are broken.  You can double click your home button to close those running apps and reopen  the app to see if you can unlock iPhone rotation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/running-apps.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/running-apps.jpg\" title=\"close running apps\" alt=\"close running apps\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<h3><strong>Solution 3: Restart iPhone<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>When  the rotation doesn't work, power off iPhone by holding down the sleep\/wake  button until Apple icon appears and sliding to power off. Restart iPhone and  try unlocking your iPhone rotation again, the iPhone should rotate with you  this time. If it doesn't, you have something else to consider how to unlock  rotation on iPhone.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/power-off.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/power-off.jpg\" title=\"restart iphone\" alt=\"restart iphone\" width=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<h3><strong>Solution 4: Change zooming setting<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If  the home screen won't rotate, and Screen Rotation Lock isn't on, Display Zoom  could be interfering with it.&nbsp;This is option enlarges the icons and text  on these devices' larger screens to make them easier to see. If you can't  rotate the home screen on these devices, disable Display Zoom by click  Tap&nbsp;Settings &gt; Tap&nbsp;Display &amp; Brightness &gt;  Tap&nbsp;View&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Display Zoom&nbsp;section &gt; Tap&nbsp;Standard  &gt; Tap&nbsp;Set. In this way, you unlock the rotation on iPhone and the phone  will restart in the new zoom setting, the home screen will be able to rotate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zoom.jpg\"  onclick=\"return hs.expand(this)\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/zoom.jpg\" title=\"zoom iphone\" alt=\"clear up junks\" width=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a> <\/div>\n<h2 id=\"part3\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Part 3: How to Lock iPhone Rotation<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Similar  to the first guideline &quot;how to unlock rotation on iPhone&quot; described above, you can  follow these steps to disable or lock iPhone screen rotation:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"pl40\">\n<li> Swipe up from the very bottom of the display to summon Control Center \u2013 you can be on the lock screen, at the home screen, or in an  app.<\/li>\n<li> Locate the &quot;Orientation Lock&quot; button in the upper right corner, tap  on it to toggle ON or OFF, then you can choose to disable iPhone rotation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I often heard complaints from my friends that their iPhone screen is uncontrollable. Sometimes, when they turn around iPhone, the screen doesn't rotate to match, which can be frustrating or make the device difficult to use. 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