iPhone, just like any other modern smartphone, allows you to use vertical or horizontal screen orientation. Why is this needed? For example, to watch a movie it is definitely worth using the horizontal orientation. For reading a book, as a rule, a vertical orientation is used. In general, in life we ​​usually use the vertical orientation of the screen.

By default, any smartphone, including the iPhone, automatically flips the screen when the body is tilted. This can be said to be such a feature. If you want to lock the screen on your iPhone, it's easy to do.

Make the bottom up on your device so that the "Control Center" appears. In it you will see a lock icon with an arrow. Click on it.

After that, an arrow icon will appear in the status bar at the top of the screen. It means that the rotation of the screen in this moment blocked. No matter how you turn your iPhone in your hands, the screen will not turn over.

You can do it differently, however, it will take a little more time. Find the Settings app on your desktop and open it.

In the "General" section, check the "Lock orientation" checkbox.

In this case, the auto-rotate screen is disabled, that is, the lock is enabled.

As you understand, in order to disable the lock changing the screen orientation, you must do the indicated in reverse order... Nothing complicated.

Often there are situations when it is preferable for the user to disable the automatic screen rotation on the tablet (remember at least the joke about the photo sent upside down). The same applies to the happy owners of tablets on Windows 8. Given the fact that the option to disable auto-rotate is not constant from tablet to tablet, we present several ways to disable it, including a universal one through the registry.

Charms bar

When you open the Charms Bar (Win + I), you will see a screen brightness control, which also has an auto-rotate lock button.

The problem is that in some cases this button is missing from the regulator. If you have just such a case, then move on.

Using the keyboard

If you connect a keyboard to the tablet, then turning off auto-rotate is even easier: press Win + O on the keyboard and that's it. Unfortunately, this way it is also not universal, since it does not work on all tablets.

Screen customization

Also, auto-rotate the display can be disabled in the screen settings.

We are looking for a button on the tablet itself

It is possible that there is a button hidden somewhere on your tablet that is specifically designed to block the automatic rotation of the display.

Universal way

This method will work on any tablet. Disable auto-rotate through the Windows registry. Launch the "Run" application (Win + R) and enter the familiar and beloved regedit there.

We follow this path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ AutoRotation

On the right side, you will see a parameter named Enable. We call context menu on this parameter and select Modify.

We are looking for the Value data field and change its value to "0". Click OK and rejoice.

In this article, we will tell you how to control (disable or enable) screen rotation in various iPhone versions when holding the smartphone in landscape orientation and for what reasons this function may not work.

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It should be noted right away that first of all, support for screen rotation in the iPhone must be implemented by the software developer. That is, not every game or application allows you to use your smartphone in landscape orientation.

By default, screen rotation in iOS is activated on all iPhones. The most commonplace way to enable the orientation change lock is the option located in the Control Center. When pressed, the screen will always remain in portrait orientation.

In the enlarged Plus version of the iPhone, in addition to changing the orientation of the application screen, there is also the ability to rotate the iOS desktop.

Why screen rotation does not work in iPhone (all iPhone models)

The main reason why iPhone screen refuses to work in landscape orientation is the accidentally pressed lock switch located in the Control Center.

This will be indicated by an icon in the menu bar.

Open Gesture Control from the bottom of the screen up and turn off the orientation lock.

Why iOS desktop rotation doesn't work on Plus-versions of iPhone

If you suddenly notice that the rotation of the iOS desktop has stopped working in Plus-versions of the iPhone, then the problem probably lies in the mode of displaying icons on the springboard (home screen).

Follow the path: Settings -> Display and brightness -> View.

In addition to Standard display of iOS interface elements is and Increased... In the mode Increased all interface elements, including icons on the springboard, will be slightly larger, and the display rotation feature on the desktop will be disabled. At the same time, in all applications, everything will rotate normally.

In order to reactivate desktop rotation, go to the tab Standard and press Install... The installation process will take a few seconds.

In this article I will tell you about the reasons why the screen does not want to rotate on an Android phone or tablet, as well as what to do to successfully solve the problem.

The most common cause is software glitch or phone settings. Problems with the G-sensor are less common and physical damage (hitting the phone, falling, moisture under the case, temperature) serves as its breakdown.

This article is suitable for all brands that produce phones on Android 10/9/8/7: Samsung, HTC, Lenovo, LG, Sony, ZTE, Huawei, Meizu, Fly, Alcatel, Xiaomi, Nokia and others. We are not responsible for your actions.

Attention! You can ask your question to a specialist at the end of the article.

Auto-rotate not enabled

On most tablets and smartphones, this feature is initially activated. For other devices, you need to enable this function yourself.

If you hold in your hands new tablet or a smartphone, and the auto-rotate of the screen does not work in it, then you should go to the gadget menu, select "Settings", specify "Screen" and activate the line "Auto-rotate the screen". Often after that, auto-rotate the screen will work.

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Auto-rotate screen stopped working

A different situation is that in general, although earlier it worked correctly. First, the user needs to check that the auto-rotate function of the screen is activated, since quite often the owners themselves do not specifically disable it.

If after checking you are convinced that auto-rotate is enabled, but it still does not work, there is a chance that some applications that optimize the phone's power consumption are disabling the function.

For example, the Android OS has the Es Dispatcher application. In such a situation, you should restart the tablet or smartphone in use, and then check the functionality of the function again.

Software settings

If the auto-rotate screen stops functioning on a tested gadget that previously worked normally, then you should check the settings that could get lost. If not everyone can use them on their own, then there are no difficulties in fixing the problem:

• ... You just need to turn it off, wait a few minutes and turn it on again. It is possible that auto-rotate will work.
• If the above method did not solve the problem, then we carry out a deeper reboot. It is necessary to turn off the smartphone, remove the battery, wait at least 10 minutes and turn it on again. Check if auto-rotate works.
• Checking the version operating system... It is possible that the current system is malfunctioning. It is important that the Android device is running up-to-date firmware.

To check the firmware version, follow these steps:

• Go to "Settings".
• We select the section "About the phone".
• We select the item "System update".
• The gadget will automatically check for availability new version software... If outdated software is installed on the device, you will be prompted to update it.

If after the above steps the auto-rotate screen does not work, you need to try returning to the factory settings. The user should go to the menu, then select "Settings", click on the item "Restore and reset". Then we press "Reset settings".

A reset will erase all information and also delete all installed programs. After the reset, you need to check the functionality of the function in the above way.

Sensor calibration lost

Another reason for the breakdown is a violation of the G-sensor calibration. It is also called an accelerometer or gyro sensor. It is necessary to determine the position of the tablet (smartphone) in space. It also calculates the angle and rate of turn. For example, in racing games, driving by tilting a tablet (smartphone).

You can calibrate the gyro sensor in the engineering menu. It contains all the necessary functionality for testing and calibration. Still exist special applications to help you perform this operation.

If you use it, you should first study the relevant information for each individual gadget. In case of misapplication engineering menu, you can lose data from the device or provoke a software failure.

The most unpleasant situation is physical damage accelerometer. In this situation, you need to contact service center for proper repair of the device.

As with any smartphone, the iPhone has a function to automatically rotate the screen when you rotate the device. This function allows you to quickly switch from vertical to horizontal screen orientation and back.

In most cases this is very convenient, but sometimes the orientation change is undesirable. For such cases, a special function is provided that allows you to enable or disable auto-rotate. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to use this feature on iPhone 4,4s, 5, 5s, 5c, 6, 6s, and 7.

By default, on iPhone, auto-rotate is enabled and when you tilt the device 90 degrees to the side, the screen should automatically rotate in the desired direction. But, this behavior of the iPhone can be changed at any time.

If you use an iPhone with iOS version from 4.0 to 6.0, then you need to double click. After that, the multitasking panel will appear at the bottom of the screen. This panel must be scrolled to the right until a button with a round arrow appears, which is responsible for auto-rotate the screen. With this button, you can easily enable or disable auto-rotate.

If you have an iPhone with more modern version iOS, then you need to swipe from the bottom of the screen. As a result, the so-called "Control Center" will appear in which all the basic settings and functions of the iPhone are concentrated. In the upper part of the "Control Center" there will be a row of buttons. In this row there should be a button with a lock and a round arrow, which is used to enable or disable the auto-rotate of the screen. If the button is red, then auto-rotate is disabled, if the button is gray, then auto-rotate is enabled.

It should be noted that in the iPhone settings, in the "General" section, there is a function that changes the logic of the switch on the side of the device (by default, this switch is responsible for turning the sound on and off). This function can be used to set the switch to "Orientation Lock".

If the switch is in the "Orientation Lock" mode, then you will not be able to enable or disable auto-rotate through the "Control Center". In this case, you need to control the auto-rotate using the switch.

In addition, auto-rotate the screen may not work on the iPhone desktop (on the so-called SpringBoard). If your auto-rotate works in applications, but does not work on the iPhone desktop, then most likely the problem is in the enlarged display of icons. In order to fix it. You need to go to the section "Settings - Screen and brightness - View" and select standard display interface (no magnification).