How do I disable auto rotation?

**lornaevo** · 02-26-2012, 06:14 PM

Is it possible to disable Auto rotation?

**iPinkk** · 02-26-2012, 06:31 PM

Yes. Double click your home button then swipe left. You'll see a box with a half circle and lock-click that to turn auto rotation on or off.

**lornaevo** · 02-26-2012, 07:28 PM

Thank you very much.

**iPinkk** · 02-28-2012, 06:58 PM

Originally Posted by lornaevo

Thank you very much.

Your very welcome !!

**ransonju** · 03-01-2012, 11:23 AM

This doesn't work for me. If I double click (and get to the app switcher) and swipe I get all my recently used apps swiping left and the music controls if I swipe right. Any suggestions?

**lornaevo** · 03-01-2012, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by ransonju

This doesn't work for me. If I double click (and get to the app switcher) and swipe I get all my recently used apps swiping left and the music controls if I swipe right. Any suggestions?

When you swipe left and you see the music controls. The semi circle icon all the way to the left is to disable rotation.

**Arelunde** · 03-01-2012, 03:54 PM

On my iPhone, the icon is actually an arrow, curled to nearly a full circle within a typical square box - all gray colors.

**lornaevo** · 03-01-2012, 04:41 PM

Originally Posted by Arelunde

On my iPhone, the icon is actually an arrow, curled to nearly a full circle within a typical square box - all gray colors.

That's what I meant.

**denisie** · 10-15-2012, 03:21 PM

Thanks for this, I am a new iPad user and rotate wasn't always practical when reading lying down! This helped!

**Karenkcoulter** · 10-15-2012, 05:31 PM

On the iPad you can choose whether the switch near the volume buttons is a mute button or a rotation lock. I think this is in the General section of Settings.

**Edmilan** · 10-19-2012, 10:37 PM

can this disable autorotate for apps that don't have an autorotate setting?

**Karenkcoulter** · 10-19-2012, 10:56 PM

Yes. It's device wide not app specific.

**Maria Yazeji** · 02-20-2013, 10:30 PM

on ipad 3 there is a special button for that, it's located above the volume buttons on the upper right side of the ipad. it lock and unlock the auto rotation.
and on iphone 4 & 4s u have to click the home button twice then go left till u find on the very left side a touch button to lock and unlock the auto screen rotation.