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The home screen of my iPhone X won’t rotate. Is it bug-related?

tikchowdhurry

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my X wont rotate the homescreen. other apps will. but nit the homescreen. i’ve tried all the fixes found online to no avail.
is this a 12.1 bug?
any fixes suggested?
thanks
 

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Re: Home Screen only, wont rotate

Only the plus or Max model can do home screen rotation.

I think it's Plus models only. Last I heard, XS Max does have some of the Plus model rotation enhancements, but in apps only (such as showing iPad like sidebar in Mail in landscape), and doesn’t rotate the home screen.
 

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Re: Home Screen only, wont rotate

Only the plus or Max model can do home screen rotation.

I think it's Plus models only. Last I heard, XS Max does have some of the Plus model rotation enhancements, but in apps only (such as showing iPad like sidebar in Mail in landscape), and doesn’t rotate the home screen.

The XS Max, having the largest screen of any iPhone, does not have a landscape home screen.
 

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Re: Home Screen only, wont rotate

weird. i have a 7p along with my X and i would swear they both could rotate the home screen, otherwise i would have noticed my X didnt do it over the last year—i imagine!
are we certain the X cant rotate the home screen?
 

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Re: Home Screen only, wont rotate

weird. i have a 7p along with my X and i would swear they both could rotate the home screen, otherwise i would have noticed my X didnt do it over the last year—i imagine!
are we certain the X cant rotate the home screen?

The home screen of the iPhone 7 Plus can rotate to landscape view, but NOT the home screen of the iPhone X.