Rotate the screen on your iPad The screen on your iPad can rotate so that you can see apps like Safari and Messages in portrait or landscape mode. Then tap the Rotation Lock button to make sure it's off. On an iPad with iOS 11 or earlier, swipe up from the bottom edge of your screen to open Control Center. Turn your iPad sideways. Check to see if your iPad has a side switch If you don't see the Rotation Lock button , check to see if your iPad has a side switch.
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The iPad supports screen rotation as you turn the device. This feature helps you to seamlessly change from reading an e-book in portrait mode to watching a movie in landscape mode.
If your iPad isn't rotating and is stuck in one orientation, you can fix the problem in one of two ways: in Control Center or with the side switch. The information in this article applies to iPads running iOS 12 or later, except as indicated. Earlier versions of Control Center, beginning with its introduction in iOS 7, work similarly.
The side switch on the iPad controls either rotate or mute, depending on how you configure the settings. Whichever one you don't assign to the side switch appears in Control Center where you can turn it on and off. Some iPads, including iPad Pro models, don't have a side switch.
If your iPad has a side switch, check to see where the iPad's Lock Rotation setting has been assigned. Open the Settings app on your iPad. Select the General heading in the left pane. Find the Use Side Switch To section. If Lock Rotation has a check mark next to it, the side switch controls the lock rotation and the Mute option appears in Control Center. If your iPad doesn't rotate, toggle the side switch to solve the problem. You can access many iPad features and settings from the customizable Control Center, including the Lock Rotation feature.
Pull down from the upper-right corner of an iPad running iOS 12 or later or up from the bottom on iPads running earlier versions of the iOS to open Control Center. And it will lock in whichever mode you're holding it while you set the orientation lock. The key is knowing how to make your iPad do what you want when you want, and knowing when the device isn't working properly and needs some help. Holding the iPad sideways will, of course, flip its orientation to landscape mode.
If your iPad is working normally, getting the screen to rotate into either landscape or portrait mode is laughably easy: just hold the device in your hands and turn it to the preferred orientation. It should quickly flip its screen to match the position in which you're holding it.
Just make sure you have the iPad held perpendicular to the ground as you orient it, as its built-in gyro sensor can't tell what position you're going for if the device is flat on a table or on your lap.
When this icon is highlighted, your screen rotation is locked. There are myriad reasons to lock an iPad's screen rotation, the most common being when you want to view a picture or video clip that was actually recorded in the other orientation. To lock iPad rotation, you need to open the device's "Control Center. Among the icons that will appear will be a padlock with a curved arrow around it. That's your "Rotation Lock. Find out how to return to the normal keyboard on your iPad so that you can type in the manner to which you are accustomed.
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