All iOS devices, including the iPod Touch, have built-in motion detection sensors called accelerometers. The accelerometer can determine the orientation and angle the device is in, allowing apps, Web ...

Check the Control Center for the rotation lock status on iPhones with a notch at the top of the screen. If your iPhone has a ...

Rotating your iPhone screen to a landscape view can come in handy when watching videos. Usually, rotating the screen just involves moving the device sideways, unless its orientation is locked. You can ...

Here’s how you can lock your iPad in portrait or landscape mode. This makes it easier for you when you prefer not to have the screen automatically switch to the other orientation while holding your ...

While the iPad's ability to stay fixed in portrait or landscape mode is useful for some scenarios, such as full-screen presentations or reading e-books, allowing the display to rotate based on how ...

Usually, when you hold your iPhone, it’s in portrait mode. With the iPad, it is usually in landscape mode. But there will be times when you will want to rotate the screen the other way. Whether it’s ...

The orientation lock is an easily overlooked option in iOS/iPadOS Control Center that lets you prevent apps from rotating their view when your device detects it’s turned a corner. This can be useful ...

9 to 5 Mac reports that the latest iPhone OS 4 beta, released earlier today, includes several new features as part of its multitasking capabilities, including quick access to iPod controls, as well as ...

A lot of attention has been paid to the iPad Air 2's slimmed-down design, but one of the most striking changes — the removal of the orientation lock/mute switch — is a significant evolution in Apple's ...