iPhone doesn't go to landscape when rotated

i had the same "problem" until i realized, you to have the phone upright to turn it. i had the habit of holding my parallel with the ground and rotating it. until i turned it up, it wouldn't work. since i figured that out, no problems...

Mine stuck a little bit at first but now its working fine. I also noticed that certain things will not rotate..ie photos and some video

My iPhone doesn't go to landscape when rotated I tried resetting twice I restored it twice and I still have the problem I rotate to go to landscape doesn't work in cover flow, photos, and Safari.

Funny , when my electronics dont work i just shake em a bit. Usually does the trick. lol.

I have had this problem intermittently although it has not happened in the last two weeks. I do not recommend shaking the iPhone as was suggested in a previous post to this thread.

I am not sure if it is a result of sluggish operation or it might be a malfunction. I guess if I waited a little longer next time it happens I might have some idea what the cause may be, i.e., bug or sluggish operation due to buffer limitations or whatever methodology is being used by Apple..

Of course as I am sure you are aware email will not rotate to landscape. Only web based operations utilizing Safari and similar web based functions. YouTube is always in landscape mode after you have made a selection.

mikeab 🙂

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Only web based operations utilizing Safari and similar web based functions.

Viewing and taking photos also rotates, as does the iPod mode. These can be useful additional apps to try out to help diagnose whether the iPhone is behaving properly or not when rotating the device doesn't appear to rotate the screen.

I do not recommend shaking the iPhone

I can't say that shaking any device is a good thing, but bearing in mind the sort of shaking the average iPhone is likely to get from simply being carried on the person every day, I'd say that MILD shaking is likely not a problem.

I would have to say that if the iPhone doesn't rotate the screen in any of the enabled apps, or does so very sluggishly, even when it it help upright rather than tilted, it can really only be a problem with the sensor. Given that it's hardware and that the first thing a service agent would try is a gentle shake, if that doesn't work, it would be cause to contact Apple (or return it to an Apple store) for the problem to be resolved.

Be aware... I think that going into "landscape" mode only works when you are on the internet (using Safari), or when using the iPod.

Rick

I think that going into "landscape" mode only works when you are on the internet (using Safari), or when using the iPod.

Or Photos or Camera. Both of these rotate.