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TikTok apps stuck on landscape mode

I'm using iPad Pro, I downloaded the TikTok apps last week and I can switch between portrait and landscape mode for the apps.


Just from today, TikTok apps stuck forever in landscape mode. Is the only apps have this issue.


These is the step I tried:

  1. Force close the apps and reopen it.
  2. Restart my iPad.
  3. Reinstall the apps.


All of the step I taken cannot fix the issue. Please assist me in solving this.

iPad Pro 11-inch Wi-Fi

Posted on Jun 6, 2021 9:59 AM

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Posted on Jul 1, 2021 9:48 AM

This what I do:

  1. Search for a live video and open it
  2. After opening it, go to their profile on upper left part
  3. In their profile, block them
  4. After blocking, simply press the back button


There you have it! Hope this helps. You can unblock them by going to your settings and then privacy, at the bottom you can see blocked accounts.

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Jul 1, 2021 9:48 AM in response to siow11

This what I do:

  1. Search for a live video and open it
  2. After opening it, go to their profile on upper left part
  3. In their profile, block them
  4. After blocking, simply press the back button


There you have it! Hope this helps. You can unblock them by going to your settings and then privacy, at the bottom you can see blocked accounts.

Jun 25, 2021 7:41 AM in response to siow11

I have the same problem, and for anyone wondering why this all of a sudden happened it’s from the new tiktok update and your ipad auto updated tiktok. The only solutions I could find is by going to someone’s profile and going into there live, then exiting and it will be in portrait mode. But even in portrait mode tiktok for iPad looks a lot different the comments are different and lots of other things

Jun 25, 2021 10:50 AM in response to siow11

Having the same problem.

Tiktok app has always functioned in Portrait mode on my iPad, until yesterday. Now I can’t get it out of landscape mode. My iPad screen rotation is not on lock. Tried restarting iPad, also uninstalled app and reinstalled it. To no avail.

I don’t understand how this just suddenly started happening yesterday. Nothing has changed on my iPad.

iPad is running iOS 14.6.


Any suggestions?

Jun 25, 2021 11:04 AM in response to AtheistDude8766

Well, I'm glad I'm not alone! But this is super frustrating! APPLE, WHY IS TIKTOK STUCK IN LANDSCAPE?! I am on iPad pro11 and it seems like everyone who is having this problem is on an iPad. Mine started this morning, June 25 2021, super annoying! TikTok is not a landscape mode app and as a content creator who only uses an iPad I am very upset as I can no longer film a video properly inside the app! What the **** am I going to do now, I don't have a phone just the iPad? This blows. Get it fixed Apple!

Jun 25, 2021 3:51 PM in response to Patricktex17

I am seriously going to lose my mind if I can’t get this fixed, it’s only on my iPad with TikTok running in landscape mode and it just happened all of a sudden overnight, it’s driving me nuts I’ve tried everything I’ve uninstalled I reinstalled I’ve rebooted so many times that my finger is sore, all software it up to date, etc. etc.!! what the heck?????? HELLLLPPPPP

Jun 25, 2021 3:58 PM in response to nancyds

Yeah it is a tiktok problem apparently an update only for iPads bc they wanna make it so that IPad users are happy that there’s a style for iPads which is dumb bc it doesn’t even fit the screen and it’s annoying with the comments it seems to be a permanent update so rly unfortunate but again on my phone it seems to be fine too

Jun 25, 2021 10:55 PM in response to siow11

Here is what I find that consistently works for me getting the TikTok back to portrait mode.


1. Start up TikTok and find live feed.

2. Turn iPad to portrait orientation.

3. Click X to close video while keeping iPad in portrait orientation.


The live video should resume in live mode but will have switched to portrait orientation.


you can then close that live video and the recorded videos continue to show in portrait mode.


This has worked for me for several days now.

Jun 26, 2021 1:31 PM in response to siow11

How to fix iPad stuck in landscape mode: Go to a live video on your feed. Rotate your iPad to portrait view. It may take a few times for the video to reset. It should be permanently in portrait mode now. “X” out of live, and it will stay in portrait mode. It worked for me the 3rd try. So keep trying if it doesn’t flip upright the first time.

Jun 26, 2021 1:32 PM in response to siow11

How to fix iPad stuck in landscape mode: Go to a live video on your feed. Rotate your iPad to portrait view. It may take a few times for the video to reset. It should be permanently in portrait mode now. “X” out of live, and it will stay in portrait mode. It worked for me the 3rd try. So keep trying if it doesn’t flip upright the first time.

TikTok apps stuck on landscape mode

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