TikTok apps stuck on landscape mode

Hello I have an iPad 5th gen and I had the same problem but I managed to fix it by flipping to portrait mode while watching a live on TikTok and that seems to lock the app in portrait mode

I hope this helps you

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.

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.

open tiktok whilst looking at ipad in landscape. open live video, it will be in landscape. press the X button to close, this flips to portrait mode. rotate ipad to portrait, then press X again. this locks tiktok to portrait. I stumbled on this weeks ago, and every time i open tiktok now, it is in portrait mode.

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

After much research, I restored a backup of my iPad from 2 months ago, turned off automatic updates. Works like it did before the landscape update and will not update until it goes back to portrait. Granted, it was a pain, but worth it in the end. (For me)

Unfortunately, this isn’t a bug and it’s not reversible. TikTok has updated the iPad version of their app to force the use of landscape mode.

Source: https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/06/26/why-is-tiktok-sideways-on-my-ipad/

I have this problem too. I have an iPad Pro 2020 11”. What works for me every time (it reoccurs every other day) is opening a live stream, swiping to the right to the ‘clean’ view where the chat and everything is hidden and then swiping up to go to the next live stream. Works every time. Hope this helps.

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

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.

i emailed tik tok and turns out it’s part of the new update so it’s supposed to be like that. I still haven’t found a way to revert it back so hopefully tik tok fixes it

You’re not going to like the answer. The recent TikTok app update makes landscape mode mandatory. No reason given. But the app now forces it. Another vendor obviously out of touch with consumers.

Mine will flip to portrait mode if I go to a live video on the feed but if I click on a broadcaster's profile while they're live it stays in landscape.

This happened a couple of weeks ago and it suddenly started working right again but this morning first thing it's back to landscape.

I hope somebody can figure this one out.

Hi. The fix works better when there’s a live feed from swiping through videos, than from selecting a live link from your inbox. Not sure why. But hope this helps. I’m using an iPad mini from 2014. If it doesn’t work the first time, keep trying. It takes a couple of tries.

I have this issue too, nothing is resolving it. Tried Adnane solution but still in landscape