My iphone xr won't rotate upside down. This is important when I use Waze and need to keep the phone plugged in and charging while in my cupholder.

iPhone XR

Posted on Aug 26, 2021 6:48 AM

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90📐 not enough. 180 📐 Required 180 degree rotation should not be a limited feature (does it exist already?). As long as it has orientation controls, it should be able to rotate 180 natively, stock. No as a add on feature. I see this as a must have to save the charger cable, the wired earplug cable, and ultimately reduce fatigue on your holding hand posture. All of which had affected me personally. Think about it this way. It is most natural and ergonomically correct to have your holding hand resting on your body (upper torso, when lying down, top of your leg when seating, or even in a flat surface with the screen angled towards your eyes …) but doing so, with the up-to-date charging port location (which is at the bottom of the device) it does interfere with this natural resting position. However if the whole screen can be rotated 180 degrees, then you can do more while charging the device without “pinching” the wire attached to that charging connection port. More important so, even if the phone is fully charged or you do not need the charging cable attached, you might still want a natural hold posture that does not force the holding hand in an unnatural position. Another use case; you are using the charging area as a plug for your wired headphones. There are many situations (use cases) where you want your iPhone in portrait orientation but cannot comfortably do so because of this design limitation. I see this as a dramatic flaw in the design of the whole family of iPhones I had owned through the years. please allow the native software to rotate the visual area 180 degrees. 90 degree is not enough.
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Aug 26, 2021 8:43 AM in response to KV_ptb

Unfortunately, this is not possible. No iPhones will rotate their screen while upside-down. My recommendation would be that you use a cradle/mount when in your car. You could also be creative by cutting a paper cup just so that it could hold your iPhone sideways (which is far better for navigation), or upside-up.

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My iphone xr won't rotate upside down. This is important when I use Waze and need to keep the phone plugged in and charging while in my cupholder.

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