How to rotate iPhone 12 upside down

msrikanth08 wrote:

How to rotate iPhone 12 screen upside down???

That is not and, to the best of my knowledge, never had been a feature of the iPhone.

You can let Apple know it's something you'd like to see here:

Product Feedback - Apple

mh53bose wrote:

I would prefer if the IdrisSeabright would revise their response to include the shared experience of the group who has clearly proven that upside-down display was a capability that is no longer a function of the current iPhone.

I would happily do that if it were an option. One can only edit a post within 15 minutes of posting.

I would also prefer that Apple bring this feature back, if possible. There are certainly times when I am charging that upside-down display is very convenient.

Have you submitted feedback? As long as the notch exists, I don't think it's likely to happen but the more people who submit feedback, the more likely Apple is to consider it in future designs.

If you literally mean turn phone upside down and still have screen the right way up, that does not appear to be possible on an iPhone 12. It works with my iPad Air 3, so maybe it’s something about devices without home buttons.

Scion_Synergy_Solutions wrote:

My iPhone SE Classic (2016) can do the full screen rotation to an upside-down phone with an upright screen. It's handy when you want to connect the lightning cable at the "top". But my iPhone 13 Mini (2020) can only do the standard Portrait/Landscape. Both iPhones are currently on iOS 15.7.

That's correct. Phones with the "notch" don't rotate upside down.

Does not work with iPhone 12. Only with previous ones (iPhone 8 for instance). Send a feedback to Apple if you want the feature.

Lassie en Tim wrote:

It's not removed in IOS15, it still works with iPhone 6s running the latest IOS.

It seems to depend on the model of the phone. After suggested above, it probably it has to do with the "notch", the area at the top of the screen where the hardware for FaceID lives. Phones with the notch can't rotate. That would mean the iPhone X and later don't rotate.

AKRBTN wrote:

If you literally mean turn phone upside down and still have screen the right way up, that does not appear to be possible on an iPhone 12. It works with my iPad Air 3, so maybe it’s something about devices without home buttons.

iPads have that ability. iPhones don't.

iPhones with home buttons could rotate, but iPhones without a home button cannot. The reason is due to the notch, the thing on the top of the iPhone that has cameras and sensors.

The feature went away with introduction of iPhoneX. I think it went away because iPhoneX introduced a notch at the top, so the screen was no longer vertically symmetrical.

Hopefully the ability to rotate upside down will come back once Apple removes the notch from their design.

WATSOBJ, I don't think you are replying to me, but I will explain my response just in case:

I replied with a similar experience to yours, but then noticed that others had also and that the subsequent thread entries acknowledged that upside-down functionality was indeed a prior capability. Since there is no means to delete a post, I changed mine to "Please disregard" (my post) as I was contributing nothing.

All that said, I do think Apple's recommendation of an inaccurate post that claims that it was never a capability when clearly it was is questionable. I would prefer if the IdrisSeabright would revise their response to include the shared experience of the group who has clearly proven that upside-down display was a capability that is no longer a function of the current iPhone.

I would also prefer that Apple bring this feature back, if possible. There are certainly times when I am charging that upside-down display is very convenient.

My iPhone SE Classic (2016) can do the full screen rotation to an upside-down phone with an upright screen. It's handy when you want to connect the lightning cable at the "top". But my iPhone 13 Mini (2020) can only do the standard Portrait/Landscape. Both iPhones are currently on iOS 15.7.

On my iPhone 7+ running iOS 15.7, some apps support 180° rotation:

Google Maps, Chrome

SimpleNote

Microsoft Word, Outlook

VLC Remote

but not:

Apple Maps, Safari (ie. no Apple apps)

Facebook

Snapchat

Pinterest

Google Assistant, Home

Netflix

Linkedin

I completely agree - it was a very useful feature when using the phone in the car to navigate (WAZE, Google Maps) while charging - flip the phone upside down in the cup holder and readability was greatly improved. Something I took for granted until the feature disappeared with the release of iOS16. Frustrating.

well. my mini 13 was rotating upside down and now it wont. i know because thats how i use maps, i put the phone wire side UP in my cupholder. so it WAS doing it, and not now... WHAT THE ****!!!

This… this post explains it. I used to use certain apps with the charger up so I could set the phone down without some books or other clutter holding the charging cable in place (damages the cord).