How to rotate iPhone 12 upside down

Same here. It works with Maps on my iPhone 8, but does not work with my iPhone 12 Max. Should be pretty straightforward to put it back on as a feature. Made the request to Apple/feedback.

In my case of iPhone SE 2020, the Google Maps can be turned upside down on iOS 15.6, but on iOS 16, it can’t.

Hello there!

Rotate the screen on an iPhone without a Home button

1. Swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen to open Control Center.
2. Tap the Portrait Orientation Lock button  to make sure that it's off.
3. Turn your iPhone sideways.

If the screen still doesn't rotate, try a different app — like Safari or Messages — which are known to work in landscape mode.

Learn how to rotate the screen on your iPad.

This was a feature on iPhone -- at least on the earlier versions. I know it was as late as iPhone7.

...a very helpful feature for those who like to place the phone in the cup holder to charge while driving.

WATSOBJ wrote:

This was a feature on iPhone -- at least on the earlier versions. I know it was as late as iPhone7.

...a very helpful feature for those who like to place the phone in the cup holder to charge while driving.

Yes, we've established that. Did you read my response directly above yours?

My comment wasn’t really meant to solicit snarky remarks, but since you’re searching for them:

By “established that,” do you mean that you posted a semi-correct comment after posting a number of barely-correct comments?

Pardon me, I failed to research your entire big-brain thread before posting my own experience.

Please note that your comment below is pinned at the top of this thread:

“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

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Posted on Feb 7, 2022 6:01 AM”

Sure. I am not a veteran of this forum and I was unaware of the inability to edit after 15 minutes of the original post. It's a shame that they selected a somewhat misleading post as the definitive, recommended answer. Clearly that is not your doing and there is nothing you can do about it now.

I have submitted feedback as you and WATSOBJ advise. I am hoping for the best, but agree that there is probably a hardware limitation as you point out.

Thank you.

mh53bose wrote:

Sure. I am not a veteran of this forum and I was unaware of the inability to edit after 15 minutes of the original post. It's a shame that they selected a somewhat misleading post as the definitive, recommended answer. Clearly that is not your doing and there is nothing you can do about it now.

It is what it is, at least for the moment.

I have submitted feedback as you and WATSOBJ advise. I am hoping for the best, but agree that there is probably a hardware limitation as you point out.

That's the best you can do.

Its stupid the way it is and not being able to rotate the Home Screen upside down.

On my desk [just about every other office desk I've seen all the chords are plugged in on the floor at the back of the desk and come up from the back of the desk].

So when I have the phone sitting on my desk charging the cord has to come around from the top of the phone to the bottom of the phone where it's plugged in it gets in the way. If I could just rotate the phone upside down so the charging cord effectively is at the top of the phone it would sit so much nicer on the desk.... this is a stupid Apple thing and I used to be able to rotate it.

2nd gen iPhone SE. Could do a full rotation until iOS 16. All of a sudden it can’t. Seems they removed that delightful, if seldom used, feature with iOS 16. Really sucks. I didn’t use it a lot, but when I did it was a lifesaver.

My Iphone SE could do it until iOS 16.1.1...now it won't. my wife always fussed about it because her Iphone 12 would not- so it HAS been something these phones have done in the past. I always ran maps upside down so i could charge it from the top. So don't say NEVER.

I have the iPhone S and was always able to rotate 180 (upside down) when using multiple apps (including safari and Google maps). I upgraded to the recent OS and this ability disappeared. I don’t think it is related to the phone model, but the operating service. Is there a way to request a bug fix to apple?

My 2020 iPhone SE did it fine every time I use Google maps no problem. I just got an iPhone XR because my se broke…. Now it can’t. I’m pretty sure this is a way of Apple, forcing you to buy accessories. I could barely get an Apple device set up without having another Apple device, it’s robbery.

Wife & I both had iPhone SE originals, both worked upside down; now both got SE 2022 which fail. Same uses others describe: phone in cupholder with cord leading up, phone on desk with cord leading away.

I agree. It’s irritating enough that Apple is so greedy that it constantly changes the size of the phone just enough that you can’t continue to use the same cases for example, 13 promax to 14 promax. Also irritating change of the charging ports and still frustrated there’s no headphone jack. Because if you have to charge and you want to use headphones, other than Bluetooth forget it. But I agree with most people one of the most frustrating things is the inability to turn the phone upside down and set it in the car cupholder when using the map feature even if you have Apple play, I still like to be able to see the directions written out and then have the map up. But this is completely difficult because you can’t turn the phone 180°. What the heck Apple?

And actually after thinking about it, I think the thing that frustrates me the most with the Apple 13 pro max. Is it still in my opinion is an epic failure with night photos. I cannot believe that I can’t get a good picture of the night sky, or cool shot of the moon with a 13ProMax , I have looked at all kinds of videos and it just shouldn’t be that complicated. This was one of the big sellers when I upgraded to the 13 promax. Other photos are great. Night photos under the exact perfect circumstances are fine. But I find the inability to change the night mode easily is incredibly frustrating. And I just can’t get a good photo of a night sky unless it is completely perfect conditions according to my phone . Apple needs to get on that I’m not updating my phone anymore. I’m tired of spending all this money on phones with the hope of getting better photos and that just hasn’t happened.