iPad is not rotating. Rotation lock is not on. What should I do?

Playland101 wrote:

My iPad is not rotating. The Rotation lock is not on. It doesn’t matter what app I’m using. It’s only in portrait mode.

Update to current iPadOS for whichever iPad this is.

Restart the iPad.

See id the problem persists.

Perhaps you could share detail of your iPad model and installed version of iOS/iPadOS:

Settings > General > About

To switch between Portrait and Landscape view, you generally only need to rotate the iPad to the desired screen orientation.

Older models of iPad have a physical side-switch that can be configured to lock rotation; for newer models of iPad without a side-switch, you may need to disable your Screen Rotation Lock. To do so, you need to access the Control Centre; swipe downwards from the top-right corner of the screen - then tap the Screen Rotation lock icon:

If screen rotation proves to be problem with some Apps - and not others - you need to be aware that not all Apps are coded to operate in both Portrait and Landscape screen modes. Apps that have a fixed screen orientation will always* appear in the orientation determined by the App Developer.

(*) For compatible Apps that are intended for iPhone, iPadOS15 and later will now automatically rotate the App to display in Landscape screen orientation. There is no manual configuration or setting to enable this feature.

However, Apps designed for iPad that are expressly coded to force Portrait screen orientation, iPadOS15+ will honour the intended Portrait mode. iPadOS15+ will not override the App coding.