I wonder if anyone can help? My iPad ( the new ipad / ipad 3) has suddenly stopped rotating the screen. It only changes from portrait to landscape and vice versa if you lock the screen turn the iPad and then unlock. I've tried looking through general settings to see if I can work it out but haven't come across any answers. If anyone knows how to fix this I'd be really gratefull for any pointers! Thank you!
The new iPad -OTHER
The only setting is to set what the switch on the side of the iPad controls (Settings > General > Use Side Switch To, rotation lock and notification mute). If the rotation isn't working properly then try a reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.
The only setting is to set what the switch on the side of the iPad controls (Settings > General > Use Side Switch To, rotation lock and notification mute). If the rotation isn't working properly then try a reset : press and hold both the sleep and home buttons for about 10 to 15 seconds (ignore the red slider), after which the Apple logo should appear - you won't lose any content, it's the iPad equivalent of a reboot.
Reboot the iPad and see if that helps.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider - let go of the buttons.
There is nothing more in the settings that you can do to unlock the screen. You use the software switch in the task bar or the side switch for rotation lock depending on how to configure the lock to work. You might want to have the iPad looked at by an Apple Genius or you can also try restoring the iOS software to see if that fixes it.
simply use the pop up screen from the bottom to turn rotate on and off by tapping the button.
I've had this issue sporadically myself. For some reason the orientation sensors sometimes just stop working as evidenced by one of the many levels apps available. It's annoying but I usually found it just putting the iPad to sleep and waking it again fixes the problem no power off reset required.
My iPad doesn't rotate
