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I bought an iphone in march and just realized that everyone else can turn their iphone's sideways and the screen flip. Mine has never been able to do this. Is their anything I can do?

I had a friend get on youtube and she flipped her phone sideways and the screen went sideways. I don't have insurance on the phone, but my phone has never been able to do this. And, I bought it brand new march. Is there anything I can do? And my screen has a tendency to freeze too. I thought that was just normal with the phone, but now I'm wondering if I just got ripped off.

iPhone 4

Posted on Sep 12, 2012 1:19 PM

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Sep 12, 2012 1:21 PM in response to TayRachelle

Is orientation lock on?

Have you tried the basics from the manual? restart, reset, restore.

iPhone User Guide (For iOS 5.1 Software)

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Sep 12, 2012 1:24 PM in response to TayRachelle

Double-click the Home button. The leftmost icon is the lock / unlock status.

is locked.

Tap it to unlock it.

is unlocked.

iPhone and iPod touch: Screen does not rotate

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Sep 12, 2012 1:23 PM in response to John Galt

This solved my screen flipping thank you! The guy at AT&T couldn't even figure that out lol. Is the screen freezing normal too?

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Sep 12, 2012 1:27 PM in response to TayRachelle

The screen should not be unresponsive. Sometimes an iPhone just needs to be rebooted, like any computer.

Try the troublshooting steps recommended by roaminggnome.

Read this for step-by-step instrucions: http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/assistant/phone/

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I bought an iphone in march and just realized that everyone else can turn their iphone's sideways and the screen flip. Mine has never been able to do this. Is their anything I can do?

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