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iPhone 6 Plus doesn't switch to landscape mode on the home screen

my new iPhone 6+ will not switch to landscape mode when turned horizontally in the homepage. Any thoughts about why this is? It will inindividual apps, but just not on the home page. And no, my screen orientation is not locked in portrait mode. Is anyone else having similar problems or have any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 19, 2014 4:50 PM

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Jul 25, 2017 9:42 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Yes you are correct about starting a new thread, however, I do not have a fix for the landscape mode, it always worked before, I have not updated anything lately. The lock is off and and the mode is in standard. When I switch the mode to zoomed and then go back to standard, the "set" field is greyed out. The landscape mode works in y camera and other apps.

Sep 19, 2014 6:07 PM in response to Lotus Doc

+1


My iPhone 6+ doesn't:


 rotate to landscape mode on the home screen

 display dual-paned email

 display the extended keyboard in landscape mode.


Curious if anyone else is experiencing all three symptoms on their 6+ too?

(It ***** because I bought the horsey 6+ for these features.)


I'm suspicious that it was my restore that did it. Did anyone else experiencing the "no rotate" bug restore from an iTunes backup? I did, and I think that it went afoul. I restored from an iTunes backup (via USB), from an iPhone 5s running the iOS 8 GM Seed.


Does this ring a bell?


I'd rather not wipe it and set it up as a new device as this takes HOURS that I don't have right now, but I suspect that the restore (possibly the iOS 8 GM) is the culprit.


Thanks!

iPhone 6 Plus doesn't switch to landscape mode on the home screen

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