Occasionally iPhone 6 won't rotate

I've tried all of the suggested fixes and none of them have worked. iPhone 6 64-gig on 8.1.1

My iPhone 6 128GB won't rotate at all. I've tried restarting the phone and try rotate again - Don't work. I even tried to lock and then unlock - don't work. I even did a restore and set my phone as new - Don't work, I did a restore and restore from backup - don't work either. NONE of the suggestion I've tired don't even work. I don't think it is software related... it could be hardware issues unless apple can tell us if it is really software issues or if it is hardware issues and that we should get our phone replaced by making an appointment with the genius bar.

I have the problem, but it does not seem as bad. I can reproduce on demand.

1. open mail or iMessage in landscape mode and wait for screen to lock.

2. Hold phone in portrait position and unlock screen.

3. iMessage/mail is there, but still in landscape.

However, if I just move the phone to landscape mode, and back to portrait mode, it fixes the problem. Or I can just hit the home button to leave the app, then go back into the app, and allis normal…

I wonder if this is a hardware problem… I didn't notice the problem at first, but since I have seen it, it has always happened. I'll get an appointment at the apple store and see what they say… Way to many people having the same problem. I wonder if I can duplicate it on a phone in the store. If not, may be hardware.

My iPhone 6Plus screen became stuck in landscape mode and wouldn't rotate back to portrait mode, as usual, when I looked directly at it. Tapping the lock button on the screen didn't work. Neither did turning the phone off and turning it back on.

What DID work:

1. On the home screen, tap the Settings icon (which looks like a gear). The tap will take you to a page that says General at the top.

2. On that page, tap Auto-Lock. That tap will take you to a page that says Auto-Lock at the top. Below Auto-Lock you'll see menu that says: "1 Minute," "2 Minutes," 3 Minutes," etc. and also "Never."

3. Tap "Never." A check mark should then appear on the line with Never.

That's all you have to do. This should keep your phone from ever locking in a mode you don't want.

i have iphone 6 128G as well. The phone is permanently stuck in portrait orientation. Ive tried turning on and off, resetting, restoring, NO LUCK. Apple support can't even tell me if its a software or hardware issue. HELP!!!!

My wife's iPhone 6 display was refusing to rotate photos, web pages, everything! I finally located the cause of the problem and how to fix it.

Open the Notification Center by swiping up from the bottom of the display screen. Now look for a small icon on right end of the top line. That's the Orientation Lock. Touch the icon and look for "Orientation Lock: Off" to appear. If you see "Orientation Lock: On" then touch the icon once more. Close the Notification Center by dragging it from the top of the screen back to the bottom.

The Orientation Lock is a well-hidden secret. Tell everyone! 😎

My wife's iPhone 6 display was refusing to rotate photos, web pages, everything! I finally located the cause of the problem and how to fix it.

Open the Notification Center by swiping up from the bottom of the display screen. Now look for a small icon on right end of the top line. That's the Orientation Lock. Touch the icon and look for "Orientation Lock: Off" to appear. If you see "Orientation Lock: On" then touch the icon once more. Close the Notification Center by dragging it from the top of the screen back to the bottom.

The Orientation Lock is a well-hidden secret. Tell everyone! 😎

Go to the home screen, slide up from the bottom to the right make sure the lock is not on

I Just wrote that..I had to tell like 10 of my friends..but that is the answe to the problem

Rotate works sometimes. Never had this problem on my other iPhones. Plus the keyboard freezes and I can't type.

This was an easy fix for me. Swipe from the bottom up to reveal control center. Press the the padlock with an arrow around it to dissable portrait orientation lock. Boom!

I had the same problem. I didn't realize the rotate screen was "Locked." This link helped me unlock it. The screen now rotates.

http://support.apple.com/en-us/TS3805

Simply Just follow these steps

1. Settings
2. General
3. Reset
4. Select >> "Reset All Settings" (Don't worry it will not erase any of your Data)
5. Phone Will Restart
6. Setup your settings again
7. Enjoy!!!!!

Yes. Same problem. Iphone 6 takes a photo in horizontal mode and sometime rotates it in gallery and sometimes not. Worse, when I upload to other systems they sometime recognize the rotation and sometimes not (really not useful for ...well..pretty much anything).

One thing I found is that sometimes when I point the camera straight down and take a photo in horizontal it will not rotate it in my iphone gallery. Other times it will. However most of the time when the phone is held up (the screen perpendicular to the ground) it mostly works fine. Really a big problem that I would love if Apple could address. When I talk to the other companies about this issue (twitter, facebook, wordpress) they point out that it is a known apple bug since and there is nothing they can do unless you rotate it before they get it.

Please fix this

I just bought the iPhone 6s Plus. Had the issue where my apps would not rotate...looked and looked for solution. This one worked perfectly! Thank you Willow1273!

willow1273Jul 9, 2015 7:50 PM Re: Occasionally iPhone 6 won't rotate
Re: Occasionally iPhone 6 won't rotatein response to mannyvel

Simply Just follow these steps

1. Settings
2. General
3. Reset
4. Select >> "Reset All Settings" (Don't worry it will not erase any of your Data)
5. Phone Will Restart
6. Setup your settings again
7. Enjoy!!!!!