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I am trying to identify an icon accross the top of my screen. It appears to be a lock enclosed in a circle with an arrow. Any help would be appreciated.

I am trying to identify an icon across the top of my iphone 5 main screen. It appears to be a lock enclosed in a circle with an arrow. Any help would be appreciated.

iPhone 5, iOS 8.2

Posted on Mar 28, 2015 6:31 PM

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Posted on Mar 28, 2015 6:34 PM

That indicates that orientation lock is on. When on the screen won't rotate. You can turn it off in Control Center. To open Control Center, slide up with one finger starting from below the bottom of the Home screen. Orientation lock is in the top row far right.

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I am trying to identify an icon accross the top of my screen. It appears to be a lock enclosed in a circle with an arrow. Any help would be appreciated.

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