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SergZak Author

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iOS 8.4 iPad Air 2 rotational & wake delay issue work-arounds

Just a synopsis and some work-arounds in a dedicated post for these two issues that have cropped up on the iPad Air 2 running iOS 8.4. Hopefully, they will help out until we get a definite fix.

Long (~1 second) wake delay

The only current work-around for the wake delay is to use a Smart Cover/ Smart Case (magnetic wake)

Waking from Sleep/Wake button or Home button both cause the delay

Waking from Smart Cover/Smart Case (magnetically) or by plugging into a charger does NOT cause the delay.

Screen rotation not working correctly

The current work around for the screen rotation issue is to disable Reduce Motion as below

If the Reduce Motion setting is turned ON under Settings/General/Accessibility/Reduce Motion, the screen will not rotate correctly

If the Reduce Motion setting is turned OFF under Settings/General/Accessibility/Reduce Motion, the screen will rotate correctly

An alternate & temporary way to correct the rotation issue

With the device on/awake, simply tap the Sleep/Wake button once to sleep the device, then quickly again to wake the device. This should cure the rotational issue until it reappears after the device has slept for longer than ~15 seconds and is awoken by the Sleep/Wake or Home buttons

Seems we are stuck with these issues & their work-arounds until Apple get it's act together and fixes them. Supply your feedback to them here please:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/

iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi-OTHER, iOS 8.4, 16 GB

Posted on Jul 7, 2015 12:48 PM

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Lorac625

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Posted on Jul 9, 2015 11:24 AM

Thanks. Sleep button didn't work,but glad to know it's not just me!

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Dec 22, 2016 10:36 PM in response to AdrianaG

I Am on iOS 10 on an iPad Air 2, and having this issue. I am currently using my iPad upside down...

The rotation lock is NOT on.

I turned off reduce motion.

still not working. Ugh. I know someone else with the same issue.

Dec 23, 2016 6:35 AM in response to Douggie70

Hi. Restarting the device, like this

1. Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the red slider appears.

2. Drag the slider to turn your device completely off.

3. After the device turns off, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button again until you see the Apple logo.

should fix it, util it happens again. Also, try downloading a free Clinometer app from the app store, and running it when rotation locks. This problem has reappeared with iOS 10.1.1 and seems to be pretfy widespread. Please report it here https://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html, being sure to mention iPad Air 2, since it seems to be device-specific.

iOS 8.4 iPad Air 2 rotational & wake delay issue work-arounds