what is the lock with an arrow by the battery

hi have an iphone 7 and i want to take off the lock with an arrow around it by the battery symbol on the home page any ideas?

iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular, iOS 10, i can't get it off

Posted on Sep 18, 2017 7:21 PM

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Posted on Sep 18, 2017 7:46 PM

It’s Orientation Lock. It prevents rotating screen when you change your device orientation from portrait to landscape or vice versa. You can enable/disable it via Control Center. Slide your finger from bottom of phone up to get to CC.


iPhone User Guide - web

https://help.apple.com/iphone/10/

iPhone User Guide - iBook

https://itun.es/us/o_ZOdb.l

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Sep 18, 2017 7:46 PM in response to JulieJohnson87@

It’s Orientation Lock. It prevents rotating screen when you change your device orientation from portrait to landscape or vice versa. You can enable/disable it via Control Center. Slide your finger from bottom of phone up to get to CC.


iPhone User Guide - web

https://help.apple.com/iphone/10/

iPhone User Guide - iBook

https://itun.es/us/o_ZOdb.l

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