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Will iPhone X have landscape mode?

I have an iPhone 6 plus and I like that the home screen will rotate when I turn my phone to the side. I am planning on getting the iPhone X and would like to know if it has landscape mode like the plus versions. The people at the Apple store said "it should" but that is not a good answer. Will the apps on the home screen rotate if I turn the phone sideways?

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 11

Posted on Sep 24, 2017 5:41 PM

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Sep 24, 2017 6:33 PM in response to askbarnabas

welafever wrote:


That is a great question. I understand that the screen is bigger. The apple store guy said his phone did it but when he tried it it did not. He did not have the X or a plus. I hope that Apple can answer this question definitively before the preorder.

Apple will not answer here. However, you have been given links to the pages where Apple has given the specs and pictures.

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Sep 25, 2017 7:40 PM in response to askbarnabas

Then I would suggest you wait until the IPhone X demo models are in stores and test it yourself. Once you confirm it has landscape mode (and I cannot see any rational scenario where it wouldn’t) then order yours. At that time it should only be about a 10 - 12 week wait.

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Sep 25, 2017 7:40 PM in response to Johnathan Burger

Let us assume I am not an idiot. Do you honestly think I would post a question on here without looking at that page? I looked at that page several times and talked to several (at least three) people who work for Apple and they could not give an answer to that question. Being snippy is not helping me or anyone else who may have this question so please refrain from comments that are not directly related to the question.

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Nov 16, 2017 1:58 PM in response to deggie

iPhone X arrived today.

As an Apple user since 1995 (!!) I need to state that this product is the biggest disappointment in my apple history. :(


- NO landscape mode!!

- Keyboard keys for smaller and thinner than in my 6S-Plus

- No wireless charging cable (station) included in top

Model (1.359€!)

- Borders are very think; honestly said: it is not frameless


I will return mine tomorrow. Done with it.

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Nov 16, 2017 2:13 PM in response to deggie

No one ever said there’s gonna be an X plus; it’s all rumours.


It’s a step back when switching from 6S Plus or 7 to the X as the new features are not “new” and useless in Europe.

As I got way over 2,00m height - you can imagine that the thinner x-keyboard is a joke to me. 😁

Landscape is awesome for typing (or it has been before ios11)


It’s a pity... the only thing that makes me smile about it is the Apple shares in my stock since 2002. However - the question was “does it have it” - the answer is “no”.

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Nov 16, 2017 2:54 PM in response to the_guy_who_is_disappointed

You can type in landscape in Messages, etc., it is just the home screen. But the landscape keyboard has changed on all devices using iOS 11.x. You can pretty much bet their will be a 6.5" iPhone X (or whatever).


What features are useful in the rest of the world but useless in Europe?

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Nov 16, 2017 3:14 PM in response to the_guy_who_is_disappointed

the_guy_who_is_disappointed wrote:


- Keyboard keys for smaller and thinner than in my 6S-Plus

Yes, the keyboard in landscape has changed with iOS 11. There are lots of third party keyboards available. One that has been recommended a lot is Gboard. I don't know if it has been optimized for the iPhone X.



- No wireless charging cable (station) included in top

Model (1.359€!)

Why does that come as a surprise? Did you not read all the specs, including where it says what's in the box before spending that much money?



- Borders are very think; honestly said: it is not frameless

See above.


I will return mine tomorrow. Done with it.

Sounds like exactly the right thing to do.

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