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Screen Rotation Bug with iPhone X on iOS 11

Hi,


I'm currently experiencing a bug where sometimes my iPhone screen wouldn't rotate in any apps (like screen lock has been activate, but it's not). The only way to fix it is to lock the phone and unlock it. Then the bug will come again after a while, I can't find a way yet to reproduce it every time.



I already try to soft reset the phone, but the bug keep appearing.



Has anyone experience this kind of bug?


Thanks for your help.

iPhone X, iOS 11.2

Posted on Dec 10, 2017 1:28 AM

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Posted on Dec 11, 2017 12:10 PM

Hi Brenden,


When the problem appears, it's really like the accelerometer doesn't work at all until I lock the phone and unlock it again. I could try watching a twitter video in landscape and see it not working and switch like to the message app to try the landscape keyboard or try to see my picture and rotate the screen, and it won't work until I lock and unlock it.


I might have found a solution tough. I enabled the screen rotation lock and have done a soft reset, then disabled it and again soft reset. No bugs for 24h now, the bug was very frequent like every 10-15 minutes. I hope it doesn't come back.


I'll keep you informed.

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Sep 10, 2018 4:25 AM in response to Tobiasfl

I have this same issue. Since day one For me it often seems to happen with YouTube, but any app where you use a different orientation can seem to cause it to ‘stick’. A reboot fixes it temporarily - last time it happened I realised that a simple lock / unlock fixes this too. It happens probably twice a day for me. Very frustrating bug. Hope this gets fixed with iOS 12

Jan 2, 2019 2:12 PM in response to Tobiasfl

On my iPhone X with OS 12.1.2 I can't rotate it anymore at all, not even after a restart. It is not in rotation lock mode, and apps which uses the accelerometer work, like the "Level" option in the integrated "Measure" app. I think it worked when I bought it, but then not anymore after a software update. Will try to ask someone in a Genius store.


I guess there is a reason Android is now the market leader, with much cheaper devices with the same functionality, and less bugs.

Screen Rotation Bug with iPhone X on iOS 11

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