Hi
Does anyone know how to get the home screen on an iPhone Xs Max to rotate.
I have checked that the rotate lock is not on. I'm guessing the issue results from the fact that i restored from a backup of a iPhone X. Rotate is working within apps. I'm trying to avoid having to do a full reset as a i'm one of the strange people who like the rotating home screen .......
iPhone Xs Max, iOS 12
This worked for me:
Solution #1: Restart your iPhone (Forced restart).
If the iPhone XS Max screen suddenly won’t rotate after updating, chances are that the update had caused minor issues to the phone’s display settings. Usually minor software glitches are rectified by a device restart. If you haven’t already, then you should consider restarting or soft reset as the first possible solution to try. This won’t affect your phone’s internal data so you don’t need to create backups.
After the phone reboots, try to launch apps that work on both portrait and landscape modes and see if the problem is fixed.
This worked for me:
Solution #1: Restart your iPhone (Forced restart).
If the iPhone XS Max screen suddenly won’t rotate after updating, chances are that the update had caused minor issues to the phone’s display settings. Usually minor software glitches are rectified by a device restart. If you haven’t already, then you should consider restarting or soft reset as the first possible solution to try. This won’t affect your phone’s internal data so you don’t need to create backups.
After the phone reboots, try to launch apps that work on both portrait and landscape modes and see if the problem is fixed.
I've been wondering about this for quite some time and finally found my way to this thread. If you're new here like me, HOME SCREEN rotation is simply not supported on the Xs Max at this time. I bothered to read the thread before I posted. The details as to why are all in there but that's the bottom line.
What's even more astounding than the fact that it's not supported, is the sheer number of people that just posted answers with absolutely no clue as to what the REAL question was. Un-freakin-believable. And we wonder why society is doomed. Some people are so dying to speak that they never bother to listen first. Witness no more than this very thread as evidence.
(This response was not intended to be directed specifically at Darkmom05. I did not see the general reply at the top before I made this post originally as I am not intimately familiar with the forum's support formats and software. Please forgive that oversight.)
What worked for me was; Tap volume up, then down, then hold power button. The screen will give you a slider to turn off.
apparently that's a different type of restart that fixes things.
FINALLY...
I have found a solution...Download a 3rd party app that records video (e.i. ProMovie) I personally tried ProMovie and it works great!
This does not work on xs max
From what i was told the Xs Max won’t be able to rotate due to Face ID! Something to do with the cameras being fixed in portrait mode and not being able to pick up your face in landscape so they allow you to use landscape everywhere else messages, notes. Settings etc but just not on the actual home screen! I heard it may be an update soon! Hopefully one day the whole phone every app will be able to!
Apples designs the largest screen ever, cost me more than any iphone ever but apple locks the screen so users cant use wide mode for the most popular activities phones are used for ... video, apps, webpages, etc. As a Apple shareholder I now know why phone sales slumped 14% last quarter, because there is no point for having the largest most expensive iphone ever if you cant use it. Im returning this phone after 30 minutes of use and abandoning apple iphone products all together. Your competition appreciates the business and your shareholders are now looking for better investments.
Get over yourself ‘shareholder”. It’s the best phone on the market. I always get the latest iPhone on release day, from the 3G onwards, and have never been disappointed. Buy an Android, and join the smug anti-apple chaps! As far as investments go, avoid crypto currency, and maybe try premium bonds. All the best! :)
Hey, I had this problem and googled it. You have to drag from top right hand corner and the menu that used to be there when you swiped up from bottom of screen. Gives quick access to brightness, camera, music shuffle and screen rotation.
Greetings, Dbreeney.
Congratulations on your new iPhone Xs Max! I see that you like to use your iPhones in landscape mode instead of portrait mode. The problem is, the Home screen of iPhone Xs Max won't rotate, and I'm happy to help.
If the screen doesn't rotate on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch -- Review the information and use the steps provided in this support article.
Let me know how that goes, and take care!
face ID works on the new iPad Pro in landscape mode no problem .. would seem it’s something they could fix with an update ..
Agreed. For the outrageous sums of money we spend on these devices they shouldn’t take steps backwards.
Just updated to 12.2. still will not rotate on home screen.
iPhone XS MAX.
Please fix soon !
Ran
Still not working on my xs max.
stop providing answers or links that don’t even help to solve the issue!
Home screen rotate iPhone Xs Max not working
