How to stop screen rotation on iphone 12

This post will teach you how to lock and unlock iPhone 12 screen rotation. Read on if you need help getting your iPhone screen to stay or switch from landscape to portrait.

Most apps are designed to work in both screen orientations and therefore change the view depending on how the device is held.

However, some applications do not support orientation and the screen does not rotate, regardless of the position of the device.

On iOS devices, the screen is designed to rotate and switch between portrait and landscape mode depending on the app being used.

If your iPhone screen won't rotate or get stuck in one mode even though the app you are using supports portrait and landscape orientations, it is most likely due to some random glitches in the app or in iOS. himself. Your phone may also be stuck in portrait mode. To rule out the latter, check your iPhone settings and make sure Orientation Lock is set up correctly.

If you're wondering how to do this on your new iPhone, I'll walk you through the simple steps.

Here's how to lock and unlock screen rotation on iPhone 12.

Simple Steps to Lock and Unlock iPhone 12 Screen Rotation

The following steps are also applicable to enable or disable lock screen orientation on other iOS devices running the same version of iOS as iPhone 12. Actual screen icons and menus may vary depending on the device model.

1. To get started, go to the Home screen, then swipe down from the top right corner of the screen.

Doing so will launch the Control Center. Here you will be able to view and access various shortcuts for controlling the built-in functions and services of your iPhone.

One of these controls is the rotation of the lock screen.

1. If the rotate lock screen icon appears on a white background, it means that it is locked and therefore your phone remains in portrait mode and does not rotate, even if you hold the phone horizontally.

1. To change this, just tap to turn the lock screen orientation icon off or off.

An indication that the screen orientation is off is when the background of the icon turns dark or black.

With this setting, your iPhone should rotate when you hold it sideways while using apps that support landscape mode.

A label indicating that the screen orientation lock in portrait mode is disabled will also appear shortly at the top of the screen.

To check if it works, open Safari or the Messages app, then try turning your iPhone sideways. It should then switch to landscape mode.

1. To lock the screen orientation again, just toggle to activate the screen orientation lock icon on the Control Center.

A label ON Portrait orientation lock will appear briefly at the top of the screen. The appearance of the icon also changes to activate the mode.

And that's all about the screen rotation lock and unlock on the iPhone 12.

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