iPad Won't Rotate? Here's The Real Fix!

Two Apple experts explain what to do when your iPad won't rotate. Most of the time, your iPad isn't rotating because Device Orientation Lock is turned on. You can simply open Control Center and turn it off.

If your iPad stops rotating when you open a specific app, there could be a problem with that app. If it has crashed, open Control Center and close it. If it continues to crash, it's probably time to find a replacement!

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[Aisayaax]

Didnt think i’d be searching this up so thanks

[yadhiraperuvian]

OMG THANK YOU! Today I was watching my baby cousin and I let her watch YouTube and she kept tapping the screen and I believe she taped on the the lock button and once again thank you so much!

[michaelhofer]

Very cool, you guys just made this 60 year old man a very happy man! My iPad was working fine when I went to bed and the this morning the screen wouldn’t rotate. I remember seeing that button but didn’t know what it did, and apparently I must have tapped it last night when I was adjusting the screen brightness! You guys are too cool!

[dmonte]

Before you recommend people reset their settings, you have have them simply reboot their iPad. That's what I did and it worked for me. Heck of a lot better than having to go through the clean up from doing a reset.

[jellybaby]

I’m not even watched the full video and it’s already worked. Thank you so much!!! Do recommend this video!

[Capucinexxxx]

This really did help my screen was upright when it supposed to be on its side and the rotation lock was on so thank you so much

[Kilqxa]

My tik tok is stuck like the side ways way when you watch YouTube can you help please

[reneeperry-listwon]

I couldn’t do it at first because the control center did not have the device orientation icon. But I shut it down and opened it again and it worked.

[jimbolt]

I’ve found a less extreme way to unlock the orientation than resetting all the settings—when mine locks for no apparent reason, I do a “cold restart.” That is, I simultaneously hold down both the power button (upper right, top) and the home button until the screen goes black and the white Apple logo appears. If Siri should come up because you are holding down the home button, ignore it and keep holding both buttons down. So far, it’s always worked.

[randym]

You guys have helped me with many things I've screwed up; this one was today. Thanks!

[milx]

I can’t open control center on my ipad, It’s not even that old we got it 2 or 3 years ago only. I went to the control center is settings but there was no options related to screen rotation whatsoever, and resetting the settings seems like too much of a hassle in order to get an annoying flap out of the way

[Katy.Is.Thy.Name.]

Cheers guys! This had me pulling my hair out, and every other video I found was “it’s the rotation lock” 🤨. Yeah nah, it’s not!! So thank you!!!

[mal]

I hope you see this… sometimes my apps will turn portrait style and I like using my iPad with the keyboard cover and I cant get the app to go back to landscape. I restarted my iPad, but that didn’t do anything. Any suggestions?

[kerbyo.]

It worked! I thought I’ll stay like that forever 😂, Thanks!

[tinaplatunova]

Thank you MUCH! The resetting MADE it WORK!

[reneeperry-listwon]

My iPad does not have the features you mentioned to turn on the screen rotation.

[bronzer]

If you have AssistiveTouch, there should be an option in the “Devices” tab that says “Rotate Screen”.

[JojoplusBo]

Thank you so much guys. I appreciate you young guns putting up “ how to fixes” .. it’s great for us oldies who sometimes do things accidentally and don’t know how to fix the problem. Mod Tech Angels I call you! 👍😃

[chrisnolan]

So should device orientation supposed to be on or off - NOT clear (Only one app won’t rotate)???

[garygwinn]

I can’t find the places in the settings to make this rotate again. I don’t see nothing and watch you’re talking about. Can you explain more