Apple revealed a minor tweak to the iPad hardware when preorders began Friday morning, with a button previously designated for audio muting changed to a "screen rotation lock." As first noticed by Jim ...

A unique feature of the iPad is the configurable side button. The button on the side of the iPad can be configured to mute the audio output on the tablet or to lock the screen position. The Control ...

The ability for an Android smartphone’s display to change orientation to match the phone’s physical orientation is nothing new, but a feature included in the fourth Android Q beta will be a welcomed ...

The Apple iPad's screen orientation rotates depending on how the device is held, the screen turning from a landscape view to a horizontal view as necessary to maintain optimal visibility. Users may ...

Since the launch of the very first iPhone, every single model that followed — not to mention just about every other smartphone in existence — has had a rotating screen feature. It's simple in its ...

As has been widely reported, 4.2 apparently turns the switch on the side of the iPad from a screen rotation lock into a mute switch. Not having 4.2 myself, I can't comment on my direct experience with ...

Android P DP2 brings a rotation lock button to the Pixel Launcher which, if you’ve got a device with the Pixel launcher installed that’s capable of running on the second developer preview of Android P ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Android P has introduced quite a few changes over Android Oreo that have been fun to play with these past few ...

I'm experiencing a few glitches with my Windows 10 (Creator's Update) 2 in 1 laptop. One of them is that rotation lock is forced on whenever the device is in laptop mode. This is a problem, because ...

This tutorial will not just cover the scenario to rotate a normal screen but also when a screen is rotated accidentally due to any reason. We will be taking a look at the following methods to do this: ...

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