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The rotation of the screen seems to be locked. The iPad is a couple of years old. It has a side button that is on unlock. I have gone to settings but the lock button won’t change when tapped. Any suggestions

The rotation of the screen seems to be locked. The iPad is a couple of years old. It has a side button that is on unlock. I have gone to settings but the lock button won’t change when tapped. Any suggestions

iPad 2, iOS 9

Posted on Feb 17, 2021 1:58 PM

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Posted on Feb 17, 2021 3:05 PM

If you have an iPad model with a physical side-switch, this is likely to be toggled “on”. Switch-off the side-switch and screen rotation should be fully restored.


The behaviour of the side-switch is configurable between locking scree rotation - or muting the iPad:

Settings > General > [Use Side Switch To:] - select either Lock Rotation or Mute


If the side-switch has a fault, try changing the switch configuration from Lock Rotation to Mute.

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Feb 17, 2021 3:05 PM in response to burt52

If you have an iPad model with a physical side-switch, this is likely to be toggled “on”. Switch-off the side-switch and screen rotation should be fully restored.


The behaviour of the side-switch is configurable between locking scree rotation - or muting the iPad:

Settings > General > [Use Side Switch To:] - select either Lock Rotation or Mute


If the side-switch has a fault, try changing the switch configuration from Lock Rotation to Mute.

The rotation of the screen seems to be locked. The iPad is a couple of years old. It has a side button that is on unlock. I have gone to settings but the lock button won’t change when tapped. Any suggestions

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