IOS7 forcing portrait mode

Hi,
I updated to iOS7 on my iPad so tht I could test the functionality of an application that is currently deployed on iOS6. The application is published with the Landscape aspect ratio, Auto orientation unchecked and standard resolution. When I launch the App on iOS7 it wil only display in portrait mode. Does anyone have an explanation/solution for this?
Best regards,
Chris McLaughlin

I had this same issue with two of our apps that were compiled a long time ago under AIR 3.6 and did NOT use Native Extensions (and thus were linked against an older version of the Apple iOS SDK).
Two of our apps supported landscape only, but on iOS7 they displayed in portrait mode, so most of the UI wasn't visible and the apps became unusable under iOS7.
After I rebuilt them under AIR 3.8 & 3.9, they correctly displayed in landscape mode, but with one small caveat that I encountered. The new version of the apps (under Air 3.8) would launch upside down on iOS7, but only when the home button of the device was on the left.
I eventually fixed the issue by adding a Native Extension and then linking that native extension against the Apple iOS5 SDK. When nothing was specified for the Apple iOS SDK, the app would launch upside down. After linking to iOS5 SDK the problem went away.
You can specify the Apple iOS SDK in :
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