My iPad air will only rotate if I lock it (put it to sleep) and turn it

My iPad will only rotate once it is locked. I am not referring to the orientation lock - that's not he problem - but to actually putting the ipad to sleep. If I turn the iPad while it is open and functioning, it won't rotate. I have to press the power button, turn it, and then unlock it.
Any idea what's going on? I tried a cold reboot, swapping the settings of the side button to both mute and orientation lock, and a complete reset. Is this an iOS bug?

Hi wjlaky,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
You've already done a great job troubleshooting this issue so far where your iPad's screen will not rotate, as there is just one more step to follow.  The next step is to back up and then restore your iPad to factory settings.
Use iTunes to restore your iOS device to factory settings - Apple Support
Take care,
Alex H.

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