My iPad screen won't rotate. The rotation lock is not on and it is out of warranty. What should I do?

My iPad screen won't rotate. The rotation lock is not on and it is out of warranty. I downloaded a gyroscope app and it says that I am always at 0 degrees. What should I do?

Hi,
There are three things you can do.
1) Check the function of the side switch - in the Settings app, under General.
2) Try a reset by holding the on/off and home buttons together until the Apple logo appears.
3) If this fails, take it to an Apple Store.
Hope this helps and Happy Holidays!

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Hi,
There are three things you can do.
1) Check the function of the side switch - in the Settings app, under General.
2) Try a reset by holding the on/off and home buttons together until the Apple logo appears.
3) If this fails, take it to an Apple Store.
Hope this helps and Happy Holidays!

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Try resetting the iPod:
Reset iPod touch: Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
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- If itunes does not see the iPod, see if placing the iPod in recovery mode will make it visible so you can restire it. For recovery mode see:
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I have an iPad 2, out of warranty, that won't rotate (one of 150 iPads that are nearing the end of their usage cycle and will be sold at the end of the school year). It is stuck in landscape mode and won't rotate to portrait mode. In an attempt to fix it, I've tried everything short of opening it up: I've done a hard reset, I've done a system restore, and I even ran the battery clear down until nothing would come on the screen when the power button was pushed. Nothing has made any difference. (And no, the screen rotation is not locked, and no, the side switch is set to Mute, not Lock Rotation.)
It makes me think the internal gyroscope is not functioning. Now here's where it gets interesting. I have downloaded the free Gyroscope app, on this and several other iPads for comparison. I can report two significant findings on the iPad that won't rotate properly: (1) All 3 axes of rotation on the gyroscope respond properly; and (2) the numbers on the defective iPad do not agree with the numbers on the other iPads. I.e., sitting side-by-side on a flat, level desk top, a "good" iPad reports Yaw: -173 degrees, Pitch: 0 degrees, and Roll: -1 degrees; while the defective iPad reports Yaw: 3 degrees, Pitch: 16 degrees, and Roll: -32 degrees. That leads me to believe that the gyroscope (or accelerometer) needs to be calibrated. However, I'm not aware of any facility for doing that. And furthermore, it's not clear that this has any bearing on the fact that it won't rotate.
So... any ideas or suggestions? I am not averse to opening the device up, if there is a replaceable part. I haven't been able to find any info about such a task. My only other options are, as far as I know: Send it to Apple for replacement at $249, or sell it at a discount since it is not fully functional. Thanks in advance for any useful ideas. - JR

Then you are not the usual user.
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My iPad screen won't roatate. Please help!

Orientation Lock
Not all Apps offer this feature...
Settings > General > Lock Rotation..
Or...
Double-press the home button...
Swipe to the right until you get to the Portrait Orientation Button...
Understanding the Side Switch
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4085

TS3274 My iPad screen won't rotate

Please help, I have an iPad 2. My screen won't rotate, I have checked the settings & also the lock on the bottom bar but it's still not working????

Check a number of other topics related to this question - causes include hardware lock (with the rotation / mute switch), software lock (music controls) or possibly an app issue - see this discussion https://discussions.apple.com/message/19636641#19636641 in particular for details on different possible causes as well as links for further information (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4085 in particular). If the usual solutions don't work, it may be worth looking into newly installed / updated apps that may hijack the rotation lock as I've just come to experience myself.

TS3274 My iPad screen won't rotate.. I have unlocked at the volume button and on the multi task bar

Why has my iPad screen stopped rotating? I have tried by using the mute button to unlock. It says it is unlocked. But it won't rotate.

1. Make sure the Side Switch is set to Lock Rotation: Settings>General>Use side switch to
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2. Now check the Side Switch to make sure it's in the unlock position
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first go to settings>general, and look at the use of the side switch (if its for lock rotation just use the switch on the right side on top of the volume buttons- if not just go to the home screen slide your finger from bottom to top and you'll open a bar, and look at the lock with an arrow, if its high lighted turn it off.)

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iPhone, iPad or iPod screen will not rotate, fix http://appletoolbox.com/2013/03/iphone-ipad-or-ipod-screen-will-not-rotate-fix/
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TS3274 iPad screen won't rotate

Ipad screen does not rotate and I can't figure out why. I havent change any settings....

thanks but it seems that none of your options is working. Before I was able to rotate the screen by just moving the iPad in one direction or another. Ans it seems I can't do that now no matter what my settings are - Mute or Lock rotation. I followed Diavonex link and it is suggested to restart the iPad if none of the options solve the issue. That's what I'll do.

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It isn't locked on the Side or in settings. Help!

This applies to system sounds and to the screen rotation lock. It is either set via the side switch or in the task bar.
If you lose sounds for keyboard clicks, games or other apps, email notifications and other notifications, system sounds may have been muted.
System sounds can be muted and controlled two different ways. The screen lock rotation can be controlled in the same manner as well.
Settings>General>Use Side Switch to: Mute System sounds. If this option is selected, the switch on the side of the iPad above the volume rocker will mute system sounds.
If you choose Lock Screen Rotation, then the switch locks the screen. If the screen is locked, you will see a lock icon in the upper right corner next to the battery indicator gauge.
If you have the side switch set to lock screen rotation then the system sound control is in the task bar. Double tap the home button and in the task bar at the bottom, swipe all the way to the right. The speaker icon is all the way to the left. Tap on it and system sounds will return.
If you have the side switch set to mute system sounds, then the screen lock rotation can be accessed via the task bar in the same manner as described above.
This support article from Apple explains how the side switch works.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4085
If the screen is not locked and you are sure that you have checked this - reset the iPad. Hold down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10 seconds until the Apple logo appears - ignore the red slider.

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7. You should see "iTunes has detected an iPad in recovery mode"
8. Use iTune to restore iPad
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