My ipod won't allow me to turn the screen sideways anymore. how can i fix that?

recently i found out that my ipod no longer lets me turn the screen horizontally while typing or surfing safari. i have the ios5.1 update and i wonder if this is a problem or is there somewhere in the settings that lets me change it because i tried looking for that and i couldn't find anything. right now it's getting disturbing so pls help.

Next to the battery indicator icon is there an arrowed circle with a padlock inside? Id so that means you have the screen-rotation lock turned on. To turn off, double click the Home button, swipe the dock row fully to the right past the music controls and tap the icon.
Otherwise try the standard fixes:
- Rest. Nothing is lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory defaults/new iPod

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