Volume switch and orientation lock

Just got my iPad 64GB today (sent from US to UK) - everything was packaged right, all still; sealed and safe additional packaging via FedEx - all working great apart from the volume and orientation lock - neither seems to do anything - anybody else experienced this??
With it being a US iPad, it's not realistic for me to send it back, so I will have to wait until the UK ones are launched I assume!?
Anything else I could be missing somewhere?
Adam

Just spoke to Apple support in the UK, and the woman I spoke to said that they would not support it here since it was US bought!!!?!?
I mentioned the 'international warranty' to her, and she was rather officious and told me that it did not apply?!
I realize they don't have them here yet, and now they are going to be even longer, but wha...?
I had apple repair my us bought PowerBook without problems, so why should this be any different - my instinct is that she doesn't know what she is talking about to be honest, and her only solution was that I should ship it back to the us! - I was kinda hoping they'd deal with that given it's their product that is faulty!!
Not impressed.

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HT4085 Having sound on and orientation lock off at the same time...

When I go into the settings and change the slide switch to lock rotaion it so I can change the orientation and have the sound on. Yet when I do this the sound automatically turns off. how can I have one off and the other on at the same time?

You can read my explanation as to how this works. See the part about the task bar at the bottom of the iPad.
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

Music and orientation lock

as almost everyone knows the iOS 4 is coming with orientation lock and the music controls come from the bottom multi tasking bar. I was wondering if the iPod touch second generation would get the orientaion lock and music controls there too or if it will lack those features and be stuck with the old music controls.

I just upgrade and the answer appears to be no. I read else that at least in beta Apple for reasons unknown to me put this on the multitaskbar only available in newer 3G or later iPhones/iPods.

IPod Touch and Orientation Lock?

Given no multi-tasking, does that mean no orientation lock too? Certainly that could have made it the the 8 GB iPod Touch iOS4 upgrade.

harisund wrote:
Yes, but also keep in mind, for a company that primarily wants to make money, the best way to force people to upgrade their hardware to the latest versions is to deliberately disallow upgrades .
I disagree; the best way to get customers to upgrade their hardware is to sell better hardware (as in the multitasking possible in the latest hardware). Limiting software upgrades for marketing reasons is a short sighted strategy. I will upgrade when I have a compelling reason to give up on what I have.
The best way to keep customers wanting to come back is to not do evil; helping customers get the most out of what they buy is a better long term strategy.

I have changed the side switch option to fix muting and orientation lock, but if I fix muting I have orientation lock and if I fix orientation lock I have the muting problem. How do I fix both?

What should I do, Ive tried the tap home button twice side switch trick, but i can only solve one problem then the other one pops up how can I solve both problems permanently?

Push the switch to the up position.

The volume keys and the lock key on my iPad mini retina are loose.

I can even hear some mechanical movement when I shake my iPad. Should I got get it checked at the apple store? Or is this normal?

The mechanical movement isn't normal...but it's another thing if someone at Apple thinks it's within functional tolerance. Aside from which, your iPad still works fine.
The next time you visit your Apple Store, bring in the iPad - especially if it's under warranty. They'll note the issue on their customer service notes.

Orientation Lock Button

I've noticed that when I switch the orientation lock button it mutes the ipad rather than locks the screen. What is going on with that and how can I fix it? Has anyone else had that issue?

*Assuming you have the most recent update*
Double click the home button & you'll see your most recent apps pop up in a tool bar at the bottom of the screen. Slide your finger left to right to scroll to a quick settings toolbar, this is where they moved the Orientation Lock; The icons from left to right should be Orientation Lock, Brightness Bar, |<<, >, >>|, Volume Bar and finally iPod icon.
Hope this helps

I have an iPad 1st generation that no longer has working volume buttons but every once in a while the sound turns on. So I know the speakers still work. I have tried resetting all settings and made sure that my side switch was auto lock not auto mute.

I have an iPad 1st generation that no longer has working volume buttons but every once in a while the sound turns on. So I know the speakers still work. I have tried resetting all settings and made sure that my side switch was auto lock not auto mute. I have tried the mystical swiping upward on the screen with 4 fingers to get some special sound menu (which I never succeeded in getting). My headphone jack doesn't work all the time either so some times my kids can hear their games and sometimes they can't. I am super frustrated at this point. So any suggestions would be great. Am I missing something basic or do we just have a soundless iPad now?

http://www.atreks.com/app-no-sound-on-ipad-4-%E2%80%93-what-to-do/
 Cheers, Tom

I found a solution!! so go into your settings - where it says "use side switch to:" click mute instead of lock rotation. Seems that somehow it was locked on mute (eventhough my buttons were showing me turning volume up and down) now its all working perfec

i found a solution!! so go into your settings - where it says "use side switch to:" click mute instead of lock rotation. Seems that somehow it was locked on mute (eventhough my buttons were showing me turning volume up and down) now its all working perfect!!!
THIS WORKED FOR ME> IT WORKED I MADE A HOME HD VIDEO AND IT CAME OUT GREAT AND PLAYS ON SPEAKER USING THIS SOLUTION> VIDEO IS CRISP AND CLEAN< AS WELL

WORKED LIKE A CHARM THANKS

Screen orientation locked despite correct settings in control panel and side switch

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IPad volume up, mute switch, and accelerometer failed simultaneously

Good morning Apple Community.
Two days ago the volume up, side mute switch, and accelerometer all ceased functioning on my iPad 2 in the 15 minutes it took for me to walk to university.
There were no precipitating events (fall, water, etc.).
I have tried every method I could find to resolve this: sync, soft reset, hard reset, restore to factory, power drain.
The Apple Store recommended a full replacement as there was nothing else they could think to do.
Cost is an issue for me (off warranty), and I'm not ready to give up my trusty iPad yet.
Has anyone had any similar experiences?
Any other ideas that I should try?
I appreciate your time - cheers!

theBigD23 wrote:
When playing songs, videos on YouTube, iPod, etc, turning the switch does not do anything. The icon showing that the software says that the iPad is muted does show up, but the sound keep on playing. I tried restarting and after that didn't work, I removed all apps from memory and restarted again. Still have the same issue. Is my only option to restore and see what happens?
The former orientation lock switch which is now called the silent switch does not mute all sound. It only mutes system sounds like notifications, key presses, etc. Songs and video sound will still be heard. The point of the silent switch is to quiet the iPad during meetings, etc. as well as to block extraneous noises when listening to music or watching videos.

HT5622 iPad 3 and my sound has stopped from speakers, but can get from headphones. It's not the side switch and the volume is max in all areas. Anyone got any ideas, what problem is and how to fix it thanks

Hi,
My iPad has just stopped working with sound from the speakers, it works fine with the headphones in. The soft mute button is not made and the volume is at max.
Any ideas what problem is and how to sort. Thanks

System sounds can be muted from the software switch in the task bar as well as from the side switch depending on how you have it set up. This my boilerplate resonse for sound issues.
1. If you have no sound at all, even in the Music App, try rebooting the iPad.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.
2. If you lost 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
3. If you still have no sound at all - except when using headphones ....try cleaning the dock connector opening of the iPad with a soft brush and just a little bit of rubbing alcohol.

IPad won't rotate. Lock is off both on switch and settings. Reset with no joy.

Need help with rotate on iPad II

For future reference, you might wish to keep in mind that the rotation lock control and system sound control are really confusing. Originally, the side switch was used for rotation lock control (and a soft switch for system sounds) but IOS-3 changed the switch so that it controlled system sounds in order to keep consistency among IOS devices (a soft switch controlled rotation lock). Then, for IOS-4, Apple made a serious mistake in attempting to pacify some whiners that actually claimed that they turned auto-rotate on and off fifty times/day and consequently the side switch is mandatory. The result is real disaster.
The following is a C&P from a post made by Demo. It's a better explanation that I can come up with.
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

My iPad 3 will not change the orientation to landscape mode. I have checked the orientation switch and turned it off for a reset neither of which fixes the problem.

My iPad 3 will not change the orientation to landscape mode. I have checked the orientation switch and turned off for a reset. Neither fixes the problem. What can I do?

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