That is all. I don't need a mute switch on my iPad. I don't like having to double tap and swipe and tap and double tap to lock and unlock the rotation. The hardware rotation lock switch was brilliant.

One of the nice features on Apple’s iPad and iPad 2 is the screen rotation which flips the screen from portrait to landscape when you turn the iPad or orients the screen to whichever side of the iPad ...

Check the Control Center for the rotation lock status on iPhones with a notch at the top of the screen. If your iPhone has a ...

The iPad might finally get back its screen rotation lock function on the side switch in iOS 4.3. Nicole Lee Writer I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola ...

Apple has given iPad users the option to customize the side switch on the iPad. People can set it to either mute the iPad, or to lock the screen rotation. This simple guide will show you how to set a ...

The Apple iPad's screen orientation rotates depending on how the device is held, the screen turning from a landscape view to a horizontal view as necessary to maintain optimal visibility. Users may ...

When Apple first introduced the iPad in late January, we noted with much disappointment that the device had no way to lock the screen orientation. This is apparently no longer the case, ...

Apple has made its minimalist reputation by paring down hardware controls to the bare necessities, and one of the more useful switches has been the screen rotation lock on the side of the iPad.

While the iPad's ability to stay fixed in portrait or landscape mode is useful for some scenarios, such as full-screen presentations or reading e-books, allowing the display to rotate based on how ...