Finally, you want to
lock the screen orientation of the device, you'll have to first «rotate Surface Mini the way you want it,» and then lock it into place.
You can quickly
lock the screen orientation in Portrait from Control Center if you don't want your screen to be able to rotate.
So, how does one
lock screen orientation to landscape on the Galaxy Note 8 and other Samsung phones?
Tablets have always allowed one to
lock the screen orientation to either portrait or landscape, but the latter has not been possible on smartphones, at least not those made by Samsung.
Tablets have always allowed one to
lock the screen orientation to either portrait or landscape, but the latter has not been possible on smar...
On 6.0 you are not able to
lock screen orientation I know have same button But when you tap that button on landscape phone will turn back portrial.
But did you know the ability to
lock screen orientation to landscape is available on the Galaxy Note 8, and any device that runs the Samsung Experience 8.5 or newer interface?
Update: I find myself using the Kindle app more and more for one reason — I can
lock the screen orientation.
With the newest update, Kindle for Android now enables customers to search the full text of Kindle books by voice or text, seamlessly look up words and phrases in Wikipedia,
lock screen orientation in portrait or landscape mode, and view details about a book on Shelfari, the books - focused social networking site - all without leaving the app.
From here you can access wireless and Bluetooth settings,
lock the screen orientation, check the battery level or open the full system settings.
Your new options are to press and hold the volume down button or go into the Control Center and press the mute key; if you used the switch to
lock screen orientation, you'll need to do that in the Control Center as well.
You can highlight text, export notes,
lock your screen orientation, and more.
Simply install your preferred reading app — iBooks, Newsstand, Flipboard, Kindle, whatever —
lock your screen orientation in portrait, and curl up with your e-books.
Locking the screen orientation through software like this is easy once you know how to do it, but from a user experience perspective it can be a little confusing to change the functionality of a hardware button after it's been established.
Aside from a small smattering of buttons, which comprise the iconoic home button, a volume rocker, hold / power button and a switch for
locking the screen orientation, the iPad is just a big screen you can touch.
I was concerned at first that the PlayBook didn't have a physical button for
locking screen orientation (I thought I would have to exit an app and relock it from the homescreen and then re-enter an app), but this ability to pull down the status bar means you can do this from within any app.
C:
This locks the screen orientation if you don't want your iPhone flipping between landscape and portrait displays.
Not exact matches
You can also disable the
lock button, freeze the
screen orientation and disable the volume buttons — to prevent your little one from blasting Angry Birds on a quiet plane.
I was in a meeting with the iPad on my lap typing some note and shifted my weight just a little and the
screen contents rotated so I pushed the
orientation lock button quickly only to see the mute pop up.
Just like the Apple iPad, the A1 employs a physical volume rocker and
screen orientation lock switch on its left edge.
While Google Android Honeycomb doesn't require physical buttons, Lenovo offers hardware keys for home, back, web browser, and
screen orientation lock.
In the left hand corner you will now find a soft toggle which allows you to
lock and unlock the
screen orientation.
Another unique aspect of the ThinkPad K1 is the inclusion of buttons along the front for home, back, browser, and
screen orientation lock functions.
ASUS also loaded the notification box with shortcuts for the Infinity's
screen -
orientation lock, Bluetooth, Wi - Fi, Auto - sync, mute button and GPS.
Features include the ability to lend certain ebooks for 14 days, there are eight font types and five font sizes, read in landscape or portrait modes with a
lock for the
screen orientation, choose what page to got to or use the scroll bar, and sync your library of ebooks and last page read across devices.
There is also a Home
Screen, Back, Settings, and a
lock orientation button.
The IdeaPad design favors a landscape
orientation, with the micro-HDMI port, headphone jack, and docking port running along the bottom edge; power, volume buttons,
screen - rotation
lock and microSD card slot running along the left side.
Alternatively it has also been suggested to turn power button into
lock button,
screen lock switch button in
orientation lock, and menu button to unlock it.
Tapping a small settings button on the top right pulls down a Quick Settings menu that lets you adjust the brightness and volume,
lock or unlock the
screen's
orientation, access Wi - Fi settings, and sync Kindle content.
Similar to the iPhone and iPod touch, the Apple iPad has very simple buttons; aside from the home button at the bottom of the
screen, the power button can be found on top, while the volume rocker is found at the right side with the
screen orientation lock.
The iPad also has a toggle button that allows you to
lock the
screen to a specific
orientation.
The steps above are currently the only way to
lock or unlock the
screen orientation — but there almost was another option.
If you turn your device and the
screen doesn't reorient, check to see whether the
orientation lock is enabled.
If the app you're using definitely supports
screen rotation and
orientation lock and Display Zoom on your device are definitely off but the
screen still isn't rotating, there could be a problem with your device's hardware.
Other physical action buttons include volume controls and a
screen orientation lock button.
The volume and
screen orientation lock buttons did seem a bit flimsy, though Velocity Micro alerted us that they were not the buttons that would be present on the final shipping product.
Other additions include the
screen -
lock orientation, which now supports both landscape and portrait, and Shelfari compatibility for looking up further information on a book.
Diagonal Swipe Within Apps to Show Status Bar (allows you to
lock orientation within an app, pause music, etc): When you are within applications, swiping diagonally from the top bezel to the
screen will pull down the status main status bar (the bar across the top of the homescreen that shows the time,
orientation lock, settings gear, etc.).
There's a table of contents, go to page, night reading mode, bookmarks, and
screen orientation lock.
Oh wait, I see there's a hardware
screen orientation lock switch now.
Another unfortunate thing about the A1 is the fact that the home
screen is automatically
locked into portrait
orientation, which makes for an awkward user experience if you're in the middle of using landscape and are forced to turn the tablet right side up each time you toggle back to the main
screen.
I chose one of those photos, and an option came up for cropping it so I could see what would show up on the
lock screen in both horizontal and vertical
orientation.
Just above that, taking up only about a 1/10 of the
screen, is the time, date and status icons (
orientation lock, Bluetooth, Wi - Fi, battery gauge, settings shortcut).
The saving grace of the Lenovo's exterior design comes by way of three things: front - and rear - facing camera lenses, a
screen orientation lock switch, and a volume rocker — the latter two which can be found on the tablet's upper right edge.
Because I normally keep my phone
locked in portrait mode, I used a popular $ 3 app called Tasker to automate the
screen orientation.
On the main
screen of Rotation Manager, select an
orientation by tapping on either the vertical or horizontal icons next to a specific app to
lock it into either landscape or portrait mode.
I missed it initially, but one of our readers tipped us that if you disable «Auto - rotate» and try to flip the
screen, a new navigation bar button will be shown which changes the
orientation to landscape and
locks it there.
Note that if you have already
locked the
orientation of your device, this option will be grayed out — you must first go to Settings, Display, and change the Auto - rotate
screen option.