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I find this kind of disturbing as well. Orientation lock is insanely important on the iPad, and Apple must have realized that because they gave it its own hard

I find this kind of disturbing as well. Orientation lock is insanely important on the iPad, and Apple must have realized that because they gave it its own hardware switch to begin with. On my iPhone running 4.1, I only just discovered the double-click-and-swipe orientation lock control because somebody mentioned it on here somewhere... and it's completely broken because it locks the display into portrait mode rather than whatever mode is active at the moment. Is this true of iOS 4.2 as well -- meaning, you can only lock the display in portrait mode with the double-click-wave-a-dead-cat-and-swipe-the-task-list maneuver? If so, I absolutely am not going to upgrade my iPad to 4.2. The real frustration is that this would be a perfect place for a system preference: "Side switch: Orientation lock / Mute". But as usual, it's Steve's way or the highway.

jodrellblank 16y ago
I've tested it, and in portrait it locks into portrait mode, in landscape it locks into landscape mode.
- CamperBob 16y ago
  Really? Because I would love to be wrong about this. It absolutely does not work that way on the iPhone (3Gs), and I'm given to understand that the whole reason behind this change was to unify the behavior across the different iOS platforms. Why would they support locking both modes on the iPad, and not on the iPhone? It's not that I don't believe you, but I'm still reluctant to install 4.2 on my iPad until I understand what Apple actually did here.
  - jodrellblank 16y ago
    Yes really; yes it does not work that way on an iPhone. I have no sure knowledge about the reason behind the change and could only guess why they would support it on one but not the other. It is that you don't believe me, otherwise you would ... believe me; that's OK though I grok "trust, but verify" so I quickly made a demo video: http://www.vimeo.com/17180004 http://www.vimeo.com/17180004
    - CamperBob 16y ago
      Awesome. Given that you didn't have time to stage a fake video of landscape rotation lock, I now believe you. :) Thanks! That really is a strange inconsistency, though. I guess it's tied to the functionality that allows the home screen to reorient itself on the iPad but not on the phone.

jodrellblank 16y ago

I've tested it, and in portrait it locks into portrait mode, in landscape it locks into landscape mode.

CamperBob 16y ago
Really? Because I would love to be wrong about this. It absolutely does not work that way on the iPhone (3Gs), and I'm given to understand that the whole reason behind this change was to unify the behavior across the different iOS platforms. Why would they support locking both modes on the iPad, and not on the iPhone? It's not that I don't believe you, but I'm still reluctant to install 4.2 on my iPad until I understand what Apple actually did here.
- jodrellblank 16y ago
  Yes really; yes it does not work that way on an iPhone. I have no sure knowledge about the reason behind the change and could only guess why they would support it on one but not the other. It is that you don't believe me, otherwise you would ... believe me; that's OK though I grok "trust, but verify" so I quickly made a demo video: http://www.vimeo.com/17180004 http://www.vimeo.com/17180004
  - CamperBob 16y ago
    Awesome. Given that you didn't have time to stage a fake video of landscape rotation lock, I now believe you. :) Thanks! That really is a strange inconsistency, though. I guess it's tied to the functionality that allows the home screen to reorient itself on the iPad but not on the phone.