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iPad will not rotate screen

I have turned off screen rotation lock and my iPad screen still will not rotate…

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 4, 2021 12:24 PM

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Posted on Sep 4, 2021 12:34 PM

Yeah, that happens once in a while.

Restart it.

It’ll then rotate.

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Sep 4, 2021 12:34 PM in response to kkkk24

Yeah, that happens once in a while.

Restart it.

It’ll then rotate.

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Sep 4, 2021 12:36 PM in response to MrHoffman

Totally worked. Thank you so much!

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