The ability for an Android smartphone’s display to change orientation to match the phone’s physical orientation is nothing new, but a feature included in the fourth Android Q beta will be a welcomed ...

A unique feature of the iPad is the configurable side button. The button on the side of the iPad can be configured to mute the audio output on the tablet or to lock the screen position. The Control ...

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 ...

Some iPad apps and programs are optimal when viewed broad landscape view, others in narrow portrait orientation; locking an iPad's screen's rotation prevents frustration during use. If your iPad ...

Apple revealed a minor tweak to the iPad hardware when preorders began Friday morning, with a button previously designated for audio muting changed to a "screen rotation lock." As first noticed by Jim ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Android P has introduced quite a few changes over Android Oreo that have been fun to play with these past few ...

Android P DP2 brings a rotation lock button to the Pixel Launcher which, if you’ve got a device with the Pixel launcher installed that’s capable of running on the second developer preview of Android P ...

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I played with an iPad on the weekend and accidentally discovered that just holding down the Volume Down button for a moment longer than one usually would, actually mutes the device (or seemed to ...

I'm experiencing a few glitches with my Windows 10 (Creator's Update) 2 in 1 laptop. One of them is that rotation lock is forced on whenever the device is in laptop mode. This is a problem, because ...