- Restarting your iPhone can help fix any temporary glitches preventing it from auto-rotating.
- Ensure the Display Zoom feature is turned off and install any pending iOS updates.
- If auto-rotate doesn’t work despite the correct settings, consider resetting your iPhone settings.
Try Basic Fixes
- Turn off the screen rotation lock: Ensure that the rotation lock is turned off on your iPhone: swipe down from the top right > tap the Rotation Lock button (one that looks like a lock with an arrow circling it).
- Check auto rotation on other apps: If your iPhone won’t change screen orientation even when the rotation lock is off, check if the issue persists. That’s because several apps on iOS are specifically designed to function in portrait or landscape mode.
- Install iOS updates: Software updates can also go wrong at times. If the auto-rotate problem is due to a bug within iOS, installing pending updates should help.
Fix 1: Turn Off Display Zoom
Display Zoom is a nifty setting to enlarge the texts and icons on your device’s screen to improve readability. However, this feature can affect the rotation of the home screen layout on the plus-size iPhones and iPhone Max models. Hence, it’s best to turn it off.
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your iPhone > go to Display & Brightness .
Step 2: Scroll down to tap on Display Zoom > select Default > tap Done at the top right.
Once you complete the above steps, your iPhone will restart with a new zoom setting. Following that, your iPhone’s screen should rotate as before.
Fix 2: Reset All Settings
If the screen still won’t rotate, resetting your iPhone may be your best option. Doing so will reset all your custom settings to default. Don’t worry; this won’t affect your personal data.
Step 1: Open the Settings menu > navigate to General > Transfer or Reset iPhone .
Step 2: Tap Reset at the bottom > select Reset All Settings .
