iPhone 12 screen rotation: It's that easy

On your iPhone 12, you can use the screen in portrait or landscape mode. In this case, the screen rotates automatically or is permanently set to portrait. However, it is not possible to use the screen permanently in landscape mode.

Rotate the screen on the iPhone 12

If you want to view photos on your iPhone 12 or read a text, it is often more practical to use the iPhone in landscape mode with the horizontal screen orientation. However, this is not directly switched on and off. Instead, you disable the so-called alignment lock.

• The alignment lock is a feature that exists on all smartphones. They automatically detect whether the user is holding the device vertically or horizontally.
• If the alignment lock is enabled, the device will not rotate the screen. So when you rotate the phone, the view always remains in portrait mode.
• If you want the device to switch to horizontal mode when you rotate it, you have to deactivate the orientation lock.
• So you only have the option of activating automatic rotations or permanently using portrait mode.
• Once the device does not rotate despite the deactivated orientation lock, this is in most cases due to the app you are currently using. In einigen Anwendungen gibt es nämlich keinen Modus für die horizontale Ansicht und die Funktion wird unterdrückt.

So deaktivieren Sie die Ausrichtungssperre

1. Wischen Sie auf dem Bildschirm nach oben, um das Kontrollzentrum zu öffnen.
2. Das Symbol für die Ausrichtungssperre ist ein Schloss mit einem Pfeil.
3. Tippen Sie auf das Symbol. Wird es in Grau angezeigt, wurde die Sperre deaktiviert.