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 ...

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 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 ...

As a business owner, you will find yourself using your iPad to view a variety of documents, such as emails and graphs. Depending on the type of document, you may want to view it in either portrait or ...

Since the launch of the very first iPhone, every single model that followed — not to mention just about every other smartphone in existence — has had a rotating screen feature. It's simple in its ...

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 ...

As has been widely reported, 4.2 apparently turns the switch on the side of the iPad from a screen rotation lock into a mute switch. Not having 4.2 myself, I can't comment on my direct experience with ...

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 ...

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 ...

The new developer preview for Android P is rolling out with tweaks and new features galore. It has some goodies inside that Google showed off during the keynote, as well as some improvements to the ...