can't wait until someone comes out with a similar sized competitor. iPad is great except the lack of flash - which they will never resolve because it will cannibalise iTunes media sales, and they do stupid stuff like this to it. Plus, the multitasking on my iPhone 3gs is pretty poor tbf....
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iPad's Orientation Lock Switch Becomes Mute Switch With iOS 4.2
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As usual MacRumors will commit 1000s of pages of comments in wailing and gnashing of teeth about how terrible IO 4.2 update is, and 99% of actual users will happily update to it with no complaints. 
No kidding. Jony was responsible for the original iMac, the lamp iMac, the original iPod, the iMac G5, Power Mac G3, tower,Power mac G4 tower, Power Mac G5 tower and a host of other product designs at Apple.And with this you have just shown you have no idea what Jony Ive does at Apple.
Bravo for spreading ignorant lies.
So just to be clear - with iOS 4.2, I can use a software screen orientation lock and the switch becomes a Mute button? Since I rarely use the lock(I'm always in landscape), this should be a boon to me as I do use Mute more often.
Aristotle -- I am not sure if you are too busy or not interested in taking the time necessary to read other's comments -- admittedly, that can be very time-consuming to do..
But if you did so, I assume you would not make blanket statements about how other people "will" use their iPads.Macwheels
Who does this really inconvenience anyways? How many people within a single session continuously uses screen orientation lock? Sounds like strange behavior to begin with AFAIK. Mute is a more sanely used function. Hell, I'd question the marbles of anyone who needs to constantly re-lock their screen.
I agree there are MANY more things in life that are more important than a button.
If you had read any of the comments by other posters who prefer the orientation-lock button as it currently is -- a hardware button, rather than a software button -- your own questions above would be answered already.
I guess this means you are not really interested in the answers, however.
Macwheels
Read the above comments which refer to display of photographs, if you are actually interested.
Macwheels
*dislike* x 10000.
BAD APPLE.
this is ridiculous. i locked and change angles every 5 minutes. what a stupid "feature"
I haven't tried this -- had not heard of it until now. Are you speaking of the iPhone, or the iPad? Do you mean that I can lock the screen in its current orientation WHILE looking at photos (in Apple's Photo app on iPad)?
EDIT -- I just tried double-clicking the home button while looking at a photo, but this did NOT cause the screen orientation to lock; it simply caused the Photos app to quit, and returned me to the Home screen. So if you have a secret way of doing this that works better, please let us all know. Thanks -
Macwheels
Could always make have Mute be activated by hitting both volume buttons at the same time. Though I'm unsure how the volume button functions on the iPad.
That'd be really cool: allow you to customize the button. One flip and it turns off all audio and goes into Airplane mode, etc.
That'd be really cool: allow you to customize the button. One flip and it turns off all audio and goes into Airplane mode, etc.
The Orientation Lock On The iPhone Only Locks In Portrait
Zactly.
I wish.
Worst part about this is that The Orientation Lock On The iPhone Only Locks In Portrait and I fear this will be the same on the iPad. I too prefer the physical aspect lock switch. I find this news to be very disturbing.
Well the iPod touch 4 already has this and that picture has the same icon the little circular arrow, when you press that the orientation gets locked.And that icon comes up when you press the home button twice, its in the same thing that you use to switch apps so ya you can use it in the middle of an app.
Signatures with your user name at the end of each and every post despite it being visible to the left of your post, why?
Sorry for being off topic, and I'm not trying to be rude, but it annoys me much more than a software or hardware orientation lock ever will.
Sorry for being off topic, and I'm not trying to be rude, but it annoys me much more than a software or hardware orientation lock ever will.
?..Worst part about this is that The Orientation Lock On The iPhone Only Locks In Portrait and I fear this will be the same on the iPad. I too prefer the physical aspect lock switch. I find this news to be very disturbing.
Agreed, TripHop - disturbing is a good description...
Here's something you can do to feel a little better --
use this link from apple.com to send them feedback on this issue & express your unhappiness:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipad.html
Thanks -
Macwheels
Boo hoo. I have not used my orientation switch once on the iPad. I have an iPhone, so it would only be logical for it to work the same way. It's not like I'll use it more as a mute switch either.