Tap lock screen to Orient

To be completely honest i don't really find this annoying, id say just leave it as it is. i LOVE the fluidity of how easy it is to switch orientation's its no inconvenience.

 

I loved the fluidity of how easy it was to change the orientation back when the mute switch was the orientation lock...

Good news now... That hardware lock switch will last much longer. Before iOS4.2, I used that switch 6+ times a day. Now I use the mute switch like...er...never. I haven't touched the mute switch since I updated to the current iOS.

 

Wow People really are getting lazy these days. Its a hassle to pick the device up and tilt it a little bit? Guess I'm to old fashioned, I think the iPad orientation works great.

 

No...it has nothing to do with being lazy! I agree with piggie on this...it is a little cumbersome to have to pick up the device for it to tilt. Much easier and user-friendly with some sort of press or stroke..

 

How will the device know where you are. The screen could rotate to one of three other positions. Only 1 of those three would be correct. That is why the accelerometer is the best way of doing this. At least now that they have taken away the hardware switch.

 

The problem with your solution is that you can tap on the wrong part of the screen, which will then move you to the wrong orientation. That's why the screen orientation lock is the best option. I just wish they didn't take away the hardware switch for it.

 

Maybe my usage is different from yours, but I never turn on the iPad while it's laying flat on a surface. I mean, when you use an iPad, you have to tap the screen for it to do anything, and having it flat on a table just isn't a comfortable angle for me to see the screen or to tap it. So I'm always holding or leaning it at an angle, therefore the iPad always just swings to the correct orientation the moment I turn it on. I know everyone's usage case is different, but if you could satisfy my curiousity, what do you use the iPad for that you have it flat on a table?

 

I understand what you mean with your problem! Happens to me all the time!! Wish they changed the orientation lock back for when that happens and I've locked the screen

 

+1. I have never turned on my iPad while it's just laying on the table. After reading your post I tried that and with the reflection of the ceiling light, I could barely see anything. So yes, I always pick up my iPad and pick it up like I would pick up a book so the home key is around my chest height while the power key is at about my chin height and once powered on the iPad rotation is upright. I too am curious in regards to what you use your iPad for that you have it laid flat on the table.

 

that feature would be stupid. apple would never do anything that dumb. would they?

 

It's a nice idea, but I personally prefer the idea posted by someone else on here a few weeks back, where the iPad camera (assuming iPad 2 has a front-facing camera), when unlocked uses facial recognition to determine where the user is and adjust accordingly. It's more Apple-y because it's simple, clean, and automatic.

 

If you want to lock the screen orientation you can double click the home button and scroll left and there's a lock orientation icon. Then put it down and let it sleep or whatever.