When I first got my iPad, other than the gorgeous screen and improved CPU performance, the switch on the side of the iPad for locking screen rotation is another notable feature. It’s a minor feature but very handy to lock the screen orientation to portrait mode. With the upcoming release of iOS 4.2 for iPad, [...]
When I first got my iPad, other than the gorgeous screen and improved CPU performance, the switch on the side of the iPad for locking screen rotation is another notable feature. It’s a minor feature but very handy to lock the screen orientation to portrait mode.
With the upcoming release of iOS 4.2 for iPad, the screen-orientation lock switch will become history.
As reported by 9to5Mac, Apple has confirmed the switch would be transformed into a mute switch, same as that on iPhone. Here is the confirmation they got from Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO:
In IOS 4.2 for iPad is the switch on the side going to be the mute and not screen orientation lock from now on?
After getting a classic thumbs up from Jobs:
Yep. Sent from my iPhone
Steve Jobs also responded that there will be no option to customize the switch. That means you can’t change it back to screen-orientation lock via Settings. The switch will stay as a mute switch from iOS 4.2 onwards.
So how do you lock the screen orientation without the switch on iPad? The same way as you used to lock the screen rotation on iPhone. The iOS 4.2 will come with a software-based screen orientation lock that you can access it via the multitask bar. You may check out our earlier post about locking the screen orientation for details.
Personally, I prefer to keep the switch as a screen-orientation lock. What do you think? Do you like the way it is now or are you a proponent of the mute switch? Leave us comment and share your thought.
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