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Sosa
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Jul 3, 2011, 06:20 PM
 
I did a search and did not find anything on this topic. I would rather hold my iPhone horizontally. While some applications allow you to do this, others don't. Most annoyingly, the desktop with all of the app icons and many other menus are vertical only.

Any way to change this? There is an option to lock in vertical but what I want to do is lock in horizontal!
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Jul 5, 2011, 05:52 AM
 
Short answer: No.

Slightly longer answer: Maybe, if you jailbreak it.

It'll be much easier if you just comply.
     
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Jul 5, 2011, 11:51 AM
 
I don't know why Apple doesn't allow for horizontal springboard orientation. It has always functioned on the iPad.

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Jul 5, 2011, 01:37 PM
 
Originally Posted by ajprice View Post
Short answer: No.

Slightly longer answer: Maybe, if you jailbreak it.
A quick google reveals several hacks like that for a jailbroken phone.

Originally Posted by Big Mac
I don't know why Apple doesn't allow for horizontal springboard orientation. It has always functioned on the iPad.
Most likely because the iPhone has a natural direction that it is meant be used in - with the home button down, because that's the way the speaker and microphone are oriented. The iPad has no such limitation, and might as well be used upside down.
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