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How to enable rotation lock on BlackBerry 10

Keep your screen in portrait by turning on rotation lock on your BlackBerry Z10 or BlackBerry Q10

By Adam Zeis on 10 Feb 2013 09:56 am
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Being able to use your BlackBerry 10 device in both portrait and landscape modes is a great thing. You can BBM or email while in portrait, then swap over to landscape for those large web pages. Simply rotating the device in either orientation gives you the ease of swapping between the two with no effort. But what happens when you're performing a task and you want to lock down orientation? Thanksfully you can do that with a quick swipe and a tap. Keep reading to find out how.

To lock your BlackBerry 10 device in portrait mode, enable rotation lock by performing the following steps:

  • Pull down from the top bar on the homescreen to load the settings panel
  • Tap the Rotation Lock icon

That's it! (No really, that's it) You're device is now locked to portrait mode. To unlock, tap the icon again.

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11 comments

jenil_295

1st...
i knw its cheezy but always wantd to do it once... :P

artie

....the little things in life....

spike12

I wish there was a button to switch orientation while locked.

chaosdivine

How is Hub in landscape? Does it work like that or just in portrait?

geminiman7

WindowsPhone users have been asking for this feature for 2+ years now. the requests are falling on deaf ears.

After 9 years using Windows CE/Mobile/Phone, I switched to BlackBerry last year. It fits the business and "power users" VERY well. Can't wait for the Q10!

tmurphx5

With the 1:1 ratio on the Q10 there wont be much use / need for rotation, unless I am missing something?

kw9700

Watching a video while lying down.

Unless the phone can sense the orientation of your eyes to tell when you're lying down and adjust accordingly like some Androids, but I haven't heard of that on BB10 yet.

Oscar_E

I haven't heard about the Q10 being capable of landscape view.

phill57

Mine does not seem to work. I followed the steps, pretty basic but the screen does not lock, still changes views if tilted??? Not sure what I'm doing wrong.

vgorous

Don't like the orientation lock. If i'm viewing a Web page or video in landscape, the orientation lock should lock that last orientation in place. I had a windows 8 tablet that did this well but it had a physical switch.