What are some pros and cons of using an iPad in portrait orientation?
I noticed early on with my first iPad, a first-generation 9.7″ model, that I could look at web pages in portrait orientation and see a lot more of the page. It quickly became my favorite way to browse the web. Reading books and magazines also works much better in portrait mode in general.The only downside I can think of when browsing the web in portrait orientation is that the font sizes were sometimes uncomfortably small. I would often zoom in a little to the web page to make the fonts bigger, and I could still see most of the web page.Eventually, I tried the iPad Mini (too small for me), which worked best for me in landscape orientation. Now that I use a 12.9″ iPad Pro, landscape feels the most natural. That's likely due to my decades of experience with landscape computer displays. Maybe browsing the web in portrait mode on the largest iPad is actually the best way. I need to try it.
Is it possible for an iPad to take a horizontal (landscape) video while the iPad is portrait oriented?
If I understand the question correctly, that you want a 1920px wide by 1080px tall video (standard 1080p), but you want to record it while the iPad is oriented in portrait mode, then I believe the answer is no.The reason for this is because the sensor on the iPad is oriented the same way as the screen, so it’s not designed to record that way.That being said, the sensor should have sufficient resolution that Apple could make it work that way if they cropped the image, but it would require extra programming and would probably result in a lower quality picture for something that few people would need. Most of the time, the user wants the video image to fill the screen and thus would orient the iPad in landscape mode if they want a video with that orientation.*Note that I haven’t yet tested this, I’m just speculating, but I’m pretty sure the screen orientation lock won’t work as they say. At least it doesn’t on my iPhone.
What is portrait orientation lock?
If the lock is ON, and you rotate the tablet or phone from vertical, like a portrait, to horizontal, like a landscape, the screen won’'t readjust and you will need to turn your head 90˚to read it. If you switch the lock OFF, then turn the device from portrait to landscape, the device will re-orient the screen so that it will be readable in horizontal(landscape) mode.
Do iPad users prefer portrait or landscape view?
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My iPad is stuck on the vertical screen and is not changing back to horizontal even when I move the iPad around. What can I do?
Check your rotation lock. It's a switch on the side of the device, just above the volume buttons. If, when you toggle this switch, a bell icon appears on-screen, this means that the side switch has been set to mute/unmute the iPad. Not a huge problem—we can adjust it on the device.For iOS 4-6: While the device is unlocked, double-tap the home button, and swipe the icons along the bottom off the right edge of the screen, revealing a new page from the left. Look for a rotation icon with a lock, and tap it to disable the rotation lock.For iOS 7-9: While the device is unlocked, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen. Along the top row of this sheet (known as the Control Center), tap the rotation arrow with a lock. (It's usually on the top-right.)Hopefully that helps! Good luck!
Can a mobile website be locked in landscape mode on iOS?
It's not clear whether you mean from a development point of view, or a user POV. As a user, yes, just turn your iDevice in landscape, access Control Center, and turn on Activation Lock.As a web developer... You can of course access the height and width information of the iOS browser. But if the device is still in portrait mode (to the OS), then you'd have to literally present your website sideways, which could be complicated to say the least. Not to mention Apple will still animate the website 90° when the user rotates their device to landscape, at which point you'd have to reload the page "right ways up". This would be a confusing experience to the user, IMO. The only practical thing you could do is, if you detect the device is in portrait mode, display a screen instructing the user to rotate their device. I have seen this done once and it gets the point across.
When upgrading iPad to iOS 4.2 the button that was for blocking the turn, is now for mute. Can I put it back how it was?
Apple's iOS 4.2 Software Update introduced a change of function for the slidable button on the side of iPad. The button previously functioned as a Screen rotation lock to keep the iPad screen in portrait or landscape orientation. The 4.2 Software Update changed the function to Silent so that sliding the button up mutes the sound and sliding it down unmutes the sound.A comparison of functions is illustrated below.The original iPad User Guide and iPad User Guide for iOS 4.2 Software are available at the following links.http://manuals.info.apple.com/en...http://manuals.info.apple.com/en...There have been reports shared by app developers and journalists that suggest iOS 4.3, currently in beta, introduces the option to choose whether to use the side switch to Lock Rotation or Mute.This feature is not currently available outside of the iOS Developer Program.
How did Apple decide to use a 4:3 aspect ratio on the iPad when the iPhone was already built around 3:2?
I don't know; there are different ratios possible, but I always assumed that the choice of that particular one had to do with avoiding supply issues. 4:3 (and more specifically 1024x768) is a popular computer screen ratio, so there would have been more and better hardware sources available. They probably could also have used a netbook 1024x600 resolution screen (16:9 ratio), but that doesn't give as much contiguous screen area. Your ability to carry and store your iPad is limited by the longest dimension. So if it's going to be equally difficult to carry around due to its length, you might as well make it wider and enjoy the benefits of a larger screen.I'm sure there were also psychological factors that went into the choice, like encouraging people to think of it as a computer, not as an oversized smartphone.
How do I prevent iMovie for iPad from cropping the top and bottom off my video that was originally taken in portrait orientation?
**Answer updated 28 April 2018 for iMovie 2.2.5 on iPhone X. Original answer for iMovie 2.1.2 on iPhone 6 at bottom.**I currently run iMovie 2.2.5 on iPhone X. The video below was originally shot in portrait.First, select the clip to be resized (a selected clip is outlined in yellow in the timeline). Notice a magnifying glass appearing in the top-right corner of the preview pane.2. Tap the magnifying glass. A “Pinch to zoom video” tooltip appears.3. You can now resize the video as you wish. Bear in mind that resizing it to a square will result in black bars on either side. Hope this helps!**Previous answer (2015), for iMovie 2.1.2 on iPhone 6**When editing a clip, tap the preview pane.You will see a magnifying glass with a '+' sign in the bottom right corner of the preview pane.Tap it and you will see a tooltip appear beside it "Pinch to zoom video".Pinch out on your videoclip to let it fill the pane. This reveals the rest of the video that was hidden when iMovie automatically zoomed the portrait video.When you export the video it would appear as a landscape screen with the portrait video in the centre, and black space on both sides.