A couple days ago, out of the blue, my iphone 5's screen stopped auto rotating. It won't rotate on photos or texts or web surfing… Nothing. I tried a hard reset but it had no effect. I Googled the problem and found a seemingly simple way to fix it…
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Press the "Home" button twice. The multitasking status bar opens at the bottom of the screen.
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Flick the multitasking status bar to the right to reveal the iPhone's iPod controls and the rotation lock. The rotation lock icon is located to the left of the iPod controls. A small lock symbol appears on the icon when the rotation is locked.
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Tap the rotation lock on. A brief "Unlocked" message appears. The small lock symbol does not show on the rotation lock icon.
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Press the "Home" button to close the multitasking status bar and return to your Home screen.
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However… My phone doesn't take me to that status bar screen when I double tap the home button, as mentioned in number one above. Instead, it takes me to a screen that allows me to completely close apps. So my question is… Where is the auto rotate control?