iPad OS 4.2 'Orientation Lock' to 'Mute Switch' Change Permanent
One of the controversial changes in the upcoming iPad OS 4.2 was the change in functionality of the iPad's Orientation locking switch to a Mute switch.
...the physical switch on the iPad's side for locking the screen orientation has been repurposed as a mute switch. The change has been confirmed by posters in our forums.
With the change, screen orientation locking is now accomplished within the multitasking tray as on the iPhone under iOS 4.
Q: 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?
Steve Jobs: Yep.
Q: Are you planning to make that a changeable option?
Steve Jobs: Nope.
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17 months ago
This is retarded. I hate the software orientation lock, and I find myself using it extremely frequently. Meanwhile, the mute button is completely useless for someone like me, especially since it's easy to mute by simply holding down the volume button until it's off.
17 months ago
Ugh... now I must choose.
Multi-tasking or Screen lock rotation...
Damn you, apple.
Multi-tasking or Screen lock rotation...
Damn you, apple.
17 months ago
This is a dumb change. You can easily mute it now just by holding down the volume rocker.
17 months ago
This is so dumb, who the hell needs a mute button? what we need is the orientation lock! now i have to jailbreak it... great... thanks alot apple..
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