Rotation Inhibitor – Turn off Auto-Rotating Feature

39 Responses to “Rotation Inhibitor – Turn off Auto-Rotating Feature”

1. Virgil on March 22nd, 2009 9:54 pm:
   

   I have been waiting forbthis for a long time. Thanks!

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2. chronzz on March 22nd, 2009 9:57 pm:
   

   this crashed my iphone and after rebooting i was stuck on the apple logo but i was able to ssh into the phone and remove its files and i was good to go just watch out for this

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   deez on March 24th, 2009 2:02 am:

   what folder is it in to delete it in ssh?

   

   chronzz on March 24th, 2009 7:05 am:

   you need to delete 22 folders located in

   /Library/MobileSubstrate/DynamicLibraries/RotationInhibitor.dylib

   and

   /var/mobile/Library/SBSettings/Toggles/Rotation

   Delete the entire Rotation folder and RotationInhibitor.dylib
   and you good to go then go to cydia and remove the installed package.

   

   deez on March 24th, 2009 3:51 pm:

   your the man saved my phone from a full restore kept rebooting with apple logo

   

   anametheus on July 17th, 2009 7:58 am:

   I had the same problem but the new version that just came out (0.5) fixed it

   

   anametheus on July 17th, 2009 7:59 am:

   I had the same problem but the new version that just came out (0.5) fixed it

   In other words, it works now.
3. Alexandre on March 22nd, 2009 10:24 pm:
   

   Can you please tell me what is the difference between the ‘Rotation Inhibitor’ and the ‘No Rotation’ SBS toggles? Which one should I install – I mean which one is the safest? Thank you.

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   KonTheDon on March 23rd, 2009 12:24 am:

   choose Rotation Inhibitor… “No Rotation” only worked for the iPod and Safari. Rotation Inhibitor (should) work for all apps across your device. The only thing it hasn’t worked in for me has been biteSMS. I was laying in my bed with Rotation toggled off, and landscape view still appeared =/. However, it worked great in Twinkle (those who use Twinkle know what happens in landscape). Hope this helps…

   

   Alexandre on March 23rd, 2009 12:27 am:

   KonTheDon, thank you for your reply! I will try the RI.

   

   KonTheDon on March 23rd, 2009 12:29 am:

   no problem…
4. Malte on March 23rd, 2009 2:07 am:
   

   Doug, use the toggle “NoRotation”, if u want to switch it global. It only works for Safari and iPod, though.. Greets from Germany

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6. Jeffrey Jev on March 23rd, 2009 6:05 am:
   

   What SBSteeings theme are u using? i like it

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   Brooke on March 23rd, 2009 7:26 am:

   It is called Glass…check it out HERE.
7. mattyb123 on March 23rd, 2009 9:58 am:
   

   When in Safari, if you want to have it constantly in landscape. Put it into landscape and then activate the toggle.

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8. Praj on March 23rd, 2009 10:53 am:
   

   I also prefer just to have an all round switch instead of just having switches for individual apps.

   When I tried this app it was really buggy for me aswell, when i switched the toggle for this on my springboard nothing would happen, but then when I go to text using bitesms in landscape view – whenever I type the pop-ups for the letters would still be as if in normal view (very weird!)

   the worst part was when I uninstalled this, it completely messed up my whole springboard, for some reason my themes in winterboard were no longer working (not all, just some) so I basically had a randomly themed looking iphone and the only way I found to fix this was to install the stupid app again so now I’m stuck with the toggle! (Which I suppose isn’t the worst thing in the world but would be nice to be able to uninstall it)

   Would someone else have a go at uninstalling it and letting me know what happens please?

   Thanks!

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9. iSpazio on March 23rd, 2009 1:43 pm:
   

   Hi brooke
   the new version 0.2 can do what you asked for

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10. Rajiv on March 23rd, 2009 2:16 pm:
    

    I upgraded to 0.2 and it borked my springboard themes as well.

    Guess I’ll wait until a slightly-more stable version is available.

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    iSpazio on March 23rd, 2009 4:46 pm:

    simply respring
11. Jesse on March 23rd, 2009 5:21 pm:
    

    I installed this yesterday and then today there was an update for it which I installed and after that my Winterboard no longer worked!!! I uninstalled it and everything worked again??? Something is not right with it!

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12. toNYc311 on March 24th, 2009 2:29 am:
    

    Works fine for me. Although I thought it wasn’t working until I read the above review. Silly me didn’t realize you have to turn the toggle OFF for the setting to take affect hahaha. Now that I know this I use it all the time. No issues with freezing or causing other apps to no longer work like I have read with other people. Amazing how different our iPhones and iTouches are. One person can never have a problem with an app while another person has tons of issues with it. I’m glad this one works flawlessly for me.

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13. rje on March 24th, 2009 10:56 am:
    

    I never thought I’d ever encounter anyone complain about auto-rotation. This is such a seamless feature. Why bother surfing without it?

    Go test drive a Blackberry Storm, if you want to see auto-rotation run wild.

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    Hardwired on April 10th, 2009 8:50 am:

    I agree with you. Why deactivate auto rotation? Anyone care to explain?

    

    rje on April 10th, 2009 11:13 am:

    It’s so subjective. Someone said they liked deactivating it lying in bed. Lying in bed is when the landscape mode is most appreciated. I don’t get it either.

    Nothing is definitive and everybody is different.

    

    NedNerd on November 18th, 2009 4:40 pm:

    I don’t like the auto-rotate.
    I have no specific reason, I just don’t. I don’t want to use anything in landscape, at all, ever.

    I just
    don’t
    like it.

    > Nothing is definitive and everybody is different.
14. Jeton on April 1st, 2009 4:05 pm:
    

    Can someone help me to add a theme for this toggle?

    I’m using the Smoog SBSettings theme, but it only shows the default blank icon.
    What should i name the folder with the on and off icons in order for it to work on the theme?

    Thanks.

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15. Ontarian on May 1st, 2009 2:49 pm:
    

    Does any1 hav or kno where to get RotationInhibitor 0.2 (that worked globally, not just for Safari ? If so, e-mail me at sabeeh_alvi@hotmail.com. Thanks in advance.

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16. naeco on May 5th, 2009 5:42 pm:
    

    Hi,
    Actually, Rotation Inhibitor has several options to which you can choose to fix the reading side. It’s either landscape left or right or portrait normal or upside down. To choose which side you prefer, slide your finger smoothly on the Rotation Inhibitor toggle. It will either switch on or switch off auto-rotating but don’t worry, you can turn on/off back on later. When you slide your finger, You’ll notice on the dock bar of the iphone some message which indicates which side Rotation Inhibitor set on (Landscape Left, Landscape Right, Portrait, Portrait Upside down). When the side that you prefer appear, you can tap on the toggle to turn off auto-rotating. And yes, it works globally (in Safari, games, books,…).

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    shohelyanwar on July 18th, 2009 2:23 pm:

    Hi naeco, im using iphone 3G run with os3. ihav downloaded Rotation Inhibitor ver-05. i did everyting like slide my finger smoothly on the Rotation Inhibitor toggle.but i don’t get any notice on the dock bar of the iphone which indicates (Landscape Left, Landscape Right, Portrait, Portrait Upside down)its not working its remain redis.dubble tap change on green rotaion icon .but don;t get any massage that should be appear on dock bar …can u plz help me to give few advice if i did anything worng.

    thnx

    

    naeco on July 18th, 2009 10:45 pm:

    That is the only way I know to change rotating side. You slide your finger lightly on the toggle and it will change the fixing side. Try to do that several times Other than I dont know any better way, maybe a future update will offer better option to choose the fixing side.

    Cheers !
17. john on June 7th, 2009 9:53 pm:
    

    What is that theme?

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18. Calvin on June 20th, 2009 10:14 pm:
    

    I just want to disable it for Ipod only (aka, no coverflow) is this still possible or can I download an earlier version (where it wasn’t global) somehow?

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19. Mitch on July 5th, 2009 4:45 am:
    

    I couldn’t find this on the app store..

    Is there a certain name I have to search?

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    Brooke on July 5th, 2009 6:45 am:

    Hi Mitch,

    This is actually a jailbroke application (not in the App Store). Check out our F.A.Q page for more info on jailbreaking.
20. Travis on July 9th, 2009 7:44 am:
    

    Yeah this is giving me problems.. after installing it won’t let me access Cydia, Messages, Safari and other applications.. And I don’t know how to use SSH to uninstall it, anyone have a link to provide for a guide on SSH?

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21. h0tSaUc3 on July 10th, 2009 7:22 am:
    

    @Travis, I had the same problem where all my apps were crashing on startup.
    To fix this, access your SBSettings, click power and then Safe mode. Your phone will respring and you will be able to access Cydia. Uninstall the package and Cydia will ask you to respring when it’s done which logs you out of Safe Mode. After that you should be fine. Hope this helps!

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22. sockaplaya22 on July 19th, 2009 3:28 pm:
    

    I got this app working on my little brothers itouch but for mine … when i hold down the toggle nothing happens i cant set the orientation of the rotation

    can anyone help me?

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23. Vic on July 22nd, 2009 5:43 am:
    

    What’s the name of the SBSettings theme u have in that screen?

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