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• Anonymous commented  ·  June 14, 2013 2:27 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Maybe microsoft can implement rotation lock as an option where if it's set to true, all apps that do not have an orientation preference will default to the user's choice and if a particular app wants to be displayed a certain way it will override the user's choice.

• Peter Hsieh commented  ·  June 13, 2013 2:48 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  quote from The Verge review on lumia 925:
  "Microsoft's mobile platform hasn't progressed a lot since its introduction in November, with basic features like a rotation lock and reliable notifications still missing."

  http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/13/4422176/nokia-lumia-925-review

• Justin Murtagh commented  ·  June 6, 2013 8:22 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  It's actually unbelievable that this feature still doesn't exist - people can't switch to Windows Phone until this is fixed.

• Steven Sporen commented  ·  June 5, 2013 8:15 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I mean that part of building an app is designing the best user experience for each orientation as well as the ability to lock the orientation. It's really quite simple in the code to do so.

  But that said I wouldn't be on this thread if I didn't think MS could do more.

• joe commented  ·  June 5, 2013 2:55 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  So do you mean we have to contact each developer and suggest to include this orientation or would it be appropriate if microsoft would just do it for the sake of customers who are already frustrated with this "simple setting" that has not been included..

• Altaf commented  ·  June 4, 2013 1:41 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  F***...please update

• Steven Sporen commented  ·  June 4, 2013 8:59 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Yes they are listening. This is the current position as I understand it.

  The ability to lock orientation is left up to the app developer who can quite simply add the functionality to the code.

  However in most cases the developers are not utilizing this ability correctly. This is different than other platforms, where that functionality is driven by the platform.

• joe commented  ·  June 4, 2013 3:38 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  NOBODY'S LISTENING I GUESS..THIS WAS POSTED OVER TWO YEARS AGO AND NOTHING HAPPENED..****!!!!

• Omar El-Khouly commented  ·  June 3, 2013 5:00 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Did you make this phone to use or for you only? It seems that this phone will never be user friendly if even the basic functions aren't there. How lame can you get.

• Chris commented  ·  May 31, 2013 3:54 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Please bring much this needed feature in the next update (GDR2)!! Also it would be great if an ADMIN could merge all these rotation-lock / orientation-lock suggestions, or at least the top 2 bigger ones (in Hardware & Operating System), which have nearly 4000 votes each (nearly 8000 in total).

• Dmitrij Bugajev commented  ·  May 30, 2013 4:30 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  One of the biggest disappointments in Windows Phone.

• Pratik Chheda commented  ·  May 29, 2013 11:25 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Windows phone with Gyroscope device can support this feature. Orientation lock is must.
  You are forcing us to twist and turn our heads. Common Windows Phone design team
  What happened to user perspective ? Give us option or create some kind of poll on windows stores, you will get answers

• Joe Nixon commented  ·  May 25, 2013 8:32 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  So annoying when i don't want it to flip

• Candice commented  ·  May 24, 2013 11:33 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I agree. Screen lock.

• Anonymous commented  ·  May 23, 2013 8:49 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Using Nokia Drive on my motorcycle, but the screen is always rotating, how can I lock the screen rotation? Because I can't follow the map or the news about traffic, the screen is changing all the time rotating. PS: I have the Nokia Lumia 710 WP 7.5.

• Kelvin commented  ·  May 21, 2013 3:37 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Essential

• Arun commented  ·  May 20, 2013 11:26 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Really require this feature .. as I lay down in bed I dont want my screen to rotate to landscape mode! Please understand, please implement this asap!

• Anonymous commented  ·  May 19, 2013 9:18 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  Its a necessary feature.

• Rytian commented  ·  May 15, 2013 2:14 a.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  it's necessary

• Andre commented  ·  May 1, 2013 6:12 p.m.  ·  Flag as inappropriateFlag as inappropriate  ·  Delete

  I used to be an axtremely loyal MS fan, but after using the Lumia 920 for 4 months now, I am so frustrated with this small non-feature. I have promised myself never to get a Windows phone again. This is a feature requested long before Mango, but they are just not listening to their customer base.