Autorotate off still rotates?

dmacmart · 11-05-2011, 09:17 AM

I tried reading in bed, but even though I changed settings / display / auto-rotate screen OFF the book I'm reading (from the Kobo home screen) still rotates, making it unusable.

I cant't find a Kobo-specific setting. Am I missing something?

taming · 11-05-2011, 09:22 AM

Did you turn the Vox off and then on again after the setting change?

keithmoonkin · 11-05-2011, 09:26 AM

This is happening to my vox as well.

dmacmart · 11-05-2011, 09:30 AM

I actually did turn it right off overnight. Still the same this morning.

Does yours not go to landscape mode when you turn it sideways with auto-rotate off?

taming · 11-05-2011, 09:38 AM

Yeah, it does--it was just a thought. I then tried it. Backwards, I know.

spikexp · 11-05-2011, 09:44 AM

I don't have this problem. When I turn it off, it don't rotate anymore.

dmacmart · 11-05-2011, 09:57 AM

I tried other apps (Kindle, Opera) and they do respect the autorotate off. However the Kobo app as well as opening the book for the home screen still rotate.

@spikexp did you have a Kobo book open when you tried it?

taming · 11-05-2011, 10:02 AM

I hate to admit it, but I am still reading almost entirely on my Touch. I have been sick in bed for a few days, and I am using the Vox for all sorts of things (like writing this post), but reading on the Touch. I find the Vox too heavy for prolonged reading and I really do prefer eINK.

dmacmart · 11-05-2011, 10:28 AM

I would still use my KW for pretty much all reading but my clipon light is getting low battery so I tried te Vox; not good sideways - hope that gets fixed.

Feel better soon taming.

Haesslich · 11-05-2011, 02:19 PM

The Autorotate off in the main Settings app is mostly for the launcher - other apps are free to ignore it, if they've got a built in lock (like Perfect Viewer). I've yet to find a setting in the Kobo app for they, though... so I turned off two-page reading instead.

msxman · 11-05-2011, 08:51 PM

Me too. I'm using alkido now and still using my kindle2 until I get a case for my vox since I'm afraid to break it without one! (yeah, I'm a klutz!)

Alans · 11-07-2011, 03:48 PM

It drives me crazy the way the screen rotates when I'm trying to read..it is so irritating.
I locked this on my ipad but I can't seem to do it on my Vox. You would think they would make this easy to do.

eksdee · 11-16-2011, 09:58 PM

Kobo developers definitely need to add this to the settings in the kobo application

11-05-2011, 09:17 AM	#1
dmacmart Fanatic Posts: 534 Karma: 696908 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Glo, Arc, H2O, iPhone, iPad 2, (husband)Touch	Autorotate off still rotates? I tried reading in bed, but even though I changed settings / display / auto-rotate screen OFF the book I'm reading (from the Kobo home screen) still rotates, making it unusable. I cant't find a Kobo-specific setting. Am I missing something?

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taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Did you turn the Vox off and then on again after the setting change?

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dmacmart Fanatic Posts: 534 Karma: 696908 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Glo, Arc, H2O, iPhone, iPad 2, (husband)Touch	I actually did turn it right off overnight. Still the same this morning. Does yours not go to landscape mode when you turn it sideways with auto-rotate off?

11-05-2011, 09:38 AM	#5
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	Yeah, it does--it was just a thought. I then tried it. Backwards, I know.

11-05-2011, 09:44 AM	#6
spikexp Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 4132 Join Date: Oct 2011 Device: Kobo Vox	I don't have this problem. When I turn it off, it don't rotate anymore.

11-05-2011, 09:57 AM	#7
dmacmart Fanatic Posts: 534 Karma: 696908 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Glo, Arc, H2O, iPhone, iPad 2, (husband)Touch	I tried other apps (Kindle, Opera) and they do respect the autorotate off. However the Kobo app as well as opening the book for the home screen still rotate. @spikexp did you have a Kobo book open when you tried it?

11-05-2011, 10:02 AM	#8
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I hate to admit it, but I am still reading almost entirely on my Touch. I have been sick in bed for a few days, and I am using the Vox for all sorts of things (like writing this post), but reading on the Touch. I find the Vox too heavy for prolonged reading and I really do prefer eINK.

11-05-2011, 10:28 AM	#9
dmacmart Fanatic Posts: 534 Karma: 696908 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Glo, Arc, H2O, iPhone, iPad 2, (husband)Touch	I would still use my KW for pretty much all reading but my clipon light is getting low battery so I tried te Vox; not good sideways - hope that gets fixed. Feel better soon taming.

11-05-2011, 02:19 PM	#10
Haesslich Fanatic Posts: 561 Karma: 1138182 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: Kobo Touch,Glo,Mini,Aura/HD/One,H20, Sony PRS-300/600, Kindle 3-PW	The Autorotate off in the main Settings app is mostly for the launcher - other apps are free to ignore it, if they've got a built in lock (like Perfect Viewer). I've yet to find a setting in the Kobo app for they, though... so I turned off two-page reading instead.

11-05-2011, 08:51 PM	#11
msxman Enthusiast Posts: 49 Karma: 36 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: kobo vox, kindle 2	Me too. I'm using alkido now and still using my kindle2 until I get a case for my vox since I'm afraid to break it without one! (yeah, I'm a klutz!)

11-07-2011, 03:48 PM	#12
Alans Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kobo Vox	It drives me crazy the way the screen rotates when I'm trying to read..it is so irritating. I locked this on my ipad but I can't seem to do it on my Vox. You would think they would make this easy to do.

11-16-2011, 09:58 PM	#13
eksdee Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: Kobo Vox	Kobo developers definitely need to add this to the settings in the kobo application