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Help Screen won't rotate, stuck in portrait

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  • Jun 23, 2010
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    Douglas, MA
    My wife's Kindle Fire is stuck in portrait. When she first asked about it I hunted around the settings and could find nothing. She had just begun a new book, and thought maybe it was only formatted for portrait. Now she is on a new book and it still stuck on portrait. It does not rotate at all whether reading a book or anywhere else in the system. I'm hoping that this will be a facepalm thing and I am missing a setting. I really don't want to go the warranty route.

    It is completely stock and is not rooted.

    Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
     
    facepalm.:rolleyes: I checked again and I guess I was trying to overthink it. Images below show where the settings are if anyone stumbles across this.

    Screen rotation allowed.
    IMG_20120225_140137.jpg


    Screen rotation locked. Choose the orientation you want it locked in then click.
    IMG_20120225_140145.jpg


    In my own feeble defense, I've only used it a few times. I hope my idiocy helps someone else.
     
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