How to access the Control Panel from the Home Screen
Sometimes you will find the need to turn on or off a setting or feature without having to go into settings. Well the control Panel is where you can go to change the settings for those features.
In this lesson, we are going to learn how to lock the screen from rotating when you tilt your phone.
1. Wake-up your phone to your main icons which we call the Home Screen.
2. Touch the upper left or upper right corner of your screen. That is where your time or battery level are located.
3. Now swipe up with three fingers and it will open the Control Panel.
4. You can swipe to the right now and see all the switches, features and apps that you can turn on, off or open each time you swipe.
5. After about five swipes or so, you will hear an option called "Lock Rotation."
6. Make sure your phone is in the position you like it in and then double tap with one finger to turn that option on.
7. To close the control Panel, use the normal closing gesture for closing screens or apps. In a later lesson, we will show you how to set an easier gesture to close apps.
Note: You might want to turn off Bluetooth if you do not have any devices that use bluetooth to save your battery life.
Warning: Do not turn on Airplane Mode or you will not receive any calls, emails, messages, or data like that.
This is the end of this lesson.
Published: October 2, 2026