All iPads In which orientation do you use your iPad most often, landscape or portrait?

[Kal Madda]

With the new iPad Air and iPad Pro having switched the camera orientation to landscape, I was curious about which orientation most people predominantly use their iPad.

 

[sparksd]

Landscape, virtually exclusively.

 

[Abazigal]

On my current 2018 iPad Pro, I probably have a 50/50 mix. Like when I am on my sofa, I typically read in portrait mode, but I may switch to landscape if I want to run apps in split screen mode (like say, safari and YouTube side by side).

 

[Apple_Robert]

Portrait most of the time.

 

[ssledoux]

Landscape, virtually exclusively.

Same here

 

[Larabee119]

Landscape most of the time. Portrait for reading books.

 

[AL2TEACH]

Portrait for reading lots of books and it's the main use of the iPad(5th gen). Using landscape now for the NBA playoffs. Will the Knicks close it out tonight

 

[scupking]

Portrait 95% of the time.

 

[winxmac]

Landscape most of the time, except for Portrait only apps...

 

[VineRider]

Landscape 99% of the time

 

[rui no onna]

Landscape most of the time, except for Portrait only apps...

I use Stage Manager to circumvent that on M1 iPads. But yeah, landscape almost exclusively on 9.7”+.

The iPad Mini is almost always in portrait mode.

 

[PlayUltimate]

I think the answer will depend on size. I have a 12.9” iPP-> almost exclusively landscape. But I use my iPad mini almost exclusively in portrai. I can the in-between size being useable in both.

 

[iLunar]

70% portrait, 30% landscape typically with the magic keyboard attached.

 

[waltman]

I always use it in landscape mode unless it is connected to my Studio Display.

 

[Kaotic]

Landscape for movies/Youtube and work video calls, portrait for most everything else.

 

[OldRhodie]

For many years I exclusively used landscape. It was apparently logical because I’d used a PC on my desk at work for ±30 years. I could never understand why my wife always used portrait.

But hand size comes into it, along with the introduction of different sized iPads over the years. My wife’s hands are small and I have large hands. With the iPad Pro 11” I was able to hold it firmly, with thumb and fingers across the whole device, in portrait.

The iPad Pro M4 11” is especially comfortable for me. This is why, however tempting, I’ve never moved up to the larger screen.

Surfing the web, reading the newspaper, magazines and books is always portrait and landscape for YouTube along with films, TV etc.

 

[Natya Sadella]

Anyone who uses iPads in portrait mode is insane

 

[ewrapple]

Anyone who uses iPads in portrait mode is insane

Why do you have a tablet?

 

[jdb8167]

Anyone who uses iPads in portrait mode is insane

I have an iPad mini that I use almost exclusively in portrait. You are mistaken.

 

[klasma]

Yes.

 

[UnifiedMelody]

Depends on what I'm doing.
Scrolling through safari? Portrait
Walking on the go outside? 100% Portrait. Mucfh easier

[if i do have a case on that allows me to prop it a bit]
Playing Clash of Clans? 100% landscape
Watching Youtube? 100% landscape.

Likewise it really depends on the context but I'd say I use it mostly portrait.

edit: obviously there is way more than those ^ but those were like general examples i pulled off based on what i frequently use* things like LR editing... i prefer mac lol but thats just perseonal preference

 

[Edd70]

Always landscape. I have a phone for portrait use.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

Landscape most of the time, except for Portrait only apps...

Portrait only apps absolutely suck. There are a couple that I must use (Linksys for example) but otherwise I avoid them like the plague.

Fortunately iPhone-only apps will rotate for landscape, even with my iPad mini. Used to not do that.

 

[Isengardtom]

Landscape about 80%-90% of the time