What is the lock symbol with a circle/arrow around it?

Get rid of the lock by just sweep your finger from bottom to top. It's like a shortcut. It is the very last button from left to right.

When your iPhone 5 is locked double click the home button, using your finger or thumb swipe from the bottom of the screen to the top of the screen, the control menu appears and you click on the icons to activate or deactivate them

Slide your finger from bottom of the screen to top of the screen fast. (Same way to access you flash light or camera now) and you'll see it on the top right corner of screen. Very easy to do.

for the iphone 4, which didn't seem to be addressed: go to settings. go to control center.swipe from bottom to top hard and fast. a gray screen comes up with that icon in upper right hand corner. tap it once and you're landscaping will no longer be locked!

Just swipe up from the bottom of your home page, then touch the rotate lock icon in the upper left corner. It's that simple! Someone should inform verizon associates because I went there and no one, not even the store manager knew how to fix the problem. Thanks oldturkey 03.

Thank you so much for posting this!!!!! My 3 year old terrorizes my phone and it has been stuck with that stupid symbol forever driving me crazy!!!! Fixed it today with your help! Thank you!!!!

That's orientation lock.

Swipe up from bottom - then click the icon to turn on/off again.

It doesn't work for me for some reason

Thank you!!! I slid my finger from bottom to top and I saw the icon.

Thank Q soooo much for posting this article, the symbol appeared a few days ago and has been driving me mad I read your article and followed your instructions and hey presto

It's gone at last cheers

If you have downloaded the new update on the iPhone, instead of double clicking, you have to use the shade. just swipe up from the home screen and you will see the lock in the upper right corner. Swiping down gives you the "DATE" screen and up will give you access to the shortcuts for camera, flashlight ect...

Sorry, right corner

I have an iPhone 4S and his appeared . If you unlock ur phone so it shows all ur app slide ur finger or thumb up from the Bottom of ur screen u will then see the symbol in white click it and it will deactivate it xx hope i helped x

Thank you.....YOU lot are amazing and save everyone so much worry!

Thank you for your answers. I love how EVERYTHING to do with my Iphone can be explained using this site. Have a lovely day everyone

Thanks so much for the updated info. to wipe up to turn off the lock mode. So appreciated. I has been miffing me for weeks!

Double click on your iphone home button then swipe it from bottom to top you'll see the lock button on the top right corner. just turn it off.

So easy when someone tells you how to do it! Thank you so much. It was driving me crazy.

Definitely helped me with my iphone 5s. Now what do I do about my ipad 2 that still has the symbol and can't seem to get rid of it?

It's the vertical lock (landscape) for the screen.

swipe up to turn rotation lock on and off it is to prevent from turning the screen when you dont want to

my iPad will not work at all as the lock with the circular arrow is in the middle of the screen and nothing happens

I have iPhone 7plus and found (after many frustrating minutes trying to follow instructions!) that you DON’T double press the home button - but simply swipe up gently on your home screen and the option page for turning off/on the roatation of screen comes up with the swipe! Icon disappears immediately! Yay!!

I diddnt understand it sorry but when other people said swipe top to bottom I just swiped up so it comes up with all the symbols and stuff where you change the brightness and volume +thx it worked tho probably cuz I have a 6+

It's the portrait view while browsing through your photos