iPadOS 15.4 to let iPad volume buttons change function based on orientationWhat you need to know
Apple's iPadOS 15.4 will let people change the way their volume buttons work on iPads.
People will be able to have the function of the buttons change depending on the orientation of the iPad.
Apple's iPad mini already has this option, but other iPads will gain it with iPadOS 15.4 next week.
No more accidentally turning your iPad volume up when you wanted to turn it down.
Apple's iPadOS 15.4 update will bring one of the iPad mini's best features to the rest of the iPad lineup — the ability to have the iPad's volume buttons change function based on the device's orientation.
Currently, an iPad's volume buttons are set in terms of what happens when you press them, regardless of how you hold it. That isn't the base with the iPad mini, however, with Apple allowing people to have the tablet change what each button does based on orientation. Now, with iPadOS 15.4, it appears that feature is coming to other iPads — it's been tested on an iPad Air and iPad Pro, ...
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iPadOS 15.4 to let iPad volume buttons change function based on orientation