MODAL CHANGE BASED ON ORIENTATION OF A PORTABLE MULTIFUNCTION DEVICE

摘要

In accordance with some embodiments, a computer-implemented method is performed at a portable multifunction device (100) with a rectangular touch screen display (112) that includes a portrait view and a landscape view. The method includes detecting (602,702) the device in a first orientation, and while the device is in the first orientation, displaying (604,704) an application in a first mode on the touch screen display in a first view. The method also includes detecting (606,706) the device in a second orientation, and in response to detecting the device in the second orientation, displaying (608,708) the application in a second mode on the touch screen display (112) in a second view. The first mode of the application differs from the second mode of the application by more than a change in display orientation, e.g. hierarchical list mode for selecting music and cover flow mode for selecting albums in a music player.