Orientation Media Query Not Working on iPad Mini

Media query is not working for 768px ipad portrait

For iPads in portrait mode it is generally best to be more specific in the media queries, so try something like this:

@media only screen 
and (min-device-width : 768px) 
and (max-device-width : 1024px) 
and (orientation : portrait) { 
    /* Styles Here */
}

This way you target devices with screen width between 768px and 1024px which is what the iPad is, then you filter your targets by specifying the orientation as portrait.

You could try something like this - reducing the max-width - to minimize any other screens that it could effect, but I haven't tried it so can't verify it works.

@media only screen 
and (min-device-width : 768px) 
and (max-device-width : 770px) 
and (orientation : portrait) { 
    /* Styles Here */
}

@media queries not working on my iPad

Your problem is likely the virtual viewport that some devices provide. The viewport is larger than the physical screen and content is scaled down by the browser. If you want to work in device pixels you need to add a meta tag

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

This tells the browser to set the viewport to the same size as the device with no pixel scaling.

Why does my mini iPad still won't display with my media query?

Iphone 6 and iPad have an horizontal resolution bigger than 760px so both media queries are false and whatever css rule you have inside will not be applied.

You need a "tablet" rule for the landscape mode e.g. with 1024px or even higher breakpoint

min-width media query not working on ipad?

The iPad is always reporting its width as 768px and its height as 1024px, so you have to find out how it is rotated with orientation and use min-device-height:1000px like so:

     /* This will apply to all screens with a width 999px and smaller */
* {
     color:green;
     background-color:black;
}

     /*
       This will apply to all screens larger then 1000px wide 
       including landscape ipad but not portrait ipad. 
      */
@media (orientation:landscape) and (min-device-height:1000px),
       all and (min-width:1000px) {
    * {
        color:white;
        background-color:red;
    }
}

Results:

• iPad
  
  • Portrait       - green text - black background
  • Landscape - white text  - red background
• iPhone
  
  • Portrait       - green text - black background
  • Landscape - green text - black background
• Computer (resolution)
  
  • 1680x1050 - white text  - red background
  • 800x600     - green text - black background

Using chrome & firefox (does anyone even use IE anymore?)

References:

w3 media queries

Safari CSS Reference

Optimizing Web Content

CSS media Query not working on ipad landscape (Bootstrap)

Have a peek at this css-tricks article which has a bootstrap for standard device resolutions: http://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/media-queries-for-standard-devices/

There are specific media queries for landscape and portrait listed below:

/* iPads (landscape) ----------- */
@media only screen 
and (min-device-width : 768px) 
and (max-device-width : 1024px) 
and (orientation : landscape) {
  /* Styles */
}

/* iPads (portrait) ----------- */
@media only screen 
and (min-device-width : 768px) 
and (max-device-width : 1024px) 
and (orientation : portrait) {
  /* Styles */
}

I want to stress, though, that from a "mobile-first" approach, you shouldn't be designing for devices, but rather for resolution breakpoints that fit your design. Try starting with a very small resolution, like 320 x 480. From there, increase the browser width until that design "breaks" (i.e. looks like crap) and then add a breakpoint at that resolution. A handy way of checking the browser width is to open up your developer console in Chrome (or Firebug for Firefox) and typing in document.body.offsetWidth and hitting enter. That will show the pixel amount of the width of the browser. Keep adding / rearranging things until you get the experience you want on a wide range of devices.

The web is moving forward. This means that we have to think about smartphones all the way up to TVs and projectors. Design your site with that in mind.

I hope this helps.

CSS media query to target iPad and iPad only?

Finally found a solution from : Detect different device platforms using CSS

<link rel="stylesheet" media="all and (device-width: 768px) and (device-height: 1024px) and (orientation:portrait)" href="ipad-portrait.css" />
<link rel="stylesheet" media="all and (device-width: 768px) and (device-height: 1024px) and (orientation:landscape)" href="ipad-landscape.css" />

To reduce HTTP call, this can also be used inside you existing common CSS file:

@media all and (device-width: 768px) and (device-height: 1024px) and (orientation:portrait) {
  .ipad-portrait { color: red; } /* your css rules for ipad portrait */
}
@media all and (device-width: 1024px) and (device-height: 768px) and (orientation:landscape) {
  .ipad-landscape { color: blue; } /* your css rules for ipad landscape */
}

Hope this helps.

Other references:

• https://developer.apple.com/library/content/documentation/AppleApplications/Reference/SafariCSSRef/Articles/OtherStandardCSS3Features.html

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