[Q] Profiles for Display? - Huawei MediaPad, T-Mobile SpringBoard

Hi,
when I put the symbols to the bottom of the display, while I hold the Mediapad in portrait position, those symbols are not reachable, when i turn my Mediapad into landscape position.
I already use ICS 4.0.3 B010SP3
Is there an option, to define different profiles for the display for horizontal and for vertical use of the Mediapad? Maybe there is an app, which does offer this?
Thx for help!
Thomas

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Can anyone confirm that it's not just me? M5 8.4 inch UK model (normally using Nova launcher) set display view mode to small (in order for some apps to see this as a tablet not phone) and on rotation to landscape the navigation bar/buttons disappear.
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Surely is not just my tablet?
Armpowered said:
Can anyone confirm that it's not just me? M5 8.4 inch UK model (normally using Nova launcher) set display view mode to small (in order for some apps to see this as a tablet not phone) and on rotation to landscape the navigation bar/buttons disappear.
(Leaving on default and the navbar stays at the side on rotation - though I'd prefer it on the bottom.)
Using developer options to set dpi to 680 makes the navbar appear but with only the home button showing.
Huawei support suggest a factory reset, which I've already done to enforce the DRM change in the recent update, so doubt it would make any difference.
Surely is not just my tablet?
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me too, the support told me to wait a future update...
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skarce said:
me too, the support told me to wait a future update...
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Thanks, it's good to know that it's a general issue with the tablet.
etheberge said:
In landscape mode the nova dock would stay vertical on the right side instead of moving to the bottom, even if the screen orientation was set to auto-rotate in the nova settings / look and feel.
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