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Hi @shopcentric heartily welcome!
You asked your question on the Candy Crush Friends Saga forum. This is a different game than Candy Crush Saga.
I'll ask a manager to move your question to the correct forum.
There, my colleagues @kiara_wael @Sukanta_Biswas @PummyRaj @bearwithme will be happy to help you.
Hello @shopcentric and welcome to the Community! Many players are asking the same question. This was a deliberate decision by the studio to do this and to make the screen view only vertical. You can read more about it and also give feedback on what you think of this recent change HERE.