diff --git a/gfx/display_servers/dispserv_apple.m b/gfx/display_servers/dispserv_apple.m
index 64314cd0d4..f521ee237b 100644
--- a/gfx/display_servers/dispserv_apple.m
+++ b/gfx/display_servers/dispserv_apple.m
@@ -176,6 +176,53 @@ static void *apple_display_server_get_resolution_list(
    return conf;
 }
 
+#if TARGET_OS_IOS
+static void apple_display_server_set_screen_orientation(void *data, enum rotation rotation)
+{
+    switch (rotation)
+    {
+        case ORIENTATION_VERTICAL:
+            [[CocoaView get] setShouldLockCurrentInterfaceOrientation:YES];
+            [[CocoaView get] setLockInterfaceOrientation:UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight];
+            break;
+        case ORIENTATION_FLIPPED:
+            [[CocoaView get] setShouldLockCurrentInterfaceOrientation:YES];
+            [[CocoaView get] setLockInterfaceOrientation:UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown];
+            break;
+        case ORIENTATION_FLIPPED_ROTATED:
+            [[CocoaView get] setShouldLockCurrentInterfaceOrientation:YES];
+            [[CocoaView get] setLockInterfaceOrientation:UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft];
+            break;
+        case ORIENTATION_NORMAL:
+        default:
+            [[CocoaView get] setShouldLockCurrentInterfaceOrientation:NO];
+            break;
+    }
+    if (@available(iOS 16.0, *))
+    {
+        [[CocoaView get] setNeedsUpdateOfSupportedInterfaceOrientations];
+    }
+}
+
+static enum rotation apple_display_server_get_screen_orientation(void *data)
+{
+    if (![[CocoaView get] shouldLockCurrentInterfaceOrientation])
+        return ORIENTATION_NORMAL;
+    UIInterfaceOrientation orientation = [[CocoaView get] lockInterfaceOrientation];
+    switch (orientation)
+    {
+        case UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight:
+            return ORIENTATION_VERTICAL;
+        case UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown:
+            return ORIENTATION_FLIPPED;
+        case UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft:
+            return ORIENTATION_FLIPPED_ROTATED;
+        default:
+            return ORIENTATION_NORMAL;
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 const video_display_server_t dispserv_apple = {
    NULL, /* init */
    NULL, /* destroy */
@@ -191,8 +238,13 @@ const video_display_server_t dispserv_apple = {
    apple_display_server_set_resolution,
    apple_display_server_get_resolution_list,
    NULL, /* get_output_options */
+#if TARGET_OS_IOS
+    apple_display_server_set_screen_orientation,
+    apple_display_server_get_screen_orientation,
+#else
    NULL, /* set_screen_orientation */
    NULL, /* get_screen_orientation */
+#endif
    NULL, /* get_flags */
    "apple"
 };
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/apple_platform.h b/ui/drivers/cocoa/apple_platform.h
index 9bd15b1539..ae1386ef7a 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/apple_platform.h
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/apple_platform.h
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ UINavigationControllerDelegate> {
 - (void)showGameView;
 - (void)supportOtherAudioSessions;
 
-- (void)refreshSystemConfig;
 @end
 
 #else
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
index 15d88430b1..50cc1a75d4 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.h
@@ -97,14 +97,6 @@ void get_ios_version(int *major, int *minor);
 @end
 #endif
 
-typedef struct
-{
-   char orientations[32];
-   unsigned orientation_flags;
-   char bluetooth_mode[64];
-} apple_frontend_settings_t;
-extern apple_frontend_settings_t apple_frontend_settings;
-
 #define BOXSTRING(x) [NSString stringWithUTF8String:x]
 #define BOXINT(x)    [NSNumber numberWithInt:x]
 #define BOXUINT(x)   [NSNumber numberWithUnsignedInt:x]
diff --git a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.m b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.m
index 7656c90ea0..875e2992ea 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/cocoa/cocoa_common.m
@@ -584,9 +584,9 @@ void cocoa_file_load_with_detect_core(const char *filename);
   {
     if (self.shouldLockCurrentInterfaceOrientation)
       return 1 << self.lockInterfaceOrientation;
-    return (UIInterfaceOrientationMask)apple_frontend_settings.orientation_flags;
+    return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskAll;
   }
-  return (UIInterfaceOrientationMask)apple_frontend_settings.orientation_flags;
+  return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskAll;
 }
 
 /* NOTE: This does not run on iOS 16+ */
@@ -600,29 +600,7 @@ void cocoa_file_load_with_detect_core(const char *filename);
 /* NOTE: This version runs on iOS2-iOS5, but not iOS6+. */
 - (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation
 {
-   unsigned orientation_flags = apple_frontend_settings.orientation_flags;
-
-   switch (interfaceOrientation)
-   {
-      case UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait:
-         return (orientation_flags
-               & UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortrait);
-      case UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown:
-         return (orientation_flags
-               & UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortraitUpsideDown);
-      case UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft:
-         return (orientation_flags
-               & UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscapeLeft);
-      case UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight:
-         return (orientation_flags
-               & UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscapeRight);
-
-      default:
-         break;
-   }
-
-   return (orientation_flags
-            & UIInterfaceOrientationMaskAll);
+   return YES;
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index f7a8fcd4ca..e7e71a219a 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -191,8 +191,6 @@ void rarch_stop_draw_observer(void)
     iterate_observer = NULL;
 }
 
-apple_frontend_settings_t apple_frontend_settings;
-
 void get_ios_version(int *major, int *minor)
 {
    static int savedMajor, savedMinor;
@@ -713,7 +711,6 @@ enum
 
    [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(handleAudioSessionInterruption:) name:AVAudioSessionInterruptionNotification object:[AVAudioSession sharedInstance]];
 
-   [self refreshSystemConfig];
    [self showGameView];
 
    rarch_main(argc, argv, NULL);
@@ -913,7 +910,6 @@ enum
 #if TARGET_OS_IOS
    [self setToolbarHidden:![[viewController toolbarItems] count] animated:YES];
 #endif
-   [self refreshSystemConfig];
 }
 
 - (void)showGameView
@@ -933,22 +929,6 @@ enum
          });
 }
 
-- (void)refreshSystemConfig
-{
-#if TARGET_OS_IOS
-   /* Get enabled orientations */
-   apple_frontend_settings.orientation_flags = UIInterfaceOrientationMaskAll;
-
-   if (string_is_equal(apple_frontend_settings.orientations, "landscape"))
-      apple_frontend_settings.orientation_flags =
-           UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscape;
-   else if (string_is_equal(apple_frontend_settings.orientations, "portrait"))
-      apple_frontend_settings.orientation_flags =
-           UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortrait
-         | UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortraitUpsideDown;
-#endif
-}
-
 - (void)supportOtherAudioSessions { }
 
 #if TARGET_OS_IOS