Lock Screen Orientation in Android

REFERENCE : Lock Screen Orientation in Android

[Code sample – How to lock the orientation]

/** Called when the activity is first created. */ @Override public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); this.setRequestedOrientation( ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE); }

[Code sample – How to detect the current orientation]

switch (this.getResources().getConfiguration().orientation) { case Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT: // Do something here break; case Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE: // Do something here break; case Configuration.ORIENTATION_SQUARE: // Do something here break; default: throw new Exception("Unexpected orientation enumeration returned"); break; }

[Code sample – Locking rotation while performing an action]

// Sets screen rotation as fixed to current rotation setting private void mLockScreenRotation() { // Stop the screen orientation changing during an event switch (this.getResources().getConfiguration().orientation) { case Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT: this.setRequestedOrientation( ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT); break; case Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE: this.setRequestedOrientation( ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE); break; } }

[Code sample – How to re-enable screen rotation]

// allow screen rotations again this.setRequestedOrientation( ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED);