Question

I am using Samsung Galaxy Note to run a phonegap application.
When I take picture, I can see that screen rotates just before entering camera.
How can I disable this?

I have tried to force portrait orientation on both, the main thread & camera activity,
but those do not seem to work:

<application android:icon="@drawable/icon" android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:debuggable="true">
    <activity android:name=".App" android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan" android:screenOrientation="portrait"
              android:label="@string/app_name" android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden">
        <intent-filter>
            <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity android:name="com.phonegap.DroidGap" android:label="@string/app_name" 
              android:configChanges="orientation|keyboardHidden">
        <intent-filter>
        </intent-filter>
    </activity>
    <activity android:name="com.android.camera.Camera"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait">
    </activity>
</application>

Answer 1

You need to add the permission on the manifest:

<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.screen.portrait" />

Doc android of balise uses-feature

For example, if your app requires portrait orientation, you should declare <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.screen.portrait"/> so that only devices that support portrait orientation (whether always or by user choice) can install your app. If your application supports both orientations, then you don’t need to declare either.