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Asked: May 20, 20262026-05-20T16:10:42+00:00 2026-05-20T16:10:42+00:00

Is it possible to set an activity’s orientation (either in the manifest or with

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Is it possible to set an activity’s orientation (either in the manifest or with setRequestedOrientation) and specify which landscape or portrait mode to use? I.e. can I choose the device’s left or right side?

With 2.1 it doesn’t seem possible, but I wondered if anyone had any workarounds?

And where is this used?

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    2026-05-20T16:10:43+00:00Added an answer on May 20, 2026 at 4:10 pm

    When you define your Activity in the manifest you specify orientation.

    <activity
        android:screenOrientation="landscape" />
    

    will only show it in landscape.

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