Question

what are the correct values for detecting the device upside down?

I have the following and it starts detecting when the user has titled the device on its back.

I use the following values

float xx = -[acceleration x];
    float yy = [acceleration y];
    float angle = atan2(yy, xx);

    if(angle >= 0.75 && angle <= 2.25)
    {
        NSLog(@"Upside down");
    }

Answer 1

Start listening for orientation events by using:

UIDevice *currDevice = [UIDevice currentDevice];
[currDevice beginGeneratingDeviceOrientationNotifications];

Then, get the orientation using:

currDevice.orientation

These are the values that are returned:

{‘1’ : ‘Portrait’,
‘2’ : ‘PortraitUpsideDown’,
‘3’ : ‘LandscapeLeft’,
‘4’ : ‘LandscapeRight’,
‘5’ : ‘FaceUp’,
‘6’ : ‘FaceDown’}