@capacitor/screen-orientation

The Screen Orientation API provides information and functionality related to the orientation of the screen.

Install

npm install @capacitor/screen-orientation
npx cap sync

iOS

Locking the Screen Orientation only works for the Capacitor View Controller only, but not other View Controllers being presented (such as the one presented by Browser plugin). For also lock presented View Controllers, this code can be added to the app's AppDelegate.swift file:

func application(_ application: UIApplication, supportedInterfaceOrientationsFor window: UIWindow?) -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
  return UIInterfaceOrientationMask(rawValue: (self.window!.rootViewController as! CAPBridgeViewController).supportedInterfaceOrientations.rawValue)
}

iPad Orientation Lock

By default, an iPad allows Multitasking and its orientation cannot be locked. If you need to lock orientation on an iPad set the option Requires Full Screen to YES by adding the following to Info.plist:

  <key>UIRequiresFullScreen</key>
  <true/>

API

• orientation()
• lock(...)
• unlock()
• addListener('screenOrientationChange', ...)
• removeAllListeners()
• Interfaces
• Type Aliases

orientation()

orientation() => Promise<ScreenOrientationResult>

Returns the current screen orientation.

Returns:

Promise<ScreenOrientationResult>

Since: 4.0.0

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lock(...)

lock(options: OrientationLockOptions) => Promise<void>

Locks the screen orientation.

Starting in Android targetSdk 36, this method has no effect for large screens (e.g. tablets) on Android 16 an higher. You may opt-out of this behavior in your app by adding <property android:name="android.window.PROPERTY_COMPAT_ALLOW_RESTRICTED_RESIZABILITY" android:value="true" /> to your AndroidManifest.xml inside <application> or <activity>. Keep in mind though that this opt-out is temporary will no longer work for Android 17. Android discourages setting specific orientations for large screens. Regular Android phones are unaffected by this change. For more information check the Android docs at https://developer.android.com/about/versions/16/behavior-changes-16#adaptive-layouts

Param	Type
options	OrientationLockOptions

Since: 4.0.0

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unlock()

unlock() => Promise<void>

Unlocks the screen's orientation.

Since: 4.0.0

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addListener('screenOrientationChange', ...)

addListener(eventName: 'screenOrientationChange', listenerFunc: (orientation: ScreenOrientationResult) => void) => Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Listens for screen orientation changes.

Param	Type
eventName	'screenOrientationChange'
listenerFunc	(orientation: ScreenOrientationResult) => void

Returns:

Promise<PluginListenerHandle>

Since: 4.0.0

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removeAllListeners()

removeAllListeners() => Promise<void>

Removes all listeners.

Since: 4.0.0

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Interfaces

ScreenOrientationResult

Prop	Type
type	OrientationType

OrientationLockOptions

Prop	Type	Description
orientation	OrientationLockType	Note: Typescript v5.2+ users should import OrientationLockType from @capacitor/screen-orientation.

PluginListenerHandle

Prop	Type
remove	() => Promise<void>

Type Aliases

OrientationLockType

'any' | 'natural' | 'landscape' | 'portrait' | 'portrait-primary' | 'portrait-secondary' | 'landscape-primary' | 'landscape-secondary'