Check orientation on Android phone

Question

How can I check if the Android phone is in Landscape or Portrait?

Answer 1

Use getResources().getConfiguration().orientation it's the right way.

You just have to watch out for different types of landscapes, the landscape that the device normally uses and the other.

Still don't understand how to manage that.

Answer 2

There is one more way of doing it:

public int getOrientation()
{
    if(getResources().getDisplayMetrics().widthPixels>getResources().getDisplayMetrics().heightPixels)
    { 
        Toast t = Toast.makeText(this,"LANDSCAPE",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
        t.show();
        return 1;
    }
    else
    {
        Toast t = Toast.makeText(this,"PORTRAIT",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT);
        t.show();
        return 2;
    }       
}

Answer 3

The Android SDK can tell you this just fine:

getResources().getConfiguration().orientation

Answer 4

You can use this (based on here) :

public static boolean isPortrait(Activity activity) {
    final int currentOrientation = getCurrentOrientation(activity);
    return currentOrientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_PORTRAIT || currentOrientation == ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
}

public static int getCurrentOrientation(Activity activity) {
    //code based on https://www.captechconsulting.com/blog/eric-miles/programmatically-locking-android-screen-orientation
    final Display display = activity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
    final int rotation = display.getRotation();
    final Point size = new Point();
    display.getSize(size);
    int result;
    if (rotation == Surface.ROTATION_0
            || rotation == Surface.ROTATION_180) {
        // if rotation is 0 or 180 and width is greater than height, we have
        // a tablet
        if (size.x > size.y) {
            if (rotation == Surface.ROTATION_0) {
                result = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE;
            } else {
                result = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_LANDSCAPE;
            }
        } else {
            // we have a phone
            if (rotation == Surface.ROTATION_0) {
                result = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
            } else {
                result = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_PORTRAIT;
            }
        }
    } else {
        // if rotation is 90 or 270 and width is greater than height, we
        // have a phone
        if (size.x > size.y) {
            if (rotation == Surface.ROTATION_90) {
                result = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE;
            } else {
                result = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_LANDSCAPE;
            }
        } else {
            // we have a tablet
            if (rotation == Surface.ROTATION_90) {
                result = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_PORTRAIT;
            } else {
                result = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
            }
        }
    }
    return result;
}

Answer 5

Some time has passed since most of these answers have been posted and some use now deprecated methods and constants.

I've updated Jarek's code to not use these methods and constants anymore:

protected int getScreenOrientation()
{
    Display getOrient = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
    Point size = new Point();

    getOrient.getSize(size);

    int orientation;
    if (size.x < size.y)
    {
        orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
    }
    else
    {
        orientation = Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE;
    }
    return orientation;
}

Note that the mode Configuration.ORIENTATION_SQUARE isn't supported anymore.

I found this to be reliable on all devices I've tested it on in contrast to the method suggesting the usage of getResources().getConfiguration().orientation

Answer 6

Check screen orientation in runtime.

@Override
public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
    super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);

    // Checks the orientation of the screen
    if (newConfig.orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE) {
        Toast.makeText(this, "landscape", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

    } else if (newConfig.orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT){
        Toast.makeText(this, "portrait", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();        
    }
}