Force landscape mode in one ViewController using Swift

Question

I am trying to force only one view in my application on landscape mode, I am calling

override func shouldAutorotate() -> Bool {
    print("shouldAutorotate")
    return false
}

override func supportedInterfaceOrientations() -> Int {
    print("supportedInterfaceOrientations")
    return Int(UIInterfaceOrientationMask.LandscapeLeft.rawValue)
}

override func preferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation() -> UIInterfaceOrientation {
    return UIInterfaceOrientation.LandscapeLeft
}

The view is launched in the portrait mode, and keep rotating when I change the device orientation.
The shouldAutorotate is never called.
Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

It may be useful for others, I found a way to force the view to launch in landscape mode:

Put this in the viewDidLoad():

let value = UIInterfaceOrientation.landscapeLeft.rawValue
UIDevice.current.setValue(value, forKey: "orientation")

and,

override var shouldAutorotate: Bool {
    return true
}

Answer 2

Swift 4

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    let value = UIInterfaceOrientation.landscapeLeft.rawValue
    UIDevice.current.setValue(value, forKey: "orientation")
}

override var supportedInterfaceOrientations: UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
    return .landscapeLeft
}

override var shouldAutorotate: Bool {
    return true
}

// If your view is embedded in a navigation controller the above alone won't work. you have to cascade up // So add the following extension after the class definition

extension UINavigationController {

override open var shouldAutorotate: Bool {
    get {
        if let visibleVC = visibleViewController {
            return visibleVC.shouldAutorotate
        }
        return super.shouldAutorotate
    }
}

override open var preferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation: UIInterfaceOrientation{
    get {
        if let visibleVC = visibleViewController {
            return visibleVC.preferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation
        }
        return super.preferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation
    }
}

override open var supportedInterfaceOrientations: UIInterfaceOrientationMask{
    get {
        if let visibleVC = visibleViewController {
            return visibleVC.supportedInterfaceOrientations
        }
        return super.supportedInterfaceOrientations
    }
}}

---

Swift 3

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()
    let value = UIInterfaceOrientation.landscapeLeft.rawValue
    UIDevice.current.setValue(value, forKey: "orientation")
}

private func supportedInterfaceOrientations() -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
    return UIInterfaceOrientationMask.landscapeLeft
}

private func shouldAutorotate() -> Bool {
    return true
}

Answer 3

Swift 4 , Tested in iOS 11

You can specify the orientation in projectTarget -> General -> DeploymentInfo(Device Orientation) -> Portrait (Landscapeleft and Landscaperight are optional)

AppDelegate

    var myOrientation: UIInterfaceOrientationMask = .portrait
    func application(_ application: UIApplication, supportedInterfaceOrientationsFor window: UIWindow?) -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
        return myOrientation
    }

LandScpaeViewController

override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        let appDelegate = UIApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate
        appDelegate.myOrientation = .landscape
}

OnDismissButtonTap

let appDelegate = UIApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate
 appDelegate.myOrientation = .portrait

Thats it. :)

Answer 4

Using Swift 2.2

Try:

let value = UIInterfaceOrientation.LandscapeLeft.rawValue
UIDevice.currentDevice().setValue(value, forKey: "orientation")

Followed By:

UIViewController.attemptRotationToDeviceOrientation()

From Apple's UIViewController Class Reference:

Some view controllers may want to use app-specific conditions to determine what interface orientations are supported. If your view controller does this, when those conditions change, your app should call this class method. The system immediately attempts to rotate to the new orientation.

Then, as others have suggested, override the following methods as appropriate:

override func supportedInterfaceOrientations() -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
    return UIInterfaceOrientationMask.LandscapeLeft
}

override func shouldAutorotate() -> Bool {
    return true
}

I was having a similar issue with a signature view and this solved it for me.

Answer 5

For me, the best results came from combining Zeesha's answer and sazz's answer.

Add the following lines to AppDelegate.swift:

var orientationLock = UIInterfaceOrientationMask.portrait
var myOrientation: UIInterfaceOrientationMask = .portrait
func application(_ application: UIApplication, supportedInterfaceOrientationsFor window: UIWindow?) -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
    return myOrientation
}  

Add the following line to your view controller class:

let appDel = UIApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate

Add the following lines to your view controller's viewDidLoad():

appDel.myOrientation = .landscape
UIDevice.current.setValue(UIInterfaceOrientation.landscapeLeft.rawValue, forKey: "orientation")

(optional) Add this line to your dismiss function:

appDel.myOrientation = .portrait
UIDevice.current.setValue(UIInterfaceOrientation.portrait.rawValue, forKey: "orientation")

What these lines of code do is set the default orientation to portrait, rotate it landscape when the view controller loads, and then finally reset it back to portrait once the view controller closes.

Answer 6

I needed to force one controller into portrait orientation. Adding this worked for me.

swift 4 with iOS 11

override var   supportedInterfaceOrientations : UIInterfaceOrientationMask{

    return  .portrait

}

Answer 7

Works in Swift 2.2

 func application(application: UIApplication, supportedInterfaceOrientationsForWindow window: UIWindow?) -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
    if self.window?.rootViewController?.presentedViewController is SignatureViewController {

        let secondController = self.window!.rootViewController!.presentedViewController as! SignatureViewController

        if secondController.isPresented {

            return UIInterfaceOrientationMask.LandscapeLeft;

        } else {

            return UIInterfaceOrientationMask.Portrait;
        }

    } else {

        return UIInterfaceOrientationMask.Portrait;
    }
}

Answer 8

Swift 3. This locks the orientation each time the user re-opens the app.

class MyViewController: UIViewController {
    ...
    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        // Receive notification when app is brought to foreground
        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(self.onDidBecomeActive), name: NSNotification.Name.UIApplicationDidBecomeActive, object: nil)
    }

    // Handle notification
    func onDidBecomeActive() {
        setOrientationLandscape()
    }

    // Change orientation to landscape
    private func setOrientationLandscape() {
        if !UIDevice.current.orientation.isLandscape {
            let value = UIInterfaceOrientation.landscapeLeft.rawValue
            UIDevice.current.setValue(value, forKey:"orientation")
            UIViewController.attemptRotationToDeviceOrientation()
        }
    }

    // Only allow landscape left
    override var supportedInterfaceOrientations: UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
        return UIInterfaceOrientationMask.landscapeLeft
    }

    /*
    // Allow rotation - this seems unnecessary
    private func shouldAutoRotate() -> Bool {
        return true
    }
    */
    ...
}

Answer 9

Swift 4

Trying to keep the orientation nothing worked but this for me:

...        
override func viewDidLoad() {
       super.viewDidLoad()
       forcelandscapeRight()
       let notificationCenter = NotificationCenter.default
       notificationCenter.addObserver(self, selector: #selector(forcelandscapeRight), name: Notification.Name.UIDeviceOrientationDidChange, object: nil)
    }

    @objc func forcelandscapeRight() {
        let value = UIInterfaceOrientation.landscapeRight.rawValue
        UIDevice.current.setValue(value, forKey: "orientation")
    }
....

Answer 10

In ViewController in viewDidLoad Method call below function

func rotateDevice(){
    UIDevice.current.setValue(UIInterfaceOrientation.landscapeLeft.rawValue, forKey: "orientation")
    UIView.setAnimationsEnabled(true) // while rotating device it will perform the rotation animation
}`

App Delegate File Add Below Function & Variables

//Orientation Variables
var orientationLock = UIInterfaceOrientationMask.portrait
var myOrientation: UIInterfaceOrientationMask = .portrait

func application(_ application: UIApplication, supportedInterfaceOrientationsFor window: UIWindow?) -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask { return .landscape }

Answer 11

According to the documentation of supportedInterfaceOrientations the shouldAutorotate method should return true or YES in Objective-C so that the supportedInterfaceOrientations are considered.

Answer 12

My solution is

just added below codes in AppDelegate

enum PossibleOrientations {
  case portrait
    case landscape

    func o() -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
      switch self {
      case .portrait:
        return .portrait
      case .landscape:
        return .landscapeRight
      }
    }
}
var orientation: UIInterfaceOrientationMask = .portrait

func switchOrientation(to: PossibleOrientations) {
    let keyOrientation = "orientation"

    if to == .portrait && UIDevice.current.orientation.isPortrait {
        return
    } else if to == .landscape && UIDevice.current.orientation.isLandscape {
        return
    }

    switch to {
    case .portrait:
        orientation = .portrait
        UIDevice.current.setValue(UIInterfaceOrientation.portrait.rawValue, forKey: keyOrientation)
    case .landscape:
        orientation = .landscapeRight
        UIDevice.current.setValue(UIInterfaceOrientation.landscapeRight.rawValue, forKey: keyOrientation)
    }
}

And call below codes to change

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    if let appDelegate = UIApplication.shared.delegate as? AppDelegate {
        appDelegate.switchOrientation(to: .landscape)
    }
}

or like below

@IBAction func actBack() {
    if let appDelegate = UIApplication.shared.delegate as? AppDelegate {
        appDelegate.switchOrientation(to: .portrait)
    }
    self.navigationController?.popViewController(animated: true)
}

Answer 13

// below code put in view controller
// you can change landscapeLeft or portrait

override func viewWillAppear(_ animated: Bool) {
        UIDevice.current.setValue(UIInterfaceOrientation.landscapeRight.rawValue, forKey: "orientation")
    }

override var shouldAutorotate: Bool {
        return true
    }
    override var supportedInterfaceOrientations: UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
        return .landscapeRight
    }
    override var preferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation: UIInterfaceOrientation {
        return .landscapeRight
    }

Answer 14

In AppDelegate add this

//Orientation Variables
    var myOrientation: UIInterfaceOrientationMask = .portrait

    func application(_ application: UIApplication, supportedInterfaceOrientationsFor window: UIWindow?) -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask
    {
        return myOrientation

    }

Add this in viewController, that want to change orientation

override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        self.rotateToLandsScapeDevice()
    }

    override func viewWillDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {
        super.viewWillDisappear(animated)
        self.rotateToPotraitScapeDevice()
    }

    func rotateToLandsScapeDevice(){
        let appDelegate = UIApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate
        appDelegate.myOrientation = .landscapeLeft
        UIDevice.current.setValue(UIInterfaceOrientation.landscapeLeft.rawValue, forKey: "orientation")
        UIView.setAnimationsEnabled(true)
    }

    func rotateToPotraitScapeDevice(){
        let appDelegate = UIApplication.shared.delegate as! AppDelegate
        appDelegate.myOrientation = .portrait
        UIDevice.current.setValue(UIInterfaceOrientation.portrait.rawValue, forKey: "orientation")
        UIView.setAnimationsEnabled(true)
    }

Answer 15

class CustomUIViewController : UIViewController{

    override var   supportedInterfaceOrientations : UIInterfaceOrientationMask{

        return  .landscapeLeft

    }

}


class ViewController: CustomUIViewController {
.
.
.
}