How to prevent an ipad or tablet from switching to portrait mode?

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I am not sure if this is possible or not but i do not want my page to switch orientation when switching to portrait mode. i want it to be locked on landscape mode perminatley. I hope this makes since. Any help would be great thank you.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 08 '13 at 18:19

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You can't stop Safari from switching orientation, but you can use a CSS @media rule to cause the effective screen width to remain the same, however it will mean when moving from portrait-to-landscape that you'll lose vertical pixels.

answered Aug 08 '13 at 18:19

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 08 '13 at 19:10

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You can't in a web app, but you can in native apps

answered Aug 08 '13 at 19:10

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How to prevent an ipad or tablet from switching to portrait mode?

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