programmatically setting orientation in viewdidload is not working

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I have created an app for ipad in which the homescreen should be displayed only in portrait mode. So i have used the below code in viewdidload.

[[UIDevice currentDevice] setOrientation:UIDeviceOrientationPortrait];

but it is not working. I am using ios 7 with xcode 5. If i open my app from landscape mode it shouuld automatically turn to portrait mode. but i am getting like this:

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but it should be like this:

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can any one help me to solve this issue. Thanks in advance.

The above method is depricated and cannot be used now. – Pooja M. Bohora Feb 27 '14 at 06:30 — Pooja M. Bohora, Feb 27 '14 at 06:30

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 27 '14 at 06:21

Following code is about to transform a navigationController view from Portrait to Landscape programmatically:

[UIView beginAnimations:nil context:nil];
[UIView setAnimationDuration:0.3];
self.navigationController.view.transform = CGAffineTransformIdentity;
self.navigationController.view.transform = CGAffineTransformMakeRotation(M_PI*(90)/180.0);
self.navigationController.view.bounds = CGRectMake(0, 0, [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.height, [UIScreen mainScreen].bounds.size.width);
[UIView commitAnimations];

self.view.frame = self.view.frame; //This is necessary
self.wantsFullScreenLayout = YES; 
[[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarOrientation:UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight animated:NO];

- (BOOL) shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)toInterfaceOrientation {
    return (toInterfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight);
}

- (NSUInteger)supportedInterfaceOrientations {
    return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscapeRight;
}

Just hope to provide you some other ideas.

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 27 '14 at 05:45

copy this code in your viewdidload

UIInterfaceOrientation orientation = (UIInterfaceOrientation)[[UIDevice currentDevice] orientation];

if(orientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait)
{
    isLandscapeMode = NO;
    inLandscapeRight = NO;
    inLandscapeLeft = NO;
}
else if(orientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight)
{
    isLandscapeMode = YES;
    inLandscapeRight = YES;
    inLandscapeLeft = NO;

} else if(orientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft)
{
    isLandscapeMode = YES;
    inLandscapeRight = NO;
    inLandscapeLeft = YES;
}

-(void)willAnimateRotationToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)toInterfaceOrientation duration:(NSTimeInterval)duration
{
    if (toInterfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft)
    {
        isLandscapeMode = YES;
        inLandscapeLeft = YES;
        inLandscapeRight = NO;
        frameForProfile =   CGRectMake(0, 0, self.view.bounds.size.width, self.view.bounds.size.height);
    }
    else if (toInterfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight)
    {
        isLandscapeMode = YES;
        inLandscapeLeft = NO;
        inLandscapeRight = YES;
        frameForProfile =   CGRectMake(0, 0, self.view.bounds.size.width, self.view.bounds.size.height);
    }
    else
    {
        isLandscapeMode = NO;
        inLandscapeLeft = NO;
        inLandscapeRight = NO;
    }

}

set BOOL according to your requirement

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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[[UIDevice currentDevice] setOrientation:UIDeviceOrientationPortrait];

This method is deprecated. You cannot use this method anymore.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/12813644/1405008

Above link gives detail on how to provide portrait only mode for UIViewController.

If you pushed into NavigationViewController then try this.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/16152506/1405008

edited May 23 '17 at 12:32

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i checked the link it is restricting the entire app to portrait mode. but i need to restrict only my homescreen to portrait mode.other screens should work in both mode. – gunas Feb 27 '14 at 06:05

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:25

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From you screenshots I can see that your app is tab base. Few days earlier I faced same problem. I solved it. I asked a question almost same to your. Then after a few hours of reading I solved the problem. There is the link to my question and answer.

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 13 '15 at 22:42

There are a lot of similar questions and answers on SO, but somehow none of them worked for me, as I needed to allow only portrait mode on iPhone, and only landscape mode on iPad, so sharing my solution:

Remove all methods related to device orientation (shouldAutoRotate, supportedInterfaceOrientations, preferredInterfaceOrientations, etc) as they might be conflicting with each other
In project settings enable all 4 modes: Portrait, Upside Down, Landscape left, Landscape Right
Chose a method for identifying device type (iPhone or iPad). I am using UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds.height which is not ideal but suits my needs

Place the following in AppDelegate

func application(application: UIApplication, supportedInterfaceOrientationsForWindow window: UIWindow?) -> UIInterfaceOrientationMask {

    if UIScreen.mainScreen().bounds.height < 760 { //iPhone
        UIApplication.sharedApplication().setStatusBarOrientation(.Portrait, animated: false);
        return UIInterfaceOrientationMask.Portrait;
    } else {
        UIApplication.sharedApplication().setStatusBarOrientation(.LandscapeLeft, animated: false);
        return UIInterfaceOrientationMask.Landscape;
    }
}

Tested on Xcode 7.1.1 all iPhone and iPad simulators running iOS9.1

programmatically setting orientation in viewdidload is not working

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