Android: Get current device orientation

Question

I have the activity orientation in manifest set as portrait. As i dont want my screen to rotate.

But On Clicking a button, I want to get the current device orientation (portrait or landscape) in Android ? I do not need continuous update from the sensors; just the current device orientation when i click the button is enough.

PS: Device Orientation is the way i am holding my Device. Do not mix this with screen orientation.

This is what i have done so far?

 int PORT=1,LAND=2;

 WindowManager windowService = (WindowManager)getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE);

 int rotation = windowService.getDefaultDisplay().getRotation();        

    if (Surface.ROTATION_0 == rotation) {
        rotation = PORT;
    } else if(Surface.ROTATION_180 == rotation) {
        rotation = PORT;
    } else if(Surface.ROTATION_90 == rotation) {
        rotation = LAND;
    } else if(Surface.ROTATION_270 == rotation) {
        rotation = LAND;
    }
 return rotation;

Even using the following method doesnt help

getResources().getConfiguration().orientation

It always return 1 since my activity default is set a portrait.

Sample/example code will be highly appreciated.

Thanks.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2795833/check-orientation-on-android-phone took me 10 secs. to google — Bart Hofma, Jan 20 '15 at 08:58
Bart : Well, i went through the same. but its failing when the screen orientation is fixed.I want the device orientation on button click — Kushal, Jan 20 '15 at 09:21
try this. http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/OrientationEventListener.html — vincentzhou, Jan 20 '15 at 09:36
@Kushal, i am seeing the same behaviour, trying to come up with a solution as I'd like to know why this happens also. So apologies for my first comment, it doesn't seem to solve your problem indeed — Bart Hofma, Jan 20 '15 at 09:40
I think chances on others to help are low, since this has been marked duplicate, you might want to try and rephrase the question, indicating the things you've tried — Bart Hofma, Jan 20 '15 at 10:18

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 20 '15 at 08:59

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Use this :)

getResources().getConfiguration().orientation

answered Jan 20 '15 at 08:59

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This is failing when the screen orientation is fixed. – Kushal Jan 20 '15 at 09:19
if it fails, please update your question, with code and stacktrace – Bart Hofma Jan 20 '15 at 09:23
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By failing, i mean, it always returns the portrait mode value regardless of how i am holding my device. – Kushal Jan 20 '15 at 09:25
@Kushal probably because you are getting the default orientation windowService.getDefaultDisplay().getRotation(); did you try our suggestion? – Bart Hofma Jan 20 '15 at 09:30
Yes I did. int rot = getResources().getConfiguration().orientation; return rot; – Kushal Jan 20 '15 at 09:32
returns 1 always, regardless how i am holding my device – Kushal Jan 20 '15 at 09:32
How does this distinguish between landscape left / landscape right? Or portrait / portrait upside down? – atreat Mar 17 '16 at 16:19

Android: Get current device orientation

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