Forcing 'portrait' orientation not working - any tips?

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Hey all - I have tried to only display my app in portrait view orientation to no avail.

I have the code: android:screenOrientation="portrait" in every button, ImageView, TextView, etc... in my xml files but when I tilt the phone to the side, it still goes into landscape view.

I do call the camera in my app, but I don't think that is the issue - any thoughts?

AHhh that was super stupid on my part - I never put it in the manifest...thanks! — Sapp, Nov 18 '10 at 02:10

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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the layout is the wrong place. you have to place it in the activity like this:

<activity android:screenOrientation="portrait" ...>

Force an Android activity to always use landscape mode

is google that hard to understand? google "android force portrait" and the first four links shows the answer... (sorry.. just had to let it out :) )

edited May 23 '17 at 12:10

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answered Nov 18 '10 at 02:04

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AHhh that was super stupid on my part - I never put it in the manifest...thanks! – Sapp Nov 18 '10 at 02:11

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 18 '10 at 02:09

You have to put the android:screenOrientation="portrait" in the AndroidManifest.xml.

In AndroidManifest.xml you have to do something like this:

    <activity android:name=".Your_Activity_Name"
        android:configChanges="keyboardHidden|orientation"
        android:screenOrientation="portrait"/>

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