keep android application landscape mode

Question

      <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
       <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
         package="com.example.cap_im"
         android:versionCode="1"
         android:versionName="1.0" 
       >
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
       <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/>


       <uses-sdk
         android:targetSdkVersion="17" />

        <application
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
         android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
          <activity
          android:name="com.example.cap_im.MainActivity"
          android:label="@string/app_name" >
          <intent-filter>
              <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" 
               android:screenOrientation="landscape"
                />
            <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
          </intent-filter>
      </activity>
    </application>

  </manifest>

I used above code in android manifest to keep the screen always landscape mode.but it didnt work.above xml file is my manifest file.

Answer 1

Just remove configchanges and set this for every activity in manifest file:

<activity android:name="MyActivity" 
 android:screenOrientation="landscape"></activity>

Answer 2

In your activity tag you have write like this-

<activity android:name="MyActivity" 
android:screenOrientation="landscape"></activity>

If you want reflect this for whole app. It should be indside your each and every activity tag.

Answer 3

Check the solution here:

1) i want to make my application only in landscape in android

2) Android, landscape only orientation?

3) How to keep the screen in landscape mode in Android

4) How to keep the screen in landscape mode in Android

5) How to Set Application to full screen and Landscape Mode only?

Answer 4

I agree with @Shani Goriwal and @Tarun Droid. But I think we also need to add the android:config for each activity:

 <activity
            android:screenOrientation="landscape"
        android:configChanges="orientation"
            android:name="com.example.cap_im.MainActivity">
 </activity>

Answer 5

use this on onCreateview setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);