Wrote an app with Xcode. Clicked the buttons that restrict orientations to be the two portrait options. Changed the plist file to only allow the two portrait orientations. Put the restriction in programatically.
When I build the app to my phone, it rotates into both landscapes and the upright portrait orientation. What the heck?
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
// Return YES for supported orientations
return ((interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait) ||
(interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown));
}
The method you're using is part of the controller class, but that method may never get called if the controller class is either not active or not in control of the view on the screen. So your app might be auto rotating because this message is in fact never actually getting called. The solution is to check the connections or initializations of your view controller class to make sure that they are running as you expect.
I am making an iPhone app and I need it to be in portrait mode, so if the user moves the device sideways, it does not automatically rotate. How can I do this?
To disable orientations for a particular View Controller, you should now override supportedInterfaceOrientations and preferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation.
- (UIInterfaceOrientationMask)supportedInterfaceOrientations {
// Return a bitmask of supported orientations. If you need more,
// use bitwise or (see the commented return).
return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortrait;
// return UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortrait | UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortraitUpsideDown;
}
- (UIInterfaceOrientation)preferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation {
// Return the orientation you'd prefer - this is what it launches to. The
// user can still rotate. You don't have to implement this method, in which
// case it launches in the current orientation
return UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait;
}
If you're targeting something older than iOS 6, you want the shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation: method. By changing when it returns yes, you'll determine if it will rotate to said orientation. This will only allow the normal portrait orientation.
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
// Return YES for supported orientations
return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait);
// Use this to allow upside down as well
//return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait || interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortraitUpsideDown);
}
Note that shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation: has been deprecated in iOS 6.0.
Xcode 5 and above
Click your project in the Project Navigator in the left sidebar to open the project settings
Go to the General tab.
Uncheck the options you don't want in the Deployment Info section, under Device Orientation
Xcode 4 and below
For those who missed it: you can use the project settings screen to fix orientations throughout the app (no need to override methods in every controller):
It's as simple as toggling the supported interface orientations. You can find by clicking on your Project in the left panel > the app target > Summary tab.
Most simple solution separate for iPhone and iPad (Universal) - its remove unnecessary orientation in the info.plist file or Project -> Info -> Custom iOS Target Properties.
Just add or remove orientation item from list:
Supported interface orientation for iPhone
Supported interface orientations (iPad) for iPad
In Xcode 13.3.1, simply unchecking undesired orientations does not prevent an app from supporting all rotations. It is necessary to enter the Build Settings tab and manually remove any orientations from the following fields that you do not wish to support:
In my case, my app will now only support portrait orientation.
If you want to disable landscape orientation for both iPhone and iPad.
Go to Targets and Go to the General tab. See the below screen and deselect landscape left and landscape right.
Here in this case only iPhone landscape mode will be disabled not for iPad. For iPad all modes are anabled. If you want select device option from Universal to iPad. It will looks like this. See below screen.
Now you need to deselect all modes except Portrait for iPad. See below screenshot.
Now you successfully disabled all modes except Portrait for all devices.
If you created a new Xcode 13.3 project and unchecked unnecessary orientation checkmarks in the Project > General > Deployment and it didn't help. Check the Target > Build Settings - there are 2 rows which override global settings.
Swift 3
If you have a navigationController, subclass it like this (for portrait only):
class CustomNavigationViewController: UINavigationController {
override var supportedInterfaceOrientations: UIInterfaceOrientationMask {
return UIInterfaceOrientationMask.portrait
}
override var preferredInterfaceOrientationForPresentation: UIInterfaceOrientation {
return UIInterfaceOrientation.portrait
}
}
Removing the method shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation from your class entirely also works. If you don't plan on rotating then it makes no sense to have the method in your class, the less code the better, keeps things clean.
Xcode 8, Xcode 9, Xcode 10 and above
Also, make changes in Info.plist file
I've had the same problem on Xcode 13.0 even though I set the device orientation only Portrait.
Adding these 2 lines to Info.plist solved my problem.
I'd like the app to work like it would be as if I locked the orientation manually. I'm trying to find how I can lock the orientation for an app. In the info.plist, I have this setting:
Supported interface orientations (iPad)
Item 0 Landscape (right home button)
Item 1 Landscape (left home button)
I thought that would be enough to keep my viewControllers from staying in landscape mode and not portrait. But it does not. Do I need to do
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation {
return UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape(interfaceOrientation);
}
in ALL my viewControllers? Thanks!
All though implementing shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation in all your view controllers will work, it is probably not the fastest or most practical way of doing what you are trying to accomplish.
If any of your view controllers in your hierarchy do not conform to the orientation change, then iOS will stop trying to rotate them. What this means is that only your root view controller needs to have implemented shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation with only landscape orientations. Each view controller pushed or added will conform to that function.
I have had to do this in several of my apps and it was required for several reasons.
In the end and after a lot of testing, we determined that the condition has to be set on the info.plist AND on every viewController.
So make sure it is set on the plist and that every shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientationonly returns yes for the allowed orientation.
This is because the plist will help you with allowed LAUNCH orientations, but your app could still rotate afterwards, specially when using modal views.
You can download one of my free apps that does thins on iPad: http://itunes.apple.com/mx/app/hoteles-city/id471505865?mt=8
Yes you do.
I have a different solution however. In every UIViewController, I use:
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation
{
// Return YES for supported orientations
if (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft){
return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeLeft);
} else if (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight) {
return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight);
} else {
return NO;
}
}
In my sencha-tpuch / phonegap app on iOS I want my app not to change orientation with the device its used on. how could I suppress orientation change in sencha-touch or what would I override exactly?
thnx!
You dont need to edit any code. All you need to do is go to your configuration files and specify orientations you want to support. By default all 4 orientations are supported, you have to edit it to support orientations you want. Rebuild the application and Go.
The entry should be in one of the following files:
phonegap.plist/application.plist/config.xml
Also check this link.
With only Sencha Touch, as it cannot force browser not to change orientation, it is NOT possible to remove orientation change. See this link.
In your phonegap xcode project find the file MainViewController.m in there find the function
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation
{
// Return YES for supported orientations
return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationLandscapeRight);
}
And return yes for supported orientations.
Although I know how to handle screen orientation in an iPhone application. Is there possibly a way we can ignore it?
Either by means of some code or may be setting it somewhere. For example in Android we can ignore screen orientation by making few changes. Is there some way in iPhone too?
If you don't implement or handle all the orientation then it should be oke:
- (BOOL)shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)interfaceOrientation
{
// Return YES for supported orientations
return (interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait);
}
You app will only support portrait mode.
you can stop screen orientation by returning interfaceOrientation == UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait on shouldAutoRotateToInterfaceOrientation
Edited to be technically correct.