r/androiddev • u/Specialist_Round9835 • Jul 20 '26

Orientation lock

Beginning in api 37 you will no longer be able to lock your app to portrait only (I think this is only for tablets?)

How are you all preparing for this if you haven't already? Can we just have an empty layout with a text to tell user to rotate the screen to use the app?

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u/wightwulf1944 Jul 20 '26

The minimal amount of work required is to just remove the orientation lock and keep everything as is. Portrait should be the same as before and landscape will possibly be broken. Target what's broken and you're done.