Lock screen orientation .net MAUI

Question

Is there a way for you to lock your screen orientation in your .net MAUI app?
I have been searching for a while, but I can't figure out how to do it.

Answer 1

Hello @Mielesplayz ,

If you want to lock the screen orientation in your app, you can set it individually on each platform.

On Android:
You could open MainActivity.cs under Platforms/Android, then change the the orientation attribute.

[Activity(... ConfigurationChanges = ConfigChanges.ScreenSize | ConfigChanges.Orientation, ScreenOrientation = ScreenOrientation.Landscape)] //This is what controls orientation, you could force the application orientation to be Landscape or Portrait   

On iOS:
You could double-click to open info.plist file under Platforms/iOS, then find Device Orientation option and set the screen orientation according to your needs.

For more details, you can see Device Orientation - Xamarin | Microsoft Learn (These settings apply to Xamarin and MAUI, even though the documentation is about Xamarin)

Best Regards,
Wenyan Zhang

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Answer 2

I had success with these methods https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/xamarin-forms/user-interface/layouts/device-orientation?tabs=windows