The Orientation is always Portrait during runtime

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Hello,

I want to test Orientation in Unity, so I created simple project, and chose Iphone Wide (480x320)

And I configured with iOS setting as below:

Ok, then I added C# script to MainCamera component with content:

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ScreenSolution : MonoBehaviour {

	// Use this for initialization
	void Start () {
		//Screen.orientation = ScreenOrientation.LandscapeRight;
		Debug.Log ("or = " + Screen.orientation);

		if (Screen.orientation == ScreenOrientation.Portrait)
			Debug.Log ("current orientation = " + Screen.orientation);

		else if (Screen.orientation == ScreenOrientation.Landscape)
			Debug.Log ("Landscape");
		else if (Screen.orientation == ScreenOrientation.Portrait)
			Debug.Log ("Portrait");

	}
	
	// Update is called once per frame
	void Update () {

	}
}

But when I run my project, results from console is always Portrait:

or = Portrait
current orientation = Portrait

I configured Resolution is Iphone Wide (480x320) , so I think result should be Landscape, right ?

Please advise me about this .

Thank you very much.

2

Hi @tle94,

You’re getting Portrait because you’re running the game inside the editor, which defaults to Portrait.
Try making a simple UI with just one Text called txtOrientation, link it in the inspector with a public variable and use this in Update():

txtOrientation.text = Screen.orientation.ToString();

Try it out on your device and it should tell you what the orientation is.
If you wish to know the device’s true orientation, you can use Input.deviceOrientation.

Cheers!

3

Thank you so much, blackdragonbe

“Try it out on your device” , you mean I should export my project to iOS/Android devices for testing ?

4

@tle94

Yes exactly, it’s the only way of getting the correct readings.

Cheers!

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