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# Android Orientation Handling API

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<pre><code>window.WTN.setOrientation({
    orientation, //"protrait | landscape"
<strong>    forceOrientation // true | false
</strong>})
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```
import { setOrientation } from "webtonative";

setOrientation({
    orientation, //"protrait | landscape"
    forceOrientation // true | false
})
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orientation (type:string) - values "protrait" or "landscape" - Specify the orientation you want to keep.

forceOrentation (type:boolean) - value true or false - To override the device sensor. If set to true even if the phone is change to other orientation the app will not change, if set to false it will change according to the device sensors.

Feature added in Android on 23/05/25