How to set fixed portrait screen orientation for Tizen native application?

Original Created Dec 05, 2016 | Regeneration Apr 22, 2026

Question

I'm developing a native Tizen application and need to lock the screen orientation to portrait mode only. I've checked the tizen-manifest.xml file but couldn't find any relevant tags for screen orientation settings. Could you please advise how to implement this?

Answer

Problem Understanding

The user wants to restrict their Tizen native application to portrait orientation only and is looking for the proper implementation method since the tizen-manifest.xml doesn't provide direct configuration for screen orientation.

Solution Methods

Using Elementary Window Rotation API: Tizen provides Elementary API to control window rotation. You can use elm_win_wm_rotation_available_rotations_set to specify allowed orientations.
Implementation Steps:
- Check if rotation is supported using elm_win_wm_rotation_supported_get()
- Define an array of allowed rotations (0 for portrait)
- Set the available rotations with elm_win_wm_rotation_available_rotations_set()

Code Examples

if (elm_win_wm_rotation_supported_get(ad->win)) 
{
    // Array of rotation values (0 = portrait)
    int rots[4] = { 0, 90, 180, 270 };
    
    // Set only portrait mode (0) as available
    // Last parameter (1) indicates only one orientation is allowed
    elm_win_wm_rotation_available_rotations_set(ad->win, (const int *)(&rots), 1);
}

Additional Tips

The rotation values correspond to:
- 0: Portrait (normal)
- 90: Landscape (90° clockwise)
- 180: Portrait (upside down)
- 270: Landscape (270° clockwise)
If you want to allow multiple orientations, adjust the last parameter of elm_win_wm_rotation_available_rotations_set() accordingly
For more details, refer to the Elementary Window Rotation API documentation on samsungtizenos.com