Thread: N900 Orientation
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theflew is offline theflew
2009-08-28 , 18:25
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#7
Originally Posted by pycage View Post
I like on Android that almost all applications support both, portrait and landscape modes and it switches by just turning the phone. Portrait mode is nice for one-handed operation and it's great that so many applications support this mode.

Can applications on the N900 detect the current orientation and switch accordingly to support both modes?
I think with the "active desktop" and the free form nature of the desktop having it flip for portrait would have been difficult and not looked too nice. As others have said individual applications are a different story.