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uap:Rotation (Windows 10)

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Specifies a single rotational orientation in which an app will display.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Applications>

         <Application>

              <uap:VisualElements>

                   <uap:InitialRotationPreference>

                        <uap:Rotation>

Syntax

<uap:Rotation
  Preference = 'A string that can have one of the following values: "portrait", "landscape", "portraitFlipped", or "landscapeFlipped".' />

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
Preference The specified orientation of the rotation. A string that can have one of the following values: portrait, landscape, portraitFlipped, or landscapeFlipped. Yes

Child Elements

None.

Parent Elements

Parent element Description
uap:InitialRotationPreference Describes the orientations in which the app would prefer to be shown for the best user experience. On a device that can be rotated, such as a tablet, the app will not be redrawn for orientations that are not specified here. For instance, if the app specifies only Landscape and LandscapeFlipped orientations, and the device is rotated to a Portrait orientation, the app will not rotate.

Note

On devices that can't be rotated, an app might be shown in that device's default orientation and the app's preferred orientation will be ignored. However, on a device with a rotation lock activated, your app's preferred rotation will still be honored.

These orientation preference choices apply to both the splash screen and the app UI when a new session is launched for your app. The preferences can be changed during run time through the AutoRotationPreferences property.

Remarks

To specify more than one preferred orientation, include multiple uap:Rotation elements in your uap:InitialRotationPreference element.

Requirements

Item Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/uap/windows10
Minimum OS Version Windows 10 version 1511 (Build 10586)