Calculate the default orientation of the device based on the width and height of the display when rotation = 0 (i.e. - Android Hardware

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Calculate the default orientation of the device based on the width and height of the display when rotation = 0 (i.e.

Demo Code

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import android.app.Activity;
import android.graphics.Point;
import android.view.Display;
import android.view.Surface;

public class Main {
  /**
   * Calculate the default orientation of the device based on the width and height
   * of the display when rotation = 0 (i.e. natural width and height)
   * 
   * @param activity
   *          the activity context
   * @return whether the default orientation of the device is portrait
   */
  public static boolean isDefaultToPortrait(Activity activity) {
    Display currentDisplay = activity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay();
    Point displaySize = new Point();
    currentDisplay.getSize(displaySize);
    int orientation = currentDisplay.getRotation();
    int naturalWidth, naturalHeight;
    if (orientation == Surface.ROTATION_0 || orientation == Surface.ROTATION_180) {
      naturalWidth = displaySize.x;
      naturalHeight = displaySize.y;
    } else {
      naturalWidth = displaySize.y;
      naturalHeight = displaySize.x;
    }
    return naturalWidth < naturalHeight;
  }
}

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