Java tutorial
//package com.java2s; //License from project: Apache License import android.content.Context; import android.database.Cursor; import android.net.Uri; import android.provider.MediaStore; public class Main { public static int getRotationFromUri(Context context, Uri imageUri) { String[] orientationColumn = { MediaStore.Images.Media.ORIENTATION }; Cursor cur = context.getContentResolver().query(imageUri, orientationColumn, null, null, null); int orientation = -1; if (cur != null && cur.moveToFirst()) { orientation = cur.getInt(cur.getColumnIndex(orientationColumn[0])); } return orientation; } }