[CB-11425] iOS Orientation Unlock Behavior Inconsistent with Android

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 1.4.2
• Component/s: cordova-plugin-screen-orientation

Environment

Cordova 4.0.0 (iOS 3.8.0)
Screen Orientation Plugin 1.4.2
iOS 9.3.2
Android 5.0.1

• Assignee: Tony Homer
• Reporter: Joe Meeks
• Created: 13/Jun/16 21:41
• Updated: 08/Aug/16 15:45

Description

When setting the supported interface orientation to only portrait and running the deployed app on iOS and Android devices, the screen.unlockOrientation() method enables landscape orientation rotation on only Android but not iOS.

When setting the supported interface orientation to both portrait and landscape and running the deployed app on iOS and Android devices, the screen.unlockOrientation() method enables landscape orientation rotation on both Android and iOS.

Configuring the app as portrait only and then programmatically unlocking and enabling landscape orientation is desirable for single-orientation splash screen display and preventing this other rotation bug:
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-11423