Difference between revisions of "Trigger: Screen Orientation"

Latest revision as of 21:46, 6 January 2026

This trigger will fire when the screen switches to portrait or landscape orientation. It monitors device rotation changes to detect when the display orientation changes.

Options

Portrait - The trigger fires when the screen rotates to portrait orientation (0 or 180 degrees)
Landscape - The trigger fires when the screen rotates to landscape orientation (90 or 270 degrees)

Examples

Example 1: Auto-brightness for video

Increase brightness when switching to landscape for video viewing:

Triggers

Screen Orientation: Landscape

Actions

Set Brightness: 100%
Media Volume: 80%

Constraints

Application Running: YouTube, Netflix

Example 2: Restore settings on portrait

Restore normal brightness when returning to portrait:

Triggers

Screen Orientation: Portrait

Actions

Set Brightness: Auto
Media Volume: 50%

Example 3: Gaming mode

Enable gaming mode when phone is held in landscape:

Triggers

Screen Orientation: Landscape

Actions

Do Not Disturb: Enable
Set Variable: [gaming_mode] = true

Constraints

Application Running: (Select game apps)

Notes

The trigger polls the screen orientation approximately every 1.5 seconds to detect changes
Portrait orientation includes both normal portrait (0 degrees) and reverse portrait (180 degrees)
Landscape orientation includes both normal landscape (90 degrees) and reverse landscape (270 degrees)
Auto-rotate must be enabled on the device for the screen to actually rotate
The trigger tracks orientation changes globally and fires for all macros using this trigger type
Resource optimization is applied so only one background polling loop runs regardless of how many macros use this trigger

See Also

Device Orientation Constraint

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+<pre class="header-style">This trigger will fire when the screen switches to portrait or landscape orientation. It monitors device rotation changes to detect when the display orientation changes.</pre>
-This trigger will fire when the screen switches to portrait or landscape orientation.
-</pre>
-'''Example Usage'''<br/>
+''' Options '''
-<pre style="background-color: #AC2424; color: white; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px;">
+* '''Portrait''' - The trigger fires when the screen rotates to portrait orientation (0 or 180 degrees)
-Triggers
+* '''Landscape''' - The trigger fires when the screen rotates to landscape orientation (90 or 270 degrees)
+''' Examples '''
-</pre><br>
+'''Example 1: Auto-brightness for video'''
-<pre style="background-color: #1665B0; color: white; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px;">
-Actions
+Increase brightness when switching to landscape for video viewing:
-</pre><br>
+  <pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
-<pre style="background-color: green; color: white; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px;">
-Constrains
+Screen Orientation: Landscape</pre>
+  <pre class="action-style">Actions
-</pre><br>
+Set Brightness: 100%
-<pre style="background-color: teal; color: white; border-radius: 10px; padding: 10px;">
+Media Volume: 80%</pre>
-Local variables
+  <pre class="constraint-style">Constraints
+Application Running: YouTube, Netflix</pre>
-</pre><br>
+'''Example 2: Restore settings on portrait'''
+Restore normal brightness when returning to portrait:
+  <pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
+Screen Orientation: Portrait</pre>
+  <pre class="action-style">Actions
+Set Brightness: Auto
+Media Volume: 50%</pre>
+'''Example 3: Gaming mode'''
+Enable gaming mode when phone is held in landscape:
+  <pre class="trigger-style">Triggers
+Screen Orientation: Landscape</pre>
+  <pre class="action-style">Actions
+Do Not Disturb: Enable
+Set Variable: [gaming_mode] = true</pre>
+  <pre class="constraint-style">Constraints
+Application Running: (Select game apps)</pre>
+''' Notes '''
+* The trigger polls the screen orientation approximately every 1.5 seconds to detect changes
+* Portrait orientation includes both normal portrait (0 degrees) and reverse portrait (180 degrees)
+* Landscape orientation includes both normal landscape (90 degrees) and reverse landscape (270 degrees)
+* Auto-rotate must be enabled on the device for the screen to actually rotate
+* The trigger tracks orientation changes globally and fires for all macros using this trigger type
+* Resource optimization is applied so only one background polling loop runs regardless of how many macros use this trigger
+''' See Also '''
+* [[Constraint:_Device_Orientation|Device Orientation Constraint]]