# Detect mobile phone orientation (portrait or landscape, and what rotation)

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-mobile-phone-orientation-portrait-or-landscape-and-what-rotation/41640>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80, perspective\
**Created:** [December 18, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-mobile-phone-orientation-portrait-or-landscape-and-what-rotation/41640 "2020-12-18T11:01:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-mobile-phone-orientation-portrait-or-landscape-and-what-rotation/41640/1 "2020-12-18T11:01:48Z")

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Is there any way to detect which orientation a phone is currently in when using the Perspective app? Extending this, is it possible to know which rotation the device is in as well? e.g. “portrait - upwards”, “portrait - upside-down”, etc

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**Author:** ![Cinthya\_Jopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@Cinthya\_Jopper](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Cinthya_Jopper)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-mobile-phone-orientation-portrait-or-landscape-and-what-rotation/41640/2 "2022-03-10T22:51:55Z")

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so, did you find an answer to this question?

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**Author:** ![nminchin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/nminchin/32/6911_2.png) [@nminchin](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/nminchin)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/detect-mobile-phone-orientation-portrait-or-landscape-and-what-rotation/41640/3 "2022-03-10T23:03:11Z")

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Nope, still not sure if it’s possible