UIImagePickerController camera view rotating strangely on iOS 8 (pictures)

Question

I have a very simple application: - All orientations are permitted with only a button on a screen - The button show a UIImagePickerController (to take a photo)

Answer 1

I got the same issue. I tested on both iOS 7.1.2 and iOS 8. So far, it only happened on iPad device with iOS 8. So I temporarily fix it by following code:

// In my app, I subclass UIImagePickerController and code my own control buttons
// showsCameraControls = NO;
- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
  [super viewWillAppear:animated];
  [[UIDevice currentDevice] setValue:[NSNumber numberWithInteger:UIInterfaceOrientationPortrait] forKey:@"orientation"];
}

It is not recommended because it will mess up the presentingViewController's orientation.

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