How to disable landscape mode in React Native Android dev mode?

Question

I am new to android environment. I know iOS can be done in Xcode to disable device orientation. How can I disable landscape mode or any orientation mode in React Native Android?

Answer 1

Add android:screenOrientation="portrait" to the activity section in android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml file, so that it end up looking like this:

There are several different values for the android:screenOrientation property; for a comprehensive list take a look at the following: https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/activity-element.html