Breaking UI changes in Android 16.
Fellow Android developers - beware! Breaking changes in Android 16. 🚨 Android will ignore the orientation attribute in your Manifest starting from Android 16.
So if your app is forcing this and you're targeting the latest Android - your UI might get messed up. While this is, of course, not fun for those who will have to re-do their UI - I see this as a positive change. Many devs abused this by forcing certain orientations in their apps - not realizing that configuration changes can still happen.
You can read more about this here:
The future is adaptive: Changes to orientation and resizability APIs in Android 16
Build adaptive apps that support various screen sizes and orientations, promoting consistent user experiences across different Android devices.
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No need to worry too much, though. This will only affect devices with the smallest dimension of >=600 dp