Try orientation unspecified and hard-lock it for phones to 'portrait'. Set 'auto-rotate' for tablets/foldables.

excepterror · web-flow · commit 7bf03dd7d75b · 2025-10-25T22:53:21.000+03:00
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/_sdl_common/build/templates/AndroidManifest.tmpl.xml b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/_sdl_common/build/templates/AndroidManifest.tmpl.xml
@@ -1,29 +1,28 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- Replace org.libsdl.app with the identifier of your game below, e.g.
-     com.gamemaker.game
--->
+<!-- AndroidManifest template for Kivy app, adaptive and compliant with Android 16+ -->
 <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       android:versionCode="{{ args.numeric_version }}"
       android:versionName="{{ args.version }}"
       android:installLocation="auto">
 
+    <!-- Declare support for all screen sizes -->
     <supports-screens
-            android:smallScreens="true"
-            android:normalScreens="true"
-            android:largeScreens="true"
-            android:anyDensity="true"
-            {% if args.min_sdk_version >= 9 %}
-            android:xlargeScreens="true"
-            {% endif %}
+        android:smallScreens="true"
+        android:normalScreens="true"
+        android:largeScreens="true"
+        android:anyDensity="true"
+        {% if args.min_sdk_version >= 9 %}
+        android:xlargeScreens="true"
+        {% endif %}
     />
 
-    <!-- Android 2.3.3 -->
+    <!-- SDK versions -->
     <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="{{ args.min_sdk_version }}" android:targetSdkVersion="{{ android_api }}" />
 
     <!-- OpenGL ES 2.0 -->
     <uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00020000" />
 
-    <!-- Set permissions -->
+    <!-- Permissions -->
     {% for perm in args.permissions %}
         <uses-permission android:name="{{ perm.name }}"{% if perm.maxSdkVersion %} android:maxSdkVersion="{{ perm.maxSdkVersion }}"{% endif %}{% if perm.usesPermissionFlags %} android:usesPermissionFlags="{{ perm.usesPermissionFlags }}"{% endif %} />
     {% endfor %}
@@ -38,16 +37,7 @@
 
     {{ args.extra_manifest_xml }}
 
-
-    <!-- Create a Java class extending SDLActivity and place it in a
-         directory under src matching the package, e.g.
-         	src/com/gamemaker/game/MyGame.java
-
-         then replace "SDLActivity" with the name of your class (e.g. "MyGame")
-         in the XML below.
-
-         An example Java class can be found in README-android.txt
-    -->
+    <!-- Application -->
     <application android:label="@string/app_name"
                  {% if debug %}android:debuggable="true"{% endif %}
                  android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
@@ -57,7 +47,10 @@
                  {{ args.extra_manifest_application_arguments }}
                  android:theme="{{args.android_apptheme}}{% if not args.window %}.Fullscreen{% endif %}"
                  android:hardwareAccelerated="true"
-                 android:extractNativeLibs="true" >
+                 android:extractNativeLibs="true"
+                 android:resizeableActivity="true"
+                 android:supportsPictureInPicture="false">
+
         {% for l in args.android_used_libs %}
         <uses-library android:name="{{ l }}" />
         {% endfor %}
@@ -66,15 +59,19 @@
         <meta-data android:name="{{ m.split('=', 1)[0] }}" android:value="{{ m.split('=', 1)[-1] }}"/>{% endfor %}
         <meta-data android:name="wakelock" android:value="{% if args.wakelock %}1{% else %}0{% endif %}"/>
 
-       <activity android:name="{{ args.android_entrypoint }}"
+        <!-- Main activity -->
+        <activity android:name="{{ args.android_entrypoint }}"
                  android:label="@string/app_name"
                  android:resizeableActivity="true"
-                 android:supportsPictureInPicture="true"
                  android:exported="true"
                  android:launchMode="{% if args.activity_launch_mode %}{{ args.activity_launch_mode }}{% else %}singleTask{% endif %}"
                  android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|screenLayout|uiMode|keyboardHidden|density|layoutDirection"
                  android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize"
-                 android:screenOrientation="portrait">
+                 android:screenOrientation="unspecified">
+
+            <!-- Adaptive tablet/foldable metadata -->
+            <meta-data android:name="android.max_aspect" android:value="2.1" />
+            <meta-data android:name="android.resizeableActivity" android:value="true" />
 
             <intent-filter>
             {% if args.launcher %}            
@@ -108,7 +105,6 @@
             <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
             <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
           </intent-filter>
-
         </activity>
         {% endif %}
 
@@ -137,9 +133,10 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </receiver>
         {% endif %}
-    {% for a in args.add_activity  %}
-    <activity android:name="{{ a }}"></activity>
-    {% endfor %}
+
+        {% for a in args.add_activity  %}
+        <activity android:name="{{ a }}"></activity>
+        {% endfor %}
     </application>
 
 </manifest>
