Screen orientation on Collector for ArcGIS (Android)

[StéphaneRIBES]

The android application does not support the automatic screen orientation. I tested it on smartphones, and obtained a portrait default screen mode. I tested it on 10-inch android tablet, and obtained a landscape default screen mode.

I need to purchase a 7-inch android tablet to use Collector for ArcGIS. So I'm wondering for screen size and/or screen resolution make the application switch between portrait and landscape default mode?

Can we expect soon the support of the automatic screen orientation as the Collector iOS app?

[PeteCrosier]

Last I heard this was scheduled for the 'next generation' of Collector, but I'm not sure what that really means now as we were expecting that earlier this year. We've ended up just buying Android devices and seeing which orientation Collector runs in on them as we couldn't get a set of rules from Esri that determined the orientation chosen. This has been on our radar for a couple of years so I don't think a quick win is on the horizon.

[StephenNicholson]

Nexus 7 (2013) runs Collector in Landscape only.

[PeteCrosier]

We switched to the Galaxy Tab Active 8.0" - Collector forces portrait mode on this device.

We did have a Galaxy Tab S 10.5" but Collector was stuck in landscape on this - it was a large (but nice) tablet but would've been really difficult to use in the field in landscape mode (everything but Collector would respect the device's rotation).

[StephenNicholson]

Do you suppose that one of the Developer Options in Android control the screen behavior relative to Collector? I don't understand all of the options available and what they do, but I'm sure some teenager out there does.