Change device orientation
Learn how to change the device orientation for Selenium tests on BrowserStack Automate.
When testing an application for smart devices, consider the context and circumstances in which that application will be used in different layouts. With the custom deviceOrientation capability, you can change the device orientation and observe your application behaviour.
| Capability | Description | Expected values |
|---|---|---|
deviceOrientation |
Set the screen orientation of the mobile device | A string. Default is portrait. portrait if you want the device to be in portrait mode, landscape otherwise. |
Use the following sample code snippets to set the device orientation to landscape:
If you are using BrowserStack SDK, you can set the following capabilities in the browserstack.yml file:
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// Change device orientation to landscape
MutableCapabilities capabilities = new MutableCapabilities();
HashMap<String, Object> browserstackOptions = new HashMap<String, Object>();
browserstackOptions.put("deviceOrientation", "landscape");
capabilities.setCapability("bstack:options", browserstackOptions);
// Change device orientation to landscape
var capabilities = {
'bstack:options' : {
"deviceOrientation" : "landscape",
}
}
// To get landscape orientation on android device
ChromeOptions capabilities = new ChromeOptions();
Dictionary<string, object> browserstackOptions = new Dictionary<string, object>();
browserstackOptions.Add("deviceOrientation", "landscape");
capabilities.AddAdditionalOption("bstack:options", browserstackOptions);
// To get landscape orientation on iOS devices
SafariOptions capabilities = new SafariOptions();
Dictionary<string, object> browserstackOptions = new Dictionary<string, object>();
browserstackOptions.Add("deviceOrientation", "landscape");
capabilities.AddAdditionalOption("bstack:options", browserstackOptions);
# Change device orientation to landscape
$caps = array(
"deviceOrientation" => "landscape"
);
# Change device orientation to landscape
desired_cap = {
'bstack:options' : {
"deviceOrientation" : "landscape",
}
}
# Change device orientation to landscape
capabilities = {
'bstack:options' => {
"deviceOrientation" => "landscape",
}
}
// Change device orientation to landscape
DesiredCapabilities caps = new DesiredCapabilities();
caps.setCapability("deviceOrientation", "landscape");
// Change device orientation to landscape
var capabilities = {
"deviceOrientation" : "landscape"
}
// To get landscape orientation on android device
ChromeOptions capability = new ChromeOptions();
capability.AddAdditionalCapability("deviceOrientation", "landscape", true);
// To get landscape orientation on iOS devices
SafariOptions capability = new SafariOptions();
capability.AddAdditionalCapability("deviceOrientation", "landscape");
# Change device orientation to landscape
$caps = array(
"deviceOrientation" => "landscape"
);
# Change device orientation to landscape
capabilities = {
"deviceOrientation" : "landscape"
}
# Change device orientation to landscape
caps = Selenium::WebDriver::Remote::Capabilities.new
caps["deviceOrientation"] = "landscape"
Changing the orientation of your mobile device can be done only before test execution starts, using a capability. The orientation cannot be changed in the middle of the test script.
The deviceOrientation capability in landscape mode is as follows:
If deviceOrientation capability is not set, the test will run in portrait mode as shown in the following figure:
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