In this sample project, my MainActivity
has code to launch a separate activity on an external display, using setLaunchDisplayId()
on ActivityOptions
:
class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main)
getSystemService(DisplayManager::class.java)
.getDisplays(DisplayManager.DISPLAY_CATEGORY_PRESENTATION)
.firstOrNull()
?.let { display ->
Intent(this, ExternalDisplayActivity::class.java)
.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_MULTIPLE_TASK)
.let { intent ->
ActivityOptions.makeBasic()
.setLaunchDisplayId(display.displayId)
.toBundle()
.let { opts ->
startActivity(intent, opts)
}
}
}
}
}
ExternalDisplayActivity
launches fine onto the external display. However; it shows up in portrait mode, not landscape. This occurs both using a real monitor and a simulated external display from Developer Options in Settings.
Strangely enough, this comes despite the fact that I have android:screenOrientation="landscape"
on the ExternalDisplayActivity
manifest entry and I request landscape at runtime:
class ExternalDisplayActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
setContentView(R.layout.activity_external)
requestedOrientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE
}
}
landscape works if I use a Presentation
and that older API, but I cannot figure out how to get landscape working with the setLaunchDisplayId()
route.