Dynamically requesting the orientation

You can also change the desired activity orientation dynamically by setting the RequestedOrientation property to your activity. This allows further flexibility to dynamically change the orientation anytime as required. Add the following code snippet anywhere in your activity to restrict the currently running activity orientation to landscape only:

RequestedOrientation = ScreenOrientation.Landscape;

The changes made to the RequestedOrientation property has an impact on the activity in the foreground and a request for the specified orientation is made immediately by causing the current activity to restart. You can use the same property to obtain the current configuration that is in effect for the current activity.