Get REAL orientation in android

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private int getScreenOrientation() {
        final WindowManager wm = (WindowManager) getApplicationContext().getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE);

        int rotation = wm.getDefaultDisplay().getRotation();
        DisplayMetrics dm = new DisplayMetrics();
        wm.getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(dm);
        int width = dm.widthPixels;
        int height = dm.heightPixels;
        int orientation;
        // if the device's natural orientation is portrait:
        if ((rotation == Surface.ROTATION_0
                || rotation == Surface.ROTATION_180) && height > width ||
                (rotation == Surface.ROTATION_90
                        || rotation == Surface.ROTATION_270) && width > height) {
            switch(rotation) {
                case Surface.ROTATION_0:
                    orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
                    break;
                case Surface.ROTATION_90:
                    orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE;
                    break;
                case Surface.ROTATION_180:
                    orientation =
                            ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_PORTRAIT;
                    break;
                case Surface.ROTATION_270:
                    orientation =
                            ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_LANDSCAPE;
                    break;
                default:
                    Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Unknown screen orientation. Defaulting to " +
                            "portrait.");
                    orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
                    break;
            }
        }
        // if the device's natural orientation is landscape or if the device
        // is square:
        else {
            switch(rotation) {
                case Surface.ROTATION_0:
                    orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE;
                    break;
                case Surface.ROTATION_90:
                    orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT;
                    break;
                case Surface.ROTATION_180:
                    orientation =
                            ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_LANDSCAPE;
                    break;
                case Surface.ROTATION_270:
                    orientation =
                            ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_REVERSE_PORTRAIT;
                    break;
                default:
                    Log.e(LOG_TAG, "Unknown screen orientation. Defaulting to " +
                            "landscape.");
                    orientation = ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE;
                    break;
            }
        }

        return orientation;
    }