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Commands for setting android device orientation from shell
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andOrientation.sh
# first turn off accelerometer controlling the orientation
adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:accelerometer_rotation --bind value:i:0
# then set orientation
shopt -s nocasematch
if [ "$ORIENTATION" == "portrait" ]
then
adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:user_rotation --bind value:i:0
elif [ "$ORIENTATION" == "landscape" ]
then
adb shell content insert --uri content://settings/system --bind name:s:user_rotation --bind value:i:1
fi
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Is it possible to avoid turning off the auto-rotation?
Maybe, alternatively, get the current state of it, and restore it later?

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