[Bug]: Initial `ScreenOrientation.orientation()` is wrong on iPad

[timephy]

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Latest Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 7.4.2 @capacitor/core: 7.4.2 @capacitor/android: 7.4.2 @capacitor/ios: 7.4.2

Installed Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 7.4.2 @capacitor/core: 7.4.2 @capacitor/android: 7.4.2 @capacitor/ios: 7.4.2

[info] Using Gemfile: RubyGems bundle installed [success] iOS looking great! 👌 [success] Android looking great! 👌

$ pnpm list

dependencies: @capacitor/android 7.4.2 @capacitor/app 7.0.1 @capacitor/core 7.4.2 @capacitor/ios 7.4.2 @capacitor/keyboard 7.0.1 @capacitor/screen-orientation 7.0.1 @capacitor/share 7.0.1 @capacitor/splash-screen 7.0.1 @capacitor/status-bar 7.0.2

devDependencies: @capacitor/assets 3.0.5 @capacitor/cli 7.4.2 @types/node 20.19.8 typescript 5.8.3

Other API Details

Platforms Affected

• [x] iOS
• [ ] Android
• [ ] Web

Current Behavior

• Tested on iPad (A16)
• Opened the app in landscape
• Call to ScreenOrientation.orientation() returns portrait-primary

Expected Behavior

Should return landscape-primary or landscape-secondary

Project Reproduction

Additional Information

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[hieunguyen2211]

I’m experiencing this issue on Android as well. After reviewing the code, I noticed that the plugin calls:

activity.getDisplay().getRotation()

However, it doesn’t account for the device’s natural orientation. The current mapping logic only works correctly for phones (natural orientation = portrait). On tablets, where the natural orientation is landscape, the reported orientation values are incorrect.