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Screen orientation lock

The screen.orientation.lock() method prevents changes to the screen orientation, typically in fullscreen applications such as games. For example, while locked, rotating a phone to the side won't change the screen orientation from landscape to portrait.

Status

Limited availability

MDN documentation

Specifications

Browser support

  • Chrome ❌
  • Chrome Android 38 Released on 2014-10-08
  • Edge ❌
  • Firefox 144 Released on 2025-10-14
  • Firefox for Android 144 Released on 2025-10-14
  • Safari ❌
  • Safari on iOS ❌

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