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1 year ago TV Bro already works in portrait mode. It doesn't set a screen orientation, so the OS sets it.
- Check to see if your OS has an option to set screen rotation. Android based TVs/STBs are probably more likely to have such settings than Android TV based TVs/STBs.
- If your device doesn't expose these options, I recommend using a third-party tool. For instance, I'm currently using info.kfsoft.force.rotation to use portrait mode apps in landscape mode on my TV. Using it (or another similar app) to go the other way is just as easy, requires no extra development work from truefedex, and also allows you to set other apps, or even (almost) the whole system to your desired orientation.
Here's a screenshot I took of TV Bro in portrait mode on my MiBox S while writing this:
Note: This is really a separate issue, but in case you're affected I thought I should mention it.
I tried it on a phone and noticed that on some screen resolutions the URL input isn't visible, which makes it inaccessible via mouse or touch input, and while it is still accessible by keyboard, you have to know where it is, as there is no visual indication of where to find it.
I am hoping this would be possible.
I have several dashboards viewable on the web using apps like grafana or home assistant. I would love to see them in portrait (vertical) mode as they look a lot better. Currently we use either a raspberry pi or just a vertical monitor hooked to a computer to do this. If a browser can support portrait mode then no raspberry pi or computer would be necessary and would be very simple on any smart tv. Just mount the tv sideways, go to browser app, set to portrait mode, go to website. This app already basically views in a kiosk type mode anyway.
I plan on mounting the tv sideways and just have it always on this website. It auto refreshes itself.