1115592 - Support automatically rotate to landscape when video is played in full screen mode.

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 920734

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, defect)

Description

[xshen]

Attachment: Screenshot

Steps
1)Hold the phone in portrait, open Fennec and go to youku.com, click on a video. (or 
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XODU2MDQwMTc2_ev_1.html?x&from=y11.3-idx-grid-1519-9909.86807.1-1)

2)Wait for the advertise ends if any, click on the video screen to launch full screen option(located in the right bottom of the video window). Click on full screen.

3)Currently the video is played filling out full-screen device width in portrait.It's small size(see left picture in the screenshot).

4)It's better to rotate the video to landscape automatically. Users can watch big size video.(see right picture in the screenshot)

Fennec version:
v35.0 beta (release date：12/20/2014)

Comment 1

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Believe it or not, not all Android devices support device rotation.

Comment 2

[Mike Taylor [:miketaylr]]

Given that the real issue of this bug is caused by lack of orientationchange (see Bug 1115590), should this be duped against Bug 1115590 or Bug 920734?

Comment 3

[Aaron Train [:aaronmt]]

Going with bug 920734