shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation not getting called in iOS 6

shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation not getting called in iOS 6 

The shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation method is deprecated in iOS6. Instead shouldAutorotate and supportedInterfaceOrientation methods are used. If some logic is used in shouldAutorotateToInterfaceOrientation method, it should be implemented in -willRotateToInterfaceOrientation:duration: method.

First, if you want the view controller’s content to be able to auto rotate just return YES in -shouldAutorotate method.

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- (BOOL)shouldAutorotate { return YES; }

Supported interface orientations are returned in the -supportedInterfaceOrientations method.

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- (NSUInteger)supportedInterfaceOrientations { //if you have different views for portrait and landscape they are assigned here for the first time self.view = UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape([[UIApplication sharedApplication] statusBarOrientation]) ? _viewLandscape : _viewPortrait; //return orientations you want to support return (UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortrait | UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscapeLeft | UIInterfaceOrientationMaskLandscapeRight | UIInterfaceOrientationMaskPortraitUpsideDown); }

If there is some logic, like switching views for landscape and portrait on rotation use the -willRotateToInterfaceOrientation:duration: method.

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- (void)willRotateToInterfaceOrientation:(UIInterfaceOrientation)toInterfaceOrientation duration:(NSTimeInterval)duration { [super willRotateToInterfaceOrientation:toInterfaceOrientation duration:duration]; self.view = UIInterfaceOrientationIsLandscape(toInterfaceOrientation) ? _viewLandscape : _viewPortrait; }