---
title: "Dynamic layout changes for Android screens"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/knowledge-base/dynamic-page-layout-when-changing-orientation/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/android/knowledge-base/dynamic-page-layout-when-changing-orientation.md"
last_updated: "2026-05-15T19:10:04.908Z"
description: "Learn how to adjust your Android app's page layout dynamically when changing screen orientations for optimal viewing."
---

# Change page layout dynamically based on orientation

If you want to display pages in double-page mode in landscape mode and single-page mode in portrait mode, you can do so with the following snippet:

### DYNAMICPAGELAYOUTACTIVITY.KT

```kt

class DynamicPageLayoutActivity : PdfActivity() {

    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle) {
        val isLandscape = resources.configuration.orientation == ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE
        val pageLayoutMode = if (isLandscape) PageLayoutMode.DOUBLE else PageLayoutMode.SINGLE
        val newConfiguration = PdfActivityConfiguration.Builder(configuration).layoutMode(pageLayoutMode).build()

        configuration = newConfiguration

        // Make sure to call super on the parent `PdfActivity`.
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
    }
}

```

### DYNAMICPAGELAYOUTACTIVITY.JAVA

```java

public class DynamicPageLayoutActivity extends PdfActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        boolean isLandscape = getResources().getConfiguration().orientation == ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE;
        PageLayoutMode pageLayoutMode = isLandscape? PageLayoutMode.DOUBLE : PageLayoutMode.SINGLE;
        PdfActivityConfigurations newConfiguration = new PdfActivityConfiguration.Builder(configuration).layoutMode(pageLayoutMode).build()

        // Set the new configuration.
        setConfiguration(newConfiguration);

        // Make sure to call super on the parent `PdfActivity`.
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    }
}

```

Note that the [`PageLayoutMode#AUTO`](https://www.nutrient.io/api/android/nutrient/com.pspdfkit.configuration.page/-page-layout-mode/index.html) setting leads to similar behavior, where double-page mode is enabled in landscape mode, but only for devices with a screen width larger than 540dp (e.g. tablets).
---

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