Dimensions API does not handles orientation change

[roman-zaitsev]

Description

Dimensions API always return portrait mode values (height > width) even if app was started in landscape mode.
Try to rotate device and check console output - height > width always.

Steps to reproduce

1. npx @react-native-community/cli@latest init rn791

2. cd rn791

3. yarn

4. cd ios && pod install

5. add next lines of code to App.tsx
   `useEffect(() => {
   const updateOrientation = () => {
   const {height, width} = Dimensions.get('window');
   const orientation = width > height ? 'landscape' : 'portrait';
   console.log('new orientation: ', orientation);
   };

   updateOrientation();
   const subscription = Dimensions.addEventListener(
   'change',
   updateOrientation,
   );

   return () => {
   subscription?.remove();
   };
   }, []);`

React Native Version

0.79.1

Affected Platforms

Runtime - iOS

Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info

System:
  OS: macOS 15.4.1
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Pro
  Memory: 104.02 MB / 32.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 22.12.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.22
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 10.9.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v22.12.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2024.11.25.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.16.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 24.4
      - iOS 18.4
      - macOS 15.4
      - tvOS 18.4
      - visionOS 2.4
      - watchOS 11.4
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2024.3 AI-243.24978.46.2431.13208083
  Xcode:
    version: 16.3/16E140
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.13
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.6.10
    path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 18.0.0
    wanted: 18.0.0
  react:
    installed: 19.0.0
    wanted: 19.0.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.79.1
    wanted: 0.79.1
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

Stacktrace or Logs

no stacktrace

MANDATORY Reproducer

https://github.com/roman-zaitsev/rn791-dimensions-api-bug-reproducer

Screenshots and Videos

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[natek-dev]

After testing, this issue was not present on 0.78 and appears only since 0.79.0.

Impacted versions :

• 0.79.0
• 0.79.1

Can be reproduced with a basic new project setup.

[devanshsaini11]

@roman-zaitsev Thanks for sharing this, I was able to reproduce this locally

[riteshshukla04]

This is fixed on main . So you can expect the fix to be in 0.80.0

[xubmuajkub]

For a temporary fix, just copy code from this file and replace code in node_modules/react-native/React/CoreModules/RCTDeviceInfo.mm then create a patch npx patch-package react-native and rebuild your project.

To make sure patch-package applies the patch you made, just add it to your script in package.json

{
  "name": "project_name",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "postinstall": "npx patch-package",
  }
}