Show Warnings when on Small Screens or Portrait Orientation

[softworkz]

Add warnings directly in the app, for cases explained in the FAQ:

Q: Does it run on phones and tablets?

A: It is currently not restricted from running, but touch input is not supported yet and portrait screens won't be.

In detail:

• Smart Phones
  Are generally not suitable targets and not intended to become specifically supported. The WMC UI cannot work in portrait screen
  orientration and in landscape mode, elements are usually too small.
  But there are exceptions: When you connect your phone to a TV or other display like with HDMI and you have a keyboard or remote
  control connected (e.g. via Bluetooth or USB), then it could work nicely
• Tablets
  Touch input doesn't work well, but is planned to support it at a later stage.
  Currently, you need a keyboard or remote control connected (e.g. via Bluetooth or USB) for reasonable use

[SikSlayer]

As I've mentioned prior, I've been running Emby WMC on both a Huawei MediaPad 5 (an 8.4-inch Android tablet, and my Samsung Galaxy Note 9. I've noticed, of course, that portrait view is obviously a no go. I agree a warning would be nice, but is it possible to just block portrait mode from within the app itself? I could see it getting annoying if a tablet/phone were to accidentally switch to portrait, and the user having to dismiss a warning, when it could just be blocked from happening in the first place.

A little side option for phones, even though they are not the best because elements are too small: Many phones have a built-in stylus. That makes me realize that styluses are a good option to get around that issue. I'm not saying to not put warnings in documentation about phones and their small size, but also making a mention about using a stylus as an option would be helpful.

[softworkz]

That's an excellent idea. I think there's a way to tell Android that it must be shown in landscape mode (only).
I'll look into it!

Thanks