Android 16 Screen Orientation Deprecation and Large Screen Adaptation Guide
Starting with Android 16, Google deprecates manifest screen‑orientation and resizability attributes for large‑screen devices (sw ≥ 600dp), forcing apps targeting API 36+ to adopt responsive layouts—such as Compose window‑size classes, TwoPane, Activity Embedding, or Flutter frameworks—while offering a temporary opt‑out property before mandatory adaptation in API 37.