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# setStatusBarOrientation(_:animated:)

Sets the app’s status bar to the specified orientation, optionally animating the transition.

```
func setStatusBarOrientation(_ interfaceOrientation: UIInterfaceOrientation, animated: Bool)
```

## Parameters

`interfaceOrientation`

A specific orientation of the status bar. See [`UIInterfaceOrientation`](/documentation/UIKit/UIInterfaceOrientation) for details. The default value is [`UIInterfaceOrientation.portrait`](/documentation/UIKit/UIInterfaceOrientation/portrait).

`animated`

<doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> if the transition to the new orientation should be animated; <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/false> if it should be immediate, without animation.

## Discussion

Calling this method changes the value of the  [`statusBarOrientation`](/documentation/UIKit/UIApplication/statusBarOrientation) property and rotates the status bar, animating the transition if animated is <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Swift/true> . If your app has rotatable window content, however, you should not arbitrarily set status-bar orientation using this method. The status-bar orientation set by this method does not change if the device changes orientation.

## See Also

[`statusBarOrientationAnimationDuration`](/documentation/UIKit/UIApplication/statusBarOrientationAnimationDuration)

The animation duration in seconds for the status bar during a 90 degree orientation change.

[`statusBarOrientation`](/documentation/UIKit/UIApplication/statusBarOrientation)

The current orientation of the app’s status bar.


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