diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
index bd00224ae..1f39c84cd 100644
--- a/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ package processing.core;
 import processing.xml.XMLElement;
 
 import android.content.*;
+import android.content.pm.ActivityInfo;
 import android.content.res.AssetManager;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.graphics.*;
@@ -59,8 +60,8 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
   /** The PGraphics renderer associated with this PApplet */
   public PGraphics g;
 
-//  static final boolean DEBUG = true;
-  static final boolean DEBUG = false;
+  static final boolean DEBUG = true;
+//  static final boolean DEBUG = false;
   
   /** The frame containing this applet (if any) */
 //  public Frame frame;
@@ -721,7 +722,6 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
       surfaceHolder.addCallback(this);
       //surfaceHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_GPU);
 
-
       /* By default, GLSurfaceView() creates a RGB_565 opaque surface.
        * If we want a translucent one, we should change the surface's
        * format here, using PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT for GL Surfaces
@@ -906,6 +906,15 @@ public class PApplet extends Activity implements PConstants, Runnable {
   public String sketchRenderer() {
     return A2D;
   }
+  
+  
+  public void orientation(int which) {
+    if (which == PORTRAIT) {
+      setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
+    } else if (which == LANDSCAPE) {
+      setRequestedOrientation(ActivityInfo.SCREEN_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE);
+    }
+  }
 
 
 //  public int sketchOrientation() {
diff --git a/android/core/src/processing/core/PConstants.java b/android/core/src/processing/core/PConstants.java
index c779efb6b..8efc5b72a 100644
--- a/android/core/src/processing/core/PConstants.java
+++ b/android/core/src/processing/core/PConstants.java
@@ -471,6 +471,12 @@ public interface PConstants {
 //  static final int MOVE  = Cursor.MOVE_CURSOR;
 //  static final int TEXT  = Cursor.TEXT_CURSOR;
 //  static final int WAIT  = Cursor.WAIT_CURSOR;
+  
+  
+  /** Screen orientation constant for portrait (the hamburger way). */
+  static final int PORTRAIT = 1;
+  /** Screen orientation constant for landscape (the hot dog way). */
+  static final int LANDSCAPE = 2;
 
 
   // hints - hint values are positive for the alternate version,
diff --git a/android/todo.txt b/android/todo.txt
index 059dc19d5..85c73aaee 100644
--- a/android/todo.txt
+++ b/android/todo.txt
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ o   might need to just put this in the menu for times when things go weird
 o   http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1392
 o   http://code.google.com/p/processing/issues/detail?id=209
 
+X added orientation(PORTRAIT) and orientation(LANDSCAPE)
+_   need to add documentation
+_   update the wiki pages
+_   add to keywords.txt
+
 earlier
 X if sketchRenderer() et al are used in android, need to add to desktop
 X remove processing.opengl.* classes and finish PGraphicsAndroid3D