diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
index 7905ed0..0ed5de1 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/Launcher.java
@@ -371,11 +371,7 @@
         // For handling default keys
         setDefaultKeyMode(DEFAULT_KEYS_SEARCH_LOCAL);
 
-        // On large interfaces, or on devices that a user has specifically enabled screen rotation,
-        // we want the screen to auto-rotate based on the current orientation
-        setRequestedOrientation(mRotationEnabled
-                ? SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED : SCREEN_ORIENTATION_NOSENSOR);
-
+        updateRequestedOrientation();
         setContentView(mLauncherView);
         getRootView().dispatchInsets();
 
@@ -398,6 +394,13 @@
         TraceHelper.endSection("Launcher-onCreate");
     }
 
+    public void updateRequestedOrientation() {
+        // On large interfaces, or on devices that a user has specifically enabled screen rotation,
+        // we want the screen to auto-rotate based on the current orientation
+        setRequestedOrientation(mRotationEnabled
+                ? SCREEN_ORIENTATION_UNSPECIFIED : SCREEN_ORIENTATION_NOSENSOR);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
         int diff = newConfig.diff(mOldConfig);