get orientation change from WindowManager for android

package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/core/CameraSession.kt

@@ -426,18 +426,16 @@ class CameraSession(private val context: Context, private val cameraManager: Cam
 
       val fps = configuration?.fps ?: 30
 
-      // Get actual device rotation from WindowManager since the React Native orientation hook
-      // doesn't update when rotating between landscape-left and landscape-right on Android.
-      // Map device rotation to the correct orientationHint for video recording:
-      // - Counter-clockwise (ROTATION_90) → 270° hint
-      // - Clockwise (ROTATION_270) → 90° hint
+      // Get actual device rotation from WindowManager instead of relying on
+      // the orientation prop from React, which may not update on Android when
+      // rotating between landscape-left and landscape-right.
       val windowManager = context.getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE) as WindowManager
       val deviceRotation = windowManager.defaultDisplay.rotation
-      val recordingOrientation = when (deviceRotation) {
+      val actualOrientation = when (deviceRotation) {
         Surface.ROTATION_0 -> Orientation.PORTRAIT
-        Surface.ROTATION_90 -> Orientation.LANDSCAPE_RIGHT
+        Surface.ROTATION_90 -> Orientation.LANDSCAPE_LEFT
         Surface.ROTATION_180 -> Orientation.PORTRAIT_UPSIDE_DOWN
-        Surface.ROTATION_270 -> Orientation.LANDSCAPE_LEFT
+        Surface.ROTATION_270 -> Orientation.LANDSCAPE_RIGHT
         else -> Orientation.PORTRAIT
       }
 

package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/core/ChunkedRecorder.kt

@@ -105,12 +105,6 @@ class ChunkedRecordingManager(private val encoder: MediaCodec, private val outpu
     muxerContext?.finish()
     chunkIndex++
 
-    val format = this.encodedFormat
-    if (format == null) {
-      Log.e(TAG, "Cannot create muxer: encodedFormat is null (onOutputFormatChanged not called yet)")
-      return
-    }
-
     val newFileName = "$chunkIndex.mp4"
     val newOutputFile = File(this.outputDirectory, newFileName)
     Log.i(TAG, "Creating new muxer for file: $newFileName")
@@ -120,7 +114,7 @@ class ChunkedRecordingManager(private val encoder: MediaCodec, private val outpu
     )
     muxer.setOrientationHint(orientationHint)
     muxerContext = MuxerContext(
-        muxer, newOutputFile, chunkIndex, bufferInfo.presentationTimeUs, format, this.callbacks
+        muxer, newOutputFile, chunkIndex, bufferInfo.presentationTimeUs, this.encodedFormat!!, this.callbacks
     )
   }
 
@@ -129,8 +123,7 @@ class ChunkedRecordingManager(private val encoder: MediaCodec, private val outpu
   }
 
   private fun chunkLengthUs(bufferInfo: BufferInfo): Long {
-    val context = muxerContext ?: return 0L
-    return bufferInfo.presentationTimeUs - context.startTimeUs
+    return bufferInfo.presentationTimeUs - muxerContext!!.startTimeUs
   }
 
   fun start() {
@@ -162,13 +155,7 @@ class ChunkedRecordingManager(private val encoder: MediaCodec, private val outpu
       if (muxerContext == null || (atKeyframe(bufferInfo) && chunkLengthUs(bufferInfo) >= targetDurationUs)) {
         this.createNextMuxer(bufferInfo)
       }
-      val context = muxerContext
-      if (context == null) {
-        Log.e(TAG, "Cannot write sample data: muxerContext is null")
-        encoder.releaseOutputBuffer(index, false)
-        return
-      }
-      context.muxer.writeSampleData(context.videoTrack, encodedData, bufferInfo)
+      muxerContext!!.muxer.writeSampleData(muxerContext!!.videoTrack, encodedData, bufferInfo)
       encoder.releaseOutputBuffer(index, false)
     }
   }

package/android/src/main/java/com/mrousavy/camera/utils/withPromise.kt

@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ inline fun withPromise(promise: Promise, closure: () -> Any?) {
   } catch (e: Throwable) {
     e.printStackTrace()
     val error = if (e is CameraError) e else UnknownCameraError(e)
-    promise.reject("${error.domain}/${error.id}", error.message ?: "Unknown error", error.cause)
+    promise.reject("${error.domain}/${error.id}", error.message, error.cause)
   }
 }

package/ios/Core/ChunkedRecorder.swift

@@ -56,32 +56,28 @@ extension ChunkedRecorder: AVAssetWriterDelegate {
 
   private func saveInitSegment(_ data: Data) {
     let url = outputURL.appendingPathComponent("init.mp4")
-    if save(data: data, url: url) {
-      onChunkReady(url: url, type: .initialization)
-    }
+    save(data: data, url: url)
+    onChunkReady(url: url, type: .initialization)
   }
 
   private func saveSegment(_ data: Data, report: AVAssetSegmentReport?) {
     let name = "\(chunkIndex).mp4"
     let url = outputURL.appendingPathComponent(name)
-    if save(data: data, url: url) {
-      let duration = report?
-        .trackReports
-        .filter { $0.mediaType == .video }
-        .first?
-        .duration
-      onChunkReady(url: url, type: .data(index: chunkIndex, duration: duration))
-      chunkIndex += 1
-    }
+    save(data: data, url: url)
+    let duration = report?
+      .trackReports
+      .filter { $0.mediaType == .video }
+      .first?
+      .duration
+    onChunkReady(url: url, type: .data(index: chunkIndex, duration: duration))
+    chunkIndex += 1
   }
 
-  private func save(data: Data, url: URL) -> Bool {
+  private func save(data: Data, url: URL) {
     do {
       try data.write(to: url)
-      return true
     } catch {
       ReactLogger.log(level: .error, message: "Unable to write \(url): \(error.localizedDescription)")
-      return false
     }
   }