Abstract:
Embodiments provide a method for adapting to screen orientation switching during a video call and an apparatus. The method includes: during a video call between a first terminal and a second terminal, detecting, by the first terminal, screen orientation switching of the first terminal; after it is detected that the screen orientation switching of the first terminal occurs, sending a switched screen orientation to the second terminal; and receiving a video stream that is sent by the second terminal according to a video requirement corresponding to the screen orientation.