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diff --git a/src/gui/kernel/qscreen.cpp b/src/gui/kernel/qscreen.cpp
index 2573f76374..70ee631fc8 100644
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qscreen.cpp
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ Qt::ScreenOrientations QScreen::orientationUpdateMask() const
The screen orientation represents the physical orientation
of the display. For example, the screen orientation of a mobile device
- will change based on the device is being held, and a desktop display
- might be rotated so that it's in portrait mode.
+ will change based on how it is being held. A change to the orientation
+ might or might not trigger a change to the primary orientation of the screen.
Changes to this property will be filtered by orientationUpdateMask(),
so in order to receive orientation updates the application must first
@@ -435,7 +435,12 @@ qreal QScreen::refreshRate() const
The primary screen orientation is Qt::LandscapeOrientation
if the screen geometry's width is greater than or equal to its
- height, or Qt::PortraitOrientation otherwise.
+ height, or Qt::PortraitOrientation otherwise. This property might
+ change when the screen orientation was changed (i.e. when the
+ display is rotated).
+ The behavior is however platform dependent and can often be specified in
+ an application manifest file.
+
*/
Qt::ScreenOrientation QScreen::primaryOrientation() const
{