diff --git a/src/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java b/src/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java
index e8c93441b..755b9b0a9 100644
--- a/src/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/linphone/LinphoneActivity.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package org.linphone;
 import static android.content.Intent.ACTION_MAIN;
 
 import org.linphone.LinphoneSimpleListener.LinphoneOnCallStateChangedListener;
+import org.linphone.compatibility.Compatibility;
 import org.linphone.core.LinphoneCall;
 import org.linphone.core.LinphoneCall.State;
 import org.linphone.core.LinphoneCore;
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ public class LinphoneActivity extends TabActivity implements ContactPicked
 		setContentView(R.layout.main);
 		
 		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-		int rotation = getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getOrientation();
+		int rotation = Compatibility.getRotation(getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay());
 		// Inverse landscape rotation to initiate linphoneCore correctly
 		if (rotation == 270)
 			rotation = 90;
diff --git a/src/org/linphone/VideoCallActivity.java b/src/org/linphone/VideoCallActivity.java
index 4f54e5cc2..7551bc229 100755
--- a/src/org/linphone/VideoCallActivity.java
+++ b/src/org/linphone/VideoCallActivity.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
 package org.linphone;
 
 import org.linphone.LinphoneSimpleListener.LinphoneOnCallStateChangedListener;
+import org.linphone.compatibility.Compatibility;
 import org.linphone.core.LinphoneCall;
 import org.linphone.core.LinphoneCall.State;
 import org.linphone.core.LinphoneCallParams;
@@ -456,7 +457,8 @@ public class VideoCallActivity extends Activity implements
 	private void resizePreview() {
 		Display display = ((WindowManager) getSystemService(Context.WINDOW_SERVICE))
 				.getDefaultDisplay();
-		int rotation = display.getOrientation();
+		
+		int rotation = Compatibility.getRotation(display);
 		LayoutParams params;
 
 		int w, h;
diff --git a/src/org/linphone/compatibility/API4Compatibility.java b/src/org/linphone/compatibility/API4Compatibility.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62aad0f7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/org/linphone/compatibility/API4Compatibility.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package org.linphone.compatibility;
+
+import android.view.Display;
+
+public class API4Compatibility {
+
+	public static int getRotation(Display display) {
+		return display.getOrientation();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/org/linphone/compatibility/API8Compatibility.java b/src/org/linphone/compatibility/API8Compatibility.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07567b09d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/org/linphone/compatibility/API8Compatibility.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package org.linphone.compatibility;
+
+import android.view.Display;
+
+public class API8Compatibility {
+
+	public static int getRotation(Display display) {
+		return display.getRotation();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/org/linphone/compatibility/Compatibility.java b/src/org/linphone/compatibility/Compatibility.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce05a237d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/org/linphone/compatibility/Compatibility.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package org.linphone.compatibility;
+
+import org.linphone.mediastream.Version;
+
+import android.view.Display;
+
+public class Compatibility {
+
+	public static int getRotation(Display display) {
+		if (Version.sdkStrictlyBelow(8)) {
+			return API4Compatibility.getRotation(display);
+		} else {
+			return API8Compatibility.getRotation(display);
+		}
+	}
+	
+}