diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2110622..6a9a197 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ For this plugin to follow the full API events should be fired on the screen obje
 iOS and BB10 do not currently support events on the _screen_ object so custom event
 handling will need to be added (Suggestions welcome!).
 
+### Example usage
+
+    window.addEventListener("orientationchange", function(){
+        console.log('Orientation changed to ' + screen.orientation);
+    });
+
 ## Android Notes
 
 The __screen.orientation__ property will not update when the phone is [rotated 180 degrees](http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/events/orientationchange.html).
diff --git a/www/screenorientation.js b/www/screenorientation.js
index eb5df68..64c682b 100644
--- a/www/screenorientation.js
+++ b/www/screenorientation.js
@@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ function addScreenOrientationApi(obj) {
             return;
         }
         screenOrientation.currOrientation = orientation;
+        screen.orientation = screenOrientation.currOrientation;
         screenOrientation.setOrientation(orientation);
     };
 
     obj.unlockOrientation = function() {
         screenOrientation.currOrientation = 'unlocked';
+        screen.orientation = screenOrientation.currOrientation;
         screenOrientation.setOrientation('unlocked');
     };
 }
@@ -76,13 +78,13 @@ function orientationChange() {
              orientation = 'portrait-primary';
              break;
         case 90:
-            orientation = 'landscape-secondary';
+            orientation = 'landscape-primary';
             break;
         case 180:
             orientation = 'portrait-secondary';
             break;
         case -90:
-            orientation = 'landscape-primary';
+            orientation = 'landscape-secondary';
             break;
         default:
             orientation = 'unknown';