Secure context
This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The Bluetooth.referringDevice attribute of the Bluetooth interface returns a BluetoothDevice if the current document was opened in response to an instruction sent by this device and null otherwise.
Syntax
Bluetooth.referringDevice
Value
A BluetoothDevice, if the document was opened in response to an instruction sent by this device and null otherwise.
Specifications
| Specification | Status | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Web Bluetooth The definition of 'referringDevice' in that specification. |
Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
referringDevice | Chrome
Full support
56
| Edge
Full support
≤79
| Firefox No support No | IE No support No | Opera
Full support
43
| Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android Full support 56 | Firefox Android No support No | Opera Android Full support 43 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android Full support 6.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.