PositionSensorVRDevice.resetSensor()

Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The resetSensor() method of the VRDevice interface can be used to reset the sensor if desired, returning the position and orientation values to zero.

Syntax

PositionSensorVRDevice.resetSensor();

Parameters

None.

Returns

Void.

Examples

Our positionsensorvrdevice demo uses the WebVR API to update the view of a simple 2D canvas scene on each frame of a requestAnimationFrame loop. It features, among other things, a "Reset Sensor" button in the UI, which when pressed runs the resetSensor() function on the position sensor. The JavaScript looks like this:

document.querySelector('button').onclick = function() {
  gPositionSensor.resetSensor();
}

When the button is pressed, the current position, orientation, etc. of the sensor/head mounted display is set to be 0 — this makes the method useful for calibration when an app is first loaded.

Browser compatibility

Update compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
`resetSensor` ExperimentalDeprecatedNon-standard	Chrome Full support Yes Notes Full support Yes Notes Notes The support in Chrome is currently experimental. To find information on Chrome's WebVR implementation status including supporting builds, check out Bringing VR to Chrome by Brandon Jones.	Edge Full support 79 Notes Full support 79 Notes Notes The support in Edge is currently experimental. To find information on Edge's WebVR implementation status including supporting builds, check out Bringing VR to Edge by Brandon Jones.	Firefox Full support 39 Notes Disabled Full support 39 Notes Disabled Notes The support for this feature is currently disabled by default in Firefox. To enable WebVR support in Firefox Nightly/Developer Edition, you can go to `about:config` and enable the `dom.vr` prefs. A better option however is to install the WebVR Enabler Add-on, which does this for you and sets up other necessary parts of the environment Disabled From version 39: this feature is behind the `dom.vr` preference. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 39 Notes Disabled Full support 39 Notes Disabled Notes The support for this feature is currently disabled by default in Firefox. To enable WebVR support in Firefox Nightly/Developer Edition, you can go to `about:config` and enable the `dom.vr` prefs. A better option however is to install the WebVR Enabler Add-on, which does this for you and sets up other necessary parts of the environment. Disabled From version 39: this feature is behind the `dom.vr` preference. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. Full support 44 Notes Notes The `dom.vr*` prefs are enabled by default at this point, in Nightly/Aurora editions.	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

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.
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.: Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.: Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
See implementation notes.: See implementation notes.
User must explicitly enable this feature.: User must explicitly enable this feature.