ScreenOrientation: unlock() method

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

The unlock() method of the ScreenOrientation interface unlocks the orientation of the containing document from its default orientation.

Syntax

js
unlock()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Exceptions

The promise may be rejected with the following exceptions:

InvalidStateError DOMException

Thrown if the document is not fully active.

SecurityError DOMException

Thrown if the document's visibility state is hidden or if the document is forbidden to use the feature (for example, by omitting the keyword allow-orientation-lock of the sandbox attribute of the iframe element).

AbortError DOMException

Thrown if there is any other lock() method invoking.

Specifications

Specification
Screen Orientation
# dom-screenorientation-unlock

Browser compatibility

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desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
unlock

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Full support
Full support
Partial support
Partial support
No support
No support
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