Window: devicemotion event

The devicemotion event is fired at a regular interval and indicates the amount of physical force of acceleration the device is receiving at that time. It also provides information about the rate of rotation, if available.

Bubbles	No
Cancelable	No
Interface	`DeviceMotionEvent`
Event handler property	`Window.ondevicemotion`

Examples

function handleMotionEvent(event) {

    var x = event.accelerationIncludingGravity.x;
    var y = event.accelerationIncludingGravity.y;
    var z = event.accelerationIncludingGravity.z;

    // Do something awesome.
}

window.addEventListener("devicemotion", handleMotionEvent, true);

Specifications

Specification	Status
DeviceOrientation Event Specification The definition of 'DeviceMotion event' in that specification.	Editor's Draft

Browser compatibility

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	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
`devicemotion` event Experimental	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support Yes	Firefox Full support 6	IE ?	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 6	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS Full support 4.2	Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Compatibility unknown: Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.: Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.