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 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
devicemotion event | 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.
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