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
DeviceOrientation Event Specification (DeviceOrientation Event)
# devicemotion

Browser compatibility

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See also