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This feature is obsolete.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.
The DeviceProximityEvent interface provides information about the distance of a nearby physical object using the proximity sensor of a device.
Properties
DeviceProximityEvent.maxRead only- The maximum sensing distance the sensor is able to report, in centimeters.
DeviceProximityEvent.minRead only- The minimum sensing distance the sensor is able to report, in centimeters. Ususally zero.
DeviceProximityEvent.valueRead only- The current device proximity, in centimeters.
Examples
window.addEventListener('deviceproximity', function(event) {
console.log("value: " + event.value, "max: " + event.max, "min: " + event.min);
});
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table on this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DeviceProximityEvent | Chrome No support No | Edge ? | Firefox
Full support
62
| 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
62
| Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
max | Chrome No support No | Edge ? | Firefox
Full support
62
| 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
62
| Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
min | Chrome No support No | Edge ? | Firefox
Full support
62
| 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
62
| Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
value | Chrome No support No | Edge ? | Firefox
Full support
62
| 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
62
| 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
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown
- 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.
- See implementation notes.
- See implementation notes.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.
- User must explicitly enable this feature.