This is an experimental technologyCheck the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The Accelerometer
interface of the Sensor APIs provides on each reading the acceleration applied to the device along all three axes.
To use this sensor, the user must grant permission to the 'accelerometer'
, device sensor through the Permissions
API.
If a feature policy blocks the use of a feature, it is because your code is inconsistent with the policies set on your server. This is not something that would ever be shown to a user. See Feature-Policy
for implementation instructions.
Constructor
Accelerometer.Accelerometer()
- Creates a new
Accelerometer
object.
Properties
Accelerometer.x
Read only- Returns a double containing the acceleration of the device along the device's x axis.
Accelerometer.y
Read only- Returns a double containing the acceleration of the device along the device's y axis.
Accelerometer.z
Read only- Returns a double containing the acceleration of the device along the device's z axis.
Example
Acceleration is typically read in the Sensor.onreading
event callback. In the example below this occurs sixty times a second.
let acl = new Accelerometer({frequency: 60});
acl.addEventListener('reading', () => {
console.log("Acceleration along the X-axis " + acl.x);
console.log("Acceleration along the Y-axis " + acl.y);
console.log("Acceleration along the Z-axis " + acl.z);
});
acl.start();
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
Generic Sensor API | Candidate Recommendation | Defines sensors in general. |
AccelerometerThe definition of 'Accelerometer' in that specification. | Candidate Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
The compatibility table in 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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Accelerometer
|
Chrome
Full support 67 |
Edge
Full support 79 |
Firefox
No support No |
IE
No support No |
Opera
Full support 54 |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android
Full support 67 |
Chrome Android
Full support 67 |
Firefox Android
No support No |
Opera Android
Full support 48 |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 9.0 |
Accelerometer() constructor
|
Chrome
Full support 67 |
Edge
Full support 79 |
Firefox
No support No |
IE
No support No |
Opera
Full support 54 |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android
Full support 67 |
Chrome Android
Full support 67 |
Firefox Android
No support No |
Opera Android
Full support 48 |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 9.0 |
x
|
Chrome
Full support 67 |
Edge
Full support 79 |
Firefox
No support No |
IE
No support No |
Opera
Full support 54 |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android
Full support 67 |
Chrome Android
Full support 67 |
Firefox Android
No support No |
Opera Android
Full support 48 |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 9.0 |
y
|
Chrome
Full support 67 |
Edge
Full support 79 |
Firefox
No support No |
IE
No support No |
Opera
Full support 54 |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android
Full support 67 |
Chrome Android
Full support 67 |
Firefox Android
No support No |
Opera Android
Full support 48 |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 9.0 |
z
|
Chrome
Full support 67 |
Edge
Full support 79 |
Firefox
No support No |
IE
No support No |
Opera
Full support 54 |
Safari
No support No |
WebView Android
Full support 67 |
Chrome Android
Full support 67 |
Firefox Android
No support No |
Opera Android
Full support 48 |
Safari iOS
No support No |
Samsung Internet Android
Full support 9.0 |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
Accelerometer by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.