Web/API/DeviceMotionEvent/DeviceMotionEvent

Non-standard This feature is non-standard and is not on a standards track. Do not use it on production sites facing the Web: it will not work for every user. There may also be large incompatibilities between implementations and the behavior may change in the future.

The DeviceMotionEvent constructor creates a new DeviceMotionEvent.

Syntax

var deviceMotionEvent = new DeviceMotionEvent(type[, options])

Parameters

type

Must be "devicemotion".

optionsOptional

Options are as follows:

acceleration

•  An object giving the acceleration of the device on the three axis X, Y and Z. Acceleration is expressed in m/s².
• accelerationIncludingGravity: An object giving the acceleration of the device on the three axis X, Y and Z with the effect of gravity. Acceleration is expressed in m/s².
• rotationRate: An object giving the rate of change of the device's orientation on the three orientation axis alpha, beta and gamma. Rotation rate is express in degrees per seconds.
• interval: A number representing the interval of time, in milliseconds, at which data is obtained from the device.

Specifications

Not part of any specifications.

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
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
DeviceMotionEvent() constructor Experimental'Non-standard'	Chrome Full support 59	Edge Full support ≤79	Firefox ?	IE No support No	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support 59	Chrome Android Full support 59	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 7.0

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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.

DeviceMotionEvent.DeviceMotionEvent() by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.