Web/API/DeviceMotionEvent/interval

Returns the interval, in milliseconds, at which data is obtained from the underlaying hardware. You can use this to determine the granularity of motion events.

Syntax

var interval = deviceMotionEvent.interval;

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DeviceOrientation Event Specification	Editor's Draft	Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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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
interval Experimental'	Chrome Full support Yes	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 6	IE No support No	Opera Full support Yes	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support Yes	Chrome Android Full support Yes	Firefox Android Full support 6	Opera Android Full support Yes	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.

See also

• DeviceMotionEvent
• devicemotion
• window.ondevicemotion
• deviceorientation
• DeviceOrientationEvent
• Detecting device orientation
• Orientation and motion data explained

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