Web/API/DeviceMotionEventAcceleration/y

Summary

This read-only property indicates the amount of acceleration that occurred along the Y axis in a DeviceMotionEventAcceleration object.

Syntax

var yAccel = DeviceMotionEventAcceleration.y;

Return value

y

A double indicating the amount of acceleration along the Y axis. See Accelerometer values explained for details.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
DeviceOrientation Event SpecificationThe definition of 'DeviceMotionEventAcceleration: y' in that specification.	Editor's Draft

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
y Experimental'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support 12 — 79	Firefox ?	IE No support No	Opera ?	Safari ?	WebView Android Full support ≤37	Chrome Android Full support 28	Firefox Android ?	Opera Android ?	Safari iOS ?	Samsung Internet Android Full support 1.5

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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.

See also

• DeviceMotionEventAcceleration.x
• DeviceMotionEventAcceleration.z

DeviceMotionEventAcceleration: y by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.