Web/API/DeviceProximityEvent

ObsoleteThis feature is obsolete.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.max Read only

The maximum sensing distance the sensor is able to report, in centimeters.

DeviceProximityEvent.min Read only

The minimum sensing distance the sensor is able to report, in centimeters. Ususally zero.

DeviceProximityEvent.value Read 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

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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
DeviceProximityEvent Experimental'Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 62 Notes' Disabled' Full support 62 Notes' Disabled' Notes' See bug 1462308. Disabled' From version 62: this feature is behind the device.sensors.proximity.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support ? — 61	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 Notes' Disabled' Full support 62 Notes' Disabled' Notes' See bug 1462308. Disabled' From version 62: this feature is behind the device.sensors.proximity.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support 15 — 61	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
max Experimental'Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 62 Notes' Disabled' Full support 62 Notes' Disabled' Notes' See bug 1462308. Disabled' From version 62: this feature is behind the device.sensors.proximity.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support ? — 61	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 Notes' Disabled' Full support 62 Notes' Disabled' Notes' See bug 1462308. Disabled' From version 62: this feature is behind the device.sensors.proximity.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support 15 — 61	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
min Experimental'Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 62 Notes' Disabled' Full support 62 Notes' Disabled' Notes' See bug 1462308. Disabled' From version 62: this feature is behind the device.sensors.proximity.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support ? — 61	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 Notes' Disabled' Full support 62 Notes' Disabled' Notes' See bug 1462308. Disabled' From version 62: this feature is behind the device.sensors.proximity.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support 15 — 61	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No
value Experimental'Non-standard'	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 62 Notes' Disabled' Full support 62 Notes' Disabled' Notes' See bug 1462308. Disabled' From version 62: this feature is behind the device.sensors.proximity.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support ? — 61	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 Notes' Disabled' Full support 62 Notes' Disabled' Notes' See bug 1462308. Disabled' From version 62: this feature is behind the device.sensors.proximity.enabled preference (needs to be set to true). To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. No support 15 — 61	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

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.

See also

• deviceproximity
• UserProximityEvent
• Proximity API

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