Web/API/Window/ondevicemotion

An event handler for the devicemotion events sent to the window.

Syntax

window.ondevicemotion = funcRef;

Where funcRef is a reference to a function. This function receives a DeviceMotionEvent object describing the motion that occurred.

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
ondevicemotion	Chrome Full support 31	Edge Full support 12	Firefox Full support 9	IE Full support 11	Opera Full support 18	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 4.4	Chrome Android Full support 31	Firefox Android Full support 9	Opera Android Full support 18	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 2.0

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

See also

• devicemotion
• DeviceMotionEvent
• Detecting device orientation

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