Web/API/Window/ondeviceorientationabsolute

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.

Summary

An event handler for the deviceorientationabsolute event containing information about an absolute device orientation change.

Syntax

window.ondeviceorientationabsolute = function(event) { ... };
window.addEventListener('deviceorientationabsolute', function(event) { ... });

Specifications

This event handler is not currently part of any specification.

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
`ondeviceorientationabsolute` Non-standard'	Chrome Full support 50	Edge Full support 79	Firefox No support No	IE No support No	Opera Full support 37	Safari No support No	WebView Android Full support 50	Chrome Android Full support 50	Firefox Android No support No	Opera Android Full support 37	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android Full support 5.0

Legend

Full support: Full support
No support: No support
Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.': Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.