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Accelerometer: Accelerometer() constructor

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Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The Accelerometer() constructor creates a new Accelerometer object which returns the acceleration of the device along all three axes at the time it is read.

Syntax

js

new Accelerometer()
new Accelerometer(options)

Parameters

options Optional

Options are as follows:

frequency

The desired number of times per second a sample should be taken, meaning the number of times per second the reading event will be called. A whole number or decimal may be used, the latter for frequencies less than a second. The actual reading frequency depends on the device hardware and consequently may be less than requested.

referenceFrame

Either 'device' or 'screen'. The default is 'device'.

Exceptions

SecurityError DOMException

Use of this feature was blocked by a Permissions Policy.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
Accelerometer 67 79 No No 54 No 67 67 No 48 No 9.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Accelerometer/Accelerometer