This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
A DeviceMotionEventRotationRate interface of the Device Orientation Events provides information about the rate at which the device is rotating around all three axes.
DeviceMotionEventRotationRate.alpha Read only
The amount of rotation around the Z axis, in degrees per second.
DeviceMotionEventRotationRate.beta Read only
The amount of rotation around the X axis, in degrees per second.
DeviceMotionEventRotationRate.gamma Read only
The amount of rotation around the Y axis, in degrees per second.
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
DeviceMotionEventRotationRate |
31 | 12 | 6 | 18 | No | 31 | 6 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 4.4.3 | No |
alpha |
31 | 12 | 6 | 18 | No | 31 | 6 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 4.4.3 | No |
beta |
31 | 12 | 6 | 18 | No | 31 | 6 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 4.4.3 | No |
gamma |
31 | 12 | 6 | 18 | No | 31 | 6 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 4.4.3 | No |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DeviceMotionEventRotationRate