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Gyroscope: Gyroscope() constructor

The Gyroscope() constructor creates a new Gyroscope object which provides on each reading the angular velocity of the device along all three axes.

Syntax

js

new Gyroscope()
new Gyroscope(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 that 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 device hardware and consequently may be less than requested.

referenceFrame

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

Exceptions

SecurityError DOMException

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Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
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See also

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