Since March 2025, this feature works across the latest devices and browser versions. This feature might not work in older devices or browsers.
Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.
The type read-only property of the WakeLockSentinel interface returns a string representation of the currently acquired WakeLockSentinel type.
A string representation of the currently acquired wake lock type. Currently, the value is always screen, which represents a screen wake lock. It prevents devices from dimming or locking the screen.
This example shows an asynchronous function that acquires a WakeLockSentinel, then logs the type to the console.
const requestWakeLock = async () => {
wakeLock = await navigator.wakeLock.request("screen");
console.log(wakeLock.type); // logs 'screen'
};
requestWakeLock();
| Specification |
|---|
| Screen Wake Lock API> # the-type-attribute> |
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | WebView Android | WebView on iOS | |
type |
84 | 84 | 126 | 70 | 16.4 | 84 | 126 | 60 | 18.416.4–18.4Does not work in standalone Home Screen Web Apps. See bug 254545. |
14.0 | 84 | 18.416.4–18.4Does not work in standalone Home Screen Web Apps. See bug 254545. |
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WakeLockSentinel/type