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idle.setDetectionInterval()

Sets the interval, in seconds, used to determine when the system is in an idle state for idle.onStateChanged events. The default interval is 60 seconds.

The detection interval is specific to the extension that calls the method. Changing the interval in one extension will not affect the detection interval in another extension.

Syntax

browser.idle.setDetectionInterval(
  intervalInSeconds // integer
)

Parameters

intervalInSeconds
integer. Threshold, in seconds, used to determine when the system is in an idle state. The minimum value you can supply here is 15.

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
setDetectionInterval
Yes
15
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No
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51
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Examples

browser.idle.setDetectionInterval(15);

Note: This API is based on Chromium's chrome.idle API. This documentation is derived from idle.json in the Chromium code.

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/idle/setDetectionInterval