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DeviceMotionEventAcceleration

Limited availability

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.

The DeviceMotionEventAcceleration interface of the Device Orientation Events provides information about the amount of acceleration the device is experiencing along all three axes.

Instance properties

DeviceMotionEventAcceleration.x Read only

The amount of acceleration along the X axis.

DeviceMotionEventAcceleration.y Read only

The amount of acceleration along the Y axis.

DeviceMotionEventAcceleration.z Read only

The amount of acceleration along the Z axis.

Specifications

Specification
Device Orientation and Motion
# devicemotioneventacceleration

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
DeviceMotionEventAcceleration
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 31 (Release date: 2013-11-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote
footnote The DeviceMotionEventAcceleration interface is supported, but not exposed on the Window scope.
Opera – Full support
Opera 18 (Release date: 2013-11-19)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 31 (Release date: 2013-11-14)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote
footnote The DeviceMotionEventAcceleration interface is supported, but not exposed on the Window scope.
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 18 (Release date: 2013-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 4.2 (Release date: 2010-11-22)
footnote
footnote The DeviceMotionEventAcceleration interface is supported, but not exposed on the Window scope.
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 2 (Release date: 2014-10-17)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
x
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 31 (Release date: 2013-11-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 18 (Release date: 2013-11-19)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 31 (Release date: 2013-11-14)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 18 (Release date: 2013-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 4.2 (Release date: 2010-11-22)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 2 (Release date: 2014-10-17)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
y
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 31 (Release date: 2013-11-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 18 (Release date: 2013-11-19)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 31 (Release date: 2013-11-14)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 18 (Release date: 2013-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 4.2 (Release date: 2010-11-22)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 2 (Release date: 2014-10-17)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
z
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 31 (Release date: 2013-11-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 12 (Release date: 2015-07-29)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 18 (Release date: 2013-11-19)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 31 (Release date: 2013-11-14)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 6 (Release date: 2011-08-16)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 18 (Release date: 2013-11-20)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 4.2 (Release date: 2010-11-22)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 2 (Release date: 2014-10-17)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 4.4.3 (Release date: 2014-06-02)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

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