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DeviceMotionEventRotationRate

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.

A DeviceMotionEventRotationRate interface of the Device Orientation Events provides information about the rate at which the device is rotating around all three axes.

Instance properties

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.

Specifications

Specification
Device Orientation and Motion
# devicemotioneventrotationrate

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
DeviceMotionEventRotationRate
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
alpha
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
beta
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
gamma
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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