GravitySensor

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 GravitySensor interface of the Sensor APIs provides on each reading the gravity applied to the device along all three axes.

To use this sensor, the user must grant permission to the 'accelerometer' device sensor through the Permissions API. In addition, this feature may be blocked by a Permissions Policy set on your server.

EventTarget Sensor Accelerometer GravitySensor

Constructor

GravitySensor()

Creates a new GravitySensor object.

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its ancestors, Accelerometer, Sensor, and EventTarget.

Instance methods

GravitySensor doesn't have own methods. However, it inherits methods from its parent interfaces, Sensor and EventTarget.

Events

GravitySensor doesn't have own events. However, it inherits events from its parent interface, Sensor.

Example

Gravity is typically read in the reading event callback. In the example below this occurs sixty times a second.

js
let gravitySensor = new GravitySensor({ frequency: 60 });

gravitySensor.addEventListener("reading", (e) => {
  console.log(`Gravity along the X-axis ${gravitySensor.x}`);
  console.log(`Gravity along the Y-axis ${gravitySensor.y}`);
  console.log(`Gravity along the Z-axis ${gravitySensor.z}`);
});

gravitySensor.start();

Specifications

Specification
Accelerometer
# gravitysensor-interface

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
GravitySensor
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 91 (Release date: 2021-05-25)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 91 (Release date: 2021-05-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 77 (Release date: 2021-06-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 91 (Release date: 2021-05-25)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 64 (Release date: 2021-05-25)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 16 (Release date: 2021-11-25)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 91 (Release date: 2021-05-25)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
GravitySensor() constructor
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 91 (Release date: 2021-05-25)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 91 (Release date: 2021-05-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 77 (Release date: 2021-06-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 91 (Release date: 2021-05-25)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 64 (Release date: 2021-05-25)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 16 (Release date: 2021-11-25)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 91 (Release date: 2021-05-25)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
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