MediaSession

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

The MediaSession interface of the Media Session API allows a web page to provide custom behaviors for standard media playback interactions, and to report metadata that can be sent by the user agent to the device or operating system for presentation in standardized user interface elements.

For example, a smartphone might have a standard panel in its lock screen that provides controls for media playback and information display. A browser on the device can use MediaSession to make browser playback controllable from that standard/global user interface.

Instance properties

metadata

Returns an instance of MediaMetadata, which contains rich media metadata for display in a platform UI.

playbackState

Indicates whether the current media session is playing. Valid values are none, paused, or playing.

Instance methods

setActionHandler()

Sets an action handler for a media session action, such as play or pause.

setCameraActive()

Indicates to the user agent whether the user's camera is considered to be active.

setMicrophoneActive()

Indicates to the user agent whether the user's microphone is considered to be currently muted.

setPositionState()

Sets the current playback position and speed of the media currently being presented.

setScreenshareActive()

Indicates to the user agent the screenshare capture state desired by the page.

Examples

Setting up action handlers for a music player

The following example creates a new media session and assigns action handlers to it:

js
if ("mediaSession" in navigator) {
  navigator.mediaSession.metadata = new MediaMetadata({
    title: "Unforgettable",
    artist: "Nat King Cole",
    album: "The Ultimate Collection (Remastered)",
    artwork: [
      {
        src: "https://dummyimage.com/96x96",
        sizes: "96x96",
        type: "image/png",
      },
      {
        src: "https://dummyimage.com/128x128",
        sizes: "128x128",
        type: "image/png",
      },
      {
        src: "https://dummyimage.com/192x192",
        sizes: "192x192",
        type: "image/png",
      },
      {
        src: "https://dummyimage.com/256x256",
        sizes: "256x256",
        type: "image/png",
      },
      {
        src: "https://dummyimage.com/384x384",
        sizes: "384x384",
        type: "image/png",
      },
      {
        src: "https://dummyimage.com/512x512",
        sizes: "512x512",
        type: "image/png",
      },
    ],
  });

  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("play", () => {
    /* Code excerpted. */
  });
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("pause", () => {
    /* Code excerpted. */
  });
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("stop", () => {
    /* Code excerpted. */
  });
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("seekbackward", () => {
    /* Code excerpted. */
  });
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("seekforward", () => {
    /* Code excerpted. */
  });
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("seekto", () => {
    /* Code excerpted. */
  });
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("previoustrack", () => {
    /* Code excerpted. */
  });
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("nexttrack", () => {
    /* Code excerpted. */
  });
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("skipad", () => {
    /* Code excerpted. */
  });
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("togglecamera", () => {
    /* Code excerpted. */
  });
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("togglemicrophone", () => {
    /* Code excerpted. */
  });
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("hangup", () => {
    /* Code excerpted. */
  });
}

The following example sets up two functions for playing and pausing, then uses them as callbacks with the relevant action handlers.

js
const actionHandlers = [
  // play
  [
    "play",
    async () => {
      // play our audio
      await audioEl.play();
      // set playback state
      navigator.mediaSession.playbackState = "playing";
      // update our status element
      updateStatus(allMeta[index], "Action: play  |  Track is playing…");
    },
  ],
  [
    "pause",
    () => {
      // pause out audio
      audioEl.pause();
      // set playback state
      navigator.mediaSession.playbackState = "paused";
      // update our status element
      updateStatus(allMeta[index], "Action: pause  |  Track has been paused…");
    },
  ],
];

for (const [action, handler] of actionHandlers) {
  try {
    navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler(action, handler);
  } catch (error) {
    console.log(`The media session action "${action}" is not supported yet.`);
  }
}

Using action handlers to control a slide presentation

The "previousslide" and "nextslide" action handlers can be used to handle moving forward and backward through a slide presentation, for example when the user puts their presentation into a Picture-in-Picture window, and presses the browser-supplied controls for navigating through slides.

js
try {
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("previousslide", () => {
    log('> User clicked "Previous Slide" icon.');
    if (slideNumber > 1) slideNumber--;
    updateSlide();
  });
} catch (error) {
  log('Warning! The "previousslide" media session action is not supported.');
}

try {
  navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler("nextslide", () => {
    log('> User clicked "Next Slide" icon.');
    slideNumber++;
    updateSlide();
  });
} catch (error) {
  log('Warning! The "nextslide" media session action is not supported.');
}

See Presenting Slides / Media Session Sample for a working example.

Specifications

Specification
Media Session
# the-mediasession-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
MediaSession
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 73 (Release date: 2019-03-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 60 (Release date: 2019-04-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Partial support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Partial support
footnote Firefox exposes the API, but does not provide a corresponding user-facing media control interface.
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote
footnote See bug 40611412
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
metadata
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 73 (Release date: 2019-03-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 60 (Release date: 2019-04-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Partial support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Partial support
footnote Firefox exposes the API, but does not provide a corresponding user-facing media control interface.
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
playbackState
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 73 (Release date: 2019-03-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 60 (Release date: 2019-04-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Partial support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Partial support
footnote Firefox exposes the API, but does not provide a corresponding user-facing media control interface.
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
setActionHandler()
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 73 (Release date: 2019-03-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 60 (Release date: 2019-04-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Partial support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Partial support
footnote Firefox exposes the API, but does not provide a corresponding user-facing media control interface.
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
"hangup" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 93 (Release date: 2021-08-31)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 93 (Release date: 2021-09-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 79 (Release date: 2021-09-14)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 93 (Release date: 2021-08-31)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 66 (Release date: 2021-12-15)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 17 (Release date: 2022-05-04)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
"nextslide" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 111 (Release date: 2023-03-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 111 (Release date: 2023-03-13)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 97 (Release date: 2023-03-22)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 111 (Release date: 2023-03-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 75 (Release date: 2023-05-17)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 22 (Release date: 2023-07-14)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
"nexttrack" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 73 (Release date: 2019-03-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 60 (Release date: 2019-04-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
"pause" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 73 (Release date: 2019-03-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 60 (Release date: 2019-04-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
"play" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 73 (Release date: 2019-03-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 60 (Release date: 2019-04-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
"previousslide" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 111 (Release date: 2023-03-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 111 (Release date: 2023-03-13)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 97 (Release date: 2023-03-22)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 111 (Release date: 2023-03-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 75 (Release date: 2023-05-17)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 22 (Release date: 2023-07-14)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
"previoustrack" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 73 (Release date: 2019-03-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 60 (Release date: 2019-04-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
"seekbackward" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 73 (Release date: 2019-03-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 60 (Release date: 2019-04-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
"seekforward" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 73 (Release date: 2019-03-12)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 60 (Release date: 2019-04-09)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
"seekto" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 78 (Release date: 2019-10-22)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 65 (Release date: 2019-11-13)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 78 (Release date: 2019-10-22)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 56 (Release date: 2020-02-06)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 12 (Release date: 2020-06-19)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
"skipad" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 128 (Release date: 2024-08-20)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 128 (Release date: 2024-08-22)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 114 (Release date: 2024-09-25)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 128 (Release date: 2024-08-20)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 85 (Release date: 2024-10-29)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 28 (Release date: 2025-04-02)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
"stop" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 77 (Release date: 2019-09-10)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 64 (Release date: 2019-10-07)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 77 (Release date: 2019-09-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Full support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 55 (Release date: 2019-12-03)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 12 (Release date: 2020-06-19)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
"togglecamera" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 93 (Release date: 2021-08-31)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 93 (Release date: 2021-09-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 79 (Release date: 2021-09-14)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 93 (Release date: 2021-08-31)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 66 (Release date: 2021-12-15)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 17 (Release date: 2022-05-04)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
"togglemicrophone" type
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 93 (Release date: 2021-08-31)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 93 (Release date: 2021-09-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 79 (Release date: 2021-09-14)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 93 (Release date: 2021-08-31)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 66 (Release date: 2021-12-15)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 17 (Release date: 2022-05-04)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
setCameraActive()
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 93 (Release date: 2021-08-31)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 93 (Release date: 2021-09-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 79 (Release date: 2021-09-14)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 93 (Release date: 2021-08-31)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 66 (Release date: 2021-12-15)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 17 (Release date: 2022-05-04)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
setMicrophoneActive()
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 93 (Release date: 2021-08-31)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 93 (Release date: 2021-09-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 79 (Release date: 2021-09-14)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 93 (Release date: 2021-08-31)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 66 (Release date: 2021-12-15)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 17 (Release date: 2022-05-04)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
setPositionState()
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 81 (Release date: 2020-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 81 (Release date: 2020-04-13)
footnote Full support
Firefox – Full support
Firefox 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Full support
Opera – Full support
Opera 68 (Release date: 2020-04-22)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 57 (Release date: 2017-03-16)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – Partial support
Firefox for Android 82 (Release date: 2020-10-20)
footnote Partial support
footnote Firefox exposes the API, but does not provide a corresponding user-facing media control interface.
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 7 (Release date: 2018-03-16)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 15 (Release date: 2021-09-20)
footnote Full support
setScreenshareActive
Experimental
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – Full support
Safari 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 18.4 (Release date: 2025-03-31)
footnote Full support

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Full support
Full support
Partial support
Partial support
No support
No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
See implementation notes.