Media Session API

Limited availability

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

The Media Session API provides a way to customize media notifications. It does this by providing metadata for display by the user agent for the media your web app is playing.

It also provides action handlers that the browser can use to access platform media keys such as hardware keys found on keyboards, headsets, remote controls, and software keys found in notification areas and on lock screens of mobile devices. So you can seamlessly control web-provided media via your device, even when not looking at the web page.

The aim is to allow users to know what's playing and to control it, without needing to open the specific page that launched it. To be able to support the Media Session API, a browser first needs a mechanism by which to access and be controlled by the OS-level media controls (such as Firefox's MediaControl).

Media Session concepts and usage

The MediaMetadata interface lets a website provide rich metadata to the platform UI for media that is playing. This metadata includes the title, artist (creator) name, album (collection), artwork, and chapter information. The platform can show this metadata in media centers, notifications, device lock screens, and so on. For example, different devices might present the Media Session API data like so:

Media Session data for the Sintel trailer title and artwork presented on a desktop browser, mobile phone, and smartwatch

The MediaSession interface lets users control the playback of media through user-agent-defined interface elements. Interaction with these elements triggers action handlers on the web page playing the media. Since multiple pages may be simultaneously using this API, the user agent is responsible for calling the correct page's action handlers. The user agent provides default behaviors when no page-defined behavior is available.

Accessing the Media Session API

The primary interface for the Media Session API is the MediaSession interface. Rather than creating your own MediaSession instance, you access the API using the navigator.mediaSession property. For example, to set the current state of the media session to playing:

js
navigator.mediaSession.playbackState = "playing";

Interfaces

ChapterInformation

Represents the metadata for an individual chapter of a media resource (i.e., a video or audio file).

MediaMetadata

Allows a web page to provide rich media metadata for display in a platform UI.

MediaSession

Allows a web page to provide custom behaviors for standard media playback interactions.

Examples

Setting up action handlers for a music player

The following example shows feature detection for the Media Session API. It then instantiates a metadata object for the session, and adds action handlers for the user control actions:

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. */
  });
}

Some user agents disable autoplay for media elements on mobile devices and require a user gesture to start media. The following example adds a pointerup event to an on-page play button, which is then used to kick off the media session code:

js
playButton.addEventListener("pointerup", (event) => {
  const audio = document.querySelector("audio");

  // User interacted with the page. Let's play audio!
  audio
    .play()
    .then(() => {
      /* Set up media session controls, as shown above. */
    })
    .catch((error) => {
      console.error(error);
    });
});

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.

See also