PresentationRequest: start() method

Limited availability

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

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The start() property of the PresentationRequest interface returns a Promise that resolves with a PresentationConnection after the user agent prompts the user to select a display and grant permission to use that display.

Syntax

js
start()

Parameters

None.

Return value

A Promise that resolves with a PresentationConnection.

Security

Transient user activation is required. The user has to interact with the page or a UI element in order for this feature to work.

Specifications

Specification
Presentation API
# selecting-a-presentation-display

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
start
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 47 (Release date: 2015-12-01)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 79 (Release date: 2020-01-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 34 (Release date: 2015-12-08)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 47 (Release date: 2015-12-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 34 (Release date: 2015-12-16)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 5 (Release date: 2016-12-15)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.