RemotePlayback: cancelWatchAvailability() method

Limited availability

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

The cancelWatchAvailability() method of the RemotePlayback interface cancels the request to watch for one or all available devices.

Syntax

js
cancelWatchAvailability()
cancelWatchAvailability(id)

Parameters

id Optional

The callbackId of a particular remote playback device.

If a callbackId of a specific device is passed in, then that device will be removed from the list of watched devices. Otherwise, the whole list will be cleared.

Return value

A Promise that resolves with undefined.

Exceptions

InvalidStateError DOMException

Thrown if disableRemotePlayback is true for the media element.

NotFoundError DOMException

Thrown if an id is passed but it does not match any available callbackId.

Examples

Once a remote playback device has been identified and is connected, the monitoring of available devices can be stopped using cancelWatchAvailability().

js
function switchToRemoteUI() {
  // Indicate that the state is 'connecting' or 'connected' to the user.
  // For example, hide the video element as only controls are needed.
  videoElem.style.display = "none";

  // Stop monitoring the availability of remote playback devices.
  videoElem.remote.cancelWatchAvailability();
}

Specifications

Specification
Remote Playback API
# dom-remoteplayback-cancelwatchavailability

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
cancelWatchAvailability
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 121 (Release date: 2024-01-23)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 121 (Release date: 2024-01-25)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 107 (Release date: 2024-02-07)
footnote Full support
Safari – Full support
Safari 13.1 (Release date: 2020-03-24)
footnote Full support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 56 (Release date: 2017-02-01)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 43 (Release date: 2017-09-27)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – Full support
Safari on iOS 13.4 (Release date: 2020-03-24)
footnote Full support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 6 (Release date: 2017-08-23)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – Full support
WebView on iOS 13.4 (Release date: 2020-03-24)
footnote Full support

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