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Sensor: start() method

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 start() method of the Sensor interface activates one of the sensors based on Sensor.

Syntax

js
start()

Parameters

None.

Return value

None (undefined).

Specifications

Specification
Generic Sensor API
# sensor-start

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
start
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 67 (Release date: 2018-05-29)
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 54 (Release date: 2018-06-28)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 67 (Release date: 2018-05-31)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 48 (Release date: 2018-11-08)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 9 (Release date: 2018-09-15)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 67 (Release date: 2018-05-31)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

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