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Channel messaging

Widely available since 2018-03-22
Tags: api Groups: Messaging

Channel messaging communicates one-to-one between browsing contexts on the same origin, such as between <iframe> elements or two documents using a shared worker.

Specifications

Browser support (view on caniuse.com)

  • Chrome 4 Released on 2010-01-25
  • Chrome Android 18 Released on 2012-06-27
  • Edge 12 Released on 2015-07-29
  • Firefox 41 Released on 2015-09-22
  • Firefox for Android 41 Released on 2015-09-22
  • Safari 5 Released on 2010-06-07
  • Safari on iOS 4.2 Released on 2010-11-22