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Media session

Limited availability
Tags: api

The navigator.mediaSession API integrates with platform UI for media playback. It can be used to set metadata such as title and artwork, and to handle user actions like playing, pausing, or seeking.

Specifications

Browser support

  • Chrome 73 Released on 2019-03-12
  • Chrome Android 57 Released on 2017-03-16
  • Edge 79 Released on 2020-01-15
  • Firefox 82 Released on 2020-10-20
  • Firefox for Android Vendor position : positive
  • Safari 15 Released on 2021-09-20
  • Safari on iOS 15 Released on 2021-09-20

Baseline availability blocked since September 2021 by Firefox for Android (46 months)

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~3.142% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.