Web platform features explorer - Orientation Sensor

The AbsoluteOrientationSensor and RelativeOrientationSensor APIs describe the physical orientation of a device in three-dimensional space, either in relation to the Earth's coordinate system or in relation to the device's own orientation, respectively.

Status

Limited availability

This feature received a negative standards position from at least one browser vendor. It's very unlikely to ever become Baseline in this current form.

MDN documentation

OrientationSensor

Specifications

Orientation Sensor (#absoluteorientationsensor-interface), from Devices and Sensors Working Group (W3C).
Orientation Sensor (#relativeorientationsensor-interface), from Devices and Sensors Working Group (W3C).

Browser support

Chrome 67 Released on 2018-05-29
Chrome Android 67 Released on 2018-05-31
Edge 79 Released on 2020-01-15
Firefox ❌ See bugzil.la/1432631
Firefox for Android ❌ See bugzil.la/1432631
Safari ❌ See webkit.org/b/81352 Vendor position : oppose (concerns: duplication, privacy, venue, use cases, power, device independence)
Safari on iOS ❌ See webkit.org/b/81352 Vendor position : oppose (concerns: duplication, privacy, venue, use cases, power, device independence)

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