August 2016 web platform update
Now available in Chrome
Limited availability
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Media capture: The
navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia()
API requests access to devices that produce audio or video streams, such as microphones or video cameras. Learn more. -
<slot>: The
<slot>
HTML element is a placeholder inside a web component where consumers of the component can insert their own markup. Learn more.
Now available in Edge
Limited availability
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Array includes(): The
includes()
method of arrays and typed arrays returns whether a given value appears in the array. Learn more. -
Fetch (initial support): The
fetch()
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@font-face: The
@font-face
CSS at-rule creates a customfont-family
value. The at-rule's descriptors set the font's name, source, and various display settings. Learn more. -
Notifications: The notifications API sends system notifications to the user, often even when the page or browser is not the foreground application. Learn more.
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Speech synthesis: The
SpeechSynthesis
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<time>: The
<time>
HTML element represents a time, such as a calendar date, clock time, or duration. It may include thedatetime
attribute to translate dates into machine-readable format. Learn more.
Now available in Firefox
Limited availability
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Web animations: The web animations API allows you to animate and synchronize the animations of DOM elements. Learn more.
Now available in Firefox for Android
Limited availability
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Push messages: The Push API subscribes to and receives server-initiated messages. Subscribers receive pushed messages in the background, even after periods inactive or offline. Learn more.
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Web animations: The web animations API allows you to animate and synchronize the animations of DOM elements. Learn more.