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DeviceMotionEvent

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The DeviceMotionEvent provides web developers with information about the speed of changes for the device's position and orientation.

Warning: Currently, Firefox and Chrome do not handle the coordinates the same way. Take care about this while using them.

DeviceMotionEvent.acceleration Read only: An object giving the acceleration of the device on the three axis X, Y and Z. Acceleration is expressed in m/s².
DeviceMotionEvent.accelerationIncludingGravity Read only: An object giving the acceleration of the device on the three axis X, Y and Z with the effect of gravity. Acceleration is expressed in m/s².
DeviceMotionEvent.rotationRate Read only: An object giving the rate of change of the device's orientation on the three orientation axis alpha, beta and gamma. Rotation rate is expressed in degrees per seconds.
DeviceMotionEvent.interval Read only: A number representing the interval of time, in milliseconds, at which data is obtained from the device.

window.addEventListener('devicemotion', function(event) {
  console.log(event.acceleration.x + ' m/s2');
});

Specification	Status	Comment
Device Orientation Events	Working Draft	Initial specification.

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes	Yes	6	?	?	?
`DeviceMotionEvent()` constructor	59	?	?	?	?	?
`acceleration`	Yes	Yes	6	?	?	?
`accelerationIncludingGravity`	Yes	Yes	6	?	?	?
`interval`	Yes	Yes	6	?	?	?
`rotationRate`	Yes	Yes	6	?	?	?

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	Yes	Yes	Yes	6	No	4.2	?
`DeviceMotionEvent()` constructor	59	59	?	?	?	?	?
`acceleration`	Yes	Yes	Yes	6	No	4.2	?
`accelerationIncludingGravity`	Yes	Yes	Yes	6	No	4.2	?
`interval`	Yes	Yes	Yes	6	No	4.2	?
`rotationRate`	Yes	Yes	Yes	6	No	4.2	?