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Device postureLimited availability

The device posture API and the device-posture CSS media feature reflect the physical posture of a device, such as whether a foldable device is folded or unfolded.

Not yet supported in all major browsers — check the table and provide a fallback.

Browser support

DesktopChrome
1–131Not supported
132+Supportedsince Jan 14, 2025
Current: 155
Edge
12–131Not supported
132+Supportedsince Jan 17, 2025
Current: 154
Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18–131Not supported
132+Supportedsince Jan 14, 2025
Current: 155
Firefox Android
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari iOS
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27

How to use

Not supported in Firefox, Safari, Firefox Android, Safari iOS. Use feature detection below and provide a fallback (or a polyfill) for those browsers.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN: DevicePosture.

Feature detection

JS · check before using
if ("DevicePosture" in globalThis) {
  // DevicePosture is available
} else {
  // load a polyfill or use a fallback
}

Sub-features

Support for each part of the feature (5). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.

Sub-featureChromeEdgeFirefoxSafariChrome AndroidFirefox AndroidSafari iOS
DevicePosture132132✕✕132✕✕
DevicePosture.change_event132132✕✕132✕✕
DevicePosture.type132132✕✕132✕✕
Navigator.devicePosture132132✕✕132✕✕
@media.device-posture132132✕✕132✕✕