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GyroscopeLimited availability

The Gyroscope API reads the angular velocity of a device in three dimensions.

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

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Browser support

DesktopChrome
1–66Not supported
67+Supportedsince May 29, 2018
Current: 155
Edge
12–18Not supported
79+Supportedsince Jan 15, 2020
Current: 154
Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18–66Not supported
67+Supportedsince May 31, 2018
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: Gyroscope.

Feature detection

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

Documentation (MDN)

Specification

Sub-features

Support for each part of the feature (8). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.

Sub-featureChromeEdgeFirefoxSafariChrome AndroidFirefox AndroidSafari iOS
Gyroscope6779✕✕67✕✕
Gyroscope.Gyroscope6779✕✕67✕✕
Gyroscope.x6779✕✕67✕✕
Gyroscope.y6779✕✕67✕✕
Gyroscope.z6779✕✕67✕✕
Permissions.permission_gyroscope5179✕✕51✕✕
iframe.allow.gyroscope6679✕✕66✕✕
http.headers.Permissions-Policy.gyroscope8888✕✕88✕✕