Depth sensingLimited availability
An XRDepthInformation object represents a measurement of the distance from the user's device to the real-world geometry in the user's environment.
Not yet supported in all major browsers — check the table and provide a fallback.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1–89Not supported
90+Supportedsince Apr 13, 2021
Current: 155Edge
12–89Not supported
90+Supportedsince Apr 15, 2021
Current: 154Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157Safari
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18–89Not supported
90+Supportedsince Apr 13, 2021
Current: 155Firefox Android
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157Safari iOS
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27How 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: XRCPUDepthInformation.
Feature detection
JS · check before using
if ("XRCPUDepthInformation" in globalThis) {
// XRCPUDepthInformation is available
} else {
// load a polyfill or use a fallback
}Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (14). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XRCPUDepthInformation | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRCPUDepthInformation.data | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRCPUDepthInformation.getDepthInMeters | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRDepthInformation | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRDepthInformation.height | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRDepthInformation.normDepthBufferFromNormView | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRDepthInformation.rawValueToMeters | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRDepthInformation.width | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRFrame.getDepthInformation | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRSession.depthDataFormat | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRSession.depthUsage | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRWebGLBinding.getDepthInformation | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRWebGLDepthInformation | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRWebGLDepthInformation.texture | 90 | 90 | ✕ | ✕ | 90 | ✕ | ✕ |