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AudioListenerLimited availability

An AudioListener object represents the virtual position and orientation of a person relative to sound sources, to spatialize audio in a Web Audio context.

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

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Browser support

DesktopChrome
1–51Not supported
52+Supportedsince Jul 20, 2016
Current: 155
Edge
12–18Not supported
79+Supportedsince Jan 15, 2020
Current: 154
Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari
1–14Not supported
14.1+Supportedsince Apr 26, 2021
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18–51Not supported
52+Supportedsince Jul 27, 2016
Current: 155
Firefox Android
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari iOS
1–14Not supported
14.5+Supportedsince Apr 26, 2021
Current: 27

How to use

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

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN: AudioListener.

Feature detection

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

Documentation (MDN)

Specification

Sub-features

Support for each part of the feature (10). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.

Sub-featureChromeEdgeFirefoxSafariChrome AndroidFirefox AndroidSafari iOS
AudioListener141225618256
AudioListener.forwardX5279✕14.152✕14.5
AudioListener.forwardY5279✕14.152✕14.5
AudioListener.forwardZ5279✕14.152✕14.5
AudioListener.positionX5279✕14.152✕14.5
AudioListener.positionY5279✕14.152✕14.5
AudioListener.positionZ5279✕14.152✕14.5
AudioListener.upX5279✕14.152✕14.5
AudioListener.upY5279✕14.152✕14.5
AudioListener.upZ5279✕14.152✕14.5