Device orientation eventsBaseline · Widely available

The DeviceMotion and DeviceOrientation events report the movement and orientation of the browser's device in physical space. Note that coordinates can differ noticeably between platforms and devices.

Supported in all major browsers for at least 30 months — safe to use without fallbacks. Baseline since Sep 18, 2023. Widely available since Mar 18, 2026.

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Browser support

DesktopChrome

1–30Not supported

31+Supportedsince Nov 12, 2013

Current: 155

Edge

12+Supportedsince Jul 29, 2015

Current: 154

Firefox

1–5Not supported

6+Supportedsince Aug 16, 2011

Current: 157

Safari

1–16.6Not supported

17+Supportedsince Sep 18, 2023

Current: 27

MobileChrome Android

18–30Not supported

31+Supportedsince Nov 14, 2013

Current: 155

Firefox Android

4–5Not supported

6+Supportedsince Aug 16, 2011

Current: 157

Safari iOS

1–4Not supported

4.2+Supportedsince Nov 22, 2010

Current: 27

How to use

This feature is Baseline widely available — use it freely, no fallback needed.

Example

Full syntax and examples are on MDN: DeviceMotionEvent.

Feature detection

JS · check before using

if ("DeviceOrientationEvent" in globalThis) {
  // DeviceOrientationEvent is available
} else {
  // load a polyfill or use a fallback
}

Documentation (MDN)

Specification

w3c.github.io/deviceorientation ↗

Usage share

caniuse.com/deviceorientation ↗

Sub-features

Support for each part of the feature (25). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.

Sub-feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox Android	Safari iOS
DeviceMotionEvent	31	12	6	17	31	6	4.2
DeviceMotionEvent.DeviceMotionEvent	59	14	29	✕	59	29	✕
DeviceMotionEvent.acceleration	31	12	6	17	31	6	4.2
DeviceMotionEvent.accelerationIncludingGravity	31	12	6	17	31	6	4.2
DeviceMotionEvent.interval	31	12	6	17	31	6	4.2
DeviceMotionEvent.requestPermission_static	152	152	✕	✕	152	✕	14.5
DeviceMotionEvent.rotationRate	31	12	6	17	31	6	4.2
DeviceMotionEventAcceleration	31	12	6	✕	31	6	4.2
DeviceMotionEventAcceleration.x	31	12	6	✕	31	6	4.2
DeviceMotionEventAcceleration.y	31	12	6	✕	31	6	4.2
DeviceMotionEventAcceleration.z	31	12	6	✕	31	6	4.2
DeviceMotionEventRotationRate	31	12	6	✕	31	6	4.2
DeviceMotionEventRotationRate.alpha	31	12	6	✕	31	6	4.2
DeviceMotionEventRotationRate.beta	31	12	6	✕	31	6	4.2
DeviceMotionEventRotationRate.gamma	31	12	6	✕	31	6	4.2
DeviceOrientationEvent	7	12	6	17	18	6	4.2
DeviceOrientationEvent.DeviceOrientationEvent	59	14	17	✕	59	17	✕
DeviceOrientationEvent.absolute	7	12	6	17	18	6	✕
DeviceOrientationEvent.alpha	7	12	6	17	18	6	4.2
DeviceOrientationEvent.beta	7	12	6	17	18	6	4.2

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Sub-feature	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Safari	Chrome Android	Firefox Android	Safari iOS
DeviceOrientationEvent.gamma	7	12	6	17	18	6	4.2
DeviceOrientationEvent.requestPermission_static	152	152	✕	✕	152	✕	14.5
Window.devicemotion_event	31	12	6	17	31	6	4.2
Window.deviceorientation_event	7	12	6	17	18	6	4.2
Window.deviceorientationabsolute_event	50	79	110	✕	50	110	✕