Augmented realityLimited availability
The "immersive-ar" value for navigator.xr.requestSession() starts an augmented reality WebXR session that renders content aligned with the visible environment.
Not yet supported in all major browsers — check the table and provide a fallback.
Browser support
DesktopChrome
1–85Not supported
86+Supportedsince Oct 20, 2020
Current: 155Edge
12–85Not supported
86+Supportedsince Oct 9, 2020
Current: 154Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157Safari
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27MobileChrome Android
18–85Not supported
86+Supportedsince Oct 20, 2020
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: environmentBlendMode.
Feature detection
JS · check before using
if ("XRSession" in globalThis && "environmentBlendMode" in XRSession.prototype) {
// XRSession.environmentBlendMode is available
}Documentation (MDN)
Specification
Sub-features
Support for each part of the feature (3). The overall table above shows when the whole feature works.
| Sub-feature | Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Safari | Chrome Android | Firefox Android | Safari iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XRSession.environmentBlendMode | 81 | 81 | ✕ | ✕ | 81 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRSession.interactionMode | 84 | 84 | ✕ | ✕ | 84 | ✕ | ✕ |
| XRView.isFirstPersonObserver | 86 | 86 | ✕ | ✕ | 86 | ✕ | ✕ |