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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: 155
Edge
12–89Not supported
90+Supportedsince Apr 15, 2021
Current: 154
Firefox
✕Not supportedup to 157
Current: 157
Safari
✕Not supportedup to 27
Current: 27
MobileChrome Android
18–89Not supported
90+Supportedsince Apr 13, 2021
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: 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-featureChromeEdgeFirefoxSafariChrome AndroidFirefox AndroidSafari iOS
XRCPUDepthInformation9090✕✕90✕✕
XRCPUDepthInformation.data9090✕✕90✕✕
XRCPUDepthInformation.getDepthInMeters9090✕✕90✕✕
XRDepthInformation9090✕✕90✕✕
XRDepthInformation.height9090✕✕90✕✕
XRDepthInformation.normDepthBufferFromNormView9090✕✕90✕✕
XRDepthInformation.rawValueToMeters9090✕✕90✕✕
XRDepthInformation.width9090✕✕90✕✕
XRFrame.getDepthInformation9090✕✕90✕✕
XRSession.depthDataFormat9090✕✕90✕✕
XRSession.depthUsage9090✕✕90✕✕
XRWebGLBinding.getDepthInformation9090✕✕90✕✕
XRWebGLDepthInformation9090✕✕90✕✕
XRWebGLDepthInformation.texture9090✕✕90✕✕