Firefox Tomorrow

web api interface

DevicePosture

View on MDN ↗

Limited availability

The DevicePosture interface of the Device Posture API represents the device’s posture, that is, whether the viewport is in a flat or folded state.

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, EventTarget.

  • type Read only Experimental
    • : Returns the device’s current posture.

Events

  • change Experimental
    • : Fires when the device’s posture changes.

Examples

const postureOutput = document.getElementById("currentPosture");

function reportPostureOutput() {
  // type property returns "continuous" or "folded"
  postureOutput.textContent = `Device posture: ${navigator.devicePosture.type}`;
}

navigator.devicePosture.addEventListener("change", reportPostureOutput);

Specifications

SpecificationsStandards references are available on the canonical MDN page.

Browser compatibility

Browser compatibilityCompatibility data is available on the canonical MDN page.

See also