The DeviceMotionEvent.rotationRate read-only property returns the rate at which the device is rotating around each of its axes in degrees per second.
Note: If the hardware isn't capable of providing this information, this property returns null.
DeviceMotionEvent: rotationRate property
Value
The rotationRate property is a read only object describing the rotation rates of the device around each of its axes:
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alpha -
The rate at which the device is rotating about its Z axis; that is, being twisted about a line perpendicular to the screen.
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beta -
The rate at which the device is rotating about its X axis; that is, front to back.
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gamma -
The rate at which the device is rotating about its Y axis; that is, side to side.
Specifications
Browser compatibility
| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
rotationRate |
31 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 4.4.3 | 31 | 6 | 18 | 4.2 | 2.0 |
See also
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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/DeviceMotionEvent/rotationRate