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ServiceWorkerRegistration: updatefound event

The updatefound event of the ServiceWorkerRegistration interface is fired any time the ServiceWorkerRegistration.installing property acquires a new service worker.

Syntax

Use the event name in methods like addEventListener(), or set an event handler property.

addEventListener('updatefound', event => { });

onupdatefound = event => { };

Event type

A generic Event.

Examples

const registration = await navigator.serviceWorker.getRegistration();
if (registration) {
    registration.addEventListener('updatefound', () => {
        console.log('Service Worker update found!');
    });
}

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
updatefound_event
40
17
44
Extended Support Releases (ESR) before Firefox 78 ESR do not support service workers and the Push API.
No
27
11.1
40
40
44
27
11.3
4.0

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ServiceWorkerRegistration/updatefound_event