HTMLMediaElement: remote property

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

The remote read-only property of the HTMLMediaElement interface returns the RemotePlayback object associated with the media element. The RemotePlayback object allow the control of remote devices playing the media.

Value

A RemotePlayback object associated with the media element.

Example

js
const el = document.createElement("audio");
const remotePlayback = el.remote;

remotePlayback.watchAvailability((availability) => {
  // Do something when the availability changes
});

Specifications

Specification
Remote Playback API
# dom-htmlmediaelement-remote

Browser compatibility

desktopmobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
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