DevicePosture

Limited availability

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

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

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.

EventTarget DevicePosture

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, EventTarget.

type Read only

Returns the device's current posture.

Events

change

Fires when the device's posture changes.

Examples

js
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

Specification
Device Posture API
# dom-deviceposture

Browser compatibility

Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
DevicePosture
Experimental
change event
Experimental
type
Experimental

See also