DeviceMotionEvent.acceleration

The acceleration property returns the amount of acceleration recorded by the device, in meters per second squared (m/s2).

Note: If the hardware doesn't know how to remove gravity from the acceleration data, this value may not be present in the DeviceMotionEvent. In this situation, you'll need to use DeviceMotionEvent.accelerationIncludingGravity instead.

Syntax

var acceleration = deviceMotionEvent.acceleration;

Value

The acceleration property is an object providing information about acceleration on three axis. Each axis is represented with its own property:

x
Represents the acceleration upon the x axis which is the west to east axis
y
Represents the acceleration upon the y axis which is the south to north axis
z
Represents the acceleration upon the z axis which is the down to up axis

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
DeviceOrientation Event Specification Editor's Draft Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

DesktopMobile
ChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafariAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidFirefox for AndroidOpera for AndroidSafari on iOSSamsung Internet
acceleration
Experimental
Chrome Full support YesEdge Full support 12Firefox Full support 6IE No support NoOpera Full support YesSafari ? WebView Android Full support YesChrome Android Full support YesFirefox Android Full support 6Opera Android ? Safari iOS Full support 4.2Samsung Internet Android Full support Yes

Legend

Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Compatibility unknown
Compatibility unknown
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

See also