A devicechange
event is sent to a MediaDevices
instance whenever a media device such as a camera, microphone, or speaker is connected to or removed from the system. It's a generic Event
with no added properties.
Bubbles | No |
---|---|
Cancelable | No |
Interface | Event |
Event handler | ondevicechange |
Example
You can use the devicechange
event in an addEventListener
method:
navigator.mediaDevices.addEventListener('devicechange', function(event) { updateDeviceList(); });
Or use the ondevicechange
event handler property:
navigator.mediaDevices.ondevicechange = function(event) { updateDeviceList(); }
Specifications
Specification | Status |
---|---|
Media Capture and Streams The definition of 'devicechange' in that specification. |
Candidate Recommendation |
Browser compatibility
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Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
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devicechange event | Chrome Full support 57 | Edge Full support 12 | Firefox Full support 52 | IE No support No | Opera Full support 34 | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android ? | Opera Android Full support 43 | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Compatibility unknown
- Compatibility unknown