Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.
Specifies an event listener to receive devicelight events. These events occur when the device's light level sensor detects a change in the intensity of the ambient light level.
Syntax
window.ondevicelight = funcRef
Where funcRef is a function to be called when the devicelight event occurs. These events are of type DeviceLightEvent.
Browser compatibility
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| Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ondevicelight | Chrome No support No | Edge No support 13 — 79 | Firefox No support 22 — 60 | IE No support No | Opera No support No | Safari No support No | WebView Android No support No | Chrome Android No support No | Firefox Android Full support 15 | Opera Android No support No | Safari iOS No support No | Samsung Internet Android No support No |
Legend
- Full support
- Full support
- No support
- No support
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Non-standard. Expect poor cross-browser support.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.
- Deprecated. Not for use in new websites.