WebXR Device API

Category: Device
Type: New or changed feature
Status: Enabled by default (Chrome 79)
Intent stage: Prepare to ship

Breaking change: No
Enterprise impact: None
Spec maturity: Incubation
Web Platform Tests: No

WPT details: Web platform tests: https://wpt.fyi/results/webxr?label=master&label=experimental We have co-developed a WPT API with Mozilla: https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr-test-api/

Summary

Provides access to input and output capabilities commonly associated with Virtual Reality (VR). This API is intended to completely replace the WebVR API (https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/4532810371039232). It has been designed to address the issues found in the prior API based on developer, web platform, hardware manufacturer, and implementer feedback.

Standards & signals

Specification: https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr/
Firefox: Positive
Safari: No signal
Web developers: Strongly positive
Tracking bug: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=954531

Ecosystem

Web Platform Tests: https://wpt.fyi/results/?q=webxr
Chrome Platform Showcase: https://chrome-platform-showcase.paulkinlan-ea.deno.net/features
GenDN reference: https://gendn.paulkinlan-ea.deno.net/features
chrome.dev demos search: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Achrome.dev+WebXR%20Device%20API
MDN Web Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=WebXR%20Device%20API
Baseline status: https://webstatus.dev/?q=WebXR%20Device%20API

Docs: https://github.com/immersive-web/webxr/blob/master/explainer.md

Samples: https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr-samples/

Explainers: https://github.com/immersive-web/webxr/blob/master/explainer.md

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