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Screen Orientation API

Category

Device

Type

New or changed feature

Status

Enabled by default (Chrome 38)

Intent stage

None

Summary

Gives ability to read the screen orientation and lock it.

Standards & signals

• Specification: https://w3c.github.io/screen-orientation/
• Firefox: Shipped/Shipping
• Safari: No signal
• Web developers: Positive
• Tracking bug: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=162827

Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Screen/orientation

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