Devices and Sensors Working Group

Enables web apps to interact with device-centric capabilities.

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Candidate Rec (Draft)
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⚙️ Sensor FrameworkAn abstract base class extended by concrete sensors.
Generic Sensor APIw3c/sensors
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🔄 Motion SensorsLow-level sensors that measure orientation and motion.
Accelerometerw3c/accelerometer
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Gyroscopew3c/gyroscope
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Magnetometerw3c/magnetometer
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Orientation Sensorw3c/orientation-sensor
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Device Orientation Eventw3c/deviceorientation
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Motion Sensors Explainerw3c/motion-sensors
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📡 Environment SensorsSensors that monitor changes in the environment.
Ambient Light Sensorw3c/ambient-light
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Proximity Sensorw3c/proximity
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Geolocation Sensorw3c/geolocation
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🔋 Device CapabilitiesFeatures that interact with device hardware.
Battery Status APIw3c/battery
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Screen Wake Lock APIw3c/screen-wake-lock
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System Wake Lock APIw3c/system-wake-lock
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Device Posture APIw3c/device-posture
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Contact Picker APIw3c/contact-api
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Compute Pressure APIw3c/compute-pressure
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🆕 Tentative"Depending on the progress, including consideration for adequate implementation experience, the Group may also produce W3C Recommendations for the following documents." (Charter 2022)
Network Information APIwicg/netinfo
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Idle Detection APIwicg/idle-detection
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🔧 MaintenanceSpecifications in maintenance.
✅ CompletedCompleted specifications published as W3C Recommendations.
Geolocation APIw3c/geolocation-api
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Vibration APIw3c/vibration
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HTML Media Capturew3c/html-media-capture
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