W3C - Devices and Sensors Working Group

Last Call for Review of Proposed Corrections and Additions to Geolocation

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:48:00 +0000

The Devices and Sensors Working Group and the Web Applications Working Group have proposed corrections and additions to the W3C Recommendation of Geolocation. Geolocation provides access to geographical location information associated with the hosting device.

Proposed corrections and additions are marked in the document. Comments, including implementation experience, are welcome via GitHub through 28 December 2025.

W3C invites implementations of Compute Pressure Level 1

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:33:00 +0000

The Devices and Sensors Working Group has published Compute Pressure Level 1 as W3C Candidate Recommendation. The Compute Pressure API provides a way for websites to react to changes in the CPU pressure of the target device, such that websites can trade off resources for an improved user experience.

Comments are welcome via the GitHub issue by 22 May 2025.

W3C Invites Implementations of Vibration API

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 06:45:00 +0000

The Devices and Sensors Working Group has republished Vibration API as a W3C Candidate Recommendation Snapshot. This specification defines an API that provides access to the vibration mechanism of the hosting device. Vibration is a form of tactile feedback.

Comments are welcome via the GitHub issues by 26 December 2024.

W3C Invites Implementations of Device Posture API

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 06:25:00 +0000

The Devices and Sensors Working Group has published Device Posture API as a W3C Candidate Recommendation. This document specifies an API that allows web applications to request and be notified of changes of the posture of a device.

Comments are welcome via the GitHub issues by 24 December 2024.

W3C Invites Implementations of Device Orientation and Motion

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 07:14:00 +0000

The Devices and Sensors Working Group and Web Applications Working Group have jointly published Device Orientation and Motion as a W3C Candidate Recommendation.

This specification defines events that represent the physical orientation and motion of a hosting device. These events provide web applications with access to orientation and motion data. The specification is designed to be agnostic to the underlying sources of this data, aiming to achieve interoperability across different environments.

New features since publication as a Candidate Recommendation include integration of Permissions Policy and API, which now requires explicit user consent through requestPermission() for accessing device orientation data.

Comments are welcome via the GitHub issues by 19 December 2024.