This page tracks ongoing documentation work in the MDN Device API section. Feel free to contribute!
Summary
Pages | Needs* tags | Missing tags | Editorial reviews | Technical reviews | Outdated pages | Missing pages | Dev-doc-needed bugs | Documentation requests |
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101 | 36 (36%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (7%) | 9 (9%) | 17 (17%) | 0 (0%) | 74 (74%) | 2 (2%) |
See also localization status of this section.
Needs* tags
Found 36 pages. Learn more about how to deal with meta-tags.
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NeedsMarkupWork
- BatteryManager.charging
- BatteryManager.chargingTime
- BatteryManager.dischargingTime
- BatteryManager.level
- BatteryManager.onchargingchange
- BatteryManager.onchargingtimechange
- BatteryManager.ondischargingtimechange
- BatteryManager.onlevelchange
- DeviceLightEvent
- DeviceLightEvent.value
- DeviceOrientationEvent.absolute
- DeviceOrientationEvent.beta
- DeviceOrientationEvent.gamma
- DeviceProximityEvent.max
- DeviceProximityEvent.min
- DeviceProximityEvent.value
- Gamepad.axes
- Gamepad.buttons
- Gamepad.connected
- Gamepad.id
- Gamepad.index
- Gamepad.mapping
- Gamepad.timestamp
- GamepadButton
- GamepadButton.pressed
- GamepadButton.value
- Window.ondevicelight
- Window.ondeviceproximity
- NeedsBetterSpecLink
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NeedsExample
- DeviceOrientationEvent.absolute
- DeviceOrientationEvent.beta
- DeviceOrientationEvent.gamma
- DeviceProximityEvent.max
- DeviceProximityEvent.min
- DeviceProximityEvent.value
- Geolocation.clearWatch()
- Geolocation.getCurrentPosition()
- Geolocation.watchPosition()
- PositionOptions.enableHighAccuracy
- PositionOptions.maximumAge
- PositionOptions.timeout
- NeedsCompatTable
- NeedsBrowserCompatibility
- NeedsRealCompatTable
Editorial reviews
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Technical reviews
Found 9 pages. Learn more about how to do a technical review.
Outdated pages
Found 17 pages. These pages haven't been updated in over a year. Outdated pages can have problems with both content and format. Look at these pages and consider: Is this page talking about the Web of today? Does it look consistent with newer pages in this topic area? If not, make any needed changes.
- DeviceOrientationEvent.absolute
396 days old - DeviceOrientationEvent.beta
396 days old - DeviceOrientationEvent.gamma
396 days old - DeviceProximityEvent
1046 days old - DeviceProximityEvent.max
1046 days old - DeviceProximityEvent.min
1046 days old - DeviceProximityEvent.value
1046 days old - Gamepad.buttons
378 days old - Navigator.battery
407 days old - Navigator.battery
407 days old - Navigator.getGamepads()
396 days old - NavigatorGeolocation
386 days old - NetworkInformation.ontypechange
821 days old - Proximity Events
431 days old - UserProximityEvent
1045 days old - Window.ondeviceproximity
1045 days old - Window.onuserproximity
1044 days old
Dev-doc-needed bugs
Found 74 bugs. Learn more about how to resolve a dev-doc-needed bug.
Bug | Summary | Release |
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1181561 | Exposing a kill switch enabling/disabling API | FxOS-S6 (04Sep) |
900551 | Provide a mechanism to get/set shared background image for privileged apps using mozSettings | 2.1 S4 (12sep) |
745283 | Expose a client UDP datagram socket API to web applications | 2.1 S3 (29aug) |
878533 | WebSMS: Move SmsFilter to WebIDL dictionary | 2.1 S3 (29aug) |
846200 | Support for granting the 'settings' permission on a per-permission basis | 2.1 S3 (29aug) |
855952 | [DeviceStorage] support append file operation on b2g device | 2.0 S4 (20june) |
814637 | WebIccManager API: support multiple sim cards | 1.3 Sprint 5 - 11/22 |
814629 | [DSDS] WebMobileConnection API: support multiple sim cards | 1.3 Sprint 5 - 11/22 |
885679 | B2G MMS: Add 'subject' to {Thread} object. | 1.3 Sprint 4 - 11/8 |
885701 | [DOMRequest] Implement DOMRequestService.fireDetailedError | 1.1 QE3 (26jun) |
813978 | B2G SMS: getMessages cursor is slow when SMS database contains large number of messages | B2G C4 (2jan on) |
823974 | Geolocation should require a manifest entry for apps | B2G C4 (2jan on) |
778093 | B2G RIL: support Cell Broadcast | B2G C2 (20nov-10dec) |
775997 | Message app crashes when run OOP | B2G C1 (to 19nov) |
805130 | Add error codes for validation failures in navigator.mozPay() | --- |
737110 | Input Method API, previously known as Virtual Keyboard API | --- |
1021594 | [meta] Mobile ID WebAPI | --- |
749886 | B2G still image support for getUserMedia (getUserMedia({picture:true})) | --- |
857414 | [meta] B2G RIL: Move all icc/sim-related stuff from mozMobileConnection to mozIccManager | --- |
859612 | mozCameras API - return undefined if the API is unsupported on the platform, not null | --- |
935883 | [Filesystem API] Implement move methods for device storage. | --- |
859615 | mozPower API - return undefined if the API is unsupported on the platform, not null | --- |
748350 | [B2G] export files on a device to the attached desktop through MTP | --- |
856971 | WebSMS: s/nsIDOMMozSmsFilter/nsIDOMMozMobileMessageFilter for a generic term | --- |
902565 | this.done in cursor callback of naviagtor.getDeviceStorage("sdcard").enumerate is undefined | --- |
907060 | Share the Same DOM MessagePort for Inter-App Communication and Shared Worker | --- |
859610 | Device Storage API - should return undefined if the API is unsupported on the platform, not null | --- |
859614 | mozMobileMessage API - return undefined if the API is unsupported on the platform, not null | --- |
1205649 | Change device orientation to send relative events; add absolute device orientation event | mozilla46 |
915880 | Add onclose event handlers in the MozInterAppMessagePort | mozilla45 |
1137557 | CompositionManager and forms.js should be redesigned with nsITextInputProcessor for conforming to DOM Level 3 Events (D3E) | mozilla43 |
1037329 | [b2g] Implement SystemUpdate WebAPI | mozilla42 |
1036604 | Add VRDevice interface and getVRDevices | mozilla36 |
1022193 | Add a "forceIdSelection" to navigator.getMobileIdAssertion | mozilla33 |
988469 | MSISDN verification API for privileged apps | mozilla32 |
987954 | [Camera][Gecko] Remove last direct JS_*() calls from DOMCameraControl.cpp | mozilla32 |
876980 | Expose mozAlarms API to installed apps on Firefox desktop | mozilla31 |
910412 | Change DeviceStorage API to use FileSystem API spec | mozilla30 |
811635 | B2G Wifi: Support Wifi Direct | mozilla29 |
858005 | B2G Network Stats: Add support to usage alarms | mozilla28 |
903403 | [sms][mms] Make getSegmentInfoForText() Asynchronous to Improve Typing Performance | mozilla26 |
876397 | Inter-App Communication API | mozilla26 |
883923 | Provide a Fuzzy Matcher API for phone numbers | mozilla26 |
772765 | B2G telephony: support conference calls | mozilla26 |
850140 | B2G MMS: implement MmsService.handleDeliveryIndication() to handle delivery report | mozilla25 |
860585 | B2G RIL: Move cardLock related API from mozMobileConnection to mozIccManager | mozilla24 |
876936 | Alarm API should immediately fire alarms set in the 'past' rather than error. | mozilla24 |
823958 | There is no way to know if navigator.mozTelephony is ready to access calls infos | mozilla24 |
858416 | Device Storage - Create a composite interface | mozilla23 |
847741 | B2G RIL: Move mozContact.getSimContacts to IccManager | mozilla23 |
849739 | B2G MMS: provide nsIDOMMobileMessageManager.getThreads() | mozilla23 |
854790 | B2G SMS & MMS: support filtering by thread ID | mozilla23 |
843445 | B2G MMS: provide nsIDOMMobileMessageManager.retrieveMMS() to retrieve MMS for the deferred retrieval mode | mozilla23 |
847756 | B2G MMS: provide nsIDOMMobileMessageManager.markMessageRead() | mozilla22 |
849741 | B2G MMS: provide nsIDOMMobileMessageManager.onreceived event | mozilla22 |
850530 | B2G MMS: Use the same attribute name for delivery (s/state/delivery) like SMS | mozilla22 |
840780 | (webicc) WebICC - Secure Elements | mozilla22 |
844431 | B2G MMS: provide nsIDOMMobileMessageManager interface (with sendMMS() first) | mozilla22 |
847736 | B2G MMS: provide nsIDOMMobileMessageManager.delete() | mozilla22 |
810067 | B2G MMS: support automatic/manual/never retrieval modes | mozilla22 |
847738 | B2G MMS: provide nsIDOMMobileMessageManager.getMessage() | mozilla22 |
834595 | Create a device storage api which only returns media state (ready, unavailable, etc..) | mozilla21 |
804754 | B2G MMS: support UAProfile in HTTP header | mozilla20 |
811605 | B2G RIL: enable ril debugging output in run-time | mozilla19 |
791935 | B2G STK: Implement 'MT Call Event', 'Call Connected' and 'Call Disconnected' Envelope commands | mozilla18 |
777665 | [b2g-bluetooth] hook up to settings API | mozilla18 |
787420 | B2G RIL: add setting for switching between 2G/3G | mozilla18 |
795047 | Wifi: Add support for scan_ssid to search for hidden networks | mozilla18 |
715788 | Add A-GPS support for gonk | mozilla17 |
736710 | Voicemail API based on SMS Message Waiting | mozilla17 |
761482 | WebMobileConnection: make {voice|data}.operator an nsIDOMMozMobileOperatorInfo | mozilla16 |
738528 | Android still image support for getUserMedia | mozilla16 |
759637 | B2G RIL: Add DOM APIs for automatic and manual network selection mode | mozilla16 |
729173 | WebMobileConnection | mozilla14 |
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Documentation requests
Found 2 bugs. Documentation request bugs can contain various kinds work related to MDN pages. Read through the bug and ask questions in the bug if in doubt.
Bug | Summary |
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1395874 | more properties of DeviceOrientationEvent |
1399210 | Document VideoStreamTrack |
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Localizations
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Language | Pages | Translated | Translations up to date |
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af | 101 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
bn-BD | 101 | 1 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
de | 101 | 2 (1%) | 0 (0%) |
es | 101 | 20 (19%) | 0 (0%) |
fa | 101 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
fr | 101 | 20 (19%) | 2 (10%) |
it | 101 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
ja | 101 | 32 (31%) | 5 (15%) |
ko | 101 | 15 (14%) | 2 (13%) |
pl | 101 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
pt-BR | 101 | 22 (21%) | 0 (0%) |
pt-PT | 101 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
ro | 101 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
ru | 101 | 13 (12%) | 0 (0%) |
zh-CN | 101 | 30 (29%) | 8 (26%) |
zh-TW | 101 | 28 (27%) | 0 (0%) |
Notes
API Landing pages
- Proximity Events (needs "landification", extract info for tutorial, then to be moved)
- Vibration API (needs "landification", extract info for tutorial, then to be moved)
- Geolocation API (missing)
- Gamepad API
- Device Orientation API (missing)
- Battery API (needs "landification", extract info for tutorial, then to be moved)
- Ambient Light Events
- Network Information API (needs "landification", extract info for tutorial, then to be moved)
Tagging standard
- Grouping tag are: "Vibration API", "Battery API", "Geolocation API", "Gamepad API", "Device Orientation API", "Proximity Events", "Ambient Light Events", "Network Information API", "Device API"
Other tasks to do
- Remove Experimental for Battery API pages, Proximity Events pages and Ambient Light pages: these specs reached CR.
Tutorials list and status
- Using geolocation (To be moved)
- Good vibrations: harnessing the vibration API for user feedback [en-US]vibration (Under Apps zone)
- Notifying_users_via_the_Notification_and_Vibration (Under Apps Zone)
- Using the Gamepad API (to be moved)
- Detecting device orientation (to be moved)
- Introduction to HTML5 Game Development with Phaser and the Device Orientation API (under Games zone)
- Keep it level responding to device orientation changes (under Apps Zone)
- Using device orientation with 3D transforms (to move?)
- Device proximity: No tutorial
- User proximity: No tutorial
- Retrieving Battery status information (under Apps Zone)
- Using light events (to be moved)
Notes for translators
Any notes here? Where do we expect updates, so that localizers don't translate and update too often?
Specifications
The Device API WG (DAP WG) at the W3C maintains a list of specification.
The interfaces defined in the following specifications are tracked by this status page:
Specification | Status | Comment |
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Vibration API | Recommendation | Tagged Vibration API |
Battery Status API | Candidate Recommendation | Tagged Battery API |
Geolocation API | Recommendation | Tagged Geolocation API |
Device Orientation Events | Working Draft | Tagged Device Orientation API |
Ambient Light Sensor | Editor's Draft | Tagged Ambient Light Events |
Proximity Events | Working Draft | Tagged Proximity Events |
Network Information API | Editor's Draft | Tagged Network Information API |
Gamepad | Working Draft | Tagged Gamepad API |