This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.
The playbackState
property of the MediaSession
interface indicates whether the current media session is playing.
Syntax
var playbackState = MediaSession.playbackState MediaSession.playbackState = playbackState
Value
One of "none"
, "paused"
, or "playing"
.
Example
The following example sets up event handlers, for pausing and playing:
var audio = document.querrySelect("#player"); audio.src = "song.mp3"; navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('play', play); navigator.mediaSession.setActionHandler('pause', pause); function play() { audio.play(); navigator.mediaSession.playbackState = "playing"; } function pause() { audio.pause(); navigator.mediaSession.playbackState = "Paused"; }
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Media Session Standard The definition of 'playbackState' in that specification. |
Editor's Draft | Initial definition. |
Browser Compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari (WebKit) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | ? | ? | No support | ? |
Feature | Android Webview | Chrome for Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | Firefox OS | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | No support | 57 | ? | ? | ? | No support | ? |
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