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PositionSensorVRDevice.resetSensor

Obsolete
This feature is obsolete. Although it may still work in some browsers, its use is discouraged since it could be removed at any time. Try to avoid using it.

This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The resetSensor() method of the VRDevice interface can be used to reset the sensor if desired, returning the position and orientation values to zero.

Syntax

PositionSensorVRDevice.resetSensor();

Parameters

None.

Returns

Void.

Examples

Our positionsensorvrdevice demo uses the WebVR API to update the view of a simple 2D canvas scene on each frame of a requestAnimationFrame loop. It features, among other things, a "Reset Sensor" button in the UI, which when pressed runs the resetSensor() function on the position sensor. The JavaScript looks like this:

document.querySelector('button').onclick = function() {
  gPositionSensor.resetSensor();
}

When the button is pressed, the current position, orientation, etc. of the sensor/head mounted display is set to be 0 — this makes the method useful for calibration when an app is first loaded.

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Unknown The definition of 'PositionSensorVRDevice' in that specification.	Unknown	Initial definition

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari
Basic support	Yes Yes The support in Chrome is currently experimental. To find information on Chrome's WebVR implementation status including supporting builds, check out Bringing VR to Chrome by Brandon Jones.	No	39 Disabled 39 Disabled The support for this feature is currently disabled by default in Firefox. To enable WebVR support in Firefox Nightly/Developer Edition, you can go to `about:config` and enable the `dom.vr` prefs. A better option however is to install the WebVR Enabler Add-on, which does this for you and sets up other necessary parts of the environment Disabled From version 39: this feature is behind the `dom.vr` preference. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config.	No	No	No

	Mobile
	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Edge Mobile	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	iOS Safari	Samsung Internet
Basic support	No	No	No	39 Disabled 39 Disabled The support for this feature is currently disabled by default in Firefox. To enable WebVR support in Firefox Nightly/Developer Edition, you can go to `about:config` and enable the `dom.vr` prefs. A better option however is to install the WebVR Enabler Add-on, which does this for you and sets up other necessary parts of the environment. Disabled From version 39: this feature is behind the `dom.vr` preference. To change preferences in Firefox, visit about:config. 44 The `dom.vr*` prefs are enabled by default at this point, in Nightly/Aurora editions.	No	No	No

PositionSensorVRDevice.resetSensor

Syntax

Parameters

Returns

Examples

Specifications

Browser compatibilityUpdate compatibility data on GitHub

See also