Virtual sensors

The CreateVirtualSensor WebDriver command creates a virtual sensor for testing applications that use sensor APIs, without the need for real device sensors.

Baseline Status: This feature is currently Limited and is missing in at least one major browser engine.

Desktop Browser Engine Support

Google Chrome

120

Supported

Mozilla Firefox

—

Unsupported

Apple Safari

—

Unsupported

Microsoft Edge

120

Supported

Mobile Browser Engine Support

Chrome Android

120

Firefox Android

—

Safari iOS

—

Specifications and References

Specification ↗ Feature XML ↗

MDN Browser Compat Data Keys:

webdriver.classic.CreateVirtualSensor ↗ webdriver.classic.DeleteVirtualSensor ↗ webdriver.classic.GetVirtualSensorInformation ↗ webdriver.classic.UpdateVirtualSensorReading ↗