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.
var playbackState = MediaSession.playbackState MediaSession.playbackState = playbackState
One of "none"
, "paused"
, or "playing"
.
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"; }
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Media Session Standard The definition of 'playbackState' in that specification. | Editor's Draft | Initial definition. |
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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