Stay awake with the Screen Wake Lock APIPete LePage, Thomas SteinerUpdated: Feb 23, 2021The Screen Wake Lock API provides a way to prevent devices from dimming or locking the screen when an application needs to keep running.Capabilities
Badging for app iconsPete LePageUpdated: Feb 23, 2021The App Badging API allows installed web apps to set an application-wide badge on the app icon.Capabilities Progressive Web Apps Notifications
New capabilities statusUpdated: Feb 3, 2021Web apps should be able to do anything iOS/Android/desktop apps can. The members of the cross-company capabilities project want to make it possible for you to build and deliver apps on the open web that have never been possible before.Capabilities
Introduction to variable fonts on the webMustafa Kurtuldu, Thomas Steiner, Dave Crossland, Roel NieskensUpdated: Aug 17, 2020A new font specification that can significantly reduce font file sizesFonts Performance UX
The Cache API: A quick guidePete LePageUpdated: Apr 27, 2020Learn how to use the Cache API to make your application data available offline.Progressive Web Apps
Sensors for the webAlex Shalamov, Mikhail Pozdnyakov, Thomas SteinerUpdated: Feb 17, 2021Use the Generic Sensor API to get access to on-device sensors like accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magentometers.Devices Capabilities
ResizeObserver: it’s like document.onresize for elementsSurma, Joe MedleyUpdated: May 26, 2020ResizeObserver lets you know when an element's size changes.DOM JavaScript Layout
Access USB Devices on the WebFrançois BeaufortUpdated: Feb 23, 2021The WebUSB API makes USB safer and easier to use by bringing it to the Web.Capabilities Devices
Communicating with Bluetooth devices over JavaScriptFrançois BeaufortUpdated: Feb 26, 2021The Web Bluetooth API allows websites to communicate with Bluetooth devices.Capabilities Devices
Using the HTML5 Drag and Drop APIEric Bidelman, Rachel AndrewUpdated: Jul 29, 2020HTML JavaScript File System
Read files in JavaScriptKayce Basques, Pete LePage, Thomas SteinerUpdated: Mar 29, 2021How to select files, read file metadata and content, and monitor read progress.Storage