[SOLVED] Device Orientation not working on chrome / sololearn

Question

How exactly can I get it to work? I had copied the example from the Mozilla FireFox documentation and when I ran the program the alpha and gamma values returned null.

Can someone please tell me what ive got wrong here?
https://code.sololearn.com/W8Tfa6WTOsYW/?ref=app

Answer 1

The beta and gamma values showed up for me on SoloLearn (didn't see alpha in the code, assumed it's not a thing). My SoloLearn app is attached to the latest version of Chrome (69.0.3497.91) for Android (8.0.0 moto g6).

I found Android System WebView disabled for me now as well.

https://www.quora.com/Why-is-Android-system-web-view-disabled-in-Android-7

Not sure if this helps.

Answer 2

FIXED IT!!!!!!!

Since webview is now in Chrome, I uninstalled Chrome and then reinstalled it. Device Orientation Events work (incl. Alpha) but motion events do not work. But thats fine - only needed orientation.

Answer 3

Thanks Burey and Janning⭐ !

Answer 4

There is a known bug in later updates of Android WebView

Try uninstalling it in this link (it will revert to your device's default version)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.webview

version 49.0.2623.105 works for me

Answer 5

Jay great to hear that🤘

Answer 6

What android version on your device and what device?

Answer 7

Seems you can enable it via the developer options menu in android

https://www.androidpolice.com/2016/07/20/google-explains-chrome-will-become-webview-android-7-0/

Answer 8

Can you try the code in here?
It will show which device motion/orienatation abillities

https://github.com/wagerfield/parallax/issues/194

Answer 9

I'll post here if i happen to stumble on more info about this

Answer 10

Glad to help. :)

Answer 11

Thanks for the response!

I checked the link and it says "disabled" and there was no option to install nor uninstall. Then I checked my apps to see if I had this app and couldn't find it. Not really sure what to do now

Answer 12

Samsung Galaxy S6
Android: 7.0

Answer 13

Says its not supported for me

I did go on the dev options

Answer 14

Device Orientation and Motion were working for me 6-12 months ago. Not really sure whats happened. I am also unable to disable webview in the developer options

Answer 15

Burey It works in Samsung Internet and firefox but not google chrome nor sololearn

Answer 16

That's weird :(

Answer 17

Thanks for your help anyway!