Some APIs cannot be used with a user activation (https://html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/interaction.html#activation). Examples include requestFullScreen(), autoplay, window.open(). This restriction is a powerful tool for preventing annoying behavior by web pages. Unfortunately, there is no way to determine if a user activation is active. The User Activation Query API adds this ability.
Specification
Status in Chromium
Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:
- Chrome for desktop release 72
- Chrome for Android release 72
- Android WebView release 72
Consensus & Standardization
After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.
- No signal
- No signal
- No signal
- Positive
Owner
Last updated on 2020-11-09