Deprecate and remove navigator.getGamepads().item(index) (deprecated)

Device

This change deprecates and removes the legacy "item()" accessor method for the array of Gamepads returned by navigator.getGamepads(). This change improves compatibility with Firefox which is so far the only browser to implement GamepadList.

Specification

Established standard

Status in Chromium

Blink>GamepadAPI


Deprecated (tracking bug) in:

  • Chrome for desktop release 70
  • Chrome for Android release 70
  • Android WebView release 70
  • Opera release 57
  • Opera for Android release 57

Consensus & Standardization

After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.

  • Shipped
  • No public signals
  • No public signals
  • No signals

Owner

Last updated on 2018-11-06