The Network Information API enables web applications to access the underlying connection information of the device.

Demo

• https://github.com/GoogleChrome/samples/tree/gh-pages/network-information

Documentation

• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/NetworkInformation
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Navigator/connection
• https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WorkerNavigator/connection

Specification

Editor's draft

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink>Network

Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 61
• Chrome for Android release 38
• Android WebView release 50

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: Shipped/Shipping
• Edge: No signal
• Safari: No signal
• Web Developers: No signals

Owner

• jkarlin@chromium.org

Comments

The desktop implementation in Chrome 61 excludes connection type and max bandwidth except for ChromeOS.

Last updated on 2020-11-09