Web applications: using the HTML5 sensors and notifications APIs

Objectives

Learn how to access different sensors and receive notifications using HTML5’s modern APIs.

Targeted audience

Web integrators and developers, particularly those in charge of the UI/UX layer.

Content

• Outdoor geolocation using the geolocation API
• Accessing the camera and microphone
• Activitating full-screen mode
• Detecting device orientation
• Sending notifications using the notification API
• Sending a series of vibrations using vibration API
• Overview of the experimental speech-recognition API
• Processing touch events