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JavaScript

Posted by Kristian Woods
Kristian Woods
23,414 Points

How do you rotate an element in real time as your device (mobile) changes orientation?

I'm looking to have an element pivot and rotate from a central point around the screen, as you tilt your phone side-ways. It has be in real time too. Whats the best approach to achieve this? using a media query or javascript?

Thanks

1 Answer

richporter
richporter
16,727 Points
richporter
richporter
16,727 Points

I would say you'd need to use javascript for this, using something like deviceorientation. Below is a link to the info I found on the MDN but note it is listed as experimental, meaning 'its defining spec is not stable and likely to change significantly. Its syntax and behavior is therefore subject to change in future versions of browsers as the specification changes.'

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Detecting_device_orientation