A few years ago I wrote an article about how to discover VR support with JavaScript. Since then, a whole lot has changed. “Augmented reality” became a thing and the terminology has moved to “XR”, instead of VR or AR. As such, the API has had to evolve.
The presence of navigator.xr signals that the browser supports the WebXR API and XR devices:
const supportsXR = 'xr' in window.navigator;
I really like to use in for function control instead if(navigator.xr), as mere invocation that could cause an initialization to take place. In future posts, we will explore identification and connection to various devices.
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