WebAPI

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WebAPIs enable acess to hardware of a device (like camera, battery or vibration) and to data which is stored or available on a device (like calendar or contacts). The WebAPI effort expands what the Web can do today and only proprietary platforms were able to do in the past.

Documentation about WebAPI

Documentation status

APIs implemented and drafted in a W3C specification

Battery API
Provides information about the system's battery charge level.
Network information API
Provides information about the system's connection, such as the current bandwidth.
Vibration API
Pulses the vibration hardware on the device.

Implemented but not yet standardized APIs

WebSMS Only available to certified apps on B2G
WebSMS is an API that makes it possible for web content to create, send, and receive Short Message Service (SMS) text messages.
WebTelephony Only available to certified apps on B2G
WebTelephony is an API that makes it possible for web content to handle voice phone calls from JavaScript code.

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