Intent to Prototype: WebHID on Android

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Matt Reynolds

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5:00 PM (1 hour ago) 5:00 PM

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Contact emails

mattre...@chromium.org, robp...@chromium.org, alv...@chromium.org

Explainer

https://github.com/WICG/webhid/blob/master/EXPLAINER.md

Specification

https://wicg.github.io/webhid/index.html

Design docs

https://web.dev/hid/

https://web.dev/hid-examples/

Summary

Enables web applications to interact with human interface devices (HIDs) other than the standard supported devices (mice, keyboards, touchscreens, and gamepads). However, there are many other HID devices that are currently inaccessible to the web. This API allows web applications to request access to these devices, send and receive HID reports, and retrieve information about the report descriptor. This feature was previously launched on desktop platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS). Support on Android is planned for Chrome 157. This feature can be controlled by enterprise policies:

Blink component

Blink>HID

Web Feature ID

webhid

Motivation

WebHID API enables websites to connect to USB and Bluetooth devices that use the Human Interface Device (HID) protocol. Launching the API on Android enables web apps to unlock advanced functionality on user's devices and build cross-platform experiences that are interoperable on desktop Chrome and Android.

Initial public proposal

https://wicg.github.io/webhid/EXPLAINER.html

Search tags

webhid, hid

Origin Trial Name

N/A

Goals for experimentation

Enable testing on Android for websites that were previously designed to work only with the WebHID implementation in desktop Chromium.

Chromium Trial Name

WebHID

Link to origin trial feedback summary

https://github.com/WICG/webhid/