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A comparison of the new vs old Screen Orientation API
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gistfile1.js
// Old API
screen.orientation
.lockOrientation( orientations )
.unlockOrientation()
screen.addEventListener('orientationchange', handler)
// New API
screen.orientation.type
.angle
.onchange
.lock( lockType ) // returns Promise
.unlock()
screen.orientation.addEventListener('change', handler)
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Old API (February 2014 draft): http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/WD-screen-orientation-20140220/
New API (October 2014 draft): http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/WD-screen-orientation-20141023/

The new API has already been implemented and enabled by default in Chrome and Opera.

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