Browser compatibility API

[udit99]

This is more of a folowup to [this question] but deserved it's own question IMHO:

Is there a simple 1 line API call in WebMIDI that I can use to tell if the user's browser supports web midi or not? I feel like this would be important because there are currently a bunch of things that can go wrong with a midi connection (device not connected properly/powered on/browser not supported etc.) and being able to clearly identify if the browser is the issue would be super helpful in making it a smooth experience.

[djipco]

You can always check the WebMidi.supported property.

[udit99]

Hi @djipco I guess I'm running into the same problem as what I described here :

On Desktop Firefox, WebMIDI.supported is true , but its unable to detect any devices . It can detect those devices on Chrome just fine.

This is a test page I made to demonstrate the problem:

If you open the above page in Desktop Firefox and you have MIDI device(s) connected, it will say "WebMIDI is supported" but not detect any devices. If you do the same on Chrome, it will detect the device.

Please let me know if the above link works differently for you than what I described above.
Thanks in advance and thank you for maintaining this project, it's super helpful

System specs:
Firefox (v137) on macOS (Sequoia 15.2 (24C101))

[djipco]

I'm getting the same problem. Something must've changed on the Firefox side. I'm closing this discussion and moving this to an issue.

[udit99]

Thank you 🙏