api.Gamepad.axes - The API on Android and chrome only has 4 axes on a 6 axis controller.

[AnthonyTekuma]

What type of issue is this?

Browser bug (a bug with a feature that may impact site compatibility)

What information was incorrect, unhelpful, or incomplete?

No information given about axes array length limit.

What browsers does this problem apply to, if applicable?

Chromium (Chrome, Edge 79+, Opera, Samsung Internet)

What did you expect to see?

Gamepad.axes length should be 6 for a 6 axis controller but only 4 axes appear.

Did you test this? If so, how?

Reading the length of the axes array returns 4 on android but 6 on windows using the same controller connected by USB C.

Can you link to any release notes, bugs, pull requests, or MDN pages related to this?

No response

Do you have anything more you want to share?

No response

MDN URL

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Gamepad/axes

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MDN page report details

• Query: api.Gamepad.axes
• Report started: 2024-09-11T03:05:14.560Z

[queengooborg]

Unfortunately, as discovered in #12180 (comment), support for different gamepad features (such has haptics, additional axes, etc.) appears to be platform specific. Whether this is due to the OS or the browser, I am not sure, but I would recommend filing a bug for Chrome anyways if there isn't one.

Regardless, this information is too granular for the scope of BCD, but I've submitted a pull request to add a note to the MDN article to better clarify this.