How to Detect If a User Is Viewing Your Web App | Page Visibility API in JavaScript

Опубликовано: 14 Май 2026
на канале: Ijemma Onwuzulike
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With the Page Visibility API your web application can know whether a user is viewing your page or not. This opens the door for some interesting user experiences.

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The Page Visibility API is a small but powerful set of visibility states for the window's document object that can enable applications to optimize performance in the browser. This makes for a smoother browsing experience for users.

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