Since this requires OS-level support for an application like Chrome to connect to a serial device, what Android versions and device form-factors will this work on? Reilly Grant | Software Engineer | [email protected] | Google Chrome <https://www.google.com/chrome>
On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 8:24 AM Philip Jägenstedt <[email protected]> wrote: > Actually, per > https://www.chromium.org/blink/launching-features/#:~:text=Changes%20which%20extend%20an%20already%20exposed%20API%20to%20additional%20platforms > this doesn't need approval since it already shipped on other platforms. > Rubberstamp LGTM1+LGTM2+LGTM3. > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM Philip Jägenstedt <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I see that there are existing tests in >> https://wpt.fyi/results/serial?label=experimental&label=master&aligned, >> but only for things that don't require actually creating a device. >> >> Do at least these tests also pass on Android? >> >> Is any work happening to make Serial testable in WPT in general? >> Something along the lines of >> https://web-platform-tests.org/writing-tests/testdriver.html#bluetooth >> should work. >> >> Best regards, >> Philip >> >> On Tue, Mar 24, 2026 at 8:23 PM Chromestatus < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *Contact emails* >>> [email protected], [email protected] >>> >>> *Explainer* >>> *No information provided* >>> >>> *Specification* >>> *No information provided* >>> >>> *Summary* >>> The Web Serial API provides an interface for connecting to serial >>> devices, either through a serial port on the user’s system or removable USB >>> and Bluetooth devices that emulate a serial port. Now it is supported on >>> Android. Users, especially in the educational, hobbyist and industrial >>> sectors, connect peripheral devices to their computers that require custom >>> software to control. For example, robotics are often used to teach computer >>> programming and electronics in schools. This requires software which can >>> upload code to a robot and/or control it remotely. In an industrial or >>> hobbyist setting a piece of equipment such as a mill, laser cutter or 3D >>> printer is controlled by a program running on a connected computer. These >>> devices are often controlled by small microcontrollers via a serial >>> connection. Documentation: https://web.dev/serial/ Specification: >>> https://wicg.github.io/serial/ >>> >>> *Blink component* >>> Blink>Serial >>> <https://issues.chromium.org/issues?q=customfield1222907:%22Blink%3ESerial%22> >>> >>> *Web Feature ID* >>> serial <https://webstatus.dev/features/serial> >>> >>> *Motivation* >>> *No information provided* >>> >>> *Initial public proposal* >>> *No information provided* >>> >>> *TAG review* >>> *No information provided* >>> >>> *TAG review status* >>> Issues addressed >>> >>> *Goals for experimentation* >>> None >>> >>> *Risks* >>> >>> >>> *Interoperability and Compatibility* >>> *No information provided* >>> >>> *Gecko*: No signal >>> >>> *WebKit*: No signal >>> >>> *Web developers*: No signals >>> >>> *Other signals*: >>> >>> *WebView application risks* >>> >>> Does this intent deprecate or change behavior of existing APIs, such >>> that it has potentially high risk for Android WebView-based applications? >>> *No information provided* >>> >>> >>> *Debuggability* >>> *No information provided* >>> >>> *Will this feature be supported on all six Blink platforms (Windows, >>> Mac, Linux, ChromeOS, Android, and Android WebView)?* >>> No >>> >>> *Is this feature fully tested by web-platform-tests >>> <https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/main/docs/testing/web_platform_tests.md>?* >>> No >>> >>> >>> *Flag name on about://flags* >>> *No information provided* >>> >>> *Finch feature name* >>> WebSerialWiredDevicesAndroid >>> >>> *Rollout plan* >>> Will ship enabled for all users >>> >>> *Requires code in //chrome?* >>> False >>> >>> *Tracking bug* >>> https://g-issues.chromium.org/issues/365514951 >>> >>> *Launch bug* >>> https://launch.corp.google.com/launch/4387322 >>> >>> *Estimated milestones* >>> Shipping on Android 148 >>> >>> *Anticipated spec changes* >>> >>> Open questions about a feature may be a source of future web compat or >>> interop issues. 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