v148 · web api · covered on mdn
Web Serial API on Android
The Web Serial API — which lets web pages communicate with serial devices connected via USB or Bluetooth — is now supported on Chrome for Android. Previously available only on desktop.
this feature is documented on MDN
MDN: Web Serial API
MDN has a full reference for the Web Serial API — Serial, SerialPort, connection/read/write flows — including updated browser compatibility tables reflecting Chrome 148's Android support. gendn doesn't duplicate that here.
quick reference
| What changed | Android support added; API shape is identical to the desktop version |
|---|---|
| Entry point | navigator.serial — a Serial object |
| Key methods | Serial.requestPort() · Serial.getPorts() |
| Device types | USB-serial adapters, Bluetooth serial devices, embedded microcontrollers (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc.) |
| Shipped in | Chrome 148 (Android); Chrome 89 (desktop) |
| ChromeStatus | 6043992171085824 — Web Serial API on Android |
| Spec | WICG Web Serial |