Buildfire: How to detect user device? iOS vs Android?

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I was wondering if it was possible to see what device users are operating the App from either through angular or Javascript.
I am guessing there would be 3 states? Android, iOS, and PWA?

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I was wondering if it was possible to see what device users are operating the App from either through angular or Javascript.
I am guessing there would be 3 states? Android, iOS, and PWA?

asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:54

caseHere11

stackoverflow.com/questions/9514179/…
– Daniel_Madain
Dec 10 '18 at 22:56

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I was wondering if it was possible to see what device users are operating the App from either through angular or Javascript.
I am guessing there would be 3 states? Android, iOS, and PWA?

asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:54

caseHere11

I was wondering if it was possible to see what device users are operating the App from either through angular or Javascript.
I am guessing there would be 3 states? Android, iOS, and PWA?

android ios progressive-web-apps buildfire

asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:54

caseHere11

asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:54

caseHere11

asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:54

caseHere11

asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:54

caseHere11

asked Nov 19 '18 at 13:54

caseHere11

stackoverflow.com/questions/9514179/…
– Daniel_Madain
Dec 10 '18 at 22:56

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stackoverflow.com/questions/9514179/…
– Daniel_Madain
Dec 10 '18 at 22:56

stackoverflow.com/questions/9514179/…
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Yes, it is entirely possible to use browser detection logic with JavaScript. Based on the browser you can determine which OS is being used. (Safari for iOS and Chrome for Android.)

See this StackOverflow posting covers one way to accomplish this.

If you wish to detect if it's a PWA on iOS, see this link.

edited Nov 28 '18 at 21:21

answered Nov 20 '18 at 18:01

attila226

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I understand that you can check the browser, but on iOS, there is the possibility of being in App or being in Safari. I am trying to determine whether the user is operating from the PWA or the app from the app store.
– caseHere11
Nov 26 '18 at 18:18

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This is the function that will tell you what platform the user is using.

                buildfire.getContext(function (err, result) {

                    if(result){

                        console.log(result);

                    }

                });

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Yes, it is entirely possible to use browser detection logic with JavaScript. Based on the browser you can determine which OS is being used. (Safari for iOS and Chrome for Android.)

See this StackOverflow posting covers one way to accomplish this.

If you wish to detect if it's a PWA on iOS, see this link.

edited Nov 28 '18 at 21:21

answered Nov 20 '18 at 18:01

attila226

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I understand that you can check the browser, but on iOS, there is the possibility of being in App or being in Safari. I am trying to determine whether the user is operating from the PWA or the app from the app store.
– caseHere11
Nov 26 '18 at 18:18

add a comment |

Yes, it is entirely possible to use browser detection logic with JavaScript. Based on the browser you can determine which OS is being used. (Safari for iOS and Chrome for Android.)

See this StackOverflow posting covers one way to accomplish this.

If you wish to detect if it's a PWA on iOS, see this link.

edited Nov 28 '18 at 21:21

answered Nov 20 '18 at 18:01

attila226

1886

I understand that you can check the browser, but on iOS, there is the possibility of being in App or being in Safari. I am trying to determine whether the user is operating from the PWA or the app from the app store.
– caseHere11
Nov 26 '18 at 18:18

add a comment |

Yes, it is entirely possible to use browser detection logic with JavaScript. Based on the browser you can determine which OS is being used. (Safari for iOS and Chrome for Android.)

See this StackOverflow posting covers one way to accomplish this.

If you wish to detect if it's a PWA on iOS, see this link.

edited Nov 28 '18 at 21:21

answered Nov 20 '18 at 18:01

attila226

1886

Yes, it is entirely possible to use browser detection logic with JavaScript. Based on the browser you can determine which OS is being used. (Safari for iOS and Chrome for Android.)

See this StackOverflow posting covers one way to accomplish this.

If you wish to detect if it's a PWA on iOS, see this link.

edited Nov 28 '18 at 21:21

answered Nov 20 '18 at 18:01

attila226

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edited Nov 28 '18 at 21:21

answered Nov 20 '18 at 18:01

attila226

1886

answered Nov 20 '18 at 18:01

attila226

1886

answered Nov 20 '18 at 18:01

attila226

1886

I understand that you can check the browser, but on iOS, there is the possibility of being in App or being in Safari. I am trying to determine whether the user is operating from the PWA or the app from the app store.
– caseHere11
Nov 26 '18 at 18:18

add a comment |

I understand that you can check the browser, but on iOS, there is the possibility of being in App or being in Safari. I am trying to determine whether the user is operating from the PWA or the app from the app store.
– caseHere11
Nov 26 '18 at 18:18

I understand that you can check the browser, but on iOS, there is the possibility of being in App or being in Safari. I am trying to determine whether the user is operating from the PWA or the app from the app store.
– caseHere11
Nov 26 '18 at 18:18

add a comment |

This is the function that will tell you what platform the user is using.

                buildfire.getContext(function (err, result) {

                    if(result){

                        console.log(result);

                    }

                });

answered Dec 10 '18 at 18:14

caseHere11

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This is the function that will tell you what platform the user is using.

                buildfire.getContext(function (err, result) {

                    if(result){

                        console.log(result);

                    }

                });

answered Dec 10 '18 at 18:14

caseHere11

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This is the function that will tell you what platform the user is using.

                buildfire.getContext(function (err, result) {

                    if(result){

                        console.log(result);

                    }

                });

answered Dec 10 '18 at 18:14

caseHere11

This is the function that will tell you what platform the user is using.

                buildfire.getContext(function (err, result) {

                    if(result){

                        console.log(result);

                    }

                });

answered Dec 10 '18 at 18:14

caseHere11

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