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Device

The device object describes the device's hardware and software.

Properties

  • device.name
  • device.cordova
  • device.platform
  • device.uuid
  • device.version
  • device.model

Variable Scope

Since device is assigned to the window object, it is implicitly in the global scope.

// These reference the same `device`
var phoneName = window.device.name;
var phoneName = device.name;

Permissions

Android

app/res/xml/config.xml

<plugin name="Device" value="org.apache.cordova.Device" />

app/AndroidManifest.xml

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />

BlackBerry WebWorks

www/plugins.xml

<plugin name="Device" value="org.apache.cordova.device.Device" />

www/config.xml

<feature id="blackberry.app" required="true" version="1.0.0.0" />
<rim:permissions>
    <rim:permit>read_device_identifying_information</rim:permit>
</rim:permissions>

iOS

No permissions are required.

Windows Phone

Properties/WPAppManifest.xml

<Capabilities>
    <Capability Name="ID_CAP_WEBBROWSERCOMPONENT" />
    <Capability Name="ID_CAP_IDENTITY_DEVICE" />
    <Capability Name="ID_CAP_IDENTITY_USER" />
</Capabilities>

Reference: Application Manifest for Windows Phone

Tizen

config.xml

<feature name="http://tizen.org/api/systeminfo" required="true"/>

Reference: Application Manifest for Tizen Web Application