device.platform

Get the device's operating system name.

var string = device.platform;

Supported Platforms

  • Android
  • BlackBerry
  • BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
  • iPhone
  • Windows Phone 7 ( Mango )

Quick Example

// Depending on the device, a few examples are:
//   - "Android"
//   - "BlackBerry"
//   - "iPhone"
//   - "webOS"
//   - "WinCE"
var devicePlatform = device.platform;

Full Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Device Properties Example</title>

    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="phonegap.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

    // Wait for PhoneGap to load
    //
    document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);

    // PhoneGap is ready
    //
    function onDeviceReady() {
        var element = document.getElementById('deviceProperties');

        element.innerHTML = 'Device Name: '     + device.name     + '<br />' + 
                            'Device PhoneGap: ' + device.phonegap + '<br />' + 
                            'Device Platform: ' + device.platform + '<br />' + 
                            'Device UUID: '     + device.uuid     + '<br />' + 
                            'Device Version: '  + device.version  + '<br />';
    }

    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p id="deviceProperties">Loading device properties...</p>
  </body>
</html>

iPhone Quirks

All devices return iPhone as the platform. This is inaccurate because Apple has rebranded the iPhone operating system as iOS.

BlackBerry Quirks

Devices may return the device platform version instead of the platform name. For example, the Storm2 9550 would return ‘2.13.0.95’ or similar.