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Get the device's operating system name.
var string = device.platform;
// Depending on the device, a few examples are: // - "Android" // - "BlackBerry" // - "iOS" // - "WinCE" // - "Tizen" var devicePlatform = device.platform;
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Device Properties Example</title> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> // Wait for device API libraries to load // document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false); // device APIs are available // function onDeviceReady() { var element = document.getElementById('deviceProperties'); element.innerHTML = 'Device Model: ' + device.model + '<br />' + 'Device Cordova: ' + device.cordova + '<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>
Devices may return the device platform version number instead of the platform name. For example, the Storm2 9550 returns a value such as 2.13.0.95
.
Windows Phone 7 devices report the platform as WinCE
.
Windows Phone 8 devices report the platform as Win32NT
.