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Using StartScreen to Navigate between Desktop and Mobile

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Posted on by johnnykalsi 143

I'm trying to make the app Startscreen funtion so that it automatically loads the screen based on. the device (Mobile & Desktop)

 

I added this to the StartScreen property

If(App.Width> 600, DesktopScreen, MobileScreen)

 

Also tried this one

If(App.ActiveScreen.Width = ScreenSize.Small, MobileScreen, DesktopScreen)

 

Both of these dont work

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    Kirkby 659 Moderator on at

    Hello.

    Use Host.OSType ,  

     

    Values are...

    Windows
    macOS
    iOS
    Android
    Linux

     

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/power-fx/reference/object-host 

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    johnnykalsi 143 on at

    Thank you..didnt even know about this property

  • Kirkby Profile Picture
    Kirkby 659 Moderator on at

    As it is described, using Host is not the ultimate solution. It is recommended to use the Size property of the Screen control, as you first intended.  

     

    "It's tempting to use Host to tailor an app to a specific device or browser. This is dangerous as Power Apps is designed to be run on a wide spectrum of hardware and software platforms and your Host based logic may not account for them all and they will change over time. The better approach is to use information that is more abstracted and not tied to specific hardware and software. For example, use the Size property of the Screen control to tailor a screen to show less or reorganize information when running on a smaller device such as a phone."

     

    However, many people use Host because the likelihood of critical problems occurring is very low.😀

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