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Is there a method of telling whether a device has barcode scanner or not?

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Posted on by stapes

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Is it possible to tell from within the App, when it is running, whether the device you are running on can do barcode scan or not?

This would allow me to put in some extra logic so I do not have to add extra bits just for testing / building on a PC.

For instance, I could do manual entry of the codes where a scanner does not exist.

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mdevaney 29,991 Moderator on at

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@stapes

While you can't directly ask PowerApps if the device is PC or mobile you can assume if the Acceleration variable is blank you are on a PC. This is because a PC has no Accelerometer 🙂

I suggest using this code in the OnStart property of your app.

Set(deviceType, If(IsBlank(Acceleration.X), "PC", "Mobile"))

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GarethPrisk 2,828 on at

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Confirmed the solution above. Simple and elegant @mdevaney

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