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Posted on by JD-09091315-0 2

Hi!

I’m creating an app, and I need to determine the type of device the user is using because I want to allow the app’s use only on mobile devices or tablets.

Currently, I’m using screen.size, which provides four possible results (1, 2, 3, or 4) based on the screen size. However, there’s a challenge: both normal PCs and tablets can have a result of 4. Therefore, I’m unsure whether the user is using a tablet or a PC based on this result.

Does anyone have an alternative solution?

Thanks

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    Pstork1 69,573 Most Valuable Professional on at
    The first problem with your solution is that Screen.size doesn't work in the emulator during testing. It will work when running the app in the actual mobile device. But I don't tend to find it an accurate way of knowing they are on a mobile device.  April Dunham has a video that shows how to use the Location (GPS) and Accelerator functionality of a mobile device to detect when its on mobile. Write in a Few Clicks, Not a Few Hours | Grammarly (youtube.com) 

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