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The Device class (singleton) contains information about the current device, such as os, manufacturer, uuid and more.

Using the Device class

To use the Device class, import it from @nativescript/core.

ts
import { Device } from '@nativescript/core'

Getting the device type

To check if the device is a phone or tablet, use the deviceType property.

ts
const deviceType: string = Device.deviceType // Phone

Getting the device language

ts
const language: string = Device.language // "en"

Getting the device manufacturer

The device manufacturer is accessed using the manufacturer property.

ts
const manufacturer: string = Device.manufacturer // "Samsung"

Getting the device model

ts
const model: string = Device.model

Getting the device operating system name

To get the device operating system name, use the os property:

ts
const os: string = Device.os // Android

Getting the device operating system version

To access the operating system version of the device, use the osVersion property:

ts
const osVersion: string = Device.osVersion // 13

Getting the device region

To get the country or region of the device, use the region property:

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const region: string = Device.region // ES

Getting the device SDK version

Use the sdkVersion property to get the SDK version:

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const sdkVersion: string = Device.sdkVersion // 33

Getting the device uuid

To access the device's universally unique identifier(uuid), use the uuid property:

ts
const uuid: string = Device.uuid // cb83c3347392bfe2

API

deviceType

Gets current device type. Available types: "Phone" | "Tablet"


language

Gets the device language.


manufacturer

Gets the manufacturer of the device.


model

Gets the model of the device.


os

Gets the OS of the device.


osVersion

Gets the OS version.


region

Gets the device region/country.


sdkVersion

Gets the SDK version.


uuid

Gets the uuid for the device.

Note

If you need to receive the same uuid after the application is re-installed, consider using a plugin instead.

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