How to identify the form factor at runtime(i.e. phone or tablet, for Android, iOS)

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#Answer​

For IOS Platform :-

In kony.os.deviceInfo() will return as iPhone or iPad.

For Android Platform:-

In kony.os.deviceInfo().name you will get the device name like android, after that based on the device width and height, you can identify the mobile or tablet for android platform.

Here are the details.

kony.os.deviceInfo().name

kony.os.deviceInfo().deviceWidth

kony.os.deviceInfo().deviceHeight

https://docs.kony.com/konylibrary/visualizer/viz_api_dev_guide/Default.htm#kony.os_functions.htm#deviceInfo

By general as per the market standards, you need to set the minimum width and height for all mobile and tablet channels.

For example

Here's how other smallest width values correspond to typical screen sizes:

320dp: a typical phone screen (240x320 ldpi, 320x480 mdpi, 480x800 hdpi, etc).

480dp: a large phone screen ~5" (480x800 mdpi).

600dp: a 7” tablet (600x1024 mdpi).

720dp: a 10” tablet (720x1280 mdpi, 800x1280 mdpi, etc).

By default values are

* Tablet (portrait and landscape) ----------- */

min-device-width : 768px

max-device-width : 1024px

/* Desktops and laptops ----------- */

min-width : 1224px

For more info please go through the below link:-

https://developer.android.com/training/multiscreen/screensizes

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40157799/correctly-detect-android-device-type/40219432

Thanks,

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