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$Browser

The $Browser global value provider provides information about the hardware and operating system of the browser accessing the application.
Attribute Description
formFactor Returns a FormFactor enum value based on the type of hardware the browser is running on.
  • DESKTOP for a desktop client
  • PHONE for a phone including a mobile phone with a browser and a smartphone
  • TABLET for a tablet client (for which isTablet returns true)
isAndroid Indicates whether the browser is running on an Android device (true) or not (false).
isIOS Not available in all implementations. Indicates whether the browser is running on an iOS device (true) or not (false).
isIPad Not available in all implementations. Indicates whether the browser is running on an iPad (true) or not (false).
isIPhone Not available in all implementations. Indicates whether the browser is running on an iPhone (true) or not (false).
isPhone Indicates whether the browser is running on a phone including a mobile phone with a browser and a smartphone (true), or not (false).
isTablet Indicates whether the browser is running on an iPad or a tablet with Android 2.2 or later (true) or not (false).
isWindowsPhone Indicates whether the browser is running on a Windows phone (true) or not (false). Note that this only detects Windows phones and does not detect tablets or other touch-enabled Windows 8 devices.

Example

This example shows how to get some $Browser attributes.

Component source

1swfobject.registerObject("clippy.codeblock-0", "9");<aura:component>
2<pre>
3[isTablet={!$Browser.isTablet}]
4[isPhone={!$Browser.isPhone}]
5[isAndroid={!$Browser.isAndroid}]
6[formFactor={!$Browser.formFactor}]
7</pre>
8</aura:component>
9