device.platform

Get the device's operating system name.

var string = device.platform;

Supported Platforms

  • Android
  • BlackBerry WebWorks 5.0+
  • iOS
  • Tizen
  • Windows Phone 7 and 8
  • Windows 8

Quick Example

// Depending on the device, a few examples are:
//   - "Android"
//   - "BlackBerry"
//   - "iOS"
//   - "WinCE"
//   - "Tizen"
var devicePlatform = device.platform;

Full Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Device Properties Example</title>

    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="cordova.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

    // Wait for device API libraries to load
    //
    document.addEventListener("deviceready", onDeviceReady, false);

    // device APIs are available
    //
    function onDeviceReady() {
        var element = document.getElementById('deviceProperties');
        element.innerHTML = 'Device Model: '    + device.model    + '<br />' +
                            'Device Cordova: '  + device.cordova  + '<br />' +
                            'Device Platform: ' + device.platform + '<br />' +
                            'Device UUID: '     + device.uuid     + '<br />' +
                            'Device Version: '  + device.version  + '<br />';
    }

    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <p id="deviceProperties">Loading device properties...</p>
  </body>
</html>

BlackBerry Quirks

Devices may return the device platform version number instead of the platform name. For example, the Storm2 9550 returns a value such as 2.13.0.95.

Windows Phone 7 Quirks

Windows Phone 7 devices report the platform as WinCE.

Windows Phone 8 Quirks

Windows Phone 8 devices report the platform as Win32NT.