expo-device
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A universal module that gets physical information about the device running the application
The expo-device package provides access to device information such as the device model, manufacturer, operating system, and more. It is useful for tailoring the user experience based on the device's capabilities and characteristics.
Get Device Model
This feature allows you to retrieve the model name of the device. It can be useful for debugging or for providing device-specific functionality.
import * as Device from 'expo-device';
console.log(Device.modelName);Get Device Manufacturer
This feature allows you to get the manufacturer of the device. This can be useful for analytics or for customizing the user experience based on the device manufacturer.
import * as Device from 'expo-device';
console.log(Device.manufacturer);Get Operating System
This feature allows you to retrieve the name of the operating system running on the device. It can be useful for tailoring functionality or UI based on the OS.
import * as Device from 'expo-device';
console.log(Device.osName);Check if Device is a Tablet
This feature allows you to check if the device is a tablet. This can be useful for adjusting layouts or features for larger screens.
import * as Device from 'expo-device';
console.log(Device.isTablet);The react-native-device-info package provides similar functionalities to expo-device, such as retrieving device information like model, manufacturer, and OS. It also offers additional features like battery level, device ID, and more. It is a more comprehensive solution but requires linking and additional setup compared to expo-device.
The device package is a lightweight library that provides basic device information such as the device type and operating system. It is less comprehensive than expo-device and react-native-device-info but can be a good choice for simple use cases.
Provides specific information about the device running the application.
For managed managed Expo projects, please follow the installation instructions in the API documentation for the latest stable release. If you follow the link and there is no documentation available then this library is not yet usable within managed projects — it is likely to be included in an upcoming Expo SDK release.
For bare React Native projects, you must ensure that you have installed and configured the react-native-unimodules package before continuing.
npm install expo-device
Contributions are very welcome! Please refer to guidelines described in the contributing guide.
FAQs
A universal module that gets physical information about the device running the application
The npm package expo-device receives a total of 270,850 weekly downloads. As such, expo-device popularity was classified as popular.
We found that expo-device demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 36 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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