How to determine device type from Swift? (OS X or iOS)
If you're building for both iOS and macOS (and maybe for watchOS and tvOS, too), you're compiling at least twice: once for each platform. If you want different code to execute on each platform, you want a build-time conditional, not a run-time check.
Swift has no preprocessor, but it does have conditional build directives — and for the most part, they look like the C equivalent.
#if os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
let color = UIColor.red
#elseif os(macOS)
let color = NSColor.red
#else
println("OMG, it's that mythical new Apple product!!!")
#endif
You can also use build configurations to test for architecture (x86_64, arm, arm64, i386), Target environment (iOS simulator or Mac Catalyst), or -D compiler flags (including the DEBUG flag defined by the standard Xcode templates). Don’t assume that these things go together — Apple has announced macOS on arm64 to ship in 2020, so arm64 doesn’t imply iOS, and iOS Simulator doesn’t imply x86, etc.
See Compiler Control statements in The Swift Programming Language.
(If you want to distinguish which kind of iOS device you're on at runtime, use the UIDevice class just like you would from ObjC. It's typically more useful and safe to look at the device attributes that are important to you rather than a device name or idiom — e.g. use traits and size classes to lay out your UI, check Metal for the GPU capabilities you require, etc.)
How to determine the current iPhone/device model?
I made this "pure Swift" extension on UIDevice.
If you are looking for a more elegant solution you can use my µ-framework DeviceKit published on GitHub (also available via CocoaPods, Carthage and Swift Package Manager).
Here's the code:
import UIKit
public extension UIDevice {
static let modelName: String = {
var systemInfo = utsname()
uname(&systemInfo)
let machineMirror = Mirror(reflecting: systemInfo.machine)
let identifier = machineMirror.children.reduce("") { identifier, element in
guard let value = element.value as? Int8, value != 0 else { return identifier }
return identifier + String(UnicodeScalar(UInt8(value)))
}
func mapToDevice(identifier: String) -> String { // swiftlint:disable:this cyclomatic_complexity
#if os(iOS)
switch identifier {
case "iPod5,1": return "iPod touch (5th generation)"
case "iPod7,1": return "iPod touch (6th generation)"
case "iPod9,1": return "iPod touch (7th generation)"
case "iPhone3,1", "iPhone3,2", "iPhone3,3": return "iPhone 4"
case "iPhone4,1": return "iPhone 4s"
case "iPhone5,1", "iPhone5,2": return "iPhone 5"
case "iPhone5,3", "iPhone5,4": return "iPhone 5c"
case "iPhone6,1", "iPhone6,2": return "iPhone 5s"
case "iPhone7,2": return "iPhone 6"
case "iPhone7,1": return "iPhone 6 Plus"
case "iPhone8,1": return "iPhone 6s"
case "iPhone8,2": return "iPhone 6s Plus"
case "iPhone9,1", "iPhone9,3": return "iPhone 7"
case "iPhone9,2", "iPhone9,4": return "iPhone 7 Plus"
case "iPhone10,1", "iPhone10,4": return "iPhone 8"
case "iPhone10,2", "iPhone10,5": return "iPhone 8 Plus"
case "iPhone10,3", "iPhone10,6": return "iPhone X"
case "iPhone11,2": return "iPhone XS"
case "iPhone11,4", "iPhone11,6": return "iPhone XS Max"
case "iPhone11,8": return "iPhone XR"
case "iPhone12,1": return "iPhone 11"
case "iPhone12,3": return "iPhone 11 Pro"
case "iPhone12,5": return "iPhone 11 Pro Max"
case "iPhone13,1": return "iPhone 12 mini"
case "iPhone13,2": return "iPhone 12"
case "iPhone13,3": return "iPhone 12 Pro"
case "iPhone13,4": return "iPhone 12 Pro Max"
case "iPhone14,4": return "iPhone 13 mini"
case "iPhone14,5": return "iPhone 13"
case "iPhone14,2": return "iPhone 13 Pro"
case "iPhone14,3": return "iPhone 13 Pro Max"
case "iPhone14,7": return "iPhone 14"
case "iPhone14,8": return "iPhone 14 Plus"
case "iPhone15,2": return "iPhone 14 Pro"
case "iPhone15,3": return "iPhone 14 Pro Max"
case "iPhone8,4": return "iPhone SE"
case "iPhone12,8": return "iPhone SE (2nd generation)"
case "iPhone14,6": return "iPhone SE (3rd generation)"
case "iPad2,1", "iPad2,2", "iPad2,3", "iPad2,4": return "iPad 2"
case "iPad3,1", "iPad3,2", "iPad3,3": return "iPad (3rd generation)"
case "iPad3,4", "iPad3,5", "iPad3,6": return "iPad (4th generation)"
case "iPad6,11", "iPad6,12": return "iPad (5th generation)"
case "iPad7,5", "iPad7,6": return "iPad (6th generation)"
case "iPad7,11", "iPad7,12": return "iPad (7th generation)"
case "iPad11,6", "iPad11,7": return "iPad (8th generation)"
case "iPad12,1", "iPad12,2": return "iPad (9th generation)"
case "iPad13,18", "iPad13,19": return "iPad (10th generation)"
case "iPad4,1", "iPad4,2", "iPad4,3": return "iPad Air"
case "iPad5,3", "iPad5,4": return "iPad Air 2"
case "iPad11,3", "iPad11,4": return "iPad Air (3rd generation)"
case "iPad13,1", "iPad13,2": return "iPad Air (4th generation)"
case "iPad13,16", "iPad13,17": return "iPad Air (5th generation)"
case "iPad2,5", "iPad2,6", "iPad2,7": return "iPad mini"
case "iPad4,4", "iPad4,5", "iPad4,6": return "iPad mini 2"
case "iPad4,7", "iPad4,8", "iPad4,9": return "iPad mini 3"
case "iPad5,1", "iPad5,2": return "iPad mini 4"
case "iPad11,1", "iPad11,2": return "iPad mini (5th generation)"
case "iPad14,1", "iPad14,2": return "iPad mini (6th generation)"
case "iPad6,3", "iPad6,4": return "iPad Pro (9.7-inch)"
case "iPad7,3", "iPad7,4": return "iPad Pro (10.5-inch)"
case "iPad8,1", "iPad8,2", "iPad8,3", "iPad8,4": return "iPad Pro (11-inch) (1st generation)"
case "iPad8,9", "iPad8,10": return "iPad Pro (11-inch) (2nd generation)"
case "iPad13,4", "iPad13,5", "iPad13,6", "iPad13,7": return "iPad Pro (11-inch) (3rd generation)"
case "iPad14,3", "iPad14,4": return "iPad Pro (11-inch) (4th generation)"
case "iPad6,7", "iPad6,8": return "iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (1st generation)"
case "iPad7,1", "iPad7,2": return "iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation)"
case "iPad8,5", "iPad8,6", "iPad8,7", "iPad8,8": return "iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (3rd generation)"
case "iPad8,11", "iPad8,12": return "iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (4th generation)"
case "iPad13,8", "iPad13,9", "iPad13,10", "iPad13,11":return "iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation)"
case "iPad14,5", "iPad14,6": return "iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (6th generation)"
case "AppleTV5,3": return "Apple TV"
case "AppleTV6,2": return "Apple TV 4K"
case "AudioAccessory1,1": return "HomePod"
case "AudioAccessory5,1": return "HomePod mini"
case "i386", "x86_64", "arm64": return "Simulator \(mapToDevice(identifier: ProcessInfo().environment["SIMULATOR_MODEL_IDENTIFIER"] ?? "iOS"))"
default: return identifier
}
#elseif os(tvOS)
switch identifier {
case "AppleTV5,3": return "Apple TV 4"
case "AppleTV6,2": return "Apple TV 4K"
case "i386", "x86_64": return "Simulator \(mapToDevice(identifier: ProcessInfo().environment["SIMULATOR_MODEL_IDENTIFIER"] ?? "tvOS"))"
default: return identifier
}
#endif
}
return mapToDevice(identifier: identifier)
}()
}
You call it like this:
let modelName = UIDevice.modelName
For real devices it returns e.g. "iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation)", for simulators it returns e.g. "Simulator iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (5th generation)"
Here's the model references:
- https://theiphonewiki.com/wiki/Models
- https://theiphonewiki.com/wiki/BORD
How to detect current device using SwiftUI?
You can find the device type, like this:
if UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .pad {
...
}
How to get device make and model on iOS?
EITHER try this library: http://github.com/erica/uidevice-extension/ (by Erica Sadun). (The library is 7-8 years old, and hence is obsolete)
(Sample Code):
[[UIDevice currentDevice] platformType] // ex: UIDevice4GiPhone
[[UIDevice currentDevice] platformString] // ex: @"iPhone 4G"
OR You can use this method:
You can get the device model number using uname from sys/utsname.h. For example:
Objective-C
#import <sys/utsname.h> // import it in your header or implementation file.
NSString* deviceName()
{
struct utsname systemInfo;
uname(&systemInfo);
return [NSString stringWithCString:systemInfo.machine
encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
}
Swift 3
extension UIDevice {
var modelName: String {
var systemInfo = utsname()
uname(&systemInfo)
let machineMirror = Mirror(reflecting: systemInfo.machine)
let identifier = machineMirror.children.reduce("") { identifier, element in
guard let value = element.value as? Int8, value != 0 else { return identifier }
return identifier + String(UnicodeScalar(UInt8(value)))
}
return identifier
}
}
print(UIDevice.current.modelName)
The result should be:
// Output on a simulator
@"i386" on 32-bit Simulator
@"x86_64" on 64-bit Simulator
// Output on an iPhone
@"iPhone1,1" on iPhone
@"iPhone1,2" on iPhone 3G
@"iPhone2,1" on iPhone 3GS
@"iPhone3,1" on iPhone 4 (GSM)
@"iPhone3,2" on iPhone 4 (GSM Rev A)
@"iPhone3,3" on iPhone 4 (CDMA/Verizon/Sprint)
@"iPhone4,1" on iPhone 4S
@"iPhone5,1" on iPhone 5 (model A1428, AT&T/Canada)
@"iPhone5,2" on iPhone 5 (model A1429, everything else)
@"iPhone5,3" on iPhone 5c (model A1456, A1532 | GSM)
@"iPhone5,4" on iPhone 5c (model A1507, A1516, A1526 (China), A1529 | Global)
@"iPhone6,1" on iPhone 5s (model A1433, A1533 | GSM)
@"iPhone6,2" on iPhone 5s (model A1457, A1518, A1528 (China), A1530 | Global)
@"iPhone7,1" on iPhone 6 Plus
@"iPhone7,2" on iPhone 6
@"iPhone8,1" on iPhone 6S
@"iPhone8,2" on iPhone 6S Plus
@"iPhone8,4" on iPhone SE
@"iPhone9,1" on iPhone 7 (CDMA)
@"iPhone9,3" on iPhone 7 (GSM)
@"iPhone9,2" on iPhone 7 Plus (CDMA)
@"iPhone9,4" on iPhone 7 Plus (GSM)
@"iPhone10,1" on iPhone 8 (CDMA)
@"iPhone10,4" on iPhone 8 (GSM)
@"iPhone10,2" on iPhone 8 Plus (CDMA)
@"iPhone10,5" on iPhone 8 Plus (GSM)
@"iPhone10,3" on iPhone X (CDMA)
@"iPhone10,6" on iPhone X (GSM)
@"iPhone11,2" on iPhone XS
@"iPhone11,4" on iPhone XS Max
@"iPhone11,6" on iPhone XS Max China
@"iPhone11,8" on iPhone XR
@"iPhone12,1" on iPhone 11
@"iPhone12,3" on iPhone 11 Pro
@"iPhone12,5" on iPhone 11 Pro Max
@"iPhone12,8" on iPhone SE (2nd Gen)
@"iPhone13,1" on iPhone 12 Mini
@"iPhone13,2" on iPhone 12
@"iPhone13,3" on iPhone 12 Pro
@"iPhone13,4" on iPhone 12 Pro Max
//iPad 1
@"iPad1,1" on iPad - Wifi (model A1219)
@"iPad1,2" on iPad - Wifi + Cellular (model A1337)
//iPad 2
@"iPad2,1" - Wifi (model A1395)
@"iPad2,2" - GSM (model A1396)
@"iPad2,3" - 3G (model A1397)
@"iPad2,4" - Wifi (model A1395)
// iPad Mini
@"iPad2,5" - Wifi (model A1432)
@"iPad2,6" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1454)
@"iPad2,7" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1455)
//iPad 3
@"iPad3,1" - Wifi (model A1416)
@"iPad3,2" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1403)
@"iPad3,3" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1430)
//iPad 4
@"iPad3,4" - Wifi (model A1458)
@"iPad3,5" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1459)
@"iPad3,6" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1460)
//iPad AIR
@"iPad4,1" - Wifi (model A1474)
@"iPad4,2" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1475)
@"iPad4,3" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1476)
// iPad Mini 2
@"iPad4,4" - Wifi (model A1489)
@"iPad4,5" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1490)
@"iPad4,6" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1491)
// iPad Mini 3
@"iPad4,7" - Wifi (model A1599)
@"iPad4,8" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1600)
@"iPad4,9" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1601)
// iPad Mini 4
@"iPad5,1" - Wifi (model A1538)
@"iPad5,2" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1550)
//iPad AIR 2
@"iPad5,3" - Wifi (model A1566)
@"iPad5,4" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1567)
// iPad PRO 9.7"
@"iPad6,3" - Wifi (model A1673)
@"iPad6,4" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1674)
@"iPad6,4" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1675)
//iPad PRO 12.9"
@"iPad6,7" - Wifi (model A1584)
@"iPad6,8" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1652)
//iPad (5th generation)
@"iPad6,11" - Wifi (model A1822)
@"iPad6,12" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1823)
//iPad PRO 12.9" (2nd Gen)
@"iPad7,1" - Wifi (model A1670)
@"iPad7,2" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1671)
@"iPad7,2" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1821)
//iPad PRO 10.5"
@"iPad7,3" - Wifi (model A1701)
@"iPad7,4" - Wifi + Cellular (model A1709)
// iPad (6th Gen)
@"iPad7,5" - WiFi
@"iPad7,6" - WiFi + Cellular
// iPad (7th Gen)
@"iPad7,11" - WiFi
@"iPad7,12" - WiFi + Cellular
//iPad PRO 11"
@"iPad8,1" - WiFi
@"iPad8,2" - 1TB, WiFi
@"iPad8,3" - WiFi + Cellular
@"iPad8,4" - 1TB, WiFi + Cellular
//iPad PRO 12.9" (3rd Gen)
@"iPad8,5" - WiFi
@"iPad8,6" - 1TB, WiFi
@"iPad8,7" - WiFi + Cellular
@"iPad8,8" - 1TB, WiFi + Cellular
//iPad PRO 11" (2nd Gen)
@"iPad8,9" - WiFi
@"iPad8,10" - 1TB, WiFi
//iPad PRO 12.9" (4th Gen)
@"iPad8,11" - (WiFi)
@"iPad8,12" - (WiFi+Cellular)
// iPad mini 5th Gen
@"iPad11,1" - WiFi
@"iPad11,2" - Wifi + Cellular
// iPad Air 3rd Gen
@"iPad11,3" - Wifi
@"iPad11,4" - Wifi + Cellular
// iPad (8th Gen)
@"iPad11,6" - iPad 8th Gen (WiFi)
@"iPad11,7" - iPad 8th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)
// iPad Air 4th Gen
@"iPad13,1" - iPad air 4th Gen (WiFi)
@"iPad13,2" - iPad air 4th Gen (WiFi+Cellular)
//iPod Touch
@"iPod1,1" on iPod Touch
@"iPod2,1" on iPod Touch Second Generation
@"iPod3,1" on iPod Touch Third Generation
@"iPod4,1" on iPod Touch Fourth Generation
@"iPod5,1" on iPod Touch 5th Generation
@"iPod7,1" on iPod Touch 6th Generation
@"iPod9,1" on iPod Touch 7th Generation
// Apple Watch
@"Watch1,1" on Apple Watch 38mm case
@"Watch1,2" on Apple Watch 38mm case
@"Watch2,6" on Apple Watch Series 1 38mm case
@"Watch2,7" on Apple Watch Series 1 42mm case
@"Watch2,3" on Apple Watch Series 2 38mm case
@"Watch2,4" on Apple Watch Series 2 42mm case
@"Watch3,1" on Apple Watch Series 3 38mm case (GPS+Cellular)
@"Watch3,2" on Apple Watch Series 3 42mm case (GPS+Cellular)
@"Watch3,3" on Apple Watch Series 3 38mm case (GPS)
@"Watch3,4" on Apple Watch Series 3 42mm case (GPS)
@"Watch4,1" on Apple Watch Series 4 40mm case (GPS)
@"Watch4,2" on Apple Watch Series 4 44mm case (GPS)
@"Watch4,3" on Apple Watch Series 4 40mm case (GPS+Cellular)
@"Watch4,4" on Apple Watch Series 4 44mm case (GPS+Cellular)
@"Watch5,1" on Apple Watch Series 5 40mm case (GPS)
@"Watch5,2" on Apple Watch Series 5 44mm case (GPS)
@"Watch5,3" on Apple Watch Series 5 40mm case (GPS+Cellular)
@"Watch5,4" on Apple Watch Series 5 44mm case (GPS+Cellular)
@"Watch5,9" on Apple Watch SE 40mm case (GPS)
@"Watch5,10" on Apple Watch SE 44mm case (GPS)
@"Watch5,11" on Apple Watch SE 40mm case (GPS+Cellular)
@"Watch5,12" on Apple Watch SE 44mm case (GPS+Cellular)
@"Watch6,1" on Apple Watch Series 6 40mm case (GPS)
@"Watch6,2" on Apple Watch Series 6 44mm case (GPS)
@"Watch6,3" on Apple Watch Series 6 40mm case (GPS+Cellular)
@"Watch6,4" on Apple Watch Series 6 44mm case (GPS+Cellular)
Detect if the device is iPhone X
Based on your question, the answer is no. There are no direct methods. For more information you can get the information here:
- How to get device make and model on iOS?
and
- how to check screen size of iphone 4 and iphone 5 programmatically in swift
The iPhone X height is 2436 px
From Device Screen Sizes and resolutions:
From Device Screen Sizes and Orientations:
Swift 3 and later:
if UIDevice().userInterfaceIdiom == .phone {
switch UIScreen.main.nativeBounds.height {
case 1136:
print("iPhone 5 or 5S or 5C")
case 1334:
print("iPhone 6/6S/7/8")
case 1920, 2208:
print("iPhone 6+/6S+/7+/8+")
case 2436:
print("iPhone X/XS/11 Pro")
case 2688:
print("iPhone XS Max/11 Pro Max")
case 1792:
print("iPhone XR/ 11 ")
default:
print("Unknown")
}
}
Objective-C:
if([[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone) {
switch ((int)[[UIScreen mainScreen] nativeBounds].size.height) {
case 1136:
printf("iPhone 5 or 5S or 5C");
break;
case 1334:
printf("iPhone 6/6S/7/8");
break;
case 1920:
case 2208:
printf("iPhone 6+/6S+/7+/8+");
break;
case 2436:
printf("iPhone X/XS/11 Pro");
break;
case 2688:
printf("iPhone XS Max/11 Pro Max");
break;
case 1792:
printf("iPhone XR/ 11 ");
break;
default:
printf("Unknown");
break;
}
}
Xamarin.iOS:
if (UIDevice.CurrentDevice.UserInterfaceIdiom == UIUserInterfaceIdiom.Phone) {
if ((UIScreen.MainScreen.Bounds.Height * UIScreen.MainScreen.Scale) == 1136) {
Console.WriteLine("iPhone 5 or 5S or 5C");
} else if ((UIScreen.MainScreen.Bounds.Height * UIScreen.MainScreen.Scale) == 1334) {
Console.WriteLine("iPhone 6/6S/7/8");
} else if ((UIScreen.MainScreen.Bounds.Height * UIScreen.MainScreen.Scale) == 1920 || (UIScreen.MainScreen.Bounds.Height * UIScreen.MainScreen.Scale) == 2208) {
Console.WriteLine("iPhone 6+/6S+/7+/8+");
} else if ((UIScreen.MainScreen.Bounds.Height * UIScreen.MainScreen.Scale) == 2436) {
Console.WriteLine("iPhone X, XS, 11 Pro");
} else if ((UIScreen.MainScreen.Bounds.Height * UIScreen.MainScreen.Scale) == 2688) {
Console.WriteLine("iPhone XS Max, 11 Pro Max");
} else if ((UIScreen.MainScreen.Bounds.Height * UIScreen.MainScreen.Scale) == 1792) {
Console.WriteLine("iPhone XR, 11");
} else {
Console.WriteLine("Unknown");
}
}
Based on your question as follow:
Or use screenSize.height as float 812.0f not int 812.
if (UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone) {
CGSize screenSize = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds].size;
// 812.0 on iPhone X, XS
// 896.0 on iPhone XS Max, XR.
if (screenSize.height >= 812.0f)
NSLog(@"iPhone X");
}
For more information you can refer the following page in iOS Human Interface Guidelines:
- Adaptivity and Layout - Visual Design - iOS - Human Interface Guidelines
Swift:
Detect with topNotch:
If anyone considering using notch to detect iPhoneX, mind that on "landscape" its same for all iPhones.
var hasTopNotch: Bool {
if #available(iOS 13.0, *) {
return UIApplication.shared.windows.filter {$0.isKeyWindow}.first?.safeAreaInsets.top ?? 0 > 20
}else{
return UIApplication.shared.delegate?.window??.safeAreaInsets.top ?? 0 > 20
}
return false
}
Objective-C:
- (BOOL)hasTopNotch {
if (@available(iOS 13.0, *)) {
return [self keyWindow].safeAreaInsets.top > 20.0;
}else{
return [[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate] window].safeAreaInsets.top > 20.0;
}
return NO;
}
- (UIWindow*)keyWindow {
UIWindow *foundWindow = nil;
NSArray *windows = [[UIApplication sharedApplication]windows];
for (UIWindow *window in windows) {
if (window.isKeyWindow) {
foundWindow = window;
break;
}
}
return foundWindow;
}
UPDATE:
Do not use the userInterfaceIdiom property to identify the device type, as the documentation for userInterfaceIdiom explains:
For universal applications, you can use this property to tailor the behavior of your application for a specific type of device. For example, iPhone and iPad devices have different screen sizes, so you might want to create different views and controls based on the type of the current device.
That is, this property is just used to identify the running app's view style. However, the iPhone app (not the universal) could be installed in iPad device via App store, in that case, the userInterfaceIdiom will return the UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone, too.
The right way is to get the machine name via uname. Check the following for details:
- How to get device make and model on iOS?
Check OS version in Swift?
For iOS, try:
var systemVersion = UIDevice.current.systemVersion
For OS X, try:
var systemVersion = NSProcessInfo.processInfo().operatingSystemVersion
If you just want to check if the users is running at least a specific version, you can also use the following Swift 2 feature which works on iOS and OS X:
if #available(iOS 9.0, *) {
// use the feature only available in iOS 9
// for ex. UIStackView
} else {
// or use some work around
}
BUT it is not recommended to check the OS version. It is better to check if the feature you want to use is available on the device than comparing version numbers.
For iOS, as mentioned above, you should check if it responds to a selector;
eg.:
if (self.respondsToSelector(Selector("showViewController"))) {
self.showViewController(vc, sender: self)
} else {
// some work around
}
Determine device (iPhone, iPod Touch) with iOS
You can use the UIDevice class like this:
NSString *deviceType = [UIDevice currentDevice].model;
if([deviceType isEqualToString:@"iPhone"])
// it's an iPhone
Detect current device with UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() in Swift
When working with Swift, you can use the enum UIUserInterfaceIdiom, defined as:
enum UIUserInterfaceIdiom : Int {
case unspecified
case phone // iPhone and iPod touch style UI
case pad // iPad style UI (also includes macOS Catalyst)
}
So you can use it as:
UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .pad
UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .phone
UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom == .unspecified
Or with a Switch statement:
switch UIDevice.current.userInterfaceIdiom {
case .phone:
// It's an iPhone
case .pad:
// It's an iPad (or macOS Catalyst)
@unknown default:
// Uh, oh! What could it be?
}
UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() is an Objective-C macro, which is defined as:
#define UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() \ ([[UIDevice currentDevice] respondsToSelector:@selector(userInterfaceIdiom)] ? \ [[UIDevice currentDevice] userInterfaceIdiom] : \ UIUserInterfaceIdiomPhone)
Also, note that even when working with Objective-C, the UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() macro is only required when targeting iOS 3.2 and below.
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