topic Re: How to query the device/computer type such as manufacturer? in ArcGIS AppStudio Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-appstudio-questions/how-to-query-the-device-computer-type-such-as/m-p/813689#M1701 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Just giving this old post a bump, as I think the original question is still valid. I still don't know of any way to query the device details from AppStudio - does anyone know if anything has changed in the past couple of years to make this possible?</P><P></P><P>Regarding the device id, I know the AppFramework has a method&nbsp;</P><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none"><SPAN style="color: #66a334;">AppFramework</SPAN>.createId() which creates a unique id. But this id is not actually derived from the device, meaning that if you uninstall the app and reinstall it, you end up with a different id. It would be great if there was some way to obtain an identifier derived from the actual device that would always remain the same. cheers, Paul</PRE></BODY></HTML> Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:35:04 GMT Anonymous User 2021-12-12T09:35:04Z How to query the device/computer type such as manufacturer? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-appstudio-questions/how-to-query-the-device-computer-type-such-as/m-p/813687#M1699 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Does anyone know a way to query the device type?</P><P></P><P>E.g. to find out whether is a Samsung, Panasonic, iPhone etc and/or a model number. Of help also would be some sort of unique device id.</P><P></P><P>There are methods to look up the OS version such as</P><P>console.log(AppFramework.osVersion)</P><P>console.log(AppFramework.kernelVersion)</P><P></P><P>but nothing obvious jumps out with regard to the hardware side of things.</P><P></P><P>Cheers,</P><P>-Paul</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:53:17 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-appstudio-questions/how-to-query-the-device-computer-type-such-as/m-p/813687#M1699 Anonymous User 2015-12-07T03:53:17Z Re: How to query the device/computer type such as manufacturer? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-appstudio-questions/how-to-query-the-device-computer-type-such-as/m-p/813688#M1700 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi Paul,</P><P></P><P>The functionality that you describe is not available in AppStudio.</P><P></P><P>If this is an essential requirement for your project, please contact Technical Support to lodge an enhancement request.</P><P></P><P>Thanks,</P><P></P><P>Hannah</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 22 Dec 2015 03:06:47 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-appstudio-questions/how-to-query-the-device-computer-type-such-as/m-p/813688#M1700 HannahFerrier 2015-12-22T03:06:47Z Re: How to query the device/computer type such as manufacturer? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-appstudio-questions/how-to-query-the-device-computer-type-such-as/m-p/813689#M1701 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Just giving this old post a bump, as I think the original question is still valid. I still don't know of any way to query the device details from AppStudio - does anyone know if anything has changed in the past couple of years to make this possible?</P><P></P><P>Regarding the device id, I know the AppFramework has a method&nbsp;</P><PRE class="lia-code-sample line-numbers language-none"><SPAN style="color: #66a334;">AppFramework</SPAN>.createId() which creates a unique id. But this id is not actually derived from the device, meaning that if you uninstall the app and reinstall it, you end up with a different id. It would be great if there was some way to obtain an identifier derived from the actual device that would always remain the same. cheers, Paul</PRE></BODY></HTML> Sun, 12 Dec 2021 09:35:04 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-appstudio-questions/how-to-query-the-device-computer-type-such-as/m-p/813689#M1701 Anonymous User 2021-12-12T09:35:04Z Re: How to query the device/computer type such as manufacturer? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-appstudio-questions/how-to-query-the-device-computer-type-such-as/m-p/813690#M1702 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><A href="https://community.esri.com/space/2167">ArcGIS Ideas</A>‌ would be a good place to float the idea.&nbsp; It seems to be the vehicle for hearing client requests and implementing them.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 May 2018 09:04:57 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-appstudio-questions/how-to-query-the-device-computer-type-such-as/m-p/813690#M1702 DanPatterson_Retired 2018-05-03T09:04:57Z Re: How to query the device/computer type such as manufacturer? https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-appstudio-questions/how-to-query-the-device-computer-type-such-as/m-p/813691#M1703 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Yeah if no one can point out anything that can be done at present then I intend to raise it.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 03 May 2018 09:12:56 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-appstudio-questions/how-to-query-the-device-computer-type-such-as/m-p/813691#M1703 Anonymous User 2018-05-03T09:12:56Z