clrsdream/deviceinfoplugin

Device Information Plugin for Xamarin and Windows

Device Information Plugin for Xamarin and Windows

Simple way of getting common device information in Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, Windows, and Xamarin.Forms projects.

Setup

• Available on NuGet: http://www.nuget.org/packages/Xam.Plugin.DeviceInfo
• Install into your PCL project and Client projects.

Build status:

Platform Support

Platform	Supported	Version
Xamarin.iOS	Yes	iOS 7+
Xamarin.Android	Yes	API 10+
Windows Phone Silverlight	Yes	8.0+
Windows Phone RT	Yes	8.1+
Windows Store RT	Yes	8.1+
Windows 10 UWP	Yes	10+
Xamarin.Mac	No

API Usage

Call CrossDeviceInfo.Current from any project or PCL to gain access to APIs.

GenerateAppId Used to generate a unique Id for your app.

/// <summary>
/// Generates a an AppId optionally using the PhoneId a prefix and a suffix and a Guid to ensure uniqueness
/// 
/// The AppId format is as follows {prefix}guid{phoneid}{suffix}, where parts in {} are optional.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="usingPhoneId">Setting this to true adds the device specific id to the AppId (remember to give the app the correct permissions)</param>
/// <param name="prefix">Sets the prefix of the AppId</param>
/// <param name="suffix">Sets the suffix of the AppId</param>
/// <returns></returns>
string GenerateAppId(bool usingPhoneId = false, string prefix = null, string suffix = null);

Id

/// <summary>
/// This is the device specific Id (remember the correct permissions in your app to use this)
/// </summary>
string Id { get; }

Important:

Windows Phone: Permissions to add: ID_CAP_IDENTITY_DEVICE

Device Model

/// <summary>
/// Get the model of the device
/// </summary>
string Model { get; }

Version

/// <summary>
/// Get the version of the Operating System
/// </summary>
string Version { get; }

Returns the specific version number of the OS such as:

• iOS: 8.1
• Android: 4.4.4
• Windows Phone: [phone]
• WinRT: always 8.1 until there is a work around

Platform

/// <summary>
/// Get the platform of the device
/// </summary>
Platform Platform { get; }

Returns the Platform Enum of:

public enum Platform
{
  Android,
  iOS,
  WindowsPhone,
  Windows
}

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! If you find a bug please report it and if you want a feature please report it.

If you want to contribute code please file an issue and create a branch off of the current dev branch and file a pull request.

License

Under MIT, see LICENSE file.