Get the type of the iPhone programmatically?

[hosam]

Hello guys,

Is it possible to know the type of the iPhone( iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS) from the code somehow?

Cheers,

[ftm]

Look at the UIDevice object.

[[UIDevice currentDevice] model];
[[UIDevice currentDevice] name];
[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemName];
[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion];

Lots of good info about the device you are running on can be found through this object.

[hosam]

Originally Posted by ftm

Look at the UIDevice object.

[[UIDevice currentDevice] model];
[[UIDevice currentDevice] name];
[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemName];
[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion];

Lots of good info about the device you are running on can be found through this object.

Looks like there is no way to know the type of the device your running on. The max to know is whether its an iPhone or an iPod touch which is the value returned from the model property

There is no work around this somehow?

Many thanks

[BostonMerlin]

i'm working on a class to give me exactly what you're looking for. not sure when i'll get around to finishing it but i'm basically taking information from UIDevice and then testing individual hardware functions to determine the device... such as if video or compass capabilities exist then it must be a 3gs, if gps exists it must be at least a 3g or 3gs, if camera exists it must be an iphone, 3g or 3gs etc..

Good luck.. i'll post my class when done.. but in the mean time something like this shouldnt take you long to build.. and in the process you'll learn some things along the way.

John

[hosam]

Originally Posted by BostonMerlin

i'm working on a class to give me exactly what you're looking for. not sure when i'll get around to finishing it but i'm basically taking information from UIDevice and then testing individual hardware functions to determine the device... such as if video or compass capabilities exist then it must be a 3gs, if gps exists it must be at least a 3g or 3gs, if camera exists it must be an iphone, 3g or 3gs etc..

Good luck.. i'll post my class when done.. but in the mean time something like this shouldnt take you long to build.. and in the process you'll learn some things along the way.

John

sounds like fun. I guess I will do that, needs some digging though to know what's different between each model.

Cheers

[ipodtouchmaster05]

You can do something like this:

	struct utsname u;
	uname(&u);
	NSString *nameString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%s", u.machine];

nameString will be either iPod1,1 iPod1,2 and iPhone1,1 iPhone1,2 iPhone1,3

You will also need to import this header:

#import <sys/utsname.h>

[Gweetle]

Originally Posted by ipodtouchmaster05

You can do something like this:

	struct utsname u;
	uname(&u);
	NSString *nameString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%s", u.machine];

nameString will be either iPod1,1 iPod1,2 and iPhone1,1 iPhone1,2 iPhone1,3

You will also need to import this header:

#import <sys/utsname.h>

On the iPhone 4, it's returning "iPhone3,1"
Does anyone know the values for the newest iPod touch 4, or iPad?

[TUX2K]

iPhone = iPhone1,1
iPhone 3G = iPhone1,2
iPhone 3GS = iPhone2,1
iPhone 4 = iPhone3,1
CDMA iPhone = iPhone3,2

iPad Wifi = iPad1,1
iPad 3G = iPad1,2 (not sure about this one)

iPod Touch 1G = iPod1,1
iPod Touch 2G = iPod2,1
iPod Touch 3G = iPod3,1
iPod Touch 4G = iPod4,1

I've not checked it but this.

[Nic_Tesla432]

Originally Posted by ipodtouchmaster05

You can do something like this:

	struct utsname u;
	uname(&u);
	NSString *nameString = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%s", u.machine];

nameString will be either iPod1,1 iPod1,2 and iPhone1,1 iPhone1,2 iPhone1,3

You will also need to import this header:

#import <sys/utsname.h>

... if Apple allows this function "uname". I had such a problem before and I needed to change that.

I need to get the Device information (version) too, but is it possible to get information if the device has a retina display?
How does iOS "decide", if it should take a picture called "picture.png" or "picture_name@2x.png"?

Best regards
Nic

[Nic_Tesla432]

I came across the post iPhone @2x Graphics, scale, and iPad.

It uses the C-function sysctlbyname()

BR
Nic