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Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript

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From Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com>
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Subject Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript
Date Thu, 15 May 2014 16:27:38 +0000 (UTC)
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On Thu, 15 May 2014 02:32:25 -0700, Sithu.D wrote:

> I need to find a way to detect the type of device and os calling an API
> using JavaScript. I preferable need to do this in some way more reliable
> than detecting the User Agent. Any ideas please?

Is this javascript operating inside a web browser, or is it a script 
interpreter embedded in some other application?

-- 
Denis McMahon, denismfmcmahon@gmail.com

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Detection of devices using JavaScript "Sithu.D" <zebra05@gmail.com> - 2014-05-15 02:32 -0700
  Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2014-05-15 16:27 +0000
    Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-05-15 18:40 +0200
      Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-05-15 19:20 +0200
        Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript "Sithu.D" <zebra05@gmail.com> - 2014-05-15 23:56 -0700
          Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript Christoph Michael Becker <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-05-16 13:03 +0200
            Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript Simon Lewis <simonlewis2001@gmail.com> - 2014-05-16 15:14 +0200
              Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2014-05-16 15:46 +0200
      Re: Detection of devices using JavaScript John Harris <niam@jghnorth.org.uk.invalid> - 2014-05-16 09:49 +0100

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