Device Info API's

[Redth]

Basic information about a Device and its Operating system.

DeviceInfo

Properties

• string Model (readonly)
• string Manufacturer (readonly)
• string DeviceName (readonly)
• string Version (readonly)
• Version VersionNumber (readonly)
• string AppVersion (readonly)
• string AppBuild (readonly)
• string Platform (readonly)

  These values returned will match those which Xamarin.Forms uses.

• string Idiom (readonly)
• bool IsDevice (readonly)

DeviceInfo.Idioms

Consts

• string Car = nameof (Car)
• string Desktop = nameof (Desktop)
• string Phone = nameof (Phone)
• string Tablet = nameof (Tablet)
• string Television = nameof (Television)
• string Watch = nameof (Watch)

DeviceInfo.Platforms

Consts

• string Android = nameof (Android)
• string iOS = nameof (iOS)
• string UWP = “Windows” // must match Forms

[Redth]

I think battery information should exist somewhere in here too, perhaps something like:

Battery

Methods

• static double Percent (readonly)

[mattleibow]

Maybe battery needs to be a separate API. It may be useful to have more properties:

• Percent
• IsCharging or ChargingState

[mattleibow]

The DeviceInfo API probably should either be static or have a private constructor.

[Redth]

Yes battery goes in its own class.

Can we get charging state on each platform?

[mattleibow]

I think so. Moved to #20

[jamesmontemagno]

Additional APIs:

• IsEmulator
• DeviceWidth
• DeviceHeight
• DeviceOrientation

[jamesmontemagno]

We should evaluate what Id means as well. Is it the serial number or a specific Id. I struggled with this a lot.

[Redth]

I think SerialNumber should give that info and Id should be a unique id compliant with the platform.

[mattleibow]

Removing the DeviceInfo.Id property as this requires more research.
See #61.

[mattleibow]

Merged in #54