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this.platform.is("mobile") returning true for browser

I am running a ionic project on browser

script

"browser": "ionic-app-scripts serve --sourceMap source-map --iscordovaserve --wwwDir platforms/browser/www/ --buildDir platforms/browser/www/build"

and running npm run browser

I am trying this piece of code in app.component.ts

if (this.platform.is('ios') || this.platform.is('android') || this.platform.is('mobile'))
//execute certain function only on mobile

Problem

this.platform.is('mobile') and this.platform.is('android') is returning true to me in case of browser which is weird behaviour.

So , how to obtain the condition so that on browser i want to disable certain feature and why is the above code not working as expected. Thanks.

Solution

  • There are two approaches i got.

    As suggested By Sergey 

    let isWebApp = this.platform.url().startsWith('http');

    Found on the Ionic Forum

    !document.URL.startsWith('http');

    These are mainly used for development as development process is faster is in browser as changes are reflected instantly.