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device.platform
===============
Get the device's operating system name.
var string = device.platform;
Supported Platforms
-------------------
- Android
- BlackBerry WebWorks (OS 5.0 and higher)
- iOS
- Windows Phone 7 and 8
- Bada 1.2 & 2.x
- webOS
- Tizen
- Windows 8
Quick Example
-------------
// Depending on the device, a few examples are:
// - "Android"
// - "BlackBerry"
// - "iOS"
// - "webOS"
// - "WinCE"
// - "Tizen"
var devicePlatform = device.platform;
Full Example
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Device Properties Example
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BlackBerry Quirks
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Devices may return the device platform version number instead of the
platform name. For example, the Storm2 9550 returns a value such as
`2.13.0.95`.
Windows Phone 7 Quirks
-----------------
Windows Phone 7 devices report the platform as `WinCE`.
Windows Phone 8 Quirks
-----------------
Windows Phone 8 devices report the platform as `Win32NT`.