Android Utililty Methods Device Type Check

List of utility methods to do Device Type Check

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Description

The list of methods to do Device Type Check are organized into topic(s).

Method

StringgetPhoneModel()
get Phone Model 
return android.os.Build.MODEL;
booleanisGoogleTV(final Context context)
Used to determine if the current device is a Google TV 
return context.getPackageManager().hasSystemFeature(
        "com.google.android.tv");
booleanisTablet(Context context)
is Tablet 
Configuration configuration = context.getResources()
        .getConfiguration();
return (configuration.screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) >= Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE;
booleanisTablet(Context ctx)
Method that returns if the device is a tablet 
Configuration configuration = ctx.getResources().getConfiguration();
return (configuration.screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) >= Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE;
booleanisTablet(final Context context)
Used to determine if the device is a tablet or not 
return (context.getResources().getConfiguration().screenLayout & Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_MASK) >= Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE;
StringgetDeviceName()
get Device Name 
String manufacturer = Build.MANUFACTURER;
String model = Build.MODEL;
if (model.startsWith(manufacturer)) {
    return capitalize(model);
} else {
    return capitalize(manufacturer) + " " + model;
StringgetPhoneModel()
get Phone Model 
return android.os.Build.MODEL == null ? "Unknown"
        : android.os.Build.MODEL;
StringconvertPhoneType(int type)
convert Phone Type 
switch (type) {
case TelephonyManager.PHONE_TYPE_NONE:
    return "NONE";
case TelephonyManager.PHONE_TYPE_GSM:
    return "GSM";
case TelephonyManager.PHONE_TYPE_CDMA:
    return "CDMA";
case TelephonyManager.PHONE_TYPE_SIP:
...
StringgetDeviceType(Activity act)
get Device Type 
return getDeviceType(act.getApplicationContext());