$Browser

The $Browser global value provider returns information about the hardware and operating system of the browser accessing the application.

Attribute	Description
`formFactor`	Returns a `FormFactor` enum value based on the type of hardware the browser is running on: `DESKTOP` for a desktop client, or `PHONE` for a phone including a mobile phone with a browser and a smartphone.
`isAndroid`	Indicates whether the browser is running on an Android device (`true`) or not (`false`).
`isIOS`	Due to changes made by Apple, `isIOS` is deprecated because it no longer distinguishes between iPad and MacOS desktop.
`isIPad`	Due to changes made by Apple, `isIPad` is deprecated because it no longer distinguishes between iPad and MacOS desktop.
`isIPhone`	Not available in all implementations. Indicates whether the browser is running on an iPhone (`true`) or not (`false`).
`isPhone`	Indicates whether the browser is running on a phone including a mobile phone with a browser and a smartphone (`true`), or not (`false`).
`isTablet`	Indicates whether the browser is running on a tablet with Android 2.2 or later (`true`) or not (`false`).
`isWindowsPhone`	Indicates whether the browser is running on a Windows phone (`true`) or not (`false`). This attribute detects only Windows phones and doesn’t detect tablets or other touch-enabled Windows 8 devices.

note: Due to changes made by Apple, isTablet is deprecated for iOS devices because $Browser no longer distinguishes between iPad and MacOS desktop.

This example shows usage of the $Browser global value provider.

<aura:component>
    {!$Browser.isTablet}
    {!$Browser.isPhone}
    {!$Browser.isAndroid}
    {!$Browser.formFactor}
</aura:component>

Similarly, you can check browser information in a client-side controller using $A.get().

({
    checkBrowser: function(component) {
        var device = $A.get("$Browser.formFactor");
        alert("You are using a " + device);
    }
})