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detectDeviceType.js
const detectDeviceType = () =>
/Android|webOS|iPhone|iPad|iPod|BlackBerry|IEMobile|Opera Mini/i.test(navigator.userAgent)
? 'Mobile'
: 'Desktop';
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detectDeviceType.txt
detectDeviceType(); // "Mobile" or "Desktop"
Detects wether the website is being opened in a mobile device or a desktop/laptop.
Use a regular expression to test the navigator.userAgent property to figure out if the device is a mobile device or a desktop/laptop.
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