How would I detect what device a player is on?

[rafferty05 (RAFFFAAA)]

How would I go about detecting what device a player is on (ideally in a server script). Thanks

[karlisjarl (karl)]

You cannot detect exactly what device people are on, but you can detect if people are on a phone/table or a console device using UserInputService.TouchEnabled and UserInputService.GamepadEnabled

[ikDebris]

The easiest way to do this has been discussed before, check out this DevForum post for instructions!

How to detect if Player is using a Phone?

Bad idea, this can also return true for laptops/PCs with touch-enabled screens. In general, you shouldn’t write code for specific platforms. You should write code that is able to adapt to varying screen sizes and varying input modes. Resources: UserInputService:GetLastInputType UserInputService.LastInputTypeChanged

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EDIT: I no longer recommend the code below for anything other than analytics, it is very easy to misclassify devices. Your code should always react on-the-f…