UserInputService:GetPlatform() is disabled, why?

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#1

https://developer.roblox.com/api-reference/function/UserInputService/GetPlatform

As a Roblox developer, it is currently annoying for onboarding developers & me sometimes to figure out what platform players are on.

Having all the ways to determine what platform it is under one method :GetPlatform() instead of using

  • GuiService:IsTenFootInterface
  • UserInputService.TouchEnabled
  • UserInputService.KeyboardEnabled
  • UserInputService.AccelerometerEnabled
  • UserInputService.GyroscopeEnabled
  • UserInputService.GamepadEnabled

I think MACS don’t have a mouse2 or a ctrl button? This causes users to request an option to crouch with C and aim down sights with Q. I could have this turned on automatically if I detect them on a mac.

Also, a new developer might be confused on how to figure out how to check if they are on xbox, because its under GUIService away from everything else.

Why is it disabled? I don’t think it’s super privacy breaking if I know they are on a MAC or PC, Android or iPhone. If roblox can see these, why can’t I?

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2 posts were merged into an existing topic: Device Type Detection

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