How to detect if I am in browser (local development) in Ionic 2

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Hugh Hou picture Hugh Hou · Jul 20, 2016 · Viewed 32.7k times · Source

I want to make sure to launch inappbrowser only if I am on devices (iOs, Android...), but if I am in browser (local development mode or just a Web App with gulp build), I want to just link to that page with target="_blank".

I am trying to reuse the Ionic 2 code as a Web App. So when I build the app, it will also work in browser desktop. So platform.ready() is not enough for me. As I need to know if user is on desktop browser and I can do something different.

Answer

gsthina picture gsthina · Sep 23, 2016

Here you go., you can use the following function in replacement of your click function.

onClickOfButton(){
      // Check If Cordova/Mobile
   if (this.platform.is('cordova')) {
        window.location.href = url;
   }else{
        window.open(url,'_blank');
   }
}

This can be helpful :)

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