How can I check what iOS device the user is using?

Question

How can I find out what device a user is using? The code I currently use is:

CGRect screenBounds = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds];
if(screenBounds.size.height == 568){
    NSLog(@"User is using an iPhone 5s, 5c, or 5");
}
else{
    NSLog(@"User is using an iPhone 4s or earlier");
}

What other numbers could this return, and what device would it be? For example, I was hoping for something like this:

screenBounds.size.height == 568 would be an iPhone5/5s/5c
screenBounds.size.height == 480 would be an iPhone 4/5s
screenBounds.size.height > 570 would be an iPad

and so on. I'm going to be using this to change the nib file based on what device the user is using, so that I won't have to move every single button, image, label, or anything else with CGRectMake.

I'm not using auto layout because I would also like to have some more customization based on what device the user is using.

I'm not seeing what you're looking for beyond the three heights you already have. — Kevin, Oct 26 '13 at 03:30
@Kevin That is not a proper duplicate - it's the wrong question. — rmaddy, Oct 26 '13 at 03:44
@Domenico - please stop adding the `xcode` tag. It is not relevant to your question. Read the description of the tag. — rmaddy, Oct 26 '13 at 04:32
@Domenico instead of editing this question with a new problem you should ask a whole new question. — rmaddy, Oct 26 '13 at 16:14

scollaco · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-26T04:10:10.200

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To check the kind of device:

if ( UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomPad )
{
// You are using iPad
    return YES; 
}

else if ( UI_USER_INTERFACE_IDIOM() == UIUserInterfaceIdiomiPhone )
{
  CGRect screenBounds = [[UIScreen mainScreen] bounds];

 if(screenBounds.size.height == 568){
    NSLog(@"User is using an iPhone 5+");

} else{
    NSLog(@"User is using an iPhone 4s-");
}
}

edited Oct 26 '13 at 04:10

answered Oct 26 '13 at 03:58

scollaco

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I still need to know iPad mini and things like that, though – Jojodmo Oct 26 '13 at 04:20
Well, I didn't do anything with iPad mini screen size yet, but I was looking for something about it and found the answer here: [link] (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13366976/is-it-possible-to-detect-that-your-ios-app-is-running-on-an-ipad-mini-at-runtime). I hope this is what you are looking for. Good luck :) – scollaco Oct 26 '13 at 04:27
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@Domenico The iPad mini is no different than the other iPads. It's the same screen resolution. It's just physically smaller. Use the same nib for any iPad or iPad mini. – rmaddy Oct 26 '13 at 04:31

How can I check what iOS device the user is using?

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