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["Stephen M. Webb" <stephen.webb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 08/13/2014 10:00 AM, Sebastien Bacher wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> We have a few settings bugs like
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-system-settings/+bug/1258211
> " "About this phone" makes no sense on other devices"
> 
> The design recommendation for that one is to use "about this phone" on a
> phone and "about this device" on tablets/desktops/etc
> 
> Is there an api/documented way to query the "type of device" in use we
> could use for that?

Big problem is we're not targeting a "device" or "form factor" or any of those things.  Anything that depends on knowing
the form factor or device already has a serious bug.

When I tap on "About this phone" on my Nexus 4 it tells me I'm using an "LGE Nexus 4" and when I tap it on my Lenovo
Yoga 2 Pro it tells me I'm on a "Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro".  Obviously the API is there to get that information, perhaps that's
what should be displayed as the "About this Phone" instead of the work "Phone."

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Stephen M. Webb  <stephen.webb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>