PhoneGap: Detect if running on desktop browser

Question

I\'m developing a web application that uses PhoneGap:Build for a mobile version and want to have a single codebase for the \'desktop\' and mobile versions. I want to be able

Answer 1

Another way, based on SlavikMe's solution:

Just use a query parameter passed to index.html from your PhoneGap source. Ie, in Android, instead of

super.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/www/index.html");

use

super.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/www/index.html?phonegap=1");

SlavikMe has a great list on where to do this on other platforms.

Then your index.html can simply do this:

if (window.location.href.match(/phonegap=1/)) {
  alert("phonegap");
}
else {
  alert("not phonegap");
}