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

Question

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 wa

Answer 1

The most reliable solution for me was a combination of at Platform's .is() method and its promise result. I used the check inside a provider, so I could use it globally. Maybe the approach is useful to someone who has exhausted the other paths.

import { Platform } from 'ionic-angular';

constructor(public platform: Platform) { 

  public env:string = 'dev';

  this.platform.ready().then((readySource) => {

    if (readySource) {
      if (platform.is('core') || readySource.toLowerCase() !== 'cordova') {
        this.env = 'dev';
      }
      else {
        this.env = 'production';
      }
    }