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Device
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> The `device` object describes the device's hardware and software.

Properties
----------

- device.name
- device.cordova
- device.platform
- device.uuid
- device.version
- device.model

Variable Scope
--------------

Since `device` is assigned to the `window` object, it is implicitly in the global scope.

    // These reference the same `device`
    var phoneName = window.device.name;
    var phoneName = device.name;

Permissions
-----------

### Android

#### app/res/xml/config.xml

    <plugin name="Device" value="org.apache.cordova.Device" />

#### app/AndroidManifest.xml

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE" />

### Bada

#### manifest.xml

    <Privilege>
        <Name>SYSTEM_SERVICE</Name>
    </Privilege>

### BlackBerry WebWorks

#### www/plugins.xml

    <plugin name="Device" value="org.apache.cordova.device.Device" />

#### www/config.xml

    <feature id="blackberry.app" required="true" version="1.0.0.0" />
    <rim:permissions>
        <rim:permit>read_device_identifying_information</rim:permit>
    </rim:permissions>

### iOS

    No permissions are required.

### webOS

    No permissions are required.

### Windows Phone

#### Properties/WPAppManifest.xml

    <Capabilities>
        <Capability Name="ID_CAP_WEBBROWSERCOMPONENT" />
        <Capability Name="ID_CAP_IDENTITY_DEVICE" />
        <Capability Name="ID_CAP_IDENTITY_USER" />
    </Capabilities>

Reference: [Application Manifest for Windows Phone](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff769509%28v=vs.92%29.aspx)

### Tizen

#### config.xml

    <feature name="http://tizen.org/api/systeminfo" required="true"/>

Reference: [Application Manifest for Tizen Web Application](https://developer.tizen.org/help/topic/org.tizen.help.gs/Creating%20a%20Project.html?path=0_1_1_3#8814682_CreatingaProject-EditingconfigxmlFeatures)