# Ability to get the device info (mobile/desktop) to control visibility / functionality

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-get-the-device-info-mobile-desktop-to-control-visibility-functionality/25966>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [April 23, 2021, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-get-the-device-info-mobile-desktop-to-control-visibility-functionality/25966 "2021-04-23T23:45:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 24, 2021, 6:44am UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/ability-to-get-the-device-info-mobile-desktop-to-control-visibility-functionality/25966/2 "2021-04-24T06:44:34Z")

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Which info would be sufficient? Operating system or ?

There is already a feature request for detection of operating system

> [@Operating system detection](https://community.glideapps.com/t/operating-system-detection/8540):
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> Such a feature would be very beneficial slight_smile Request New special value that tells which operating system that the app in running on. That would enable us to create an operating specific url which means that it is possible to open fx Facebook app with the correct url. Today Facebook requires OS specific url’s to open a page as example. Example: For iOS: fb://profile/PAGEID For Android: fb://page/PAGEID Related to this post: Already been put in as a feature request in the Featur…

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