How can I detect in my app if the device it's running on is Sony Xperia Play?

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Should I check android.os.Build.PRODUCT or android.os.Build.DEVICE for a particular value? Will this value be the same on all firmware versions?
Or is there some other way?

Model. I want to know if the device is "Sony Xperia Play" (with gamepad). — dop2000, Apr 07 '12 at 09:22
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Build.html — Samir Mangroliya, Apr 07 '12 at 09:27
There is no answer on that page. What particular value should I look for? Is it "Sony Xperia Play"? Is it "Xperia Play"? Is it some code like "R800a"? — dop2000, Apr 07 '12 at 09:35
This may help you http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1995439/get-android-phone-model-programmatically — Aamirkhan, Apr 07 '12 at 09:45

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 19 '12 at 19:00

Here are all the model names of Xperia PLAY in the world.

Xperia™ PLAY (R800) R800i,R800a, R800x, R800at, Z1i, SO-01D

Depending on what you want to do, there are other ways to detect if it's an Xperia PLAY.

If you want you application to only work on Xperia PLAY, try using Google PLAY(previously Android Market) Developer Console to limit your application to Xperia PLAY.

If you just want to remove controls from the screen when the device is Xperia PLAy, try detecting when the gamepad is opened.

In case you want to do some navigation or other stuff using DPAD, try detecting if the device has a DPAD.

Kayhan Asghari · Answer 2 · 2012-04-07T19:14:57.503

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check android.os.Build.DEVICE. if it was equal to zeus, that means that the device which your app is running is Xperia Play.

like this:

boolean isXperiaPlay = android.os.Build.DEVICE.equalsIgnoreCase("zeus");

for more info: each android phone has a codename, for example, codename of the nexus s is crespo and codename of the nexus one is passion. this value for Xperia Play is Zeus.

edited Apr 07 '12 at 19:14

answered Apr 07 '12 at 19:09

Kayhan Asghari

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Thanks! But I think the value of android.os.Build.DEVICE depends on firmware. I asked a user with Xperia Play to test my app and on his phone android.os.Build.DEVICE returned "R800i". Of course I can check for strings "R800*", "R88*" and "zeus", but I'm afraid there might be other values... – dop2000 Apr 08 '12 at 06:14

score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 18 '12 at 08:22

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try

String PhoneModel = android.os.Build.MODEL

for example, on my sony LT26i, it shows "LT26i"

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answered Apr 07 '12 at 09:22

guoweiwei

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So what value should I expect on Xperia Play? – dop2000 Apr 07 '12 at 09:25

How can I detect in my app if the device it's running on is Sony Xperia Play?

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