# `$Browser`

The `$Browser` global value provider returns information about the hardware and operating system of the browser accessing the application.

| Attribute        | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `formFactor`     | Returns a `FormFactor` enum value based on the type of hardware the browser is running on: `DESKTOP` for a desktop client, or `PHONE` for a phone including a mobile phone with a browser and a smartphone. |
| `isAndroid`      | Indicates whether the browser is running on an Android device (`true`) or not (`false`).                                                                                                                    |
| `isIOS`          | Due to changes made by Apple, `isIOS` is deprecated because it no longer distinguishes between iPad and MacOS desktop.                                                                                      |
| `isIPad`         | Due to changes made by Apple, `isIPad` is deprecated because it no longer distinguishes between iPad and MacOS desktop.                                                                                     |
| `isIPhone`       | Not available in all implementations. Indicates whether the browser is running on an iPhone (`true`) or not (`false`).                                                                                      |
| `isPhone`        | Indicates whether the browser is running on a phone including a mobile phone with a browser and a smartphone (`true`), or not (`false`).                                                                    |
| `isTablet`       | Indicates whether the browser is running on a tablet with Android 2.2 or later (`true`) or not (`false`).                                                                                                   |
| `isWindowsPhone` | Indicates whether the browser is running on a Windows phone (`true`) or not (`false`). This attribute detects only Windows phones and doesn’t detect tablets or other touch-enabled Windows 8 devices.      |

:::note
Due to changes made by Apple, `isTablet` is deprecated for iOS devices because `$Browser` no longer distinguishes between iPad and MacOS desktop.
:::

This example shows usage of the `$Browser` global value provider.

```nolang
<aura:component>
    {!$Browser.isTablet}
    {!$Browser.isPhone}
    {!$Browser.isAndroid}
    {!$Browser.formFactor}
</aura:component>

```

Similarly, you can check browser information in a client-side controller using `$A.get()`.

```javascript
({
    checkBrowser: function(component) {
        var device = $A.get("$Browser.formFactor");
        alert("You are using a " + device);
    }
})
```