[CB-5710] Device.model does not returns the device model on windows 8 tablets

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 2.9.0, 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.9.1
• Component/s: cordova-plugin-device, cordova-windows

Environment

Windows 8 devices - HP Envy, HP ElitePad

• Assignee: Jesse MacFadyen
• Reporter: shay stern
• Created: 26/Dec/13 12:29
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 06:58
• Resolved: 14/Jan/14 10:25

Description

On windows 8 devices (like HP Envy, HP ElitePad) the device.model API returns nothing. to solve this I added to the device plugin code:

me.model = info.model || info.name;

because info.model is null on these devices, and info.name is the real device model.