Android Device Names

Android Device Names is a 14 kB library that transforms the device model name into something people can understand. For example, a useless SM-N910W8 becomes Samsung Galaxy Note 4. Here's how to use it:

// returns "Samsung Galaxy Note 4"
DeviceNames.getDeviceName("SM-N910W8", "Unknown Device");

To get the name of the device you're currently running on, use

DeviceNames.getCurrentDeviceName("Unknown Device");

Currently, the library recognises about 400 devices. In case the device model is not in the list, a fallback is returned:

// returns "Unknown Device"
DeviceNames.getDeviceName("unknown_device_model", "Unknown Device");

Download

Download a jar file, get it via Gradle:

compile 'com.github.tslamic.adn:library:1.0'

Maven:

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.github.tslamic.adn</groupId>
    <artifactId>library</artifactId>
    <version>1.0</version>
</dependency>

or just copy-paste the DeviceNames class into your project.

How does it work?

The DeviceNames class is generated with a Python script. getDeviceName uses if-elif-else statements to determine the device name. Here's an excerpt:

public static String getDeviceName(String model, String fallback) {
    if (android.text.TextUtils.isEmpty(model)) {
        return fallback;
    }
    final char c = Character.toUpperCase(model.charAt(0));
    switch (c) {
        // before stuff
        case 'B':
            if ("bq_Aquaris_5".equals(model)) {
                return "bq Aquaris 5";
            } else if ("bq_Aquaris_5_HD".equals(model)) {
                return "bq Aquaris 5 HD";
            }
            break;
        case 'E':
            if ("EVO".equals(model)) {
                return "HTC Evo";
            }
            break;
        // after stuff
    }
    return fallback;
}

There's no memory overhead and performance is great. With over 400 device names, a battered Samsung Galaxy S3 handles the worst case scenario, according to Traceview, in less than 5 ms.

Acknowledgements

A big thank you to Meetup for inspiration and the device list.

License

Copyright 2015 tslamic

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