# PhoneTypeHelper

Artifact: [androidx.wear:wear-phone-interactions](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear) [View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:androidx/wear/phone/interactions/PhoneTypeHelper.kt+class:androidx.wear.phone.interactions.PhoneTypeHelper) Added in [1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear#1.0.0)

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```
public final class PhoneTypeHelper
```

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Provides helper methods for determining the type of phone we are paired to.

## Summary

| ### Constants |
|---|---|
| `static final int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/phone/interactions/PhoneTypeHelper#DEVICE_TYPE_ANDROID() = 1` Indicates that we are paired to an Android phone. |
| `static final int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/phone/interactions/PhoneTypeHelper#DEVICE_TYPE_ERROR() = 0` Indicates an error returned retrieving the type of phone we are paired to. |
| `static final int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/phone/interactions/PhoneTypeHelper#DEVICE_TYPE_IOS() = 2` Indicates that we are paired to an iOS phone. |
| `static final int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/phone/interactions/PhoneTypeHelper#DEVICE_TYPE_NONE() = 4` Indicates that device is not paired to phone. |
| `static final int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/phone/interactions/PhoneTypeHelper#DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN() = 3` Indicates unknown type of phone we are paired to. |

| ### Public methods |
|---|---|
| `static final int` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/wear/phone/interactions/PhoneTypeHelper#getPhoneDeviceType(android.content.Context)(@https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/annotation/NonNull https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context.html context)` Returns the type of phone handset this Wear OS device has been paired with. |

## Constants

### DEVICE_TYPE_ANDROID

```
public static final int DEVICE_TYPE_ANDROID = 1
```

Indicates that we are paired to an Android phone.

### DEVICE_TYPE_ERROR

```
public static final int DEVICE_TYPE_ERROR = 0
```

Indicates an error returned retrieving the type of phone we are paired to.

### DEVICE_TYPE_IOS

```
public static final int DEVICE_TYPE_IOS = 2
```

Indicates that we are paired to an iOS phone.

### DEVICE_TYPE_NONE

```
public static final int DEVICE_TYPE_NONE = 4
```

Indicates that device is not paired to phone.

### DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN

```
public static final int DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 3
```

Indicates unknown type of phone we are paired to.

## Public methods

### getPhoneDeviceType

Added in [1.0.0](https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/releases/wear#1.0.0)

```
public static final int getPhoneDeviceType(@NonNull Context context)
```

Returns the type of phone handset this Wear OS device has been paired with.

Value is one of the following:

- `0`
- `1`
- `2`
- `3`
- `4`

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| Returns |
|---|---|
| `int` | one of `DEVICE_TYPE_ERROR`, `DEVICE_TYPE_ANDROID`, `DEVICE_TYPE_IOS`, `DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN` or `DEVICE_TYPE_NONE` indicating we had an error while determining the phone type, we are paired to an Android phone, we are paired to an iOS phone, we could not determine the phone type respectively, or no phone is paired respectively. |