Programmatically get iOS, iPadOS, macOS Catalyst Operating System Name and Version and a model identifier of iPhone, iPad, Mac devices.

Here is a simple way to programmatically get the operating system name and version of your iOS, iPadOS and macOS.

The below code will also return the value of iPhone, iPad and Mac Model identifier to help you know if it’s MacBook or iMac in Mac’s case or iPhone 11 Pro or iPhone 13 Pro etc.

Step 01: First import IOKit, It is only required for macOS Catalyst app-specific code.

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Here is a small function that I have written that you can use in your iOS, iPadOS or macOS Catalyst app to get your app’s current version and build number and print it on screen whether will on the app’s about or support view.

Function: copy the below function in the Xcode project’s UIViewController Swift class file.

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Before we jump into implementing WKWebView I would first introduce you to why you want to use it. WKWebView helps you when you want to load a webpage inside your app without throwing users to a third party browser outside of your app.

Let’s start coding,

Step 01: First Import WebKit

import WebKit

Step 02: Add ‘WKNavigationDelegate’ to your declaration of ViewController Class

WKNavigationDelegate

It will look something like this:

class ViewController: UIViewController, WKNavigationDelegate {
}

Step 03: Now create two variables for loading webView and one for button which will close webView

var webView: WKWebView!
var closeWebViewUIButton = UIButton(type: .system) as UIButton

Step 04: Now naviagte to your ViewDid Load method

override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
}

Step 05: Now in your ViewDidLoad method add the following code, Which will load WKWebView. You can change the URL as per your preference.

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