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Get true viewport height in mobile browsers
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var getUsableHeight = function() { | |
"use strict"; | |
// check if this page is within a app frame | |
var isInAppMode = ("standalone" in navigator && navigator.standalone) || (window.chrome && window.top.chrome.app && window.top.chrome.app.isInstalled); | |
var ua = navigator.userAgent; | |
// memoized values | |
var isIphone = ua.indexOf('iPhone') !== -1 || ua.indexOf('iPod') !== -1; | |
var isIpad = ua.indexOf('iPad') !== -1; | |
var isAndroid = ua.indexOf('Android') !== -1; | |
var isMobile = isIphone || isIpad || isAndroid; | |
// compute the missing area taken up by the header of the web browser to offset the screen height | |
var usableOffset = 0; | |
if (isIphone) { | |
usableOffset = 20; | |
} else if (isAndroid && ua.indexOf('Chrome') === -1) { | |
usableOffset = 1; | |
} | |
return function() { | |
if (!isMobile) { | |
return window.innerHeight; | |
} | |
var isLandscape = window.innerWidth > window.innerHeight, height; | |
// on ios devices, this must use screen | |
if(isIphone) { | |
height = isLandscape ? screen.width : screen.height; | |
if(!isInAppMode) { | |
height -= isLandscape ? 32 : 44; | |
height += 1; | |
} | |
} else { | |
height = (isLandscape ? window.outerWidth : window.outerHeight) / (window.devicePixelRatio || 1); | |
} | |
return height - usableOffset; | |
}; | |
}; | |
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