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Apple model identifiers
model-identifiers
Apple model identifiers. Gives you an approximation of the device based on the model identifier.
Each entry provides the following information (if available):
- Device - the device name (eg. MacBook Pro, iPad 2, iPad Air)
- Generation - device generation (eg. Late 2006)
- Variant - variants within the same generation (eg. 17-inch, Retina)
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Find the identifier
To find your Mac model identifier, on the command line try:
$ sysctl -n hw.model
or in code:
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/sysctl.h>
#if TARGET_OS_IPHONE
char *propertyName = "hw.machine";
#else
char *propertyName = "hw.model";
#endif
size_t size;
// Mac: use 'hw.model'. On iOS use 'hw.machine'
sysctlbyname(propertyName, NULL, &size, NULL, 0);
char *model = malloc(size);
sysctlbyname(propertyName, model, &size, NULL, 0);
// model identifier as NSString
NSString *modelIdentifier = [NSString stringWithCString:model encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
free(model);
Identifier Uniqueness
Be aware that a single identifier may refer to multiple models from different years or with different characteristics. In this case the Generation and/or the Variant could not be determined exactly and the key may be missing.
Somewhere around 2010 this practice was changed and from that point on most models have their own unique identifier.
Sources
Related Apple support pages:
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