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Device Description on Windows Pc

Developed By: Digital Rhetoric Apps

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 5 votes

Last Updated: December 25, 2023

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	1.0
Size	358.6 KB
Release Date	July 28, 15
Category	Tools Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks. [see more (5)]
Description from Developer: How your device describes itself to Android. This app simply lists the detailed attributes of a device as it reveals itself to Android. What your device says to Android, when you a... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Device Description and install on Windows PC. Device Description is free Tools app, developed by Digital Rhetoric Apps. Latest version of Device Description is 1.0, was released on 2015-07-28 (updated on 2023-12-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500. Overall rating of Device Description is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 5 users, 5 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Device Description on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Device Description on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Device Description on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Device Description using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Device Description" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Device Description on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Device Description" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.0.

Download Device Description 1.0 on Windows PC – 358.6 KB

How your device describes itself to Android. This app simply lists the detailed attributes of a device as it reveals itself to Android. What your device says to Android, when you are not listening, as it were.

Listing detailed technical attributes and functions, it also lists and hyperlinks the relevant Android API calls that retrieve such information. A handy reference.

The small, light-weight app is purely descriptive! It requires permission to read states of the device but does not set any value, or interfere in any way, with your device. It's read-only! You can see that in the permissions required by the app - for example, ACCESS_WIFI_STATE, not CHANGE_WIFI_STATE....

Categories covered include:

Build
Display
Sensors
Battery
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Telephony

For example, it lists all the sensors within your device, giving information on the maker and model, the type of sensor, the power used by the sensor in operation, its resolution or accuracy, etc.

Another example: it lists information on all cells within reach of the radios within the device, as supplied by Android.

Basically, an interesting insight into the details of your phones innards, complete with links to the associated Android API documentation for each attribute displayed. Interesting in its own right and potentially very useful for Android developers.

The app is free and requires minimal permissions to run on your smartphone or tablet. It requires Android 5.0+ due to the requirements of some of its API calls.

Have I missed anything you would have liked to see? Let me know the Android attribute and it may be possible to include it in future versions - digitalrhetoricapps@gmail.com

Note: The app was developed as part of the 'Build your own Android app' series of posts in 'Eyes on Android', a blog on Electronics Weekly. See http://www.electronicsweekly.com/eyes-on-android/build-your-own-android-app/

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access approximate location.