How to get iPhone OS number ?

To check current iPhone OS version whether satisfy requirement

NSString *reqSysVer = @"3.1"; NSString *currSysVer = [[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion]; if ([currSysVer compare:reqSysVer options:NSNumericSearch] != NSOrderedAscending) bellowReqSysVer = TRUE;  

Another useful info

ref:  http://servin.com/iphone/uidevice/iPhone-UIDevice.html

NSLog([[UIDevice currentDevice] name]); // Name of the phone as named by user NSLog([[UIDevice currentDevice] uniqueIdentifier]); // A GUID like string NSLog([[UIDevice currentDevice] systemName]); // "iPhone OS" NSLog([[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion]); // "2.2.1" NSLog([[UIDevice currentDevice] model]); // "iPhone" on both devices NSLog([[UIDevice currentDevice] localizedModel]); // "iPhone" on both devices 

How to determine iPhone 3G or iPhone 3GS ?

ref :  http://iphonedevelopertips.com/device/determine-if-iphone-is-3g-or-3gs-determine-if-ipod-is-first-or-second-generation.html

#import <sys/types.h> #import <sys/sysctl.h> - (NSString *)machine { size_t size; // Set 'oldp' parameter to NULL to get the size of the data // returned so we can allocate appropriate amount of space sysctlbyname("hw.machine", NULL, &size, NULL, 0); // Allocate the space to store name char *name = malloc(size); // Get the platform name sysctlbyname("hw.machine", name, &size, NULL, 0); // Place name into a string NSString *machine = [NSString stringWithCString:name]; // Done with this free(name); return machine; }  

The return values will be as follows:

• iPhone Simulator == i386
• iPhone == iPhone1,1
• 3G iPhone == iPhone1,2
• 3GS iPhone == iPhone2,1
• 1st Gen iPod == iPod1,1
• 2nd Gen iPod == iPod2,1