A Business Central client returns a wrong client type

This article provides a resolution for the issue that you might get the same ClientType when you run the Business Central tablet client and the Business Central phone client simultaneously in the same browser session.

Symptoms

Running the Business Client tablet client and the Business Client phone client simultaneously in the same browser session will return the same ClientType.

Prerequisites

First you must check that the environment meets the prerequisites for the mobile app. For more information, see Preparing the environment.

Resolution

If you have implemented code that checks for the CurrentClientType, you must run each client in a separate browser window to make sure that the correct client type is returned.

More information

• Designing for different screen sizes on tablet and phone
• CurrentClientType method
• DefaultClientType method