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Device Filtering

Jeff
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When creating custom worlds, you can create and filter assets based on certain device types. When creating worlds for users on both high-end desktops and mobile phones, spaces will auto-detect the device and deliver the preferred experience for the hardware.

  • Desktop only - Loads only if the device is not mobile (iOS or Android)
  • Mobile only - Loads only if the device is mobile (iOS or Android)
  • iPhone only - Loads only if the device is iOS
  • Hide on iPhone - Loads only if the device is not iOS
While "mobile" covers iOS, there are options if you need to further optimize spaces for iPhone. Apple iPhones can have critical performance issues if the texture memory used in the space is too heavy. Please reference Resource Budgets & Space Optimization for more information on limits and optimization.

Editor View Filter

As an Admin, the Editor will display for your current device by default. If you are editing on a desktop or laptop, by default you will not see objects that are set to mobile filtering. 
Use the View Filter to adjust the editor view to the device in question. 
device-filter-editor-view.png

Object Filter Settings

Each object can have it's own setting for Device Filtering. Choose from the following in the object's Properties > Info > Device filter :

  • None - Object will load on all devices
  • Desktop Only - Object will only load on laptops and desktop devices.
  • Mobile Only - Object will only load on mobile devices (iOS / Android)
  • iPhone Only - Object will only load on iOS
  • Hide on iPhone - Objects will not load on iOS
device-filter-object-device-filter.png

Device Filter Examples

This first example is the Current Device (Default) when editing on a laptop or desktop. This view hides objects filtered as "Mobile Only" and "iPhone Only". 

device-filter-default.png

Filtering All shows everything in the scene, for both mobile and desktop filtered objects. The below highlights the concrete floor object, which is set to Device Filter: None and displays on all devices. 

device-filter-all.png

In Desktop view, spaces will display objects with the Device Filter set to Desktop only or None 

device-filter-desktop.png

In Mobile view, spaces will display objects with the Device filter set to Mobile only, Hide from iPhone, and None. 

device-filter-mobile.png

In iPhone view, spaces will display objects with the Device filter set to Mobile only, iPhone only, and None. 

device-filter-iphone.png

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