Device Meta Tag

PocketBrowser 3.x API

The Device Meta Tag is an action tag that controls device functions such as suspend, calibrate, powerOff, wake and reboot.

Device (META Tag) Syntax
<META HTTP-Equiv="Device" content="[method>

Items listed in this section indicate methods or, in some cases, indicate parameters which will be retrieved.

Name Description
Default Value
Suspend puts the device into suspend mode Not in suspend mode
Calibrate Carries out the screen calibration routine Not calibrating
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The following example put the device into suspend mode:

<META HTTP-Equiv="Device" Content="Suspend">
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Interaction with Unattended Tag
The Suspend functionality is incompatible with the unattended tag and they should not be used together.


Supported Platforms Windows CE, Windows Mobile
Persistence This tag is actioned immediately.
Min. Requirements None.