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I'm looking for a way to identify if client browser is IE 11 or any other browser.

Can anyone suggest how can I do this kind of detection?

I'm familiar with $Browser.formFactor global function in Lightning Component, but this does not detect browser type, and only Device type is detected.

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Do not try to detect if a browser is IE 11 or not. Browsers can lie about what they are, usually at the behest of the user. Instead, perform feature detection if you're interested in a particular feature. This is more reliable than determining if a browser is a particular version.

Lightning does not have any means of determining IE 11 versus other browsers for this reason. You can use the $Browser value provider to determine if you're on a Windows, iOS, or Android phone, or if you're running on a phone, tablet, or full-sized device.

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    Feature detection is a good idea, thanks for suggesting it. $Browser was not helpful for me as it's great for device detection but not browsers, and ironically, the global function is named Browser :-)
    – VarunC
    Commented Jul 27, 2017 at 15:09
  • @VarunC Yeah, I think it really should have been something more like $OS or $Device, because that's really what it does.
    – sfdcfox ♦
    Commented Jul 27, 2017 at 15:29
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There is no standard function to detect the browser. We can detect browser in below ways.

  1. By doing an SOQL in LoginHistory on the landing page.
  2. Writing a login flow and detect the browser.
  3. Write JavaScript to detect browser at the client side. see example here
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