The Mobile Device Detection Problem

14 September 2005

The Mobile Device Detection Problem

This is a good first list of options for all of you who don't have mobile-readable sites (including service providers, such as Six Apart).

Link: The Mobile Device Detection Problem | Mobile Design.

Publishing a mobile version of your content is harder then is should be. One significant technical leap must be made in order to give users a seamless experience… device detection, the relatively simple concept of routing different devices to the most appropriate content for that device.

Sep 14, 2005 6:23:23 AM | Strategy

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Device Detection is still difficult but not impossible. Most web browsers send a unique HTTP User-Agent string with every request. By inspecting the User-Agent it is (mostly) possible to identify whether a request is being made from a mobile device or not.

Check out the demo & Python code here:
http://notnotmobile.appspot.com

Posted by: John Boxall | 31 March 2009 at 00:28

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