Analysis

Detecting the precise iPad or iPhone after iOS 12.2 is a bit of a headache, but so important for accurate analytics given Apple's dominance in the tablet and smartphone market. Traditional User-Agent based solutions need to be enhanced with JavaScript.

51Degrees is the demonstrable leader in the field of device detection, continually leading innovation throughout the past decade.

Apple iOS 12.2 threw up a lot of challenges for many industries such as analytics, finance and advertising. As the leader in the field, 51Degrees adopted an open and transparent approach to the development of a solution, publishing research and examples along the way.

iPadOS 13 arrives on iPad in September. During the days that follow web analytics tools - like Google Analytics - will indicate single digital percentage changes in device splits with desktop increasing, and tablet decreasing.

The change is a consequence of Apple's drive for a supposed improved web browsing experience and tracking prevention.

We break down what a User-Agent is, and the most important segments we take from them to identify core components such as operating system, hardware model, and browser.

Responsive Web Design (RWD) has long been the go-to choice for web designers and marketers looking to build and optimize their websites and it does a fairly good job. However, with changing consumer expectations, we must ask: can it be done better?

Making the mobile user experience on your website as good as possible for every device is imperative to business success. Device Detection from 51Degrees gives you the data you need to be able to segment content, journeys and lead generation forms, all based on device.

The release of iOS 12.2 at the end of March removed the ability for device detection solutions such as 51Degrees to precisely identify Apple devices. Now 51Degrees open sources GPU renderer technique that can identify Apple iOS 12.2 device models.

This blog shares the latest 51Degrees User-Agent Analysis including User-Agent examples from the latest Smartphones and Tablets. Currently, we have over 51,000 device models in our database.

Who has time to manually track and update API releases from one of many suppliers you are sourcing your tech from?

Keep it simple. Keep it automated. Keep it updated. Save yourself time and energy with the simplicity of the 51Degrees solution.

There are many 3rd party tools that can be used to test and validate builds. In this article, we will be focusing on the use of Valgrind alongside the 51Degrees API as a memory leak detector.