User Agent
10/12/2022 3:45 PM
Learn Client Hints webinar transcript
This is a transcript of our webinar from 28 September 2022
The webinar, and this transcript, serves as an extensive history into why Google are reducing the User-Agent in favor of their own creation, User-Agent Client Hints.
9/1/2022 1:00 PM
Why is Google messing with the User-Agent?
Join our webinar and find out how Google’s Privacy Sandbox proposals will affect you
In this webinar, we’ll discuss Google’s User-Agent Reduction and User-Agent Client Hints proposals. Both are a big change, whether you are a website owner, web analytics professional, or performance optimization specialist, you will need to prepare. Join us on 28 September to learn more.
7/6/2022 5:00 PM
Expected differences between 51Degrees V3 and V4
Seeing different detection results?
Our users who are upgrading from Version 3 to Version 4 can expect performance differences between the two. We discuss why in this blog.
6/14/2022 5:00 PM
Updates to User-Agent Client Hints: 51Degrees Version 4.4
Full User-Agent Client Hints support is now available
Version 4.4 of the 51Degrees service, which contains full User-Agent Client Hints support, has now been released. Find out more about the changes and how to get started with UA-CH support.
6/7/2022 4:00 PM
Google's first report on the Privacy Sandbox proposals
Key points from the report include updates on the User-Agent reduction and User-Agent Client Hints
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has received the first quarterly report from Google regarding its Privacy Sandbox proposals.
11/24/2021 4:30 PM
Understanding the User-Agent string
These strings hold more insight than you may realize
We know our onions when it comes to detecting information from a User-Agent HTTP request header. This guide will go through everything you need to know about the User-Agent, including how to identify a range of devices, browsers, and operating systems from the HTTP header.
10/11/2021 5:00 PM
5 tools you need to understand User-Agent Client Hints
Don’t drag your heels because time is running out to prepare
The User-Agent string has been part of the web for a long time, so it’s sad to see the plans to deprecate it next year. It’s important you prepare for User-Agent Client Hints, the proposed UA string replacement. With these five tools, you’ll be set for the industry change.
8/23/2021 4:30 PM
How to filter bots from analytic platforms with User Agent data
Using User Agent data as a starting point, you can investigate unusual website traffic spikes
For many marketers, bots can wreak havoc on your website traffic reporting. There are a few good guides out there to help you filter out crawlers from your analytics platform, but they don’t always solve the problem. So, we came up with our own solution.
8/5/2021 1:00 PM
We’ve released version 4.3 of our API packages
Future-proof your real-time data when you upgrade to version 4.3
Google’s plans to replace the User-Agent string with User Agent-Client Hints are not ideal, but we have to prepare our real-time data services accordingly. Version 4.3 of our API packages now includes support for User-Agent Client Hints.
3/15/2021 5:00 PM
User-Agent Client Hints: Chrome 89 Update
51Degrees user update on UACH
This blog post provides some background concerning the change and explains to 51Degrees users both the lobbying efforts we support to reverse UACH and the modifications we will be making in Q2 2021