Blogs

Usage sharing: how do we use your data

51Degrees

Monday, August 1, 2022 1:00:00 PM

Usage sharing: how do we use your data

This feature can help improve our machine learning algorithm

We encourage users of our service to enable usage sharing so that our algorithm can discover new or rare devices. This blog delves deeper into what we do with the data you provide through usage sharing.

Latency issues within User-Agent Client Hints

51Degrees

Monday, July 25, 2022 1:00:00 PM

Latency issues within User-Agent Client Hints

How to make your concerns known to Google

User-Agent Client Hints return device information in the second request rather than the first; this can cause latency issues. We discuss why Google need to address the latency and offer a work-around.

Expected differences between 51Degrees V3 and V4

Data team

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 5:00:00 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.

Updates to User-Agent Client Hints: 51Degrees Version 4.4

51Degrees

Tuesday, June 14, 2022 5:00:00 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.

Google's first report on the Privacy Sandbox proposals

51Degrees

Tuesday, June 7, 2022 4:00:00 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.

51Degrees Service Update for 2022

51Degrees

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 5:00:00 PM

51Degrees Service Update for 2022

Here's your data file update for the year

Whenever the UK experiences a bank holiday, the 51Degrees team enjoys an extra day off. Because of this, we will not release data files on those days. Find out when the data file release schedule is affected in 2022 to ensure you are prepared.

MWC22: foldable smartphones, robots, and a transparent TV

Marketing

Monday, March 14, 2022 3:30:00 PM

MWC22: foldable smartphones, robots, and a transparent TV

The biggest announcements from MWC Barcelona 2022

It was great to meet so many new faces and discuss all things real-time data with industry leaders and exhibitors.

51Degrees WordPress plugin for developers

Engineering

Monday, February 14, 2022 1:00:00 PM

51Degrees WordPress plugin for developers

Advanced uses of our Optimize by Device & Location plugin

In our previous blog, we spoke about the key features and practical benefits that can be achieved with our new Optimize by Device & Location WordPress plugin. But for the web developers out there, our plugin can be further adapted to your needs.

User-Agent Client Hints (UA-CH): action needed

51Degrees

Friday, February 11, 2022 4:00:00 PM

User-Agent Client Hints (UA-CH): action needed

The UK CMA has accepted commitments from Google over the Privacy Sandbox proposals

Here's what you need to know regarding the decision, including what actions you need to take to prepare.

51Degrees WordPress plugin for marketers

Marketing

Monday, February 7, 2022 11:10:00 AM

51Degrees WordPress plugin for marketers

Expand your analytics data with our new WordPress plugin

You’ve probably used Google Analytics at least once. It’s a great starting point – it’s free and is a good introduction to your audience demographics, but it’s not that detailed. That’s where we come in. Our new WordPress plugin can enhance your analytics reporting with more detail on your website visitors.