[Web4lib] Mobile identification code

Wed Aug 25 12:28:12 EDT 2010

There's an open-source mobile browser detection code that we use at USM libraries which comes in a variety of flavors. Oddly enough it is called 'detect mobile browsers' and is available here:

http://detectmobilebrowser.com/

BTW, it works great, and is updated with OS and device types all the time by the community of users.

On Aug 25, 2010, at 10:08 AM, Thomas Bennett wrote:

> We have a javascript between <head> and </head>
> 
> <script>
> if((navigator.userAgent.match(/iPhone/i)) || 
> (navigator.userAgent.match(/iPod/i))) {
> 	 if (document.cookie.indexOf("iphone_redirect=false") == -1) window.location 
> = "http://m.library.appstate.edu/";
> }
> </script>
> 
> This only works for the iPhone/iPod.  it would be simple enough to add in for 
> other devices but you would have to do it for each different browser identified.
> 
> Found this in nytimes.com
> 
> <link rel="alternate" media="handheld" href="http://mobile.nytimes.com"> 
> 
> In an email to this list earlier this year showed where one library had to 
> write something like 8 apps or more for mobile users so they could cover the 
> major vendors of phones.  But this was apps for the phones.
> 
> Also, there are broswers for phones that let the user decide which sites to 
> view.  Such as Skyfire where you can choose to view as desktop or mobile.  
> There's Dolphin and Opera Mini where you can toggle mobile view.   I use these 
> on Droid.
> 
> 
> Thomas
> 
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 25 August 2010 10:02:08 Dawn Work MaKinne wrote:
>> I don't know to which e-list I should be directing this question. I need
>> the snippet of code that needs to head our Home Page that knows how to
>> identify an incoming user as a mobile user and will direct that user
>> automatically to our mobile site. Is this a fairly direct piece of code,
>> or is it pretty complex? Please let me know what list I need to join to
>> get the answer to this question. Thank you!
>> 
>> Dawn Work-MaKinne
>> 
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