Detecting Mobile Devices

[chillax]

Hi there

I had been using a script to detect mobile devices and serve them the lighter version of the content for my board.
The script is from

http://detectmobilebrowsers.mobi

Since upgrading to 3.1, I have not yet done the required modifications since I am yet to understand how you detect mobile devices in 3.1

There is an interesting thing I noticed. My mobile traffic has decreased by 66% according to Google Analytics. The actual traffic came out to be same when I plugged the google analytic code to the website after detecting with the above-mentioned script if the user is using a mobile device.
However, if I plainly insert the analytics code to my mobile skin, the traffic seems to drop.

So is there a possibility that you you are classifying much lesser number of devices as mobile devices and serving FULL version of content even to some mobile devices?

[RobertMidd]

Edit: Reply removed

Sorry but you will need to post in the support forums or raise a ticket.

[chillax]

This is NOT a support request. This is how IPB behaves, intentionally.

I just wanted to ask if this indeed is the way they want it to function. I am not asking for any help here :)

The script is not very big, someone from IPS could take a look and just tell me if they intend to include all those devices in their future releases, or may be the script itself is wrong in some way!

I wonder why this is a support request!

[RobertMidd]

To me it is a support issue but I will leave that for IPS to decide.

[bfarber]

You can already configure the user agents that IPB will detect as mobile devices in the ACP. If the defaults are not sufficient, login to the ACP and add/modify to your liking.

[RobertMidd]

I honestly thought giving such information would be classed as support by telling the OP that he does not need to use a third party script but to to use the ACP to setup the required useragent to skin mappings. I was obviously mistaken, so sorry.

Anyway, you can find a list of mobile useragents at http://wapedia.mobi/en/List_of_user_agents_for_mobile_phones

[chillax]

Thanks a lot bfarber and RobertMidd! :)

I had just upgraded and had not looked at the entire 3.1 admin cp yet... This is SO COOL!

Thanks again!