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rlauzon · 08-04-2005, 05:14 PM

We are tackling the user agent issues at work when dealing with mobile devices.

One big problem is that the user agent doesn't necessairly tell you what you need to know.

Case in point: The 320x240, 320x480 and 800x600 WinCE devices (the first 2 handhelds, the 800x600 a tablet) all report the exact same user agent string.

Obviously, we can treat the 800x600 device like a PC, but have to provide specialized content for the other two.

What we decided to do was create a pre-page that uses java script to get the client screen resolution, and, based on that information, redirect the user to the appropriate version of the web application.

08-04-2005, 05:14 PM	#3
rlauzon Wizard Posts: 1,018 Karma: 67827 Join Date: Jan 2005 Device: PocketBook Era	User Agent Issues We are tackling the user agent issues at work when dealing with mobile devices. One big problem is that the user agent doesn't necessairly tell you what you need to know. Case in point: The 320x240, 320x480 and 800x600 WinCE devices (the first 2 handhelds, the 800x600 a tablet) all report the exact same user agent string. Obviously, we can treat the 800x600 device like a PC, but have to provide specialized content for the other two. What we decided to do was create a pre-page that uses java script to get the client screen resolution, and, based on that information, redirect the user to the appropriate version of the web application.