Professional HTML5 Mobile Game Development

Summary

Mobile browsing is still evolving, both from a technology perspective and from a user perspective. The mobile browser space is still evolving at a speed comparable to (if not faster than) the desktop space. Any specifics about which HTML5 features are supported on which mobile browsers may be obsolete by the time this book makes it to the bookshelves. Luckily, you know not to bind yourself to specific browsers but rather to the self-proclaimed capabilities of those browsers.

Never rely on the information in charts for what features you enable per device for your game; always go right to the source and check capabilities (either directly or with Modernizr). The only time you should check grids of browser capabilities is to get a sense of what features you should spend time adding to your game and what portion of browsers implement those features. For a good overview, visit sites such as http://mobilehtml5.org, but your best bet is always to try the browsers themselves.