Hour 17. Detecting Mobile Devices

What You’ll Learn In This Hour:

• Why developers choose to use mobile detection

• Various methods of detecting mobile devices

• How to redirect a mobile device after detection

• Pros and cons of mobile detection methods

You may have noticed that when you visit some websites on your mobile device you are automatically redirected to a mobile version of the site. While this may seem like Internet black magic, there is a much simpler explanation for the events that happen behind the scenes. Before we get to the magic, let’s take a moment and learn why mobile detection is important.

Learning the Importance of Mobile Detection

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