.htaccess tablet detection script? - GoFuckYourself.com

jigg · 04-13-2012, 09:02 AM

anyone have a tablet detection script for htaccess?
I have a pretty generic one but want to separate tablets from the phones, yet can't seem to find anything that doesn't lump them together

fris · 04-13-2012, 09:04 AM

does it have to be htaccess?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6...taccess-or-css

jigg · 04-13-2012, 09:16 AM

preferably
that's the htaccess I have as well but it lumps everything into one - phones and tablets. I have traffic coming in that's on hi-res Galaxy Nexus phones and what not but because I'm sending them to sponsor who does not separate them when they land on their site I need to do it

DWB · 04-13-2012, 09:51 AM

I do not have a tablet so excuse my ignorance, but are tablet owners really looking at the mobile versions of sites? It seems having such a large screen you would just look at the normal site.

Or is that the purpose of you wanting the separation script?

jigg · 04-13-2012, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DWB

I do not have a tablet so excuse my ignorance, but are tablet owners really looking at the mobile versions of sites? It seems having such a large screen you would just look at the normal site.

Or is that the purpose of you wanting the separation script?

i guess it depends on the site, but if you detect just Android and redirect just based on that you'd throw every Android device into a mobile-only exeperience. iPad is easy to flag, Android with its gajillion flavors not so much I think

but the way badoinkcash is set up you have one link for phones, one for tablets. So i'll be sending Android mobile traffic i can't separate to a mobile lander

raymor · 04-13-2012, 11:27 AM

Unless you want to rework it every month, you'll probably be much, much better off leading the right CSS based on the display size.

fris · 04-13-2012, 11:54 AM

are you redirecting mobile traffic or just sending to a mobile version of your site?

i would just make a responsive design based on the visitor, tablet, phone, regular

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jigg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,527	preferably that's the htaccess I have as well but it lumps everything into one - phones and tablets. I have traffic coming in that's on hi-res Galaxy Nexus phones and what not but because I'm sending them to sponsor who does not separate them when they land on their site I need to do it

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DWB Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Encrypted. Access denied. Posts: 31,779	I do not have a tablet so excuse my ignorance, but are tablet owners really looking at the mobile versions of sites? It seems having such a large screen you would just look at the normal site. Or is that the purpose of you wanting the separation script?