Re: WebPlatform Browser Support Info

On Thursday, October 24, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Niels Leenheer wrote:
> 1) It might be nice to be able to store other headers with the UA string for test. This would allow a more accurate identification in the future
That's a great point.  
> 2) For browser identification of features I’d like to add a type, so it is possible to quickly see if the result is for mobile, tablet, desktop or other types of devices.

So we actually removed all of that from ua-parser because we spent too much time arguing whether an iPod was a tablet or a mobile and other similar questions. I'd hate to have those conversations again. :)
> 3) For browser identification of features I’d also like to be able to make os and device optional.

Is it useful to distinguish the absence of a device from a device of family "Other"? Probably, though concrete examples of why would help my tired brain. :)

--tobie

Received on Wednesday, 23 October 2013 23:09:40 UTC