Thanks Ron. That looks like Javascript code. Do I need to add this to all my web pages?
Tom > On Mar 7, 2020, at 13:32, Ronald Rosell via 4D_Tech <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Tom, > > Here’s how we handled it. Basically it does a userAgent text, but follows > that up with an additional check for creating a TouchEvent if the userAgent > includes “Macintosh”, as it will if iOS is emulating Safari on a Mac. > > This may fail when touchscreen Macs appear, but for now it does the trick: > > function testios(){ > //test for iOS > var ua = window.navigator.userAgent; > var testiOS = /iPad|iPhone|iPod/.test(ua) && !window.MSStream; > if(testiOS){ > return true; > } > //iOS v13 emulating Mac Safari: > if (ua.indexOf('Macintosh') > -1) { > try { > document.createEvent("TouchEvent"); > console.log("tryiOS") > return true; > } catch (e) {} > } > return false; > } > > var iOS = testios(); > __ > > Ron Rosell > President > StreamLMS > > >> On Mar 6, 2020, at 12:12 PM, Tom Benedict via 4D_Tech <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> In iOS v13.x there is a new feature, called “Request Desktop Website”, which >> allows iPads and iPhones to pretend that they are desktop devices. It does >> this by returning a value in the UserAgent included in the HTTP Header which >> indicates “Macintosh" instead of “iPad" or “iPhone”. This new feature >> defaults to “On” in iOS13.x. >> >> The application I am supporting serves different HTML pages depending on >> whether a desktop or mobile device is detected during On Web Authentication. >> Currently our code parses the User Agent value returned by WEB GET HTTP >> HEADER to determine whether a desktop or a mobile page should be sent. Now >> that that approach is unreliable, I’m looking for another way to determine >> the hardware platform. I need something which I can reference with server >> side 4D code. >> >> What do others do in this case? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Tom Benedict ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: https://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
