I think sensing mobile in general and at least about a Top 5 individual phone types would be good.
A lot of really old info online on this topic. Here are a couple of 2009 article references for this topic. A List Apart provides solid writeup: http://alistapart.com/articles/returnofthemobilestylesheet Another well-informed writeup: http://www.bushidodesigns.net/blog/mobile-device-detection-css-without-u ser-agent Warmest regards, Peter Sawczynec Technology Dir. blūstudio 941.893.0396 p...@blu-studio.com www.blu-studio.com -----Original Message----- From: talk-boun...@lists.nyphp.org [mailto:talk-boun...@lists.nyphp.org] On Behalf Of Kenneth Downs Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 12:25 PM To: NYPHP Talk Subject: Re: [nyphp-talk] Mobile Phone Detection I experimented with this and discovered simply looking at the display size did me pretty well. Not many desktops have a 200x200px display :) Peter Sawczynec wrote: > I was wondering if anyone on the list has a favorite, most-bulletproof > "User-Agent, CSS, browser sensing" strategy for sensing mobile phones > and/or individual carrier mobile phone environments. > > I am interested in a combined JavaScript / CSS @media or even a PHP > route. > > Also, has anyone used WURFL? > > I see that by looking at the User-Agent, Symfony has a CSS/template > switching feature that allows you to deliver alternative web site output > to iPhone users, but this is too specific for me at this time. > > Any thoughts? > > Warmest regards, > > Peter Sawczynec > Technology Dir. > blūstudio > 941.893.0396 > p...@blu-studio.com > www.blu-studio.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP User Group Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php -- Kenneth Downs Secure Data Software k...@secdat.com www.andromeda-project.org www.secdat.com Office: 631-689-7200 Cell: 631-379-0010 Fax: 631-689-0527 _______________________________________________ New York PHP User Group Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php _______________________________________________ New York PHP User Group Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
