//Detect special conditions devices
$iPod = stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],"iPod");
$iPhone = stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],"iPhone");
$iPad = stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],"iPad");
if(stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],"Android") && stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],"mobile")){
$Android = true;
}else if(stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],"Android")){
$Android = false;
$AndroidTablet = true;
}else{
$Android = false;
$AndroidTablet = false;
}
$webOS = stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],"webOS");
$BlackBerry = stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],"BlackBerry");
$RimTablet= stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],"RIM Tablet");
//do something with this information
if( $iPod || $iPhone ){
//were an iPhone/iPod touch -- do something here
}else if($iPad){
//were an iPad -- do something here
}else if($Android){
//we're an Android Phone -- do something here
}else if($AndroidTablet){
//we're an Android Phone -- do something here
}else if($webOS){
//we're a webOS device -- do something here
}else if($BlackBerry){
//we're a BlackBerry phone -- do something here
}else if($RimTablet){
//we're a RIM/BlackBerry Tablet -- do something here
}else{
//we're not a mobile device.
}
If you would like information on how to detect a device other than those supported above, feel free to contact me.
Update (9-14-2011): Added BlackBerry & Playbook detection.
Update (9-6-2011): Split Android detection to differentiate between Tablets & Phones.
Feb 4th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Hello, to detect BBerries and playbook table we’d be talking about something like that:
$blackberry = stripos($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'],”blackberry”);
or is there any other thing required?
Many thanks for your solution!
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Chris Schiffner Reply:
February 4th, 2012 at 11:22 am
I’ll look up the BlackBerry and Playbook user agents tomorrow and update the code to add support.
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Chris Schiffner Reply:
February 4th, 2012 at 11:23 am
I’ve updated the example above to detect BlackBerry’s and Playbooks. Hope it helps!
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Douglas Reply:
February 4th, 2012 at 11:23 am
Thanks Chris for your contribution, great work!
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Mar 14th, 2012 at 10:58 am
How can the code be modified to give the user the option to view the desktop version of the site if required from their mobile device?
Also on the conditional code section i.e.
}else if($iPad){
//were an iPad — do something here
How would add a redirect here to a m.mydomain.com address ?
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Chris Schiffner Reply:
March 18th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
You could simply add }else{ //do something } for a desktop version.
As for a redirect — php’s header function is your friend: header(‘Location: http://www.example.com/‘) — http://php.net/manual/en/function.header.php
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