How DeviceAtlas detects iPhone models
Detecting iPhone models has always been a bit of a headache for companies working in the online space, mainly due to the fact that device model tokens are missing in the UAs. You won't find iPhone models in your Google Analytics dashboard. Here's how DeviceAtlas tackles this issue.
iPhone model detection with DeviceAtlas
Did you know that with DeviceAtlas it is possible to detect the exact iPhone models through the client-side method? Here are all Apple devices which you can identify using our device detection solution.
iPhone 2G, 3G and 3GS still actively used, new report reveals
Most of us would agree that iPhones generally have a higher resale value than most Android phones, but did you know that some old iPhones are still actively used in many countries? This is what the latest DeviceAtlas report reveals along with many other fascinating stats on the mobile world based on web traffic in Q4 2016.
Most popular smartphone makers in 2016
While there are only several smartphone makers recognized globally, the overall number of unique phone brands actively used is massive. Just to give you an idea, in Q3 2016 in the USA alone, there were 281 unique mobile device manufacturers whose devices were used for web browsing in that period! In this post, we take a closer look at the most used smartphone makers in 2016 based on website visits.
Top 5 most popular smartphones across the globe in 2016
We’ve got the latest statistics on the most popular smartphones in different countries based on the amount of web traffic these phones generated in 2016. Check them out to learn which devices are the most used in your region, and for which devices you should optimize your content.
Chill, Netflix - why are you pulling Airplay support?
Netflix have announced that they're killing Airplay support, blaming technical limitations introduced by Apple. But do those reasons add up? What are they being denied by Airplay that they get from Chromecast?
Apple Devices Lose Browsing Market Share (press release)
Dublin – August 10, 2016 – DeviceAtlas, a leading supplier of intelligence on mobile devices, today released its quarterly Mobile Web Intelligence Report for Q2 2016, which analyzes mobile device traffic to hundreds of thousands of websites around the world.
Apple iPhone 6 detection
We have had plenty of questions regarding new iPhone 6 detection, so we’ll provide the details here. With the new iOS update and new iPhone 6 family there is no change regarding server-side detection. There is still no unique token presented in the User-Agent headers which can be used for identification of the hardware version.