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		flufluflufluffy on Nov 28, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Device-detector: Universal Device Detection librar... It’s all well and good but you really shouldn’t be relying on the user agent string for much more than identifying bots who wish to be known.

tootie on Nov 28, 2024 [–]

It's mostly just used for analytics. Getting a rough idea of how people are accessing your services.

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