How to detect mobile browser using jQuery or in some other SIMPLE way..?

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thedeepfield picture thedeepfield · Feb 18, 2011 · Viewed 44.7k times · Source

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best way to detect handheld device in jQuery

I want to make a mobile version of my web app. How I can run a function that will detect if a request is being made from a desktop or mobile browser?

This is so that if the user is requesting from a mobile browser and they click on a link, rather than go to the actual page, it should get hijacked and do some other event..

Thanks in advance..

Answer

Chad Smith picture Chad Smith · Feb 19, 2011

There are a few scripts on Detect Mobile Browser that redirect mobile visitors on the server side or with JavaScript or jQuery.

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