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so its your browser that tags your device?
Not exactly. The browser reports itself so a webmaster can code different pages for Safari on iPhone or iPad. Some, like Atomic will report different versions so you can avoid websites redirecting you to "special" (usually mobile) versions of sites.so its your browser that tags your device?
Not exactly. The browser reports itself so a webmaster can code different pages for Safari on iPhone or iPad. Some, like Atomic will report different versions so you can avoid websites redirecting you to "special" (usually mobile) versions of sites.so its your browser that tags your device?
so its your browser that tags your device?
Yes. I also use Atomic to simulate other browsers.
Right. Not specific to Safari...And of course user agent string is not all about Webmasters coding pages just for Apple and Safari. It was used long before there ever was any version of Safari. It is used to identify browsers, consoles, crawlers, link checkers, validators and more.