📱 User Agent Parser

📖 What is a User Agent?

• Identification: String sent by browsers to identify themselves to servers
• Browser Info: Contains browser name, version, and rendering engine
• OS Detection: Reveals operating system and version
• Device Type: Indicates desktop, mobile, or tablet device
• Analytics: Used for tracking, compatibility, and analytics
• Privacy: Can be used for fingerprinting (consider privacy implications)

📋 How to Use the User Agent Parser

1. Paste a user agent string, or select Detect My Browser to use your own.
2. Select Parse User Agent.
3. Read the browser, version, operating system and device type.

🎯 When to Use It

• Working out which browser and device a visitor in your logs used.
• Debugging a problem that only affects one browser.
• Checking what your own browser reports.

💡 Tips & Common Pitfalls

• User agent strings can be changed, so they aren't proof of what a client really is.
• Browsers keep older tokens like Mozilla/5.0 for compatibility, which makes strings look odd.
• Some browsers reduce detail in the string for privacy, so the version may be less specific.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions