HandsetDetection.com - Detecting Handsets For The Web

This site is the provider of a service that will empower mobile web developers to create content specifically designed for given phone models and resolutions. With so many phones out in the market nowadays, and each one with their specific browser and screen resolution, it is almost impossible to design a site that will be displayed properly on every phone.

Therefore one must be able to provide phone specific content in order to give everyone a good user experience and site feel.



The way it works is quite simple, every time the mobile user requests your site, a quick web services call is made and then your server will receive a package with several details about the mobile device being used to request your site. Using this information the server may then decide how and what content to serve.

The amount of applications that you can give to this information is endless. On the one hand, you can decide to use it for a mere statistical research purpose. On the other hand, it allows you to know who is using your service and what type of device they are using, as well as using it to detect the phone capabilities for ringtones, wallpapers, java games, etc.