What is a User Agent?
A User Agent (UA) is a specific string of text that your browser sends to the server with every HTTP request header. It contains information about your browser name, version, operating system, device type, and rendering engine. Servers use this to determine if you are on a desktop or mobile device and serve the appropriate page layout.
Common Scenarios
Web Development
Frontend developers check if the UA string matches expectations to debug cross-browser compatibility issues.
Bot Detection
Analyze server logs to identify malicious crawlers or bots pretending to be legitimate browsers.
Device Targeting
Determine if a user is on Android or iOS to provide the correct App Store download link.
FAQ
Is the User Agent unique?
Can I change my User Agent?
Why does Chrome say "Safari"?
Does this tool upload my data?
How to check my Android version?
What is Mozilla/5.0?
How to detect Mobile vs Desktop?
Difference between iOS and macOS UA?
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