Creating An iOS User Agent Mobile Browser Simulator

January 20, 2012 in Apple, Getting Started, HTML5 Mobile Apps, HTML5 Web Apps, jQuery Mobile, Mobile Development, Tips, Video Tutorials with 1 Comment

Many mobile web app developers don’t have access to the traditional iPhone simulator. In this screencast, I’ll show you two ways to create your own mobile test browser. This allows the user agent on the browser to identify as a mobile device. This is important because you may want to test how your website acts between mobile/desktop, and AdMob also requires the mobile user agent to be identified before displaying mobile ads. We will also look at how to change the Safari user agent.

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About Anthony James: Anthony is a Web Software Developer & Linux Systems Administrator. With 10 years of experience in these fields. He is also the founder and main contributor at Pinehead.tv. He is passionate about passing on his technical knowledge through training and educating others.

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