Is this a good way to redirect mobile devices to the mobile version of your webpage?

Asked May 25 '16 at 12:18

Active May 25 '16 at 20:42

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In order to retirect users of my website to a mobile version of the site, I was thinking of using the following script (which would run onload of the website):

function devdetect() {
var x = screen.width;

if (x < 500) {
    window.location = "http://m.1encrypt.com"
}


}

Is this an effective way of performing this task, or would it fail to work properly for some devices? I know that there are numerous threads on here relating to detecting mobile devices. My question is, what's wrong with this method?

edited May 25 '16 at 20:42

asked May 25 '16 at 12:18

John Smith

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3514784/what-is-the-best-way-to-detect-a-mobile-device-in-jquery?rq=1 for detection – Tejas Kale May 25 '16 at 12:21
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/503093/how-can-i-make-a-page-redirect-using-jquery/506004#506004 for redirects – Tejas Kale May 25 '16 at 12:22
Thanks, that looks good. However, I was interested in why this method is not as good as others? – John Smith May 25 '16 at 12:22
Screen width can be > 500 on mobile devices too. Think landscape mode and tablets. – Tejas Kale May 25 '16 at 13:24
On my iPhone 6s, the screen.width function always returns 375px, regardless of the orientation of the screen. – John Smith May 25 '16 at 13:41
Check out emulation for different devices in the chrome console. F12 --> Three dots in the bottom console pane, top left corner. – Tejas Kale May 25 '16 at 14:23

Is this a good way to redirect mobile devices to the mobile version of your webpage?

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