Detect mobile-detect.js
Mobile-detect.js is a compact JavaScript library designed to detect devices by comparing patterns against a given User-Agent string.
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Websites using mobile-detect.js
29 hostnames in the PluginView corpus for this technology.
| Hostname | Last seen |
|---|---|
| dbpedia.org | 8/3/2026 |
| securityweek.com | 8/3/2026 |
| childmind.org | 8/3/2026 |
| washingtontimes.com | 8/3/2026 |
| technewsworld.com | 8/3/2026 |
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known mobile-detect.js signature at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of mobile-detect.js, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that mobile-detect.js is still in place today.
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How to check a site for mobile-detect.js
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest mobile-detect.js signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses and scores them against proprietary mobile-detect.js fingerprints. Rule bodies and identifiers are not published.
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for mobile-detect.js on the results page.
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FAQ: detecting mobile-detect.js
- Can PluginView detect mobile-detect.js without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for mobile-detect.js. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is mobile-detect.js?
- mobile-detect.js is classified under JavaScript libraries in the PluginView directory.
- Does PluginView publish mobile-detect.js fingerprint rules?
- No. Detection uses proprietary fingerprint rules that are not published. Scan results explain matches in plain language without disclosing rule bodies or identifiers.
