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In general, on mobile, you should use device capabilities or existing instead of rebuilding features.

Link to talk

Methodology

Methodology: These were all tested in the second quarter of 2012. See below the table for full details of the devices and browsers tested. A test page was created with various types and formats of links. Many additional links were tested, which had very low success rates. This is a summary of the most useful variations.

Browser identity was mostly confirmed with whatismybrowser.com. In some cases, additional UA string sniffing was used.

Yes: Works as expected. Sorta: Works with notable caveats. Generally not usable, but maybe it's all you need. See footnotes. No: Does not work, but not catastrophic. NO: Errors or other unusually poor results. ?: Could not be tested. For example, a tablet without voice.

Results

|| OS || Browser || Phone || SMS || Location || Directions || Email ||

iOS 5

Mobile Safari

Yes

Sorta

Yes maps:

Yes maps:

Yes

Android 3.2 - Browser Phone - Yes SMS - Sorta Location - Yes geo: Directions - ? Email - Yes

Android 3.2 - Opera Mobile Phone - Yes SMS - Sorta Location - Yes geo: Directions - ? Email - Yes

Android 3.2 - Skyfire Phone - Yes SMS - Sorta Location - Yes geo: Directions - ? Email - Yes

Android 4.0 - Browser Phone - Yes SMS - ? Location - Yes geo: Directions - No Email - Yes

BlackBerry 5 - Browser Phone - Yes SMS - ? Location - Yes Browser Directions - No Email - Yes

Featurephone - Obigo Phone - Yes SMS - Yes (1) Location - Yes Browser Directions - No Email - Yes

Featurephone - UC Web (J2ME) Phone - Yes SMS - Yes (2) Location - Directions - Email -

Featurephone - Access 3, VZW: Phone - Yes SMS - NO Location URI - Yes Directions - ? Email - No

Add: Windows Phone Symbian Belle

Bada

Anyone got a dumbphone virtual tool for free?

1) SMSTO actually supports sending the body link as well. 2) Also supported the body, but I have yet to determine a format that doesn't munge the recipient number as well.

List from the presentation... explain the description for maps

Devices & Browsers

iOS 5.1 Mobile Safari (iPod Touch)

Samsung Alias 2 Access NF3.0.22.2.17 Rev 1441 BUT identified as Firefox 2 on Linux, 1280x1024, by Verizon Wireless intermediary. This causes no end of trouble trying to get it to act like an Access browser, so it's only of so much value.

Leverage Existing Device Capabilities (last edited 2014-08-10 17:53:06 by shoobe01)