iPad 2019 is not recognized as tablet!

[AdiAlex]

Hello
My new iPad (2019 - 7th generation, iPadOS 13.2.2) is not recognized as tablet. Can you solve this problem?
Thank you very much.
Greetings from Switzerland
Adrian

Please specify the User-Agent. Go to https://demo.mobiledetect.net and copy-paste it here.

[mlaurense]

I'm facing the same issue, but I'm not sure this is a problem with the Mobile Detect library... The iPad is wrongly identifying itself as a computer, to make sure the servers sends a desktop view to the browser. See also this thread at Apple, started July 2nd... https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/119186

Apparently there is a switch in the settings to control this, but Apple in all its wisdom has decided that faking a computer on a tablet screen is a good idea, completely overlooking the fact that as a webdeveloper you might want to alter the HTML to provide a better user interface for touch screens.

FWIW: Chrome on iPad still identifies itself as iPad...

[RazorEdgexD]

Opened Settings -> Safari -> Request Desktop Website -> All websites.

That option is enabled by default. I disabled it and the proper User Agent is now displayed.

https://forums.developer.apple.com/thread/119186

[dorhivert]

You can switch of one iPad (assuming you are the owner) by this settings.
But as far as I know currently there is no option to distinguish iPads that use the default settings with Safari (and that is - over 90% of iPads) from Macs, as they have the exact same user agent.

[Manviel]

Same issue

[kamyweb]

My quick fix on ipad air 2020
$detect->match('Macintosh|Mac.*OS.*X')

[Tommasov]

My quick fix on ipad air 2020
$detect->match('Macintosh|Mac.*OS.*X')

Thank you!

[serbanghita]

Just like @mlaurense and @RazorEdgexD pointed out, there is nothing the library can do without breaking existing tests.

I would go with @kamyweb 's response. I will put his response in the https://github.com/serbanghita/Mobile-Detect/blob/master/docs/KNOWN_LIMITATIONS.md

[aqres]

My quick fix on ipad air 2020
$detect->match('Macintosh|Mac.*OS.*X')

How does this work as a fix to identify iPad ???

[vdite]

this would match all Macs with macOS

[aqres]

Yes indeed - and iPads (as I confirmed by testing it just now). I was puzzled because I thought the rule was being put forward in some way as a method to recognise iPads.