WICG / ua-client-hints

Wouldn't it be nice if `User-Agent` was a (set of) client hints?
https://wicg.github.io/ua-client-hints/
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"typically exposed" is hard to determine in a technical specification… #305

Closed jwrosewell closed 2 years ago

jwrosewell commented 2 years ago

… and needs to be removed.

Why shouldn't a user agent return information about the model associated with a device that does not also return true for the Mobile field? Google's own services display the model of Windows desktop or laptop device when providing information about login history for example.


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miketaylr commented 2 years ago

Hi @jwrosewell, please open an issue for discussion first (including the use cases you have in mind). PRs that delete normative requirements (i.e., anything with a MUST) without prior discussion are very unlikely to be productive.

miketaylr commented 2 years ago

See also https://github.com/WICG/ua-client-hints/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#pull-requests