How to detect and render device types in React
Blog post from LogRocket
Developers can enhance user experience by detecting the type of device a user is using to view a website, allowing for responsive design and tailored content delivery. This tutorial demonstrates how to create a React app that uses the JavaScript library mobile-detect.js to determine a user's operating system and adjust a download button's label accordingly. A practical example is provided through building a simple app named "Kingo," where the download button displays different messages such as "Download on iOS" or "Download on Android" based on the detected operating system. The process involves setting up a React environment, incorporating mobile-detect.js via a CDN, creating and styling a button component, and writing a script to process and utilize the user agent string. The tutorial also guides the reader through emulating different devices using browser tools to test the button's functionality.