Research & Analysis
Android v iOS market share – 2019
June 6, 2019, by James Kielty
Our latest dive into Android v iOS market share compares data from Q1 2019 with the previous year. In Canada, iOS lost over 10% share. It also lost over 12% in Egypt, 14% in Ireland, 9% in Italy and Japan, and a concerning 18.17% in Portugal. There were some gains, though, such as 11.65% in... Read More
The DeviceAtlas Guide to Device Detection for Video Advertising
May 29, 2019, by James Kielty
Video as an online trend is nothing new, but there’s no doubt that video consumption on the web has skyrocketed – time spent watching video is growing rapidly. Consider the following numbers to get an idea of just how big video has become: 75% of mobile traffic will be video by 2020 –... Read More
Turning off JavaScript: Too much trouble, if you ask me
April 4, 2019, by Mike Eichler
This would be the ugly secret of the internet, except everyone knows about it: the overuse of JavaScript makes the modern web slow and annoying to browse as well as possibly dangerous. On the desktop, many people choose to restrain the beast with something like NoScript which allows the user selectively run/stop scripts using simple... Read More
Viewport, resolution, diagonal screen size and DPI for the most popular smartphones
April 1, 2019, by James Kielty
Knowing the specifications of a smartphone's screen allows you to better tailor and sculpt the experience for your users. In this post, we list the most common diagonal screen size in 35 countries across the world. Skip to country: Argentina Australia Brazil Canada Colombia Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan... Read More
DeviceAssure launches at MWC19 (Video)
March 14, 2019, by James Kielty
On the final day of this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Afilias team took to the stage to present DeviceAssure. DeviceAssure allows for the identification of counterfeit and non-standard devices in real-time. This can help secure your network against the many threats posed by such devices, which were explained in the presentation. It’s... Read More
