UAParser.js Changelog

Version 2.0.0-rc.1

• Fix Python Request mistakenly identified as Meta Quest
• Add new browser: Helio
• Add new device: itel, Nothing, Pico, TCL
• Add new engine: ArkWeb
• Add new OS: OpenHarmony, Pico
• Improve browser detection: Quark
• Improve device detection: Xiaomi, Amazon Echo Show, Google Chromecast, Samsung Galaxy Watch
• ua-parser-js/helpers submodule:
  • Add new method:
    • getDeviceVendor() to guess for a device vendor based on its model name
    • isElectron() to check if current window is running inside Electron
    • isFromEU() to check if current window is from an EU (European Union) country
    • isStandalonePWA() to check if current window is a standalone PWA
  • Rename isChromiumBased() to isChromeFamily()
  • Update isAppleSilicon() to also checks for WebGL renderer info
• ua-parser-js/extensions submodule:
  • Restore bots as a compilation of all these browser types: clis, crawlers, fetchers, and modules

Version 2.0.0-beta.3

• Breaking:
  • AR/VR devices moved to new device type: xr
  • New property in browser: type
• New features:
  • Parse directly from command line using npx ua-parser-js
  • Extensions can be passed as a list to UAParser()
• Add new browser: Pico Browser, Twitter, Wolvic
• Improve browser detection: DuckDuckGo, ICEBrowser, Klar, QQ, Sleipnir
• Improve device detection: Oculus Quest & Oppo Pad
• Update latest client hints spec: formFactor -> formFactors
• In ua-parser-js/extensions submodule, bots divided into crawler / fetcher

Version 2.0.0-beta.2

• Increase UA_MAX_LENGTH to 500
• Add TypeScript declaration file in ua-parser-js/extensions submodule
• Improve TypeScript module resolution
• Add new methods in ua-parser-js/helpers submodule: isAppleSilicon() & isChromiumBased()
• Fix misidentified WebView token as device model
• Add new browser: Alipay, Klarna, Opera GX, Smart Lenovo Browser, Vivo Browser
• Rename browser: Avant, Baidu, Samsung Internet, Sogou Explorer, Sogou Mobile, WeChat
• Improve client-hints detection: Edge, Xbox

Version 2.0.0-beta.1

• Update Client Hints Form-Factor
• Provide in-package type definitions
• Add new device: Ulefone
• Improve device detection: Realme, Xiaomi Redmi

Version 2.0.0-alpha.3

• Add withFeatureCheck() method
• Add isFrozenUA() method in ua-parser-js/helpers submodule
• Add MediaPlayers & Modules in ua-parser-js/extensions submodule
• Fix issue with ESM import

Version 2.0.0-alpha.2

• Fix browser result always returning Chromium when using withClientHints()
• Fix infinite-loop when await-ing withClientHints() in non-client-hints browser

Version 2.0.0-alpha.1

• Initial work on new major version

Version 2.0

• What’s breaking:
  • Dual-licensed under AGPLv3 or PRO License
  • Browser detection on mobile device: "Chrome" => "Mobile Chrome", "Firefox" => "Mobile Firefox"
  • OS detection: "Mac OS" => "macOS", "Chromium OS" => "Chrome OS"
  • AR/VR devices moved to new device type: xr
  • New property in browser: type
• What’s new:
  • Some new methods in result object:
    • Support for client hints: withClientHints()
    • Support for feature detection: withFeatureCheck()
    • Utility for easy comparison: is()
    • Utility to print full-name: toString()
  • Parse directly from command line using npx ua-parser-js
  • Extensions can be passed as a list to UAParser()
  • Support for ES module import { UAParser } from 'ua-parser-js'
  • Provided Enums submodule 'ua-parser-js/enums'
  • Provided Extensions submodule 'ua-parser-js/extensions'
  • Provided Helpers submodule 'ua-parser-js/helpers'

Version 0.7.38 / 1.0.38

• Fix error on getOS() when userAgentData.platform is undefined
• Add new browser: Opera GX, Twitter
• Improve browser detection: DuckDuckGo
• Improve device detection: OPPO Pad, Oculus Quest

Version 0.7.37 / 1.0.37

• Fix misidentified WebView token as device model
• Increase UA_MAX_LENGTH to 500
• Add new browser: Alipay, Klarna, Smart Lenovo Browser, Vivo Browser
• Add new device: Ulefone
• Improve device detection: Realme, Xiaomi Redmi
• Rename browser: Avant, Baidu, Samsung Internet, Sogou Explorer, Sogou Mobile, WeChat

Version 0.7.36 / 1.0.36

• Add new browser: Snapchat
• Add new devices: Infinix, Tecno
• Improve device detection: Amazon Fire TV, Xiaomi POCO
• Improve OS detection: iOS

Version 0.7.35 / 1.0.35

• Fix result from user-supplied user-agent being altered
• Add new browser: Heytap, TikTok
• Add new engine: LibWeb
• Add new OS: SerenityOS
• Improve browser detection: Yandex
• Improve device detection: iPhone, Amazon Echo
• Improve OS detection: iOS

Version 0.7.34 / 1.0.34

• Fix Sharp Mobile detected as Huawei Tablet
• Fix IE8 bug
• Add new devices : Kobo e-Reader, Apple Watch, and some new SmartTV devices
• Add new OS : watchOS
• Improve browser detection : Kakao, Naver, Brave
• Improve device detection : Oculus, iPad
• Improve OS detection : Chrome OS
• Using navigator.userAgentData as fallback for device.type & os.name

Version 0.7.33 / 1.0.33

• Add new browser : Cobalt
• Identify Macintosh as an Apple device
• Fix ReDoS vulnerability

Version 0.7.32 / 1.0.32

• Add new browser : DuckDuckGo, Huawei Browser, LinkedIn
• Add new OS : HarmonyOS
• Add some Huawei models
• Add Sharp Aquos TV
• Improve detection Xiaomi Mi CC9
• Fix Sony Xperia 1 III misidentified as Acer tablet
• Fix Detect Sony BRAVIA as SmartTV
• Fix Detect Xiaomi Mi TV as SmartTV
• Fix Detect Galaxy Tab S8 as tablet
• Fix WeGame mistakenly identified as WeChat
• Fix included commas in Safari / Mobile Safari version
• Increase UA_MAX_LENGTH to 350

Version 0.7.31 / 1.0.2

• Fix OPPO Reno A5 incorrect detection
• Fix TypeError Bug
• Use AST to extract regexes and verify them with safe-regex

Version 0.7.30 / 1.0.1

• Add new browser : Obigo, UP.Browser, Klar
• Add new device : Oculus, Roku
• Add new OS: Maemo, HP-UX, Android-x86, Deepin, elementary OS, GhostBSD, Linspire, Manjaro, Sabayon
• Improve detection for Sony Xperia 1ii, LG Android TV, and some more devices
• Improve detection for ARM64 CPU
• Improve detection for Windows Mobile, Netscape, Mac on PowerPC
• Categorize PDA as mobile
• Fix Sharp devices misjudged as Huawei
• Fix trailing comma for ES3 compatibility
• Some code refactor

Version 0.7 / 1.0

Version 1.0.x is basically the equivalent of version 0.7.x (mirror/duplicate). See #536 for the reason behind this confusion.

Version 0.8

Version 0.8 was created by accident. This version is now deprecated and no longer maintained, please update to version 0.7 / 1.0.