\n question we’ve heard from webmasters is how to best treat tablet devices. This is a similar
\n question Android app developers face, and for that the
\n Building Quality Tablet Apps<\/a>
\n guide is a great starting point.\n<\/p>\n
\n Although we do not have specific recommendations for building search engine friendly
\n tablet-optimized websites, there are some tips for building websites that serve smartphone and
\n tablet users well.\n<\/p>\n
\n When considering your site’s visitors using tablets, it’s important to think about both the \n Our recommendation for smartphone-optimized sites is to \n Another common configuration is to have separate sites for desktops and smartphones, and to \n For Android-based devices, it’s easy to distinguish between smartphones and tablets using the \n In summary, any Android device that does not have the word “Mobile” in the user-agent is a tablet \n For example, here’s the user-agent from Chrome on a Galaxy Nexus smartphone:\n<\/p>\n Or from Firefox on the Galaxy Nexus:<\/p>\n Compare those to the user-agent from Chrome on Nexus 7:<\/p>\n Or from Firefox on Nexus 7:<\/p>\n \n Because the Galaxy Nexus’s user agent includes “Mobile” it should be served your \n We hope this helps you build better tablet-optimized websites. As always, please ask on our
\n devices and what users expect. Compared to smartphones, tablets have larger touch screens and are
\n typically used on Wi-Fi connections. Tablets offer a browsing experience that can be as rich as
\n any desktop or laptop machine, in a more mobile, lightweight, and generally more convenient
\n package. This means that, unless you offer tablet-optimized content, users expect to see
\n your desktop site rather than your site’s smartphone site.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/alienroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kb-gorsel\/g-e9cb7d49292b.png\")
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\n use responsive web design<\/a>, which means you have one
\n site to serve all devices. If your website uses responsive web design as recommended, be sure to
\n test your website on a variety of tablets to make sure it serves them well too. Remember, just
\n like for smartphones, there are a variety of device sizes and screen resolutions to test.\n<\/p>\n
\n redirect users to the relevant version. If you use this configuration, be careful not to
\n inadvertently redirect tablet users to the smartphone-optimized site too.\n<\/p>\nTelling Android smartphones and tablets apart<\/h3>\n
\n user-agent string supplied by browsers: Although both Android smartphones and tablets will include
\n the word “Android” in the user-agent string, only the user-agent of smartphones will include the
\n word “Mobile”.\n<\/p>\n
\n (or other large screen) device that is best served the desktop site.\n<\/p>\n
\n smartphone-optimized website, while the Nexus 7 should receive the full site.\n<\/p>\n
\n Webmaster Help forums<\/a>
\n if you have more questions.<\/p>\n