How can I detect if a user is viewing my site within an iOS UIWebView?

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I'd like to offer users using the slower, limited UIWebView a different experience than the native Mobile Safari users. How can I detect these users as distinct from regular Mobile Safari users?

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The user agent string will not contain Safari. Answered here:

detect ipad/iphone webview via javascript

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answered Mar 26 '14 at 02:52

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Apparently in iOS 7, both UIWebView and Safari include `Safari` in their user agent strings. Back to the drawing board. – Ryan Mar 26 '14 at 06:02
@Ryan Did you find a solution for iOS 7? I'm in the same pipeline. – Henrik Petterson May 28 '16 at 09:44

How can I detect if a user is viewing my site within an iOS UIWebView?

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