I'm trying to argue the fact as to a project needs to capture device type into an eVar/sProp. Obviously, the technology report via SiteCat will pull this information, and I can see some use for it; however, it's still requested.
The question ==
I can pull the user-agent but I need it to be more granular, other than the entire UA string - looking specifically at the device type.
I'm not able to find any information around dong this using the dynamic variable (e.g. D=device type).
Has anyone evert tried capturing this?
Mobile Device and Device Type, as you see it in Adobe Analytics, uses a lookup table from DeviceAtlas for display in reporting. The specifics on what you're looking for is exactly why DeviceAtlas exists; to map user agents into actual readable devices, which is maintained and updated by them.
Unfortunately there's no value to 'piggyback' onto - however, there's nothing stopping you from independently subscribing to DeviceAtlas's services to obtain access to that data.