Detecting that the browser has no mouse and is touch-only

Question

I\'m developing a webapp (not a website with pages of interesting text) with a very different interface for touch (your finger hides the screen when you click) and mouse (re

Answer 1

Since you're planning to offer a way to switch between the interfaces anyway, would it be feasible to simply ask the user to click a link or a button to "enter" the correct version of the application? Then you could remember their preference for future visits. It's not high-tech, but it's 100% reliable :-)