{"id":1824,"date":"2023-04-07T15:39:35","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/uncategorized\/explanation-of-the-useragent-ios-in-web-radio-logs\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T16:17:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T14:17:01","slug":"explanation-of-the-useragent-ios-in-web-radio-logs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spcast.eu\/en\/faq\/statistic\/useragent\/explanation-of-the-useragent-ios-in-web-radio-logs\/","title":{"rendered":"Explanation of the user agent &#8216;iOS&#8217; in web radio logs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the &#8220;iOS&#8221; user agent?<\/h2>\n\n<p>The UserAgent <strong>&quot;iOS&quot;<\/strong> appears in web radio logs when a user accesses your stream via an <strong>Apple device<\/strong> such as:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>iPhone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>iPad<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>iPod Touch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>iOS is Apple&#8217;s mobile operating system and is used by millions of people worldwide \u2013 especially for listening to music and radio on the go.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does a typical iOS user agent look like?<\/h2>\n\n<p>An example of an iOS user agent:<\/p>\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code>Mozilla\/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 16_3 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit\/605.1.15...<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n<p>Included:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the device (<strong>iPhone<\/strong>, <strong>iPad,<\/strong> etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the iOS operating system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the browser used (e.g., Safari or in-app browser)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Apps such as <strong>myTuner<\/strong>, <strong>VRadio<\/strong>, and <strong>TuneIn<\/strong> on iOS devices also send such user agents\u2014some with additional identification.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does &#8220;iOS&#8221; mean in your logs?<\/h2>\n\n<p>If &#8220;iOS&#8221; appears in your web radio logs, you know:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the listener uses a <strong>mobile Apple device<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The stream was probably consumed <strong>on the go or on a mobile device.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Access may have been from an app or a browser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Such listeners are often active, tech-savvy, and stream specifically via their favorite devices.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Which iOS apps play web radio?<\/h2>\n\n<p>Apple users like to use well-known radio apps such as:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/vradio-online-radio\/id1517894911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VRadio (iOS)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/tunein-radio\/id418987775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn Radio (iOS)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>or listen directly in <strong>the Safari browser<\/strong> or via <strong>AirPlay<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p><strong>Apple Music<\/strong> can also integrate its own streams, but this varies from case to case.<\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion: iOS stands for modern, mobile listeners<\/h2>\n\n<p>The UserAgent <strong>&quot;iOS&quot;<\/strong> means that your stream was played on an Apple device\u2014usually mobile, on the go, or via a specialized app. This listener group is often particularly loyal and uses high-quality hardware for streaming.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the &#8220;iOS&#8221; user agent? The UserAgent &quot;iOS&quot; appears in web radio logs when a user accesses your stream via an Apple device such as: iOS is Apple&#8217;s mobile operating system and is used by millions of people worldwide \u2013 especially for listening to music and radio on the go. 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