The 'iPad effect' on browser share numbers

I think you might be on to something. But I also suspect that there's more to it. For a while some people (including John Gruber) have speculated as to why iOS browsing trounced Android, especially given the supposedly brisk sales. I analyze traffic for many websites on a regular basis and iOS destroys android when it comes to mobile usage. One theory that I think is also in effect here is that there are probably a lot of people who pick up android phones for free or cheap but use apps primarily, or hardly any browsing. androids mobile browser is not great, and especially for older phones not updated, I can see users not wanting to even bother with it because its interface can be Kathy.

In addition to the "iPad" effect, I'm willing to bet the iPhone users use the browser more than android users. I don't get it, the author speculates that the rise in Mobile Safari is due to the iPad but couldn't InfoWorld look at user agent strings to figure out if the iPad effect is real?

I often use the Developer Menu in Desktop Safari to change the User Agent to iPad when I come across a particularly stubborn Flash Video.

If other people do the same thing, that may skew the Mobile Browsing Figures.

I'm an Android fan, but I have to admit that the built-in Browser is rubbish compared to Mobile Safari. I think the extremely poor user experience (slow, buggy, glitchy) probably contributes a good deal to the low browser share from Android users.

On iOS, well-written web applications are indistinguishable from native applications. On Android, the only way to get buttery-smooth transitions is via a native application.

Interesting but, does Mobile Safari on iPad really count as "mobile" traffic? I rarely use mine outside of the house.

My first port-of-call for Apple news is

http://www.innermindmedia.com/apple_news.html

Every link opens in a new window, which is how I like it on my desktop but gets a bit tedious on the iPad. A better way of opening a page in a new window is needed as the click-and-hold method of iOS can slow things down sometimes. I'd love a button on the side which could be used to trigger a right-click function.