In December 2022 we released the version for PHP7.
Mobile Detect was split into two dev branches: 2.8.x which will support PHP5, but is deprecated and
3.74.x which supports PHP >= 7.3
In August 2013 the library has 1800+ stargazers and support for: composer, PHPUnit tests, PSR standards and a new webpage http://mobiledetect.net
Throughout 2012 the script has been updated constantly, and we have received tons of feedback and requests. In July 2012 we moved the repository from Google Code to GitHub in order to quickly accommodate the frequent updates and to involve more people.
In December 2011 it received a major update from the first version, an important number of issues were fixed, then 2.0 was launched. The new version marks a new mindset and also featuring tablet detection.
The first version of the script was developed in 2009, and it was hosted at https://code.google.com/p/php-mobile-detect/, it was a small project with around 30 stars. (Original blog post by Victor: http://victorstanciu.ro/detectarea-platformelor-mobile-in-php/)