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	Adding a device identifier to the Firefox OS User Agent (UA) string is STRONGLY DISCOURAGED by Mozilla. As studies have shown, changes to the UA string have a negative impact on [[Compatibility\|Mobile\|web compatibility]] - some major websites will stop working if you do this! Further reasons are documented in the [[B2G/User_Agent/Partner_Changes_Policy\|Firefox OS User Agent Partner Changes Policy]].		Adding a device identifier to the Firefox OS User Agent (UA) string is STRONGLY DISCOURAGED by Mozilla. As studies have shown, changes to the UA string have a negative impact on [[Compatibility/Mobile\|web compatibility]] - some major websites will stop working if you do this! Further reasons are documented in the [[B2G/User_Agent/Partner_Changes_Policy\|Firefox OS User Agent Partner Changes Policy]].

	If a device/model ID is nevertheless to be added in contravention of our advice, then the UA with a device/model ID should be of the form:		If a device/model ID is nevertheless to be added in contravention of our advice, then the UA with a device/model ID should be of the form: