Here are some frequently asked questions following our recent announcement about Analytics 3
Why do I see K as a Device Type on the Engagement dashboard?
Google is rolling out a change to Chrome’s behavior with User-Agent headers, which includes a new generic model name ‘K.’ This change, part of the User-Agent Client Hints proposal, is gradually replacing the more varied User-Agent headers traditionally sent by Chrome browsers. As of May 2023, this new behavior affects Android 10 devices and is expected to dominate traffic for most websites throughout 2023. It’s important to note that ‘K’ is not tied to a specific Android model but is a placeholder within the User-Agent string.
For more details, check out these articles:
User-Agent Client Hints on GitHub
Google's Chrome User-Agent Reduction Update
Is there a way to determine the number of unique users over a given period?
Analytics 3 provides unique user counts on a per-day basis, where each day’s total reflects the number of unique users for that specific 24-hour period. However, when viewing data across multiple days, the system aggregates daily unique counts rather than de-duplicating across the entire date range. As a result, the total user count shown for a multi-day period may include the same unique users from previous days.