What are the potential pitfalls of using a plugin for device detection in PHP?

One potential pitfall of using a plugin for device detection in PHP is that it may not always be accurate or up-to-date with the latest devices. To solve this issue, you can implement your own device detection logic using user-agent strings or other techniques to ensure more accurate results. 

// Custom device detection function
function detectDevice() {
    $userAgent = $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'];

    if (strpos($userAgent, 'iPhone') !== false || strpos($userAgent, 'iPad') !== false) {
        return 'iOS';
    } elseif (strpos($userAgent, 'Android') !== false) {
        return 'Android';
    } else {
        return 'Unknown';
    }
}

// Example of how to use the custom device detection function
$device = detectDevice();
echo 'Detected device: ' . $device;

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