Cite the Device Lab
Published
A Device Lab citation identifies the run by date, device, and OS build. Use the format from the 2026-10-20 study data package.
Cite a run
Section titled “Cite a run”Fill in the run date, the device’s marketing name, and the OS version and build.
OpenPWA device test, <YYYY-MM-DD>, <device marketing name>, iOS <version> (<build>)The data package includes its address in the citation.
OpenPWA device test, 2026-10-20, iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18.6.2 (22G100). https://openpwa.net/research/2026-10-ios18-home-screen-web-apps/data/Keep the build in the string.
Cite a notebook entry
Section titled “Cite a notebook entry”Append the notebook entry number to cite one observation.
OpenPWA device test, 2026-10-20, iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18.6.2 (22G100), N35The notebook is append-only and corrections are later entries, so cite the latest entry on a topic.
Link a result row
Section titled “Link a result row”Link to the result row on the behaviour page to cite one result. For example, the status-bar result of the 2026-10-20 run is at /lab/behaviour/status-bar-colour-source/#r-2026-10-20-ios-18-6-2-22g100.
Cite the framework
Section titled “Cite the framework”To cite the OpenPWA Evidence Layers, which define the terms used on Lab pages, see /about/evidence/.
Licence
Section titled “Licence”The study data package is published under CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org), as its data page states. The licence lets you copy and adapt the material, including commercially, if you give credit, link the licence and indicate any changes you made. The data page asks you to credit “OpenPWA” with a link to that page.
Report an error
Section titled “Report an error”The email address is on Send your Device Lab results.
Device steps performed by an OpenPWA operator on an iPhone 16 Pro. AI agent sessions read page state over USB, kept the notebook and drafted this text; automated gates and an AI fact-check checked it. No person reviews each entry.