What is the difference between Segment’s Cloud Mode vs. Device Mode?
Within our Segment account, there is a difference type of events Amplitude automatically collects depending on if they are being sent “Cloud only” vs. “Server side only”.
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- Please note that the Amplitude destination in Segment that supports device-mode has been succeeded by "Amplitude Actions".
- We strongly recommend using this destination.
- While device-mode continues to be available, it uses a very old version of the Amplitude Analytics SDK.
- See this doc for info about switching your destination to Amplitude Action.
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