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# Clicks by Device, Google Search Console

> Breaks organic-search clicks down by device (mobile, desktop, tablet) so teams can spot device-specific gaps. How to read it, why it matters, and how to act on it.

**Card class:** [Non-Hero](/nerve-centre/overview#card-classes-explained)  •  **Category:** [Top Queries & Pages](/nerve-centre/connectors#connectors-by-type)

## At a glance

> **Clicks by Device** splits your organic-search clicks across the trailing 30 days into mobile, desktop and tablet, shown as a share (pie) of the total. Most ecommerce search traffic is mobile-first, so this card tells SEO teams whether the device mix matches expectations and whether one device is under-performing relative to where it should be.

## What it tracks

The card queries the Search Console Search Analytics API with the **device** dimension and the `clicks` metric over the **trailing 30 days (`30D`)**, then draws each device's share of total clicks. Google reports three device categories: MOBILE, DESKTOP and TABLET. The mix is diagnostic: if your site's analytics say 70% of buyers shop on mobile but only 45% of your organic clicks are mobile, you may have a mobile ranking, snippet or usability gap holding back mobile discovery. A sudden shift in the split (mobile share falling week on week) often signals a mobile-specific regression, for example a mobile rendering issue, a mobile usability error, or a Core Web Vitals problem that hits mobile rankings first. Pair the click split with the device-level CTR and position cards to tell apart "fewer mobile impressions" from "same impressions, worse mobile CTR".

## Reconciling against the source

Rebuild this in Google Search Console under **Performance → Search results** by opening the **Devices** tab, which lists clicks, impressions, CTR and position per device for the same 30-day range. GSC data is typically 2 to 3 days delayed and anonymises clicks on rare queries, though the device-dimension totals are not subject to the 1,000-row query cap. See [CTR by Device](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/google-search-console/ctr-by-device), [Mobile vs Desktop](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/google-search-console/mobile-vs-desktop) and [Position by Device](/nerve-centre/kpi-cards/google-search-console/position-by-device) for the matching device splits.

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### Tracked live in Vortex IQ Nerve Centre

*Clicks by Device* is one of hundreds of KPI pulses Vortex IQ tracks across Google Search Console and 70+ other ecommerce connectors. Nerve Centre runs the detection layer; Vortex Mind investigates the cause when something moves; Ask Viq lets you interrogate any number in plain English.

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