Nexus One is not currently supported by the Mobile Device Browser File, which leads to the Nexus One being identified as a non mobile device.
I know the user agent, and the capabilities are pretty similar to other Android terminals. With this information, how do I patch the MDBF to have the N1 be recognized as a mobile device?
not sure if it is helpful to you but you can check for Nexus in the user agent field returned by the browser.
Regarding Mobile Device Browser File:
Quote: "Due to the organizational restructuring of the team that developed and supported the Mobile Device Browser file, we will no longer have the resources to support and update this CodePlex project. The team will be providing two more releases – one on the 27th July 2010 and the final release on the 24th August 2010."
As a replacement to MDBF make use of http://51degrees.codeplex.com . It makes use of WURFL mobile device database to detect mobile devices and providing auto redirection to mobile optimized pages.