Mobile optimised websites are nice but it happens too often that they omit some crucial functionality.
Is there a way how to cheat the browser detection or force-load the desktop version of any website?
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2Closely related: How can I change the user agent for the stock browser? – ale Jun 30 '11 at 12:29
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- Open the web browser
- navigate to
about:debug(make sure you press the "go" button, not search) - nothing will seem to happen, but it did...
- press the menu key and select "More"
- Now select Settings.
- Scroll down and you should see an option for "UAString" or "Change User Agent".
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I think that option appears normally,without the about:debug trick. It does on both my phone and honeycomb tablet? – 0atman Jun 27 '11 at 15:53
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@Oatman It depends on which device you have, see How can I change the user agent for the stock browser? – Matthew Read Sep 23 '11 at 15:47
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This setting change doesn't seem to stick. If the application closes completely, it reverts back on the next load. Any way to avoid that? – Yuck Dec 26 '11 at 20:01
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Dolphin Browser Mini has a setting in the tools menu that is an easy way to switch between user-agents. It includes viewers for:
Android (default)
Desktop
iPhone
iPad
plus, it works much faster than the stock browser!
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The recent version of Opera Mobile (11.1) also includes the User Agent option (mobile / desktop) see: Settings/Advanced/User Agent
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Type about:useragent in the address bar then simply choose Desktop. Couldn't be easier!
Note that this doesn't work for all devices, see How can I change the user agent for the stock browser?
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You can select the user-agent on both android tablets and android phones, it's in the settings menu :-)
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