Hi, can I somehow set to permanently view PC version of web pages instead of default mobile? In Honeycomb, there was user agent string selection, but I can´t find it here. I know there is option to request pc version in menu, but it is not permanent, if I revisit same page later it will bu unchecked and loads mobile version instead.
Thanks.
Hmmm, type about:debug in the address bar and press enter (nothing will happen now) but you will have some additional settings in the settings (have dutch language here so can't name the exact names... but you can change the user agent string there somewhere).
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A while ago I found a tip somewhere on how to get to some additional hidden android browser settings including how to change the user agent string so that the browser would identify itself as a desktop browser or iPhone browser while surfing.
This setting is reset between sessions, I didn't use it frequently and eventually forgot how to go about making the change.
Recently I had a need to access these hidden browser settings again and it took quite a long and frustrating search effort to finally locate this information which does not seem to be widely publicized. So, in an effort to save anyone else this trouble, I figured I would post the information on how to do this on a couple Android boards that I frequent and also include a few words that might be picked up as search terms for anyone else trying to find this info. The procedure is very simple. I currently have an HTC Sprint Hero running Android 1.5, so I'm not sure what other devices or builds this will work on...
Open the Android web browser. In the address bar enter 'about:debug' where you would normally enter a URL and hit enter or Go. Be sure to erase the 'http://www.' that the browser likes to leave in the address bar for you. No page will load and you may or may not get a pop-up message 'Debug mode'. But if you now go to Menu > More > Settings in the browser and scroll to the bottom of the list, you should see a new group of options under the 'Debug' heading. The bottom setting is 'UAString' and if selected will give you the option of enabling your browser to identify itself as Android, Desktop or iPhone. Results after making this switch have been mixed, but go ahead and give it a try if you have a need to. I'm not sure what the other options do, so use at your own risk.
Feel free to leave a reply if you found this information helpful, or if it does or does not work on your particular device / build.
search terms: Android Browser Hidden Debug Settings Change User Agent String Identify Desktop Firefox iPhone about:debug UAString
way to go, thank you for the information. might come in handy.
Hi This my name is Camillo.
i have a question about my Hd2.
The problem is that if i am on the internet i always been directed to the mobile page, but isnt there a way so that i can go to the normal webpage. i wil really make things a lot easyer. sorry about my inglish. thank you in advance.
Your browser identifies itself as beeing a mobile device.
It is a service of the site to direct you to theit mobile version: less data transfer, less use of flash, silverlight and that kind of stuff.
Mostly those sites have a button to see the original site often at the top or at the bottom of the page.
Other possibility is to change your User Agent string (opera:config) to "Opera/9.64(Windows NT 5.1; U; en) Presto/2.1.1" (without quotes) note original user agent string before changing, so you can revert.
This identifies as a windows opera browser, but possibly websites will not be full functioning.
Also from the settings of the browser
tank you, but can you explain how to.do this to change the string
Just do what I do. Keep Google as a homepage and at the bottom of the page there is a mobile and 'classic' option, click the Classic and you are sorted.
There are registry fixes, but I can never be bothered to change the values and strings.
i have used the google option and it worked like a charm. tank you all for your time and answers.
Does anybody know if it is possible to chance Hex browser user agent with a custom string?. I tried about: debug with no luck I have also tried to locate some kind of configuration file, but nothing seems to be browser related files.
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I managed to find it. I have to insert about:debug into the url and them access settings from the menu, which are extended with the debug settings. There it is possible to change the UAString to iPad etc. (It is only predefined UA strings however)
Hello
I have had some issues finding the User Agent string on my Prime.
Can anyone help me out? Trying to make some changes to it. Thanks!
EDIT: I'd like to change is system wide, not just for the stock browser. E.g. some androids have a "values" folder in the framework-res.apk where they have a user agent string.
yup, its in the browser settings.
You can just type - about:useragent and enter in the browser.
BarryH_GEG said:
You can just type - about:useragent and enter in the browser.
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Unfortunately, this will not work on the stock browser. For the stock browser, go to setting> advanced> user agent string.
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Sorry, to clarify, I wanted to do a system wide UA change to affect everything. Not just the browser, that I can do. Thank you
Bump, any ideas?
Thanks to the awesome power of Google, I found the path to the "UAString" setting.
Many posts on XDA are a little more advanced than NOOB that refer to this setting.
Why would you want to have the browser default to desktop view? Because we have big screens and most mobile sites are HUGE on this screen. This post is not about auto zoom.
Open the Default Browser, type about:debug in the address bar.
Open the menu in the upper right hand corner.
Open settings.
Bottom left panel, open debug.
Third down on the right, open UAString.
Choose desktop from the popup menu.
"What did I just do?" You set the browser to identify the tablet as a desktop. The internet is so smart that it displays pages according to the type of device requesting the page. But internet thinks Android is a mobile platform and sends you a mobile view by default. Pretty cool, huh? So now you've outsmarted the internet. Sit back and enjoy.
PS: I did search the forum. I couldn't find out how to "set the UAString", thus, the new thread.
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Thanks to the awesome power of Google, I found the path to the "UAString" setting.
Many posts on XDA are a little more advanced than NOOB that refer to this setting.
Why would you want to have the browser default to desktop view? Because we have big screens and most mobile sites are HUGE on this screen. This post is not about auto zoom.
Open the Default Browser, type about:debug in the address bar.
Open the menu in the upper right hand corner.
Open settings.
Bottom left panel, open debug.
Third down on the right, open UAString.
Choose desktop from the popup menu.
"What did I just do?" You set the browser to identify the tablet as a desktop. The internet is so smart that it displays pages according to the type of device requesting the page. But internet thinks Android is a mobile platform and sends you a mobile view by default. Pretty cool, huh? So now you've outsmarted the internet. Sit back and enjoy.
PS: I did search the forum. I couldn't find out how to "set the UAString", thus, the new thread.
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Well documented. Props! Btw this should work for all if not most android devices and the stock browser. People may choose to do this if they don't want to have several different browsers.
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cool find but why can't you just select "request desktop site" from the menu? I already had that selected and desktop was already enabled in the debug settings.
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cool find but why can't you just select "request desktop site" from the menu? I already had that selected and desktop was already enabled in the debug settings.
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Seems like that box is website dependant. If you go to another site, you have to check it again, like it's cookie or cache dependant.
So this method sticks after browser is shutdown or device reboots? Or will these need to be applied every time?
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Seems like that box is website dependant. If you go to another site, you have to check it again, like it's cookie or cache dependant.
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ok.. yhea I do see that.. maybe it stays by website .. have not played with enough to see when it does stick or not.. hopefully this will.
I'll just stick to ICS browser +.They got it right the 1st time.
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ok.. yhea I do see that.. maybe it stays by website .. have not played with enough to see when it does stick or not.. hopefully this will.
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I believe you have to request desktop site every time you open a new tab in the ICS browser, which is quite annoying if you always want to open websites in 'desktop' mode.
even with the ua string set to desktop it would still bring up mobile versions of sites for me all the time. quite annoying.