Not exactly a Galaxy Nexus exclusive question, but I was wondering if anyone knew of a way to alter the Chrome User Agent to force Desktop version of websites. Perhaps similar to what ICS Browser Plus does. Thanks!
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Chrome now has an option to request the desktop version of the site you are viewing. Just hit the menu button and check the tickbox.
I noticed that, however, I was wondering if there was a way to set chrome to default load the desktop version. For some reason, mobile sites bug the hell out of me
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blempka said:
I noticed that, however, I was wondering if there was a way to set chrome to default load the desktop version. For some reason, mobile sites bug the hell out of me
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If you hit the settings button and check the box for "Request Desktop Site", every site you browse to from that point on will load in desktop mode until you uncheck the box. This is how it works for me.
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How do i disable automaticaly beeing push over to mobileweb sites? I want full web experience, but some site force me to use their mobileweb site. Can anyone help me? (Sorry for my bad english)
Have you even tried to look for an answer yourself? It's under settings -_-
Look in settings on the browser for user agent and change it to desktop.
The setting is hidden on some rom's. If this is the case type about:debug in address bar and look again.
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mercianary said:
Look in settings on the browser for user agent and change it to desktop.
The setting is hidden on some rom's. If this is the case type about:debug in address bar and look again.
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what you on about its nothing to do with the user agent string that just identifies what device your using, all you have to do to disable mobile websites is make sure the box next to mobile view in settings view is UNCHECKED
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what you on about its nothing to do with the user agent string that just identifies what device your using, all you have to do to disable mobile websites is make sure the box next to mobile view in settings view is UNCHECKED
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It has everything to do with the user agent string. Some sites divert you to a dumbed down mobile version of their site if you are using a mobile device (as the op said). If you set the string to desktop you can get the full site.
As for the mobile view switch...I can't find it. But I do remember seeing it a while ago. Did it disappear with the update?
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mercianary said:
As for the mobile view switch...I can't find it. But I do remember seeing it a while ago. Did it disappear with the update?
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On my ROM (custom but based on 2.2 with Sense), it can be found as follows:
Internet - Menu - More - Settings - "Mobile view" (under "Display configuration")
I think its only on sense roms then. Cuz I'm using cyanogenmod and its not there, but changing the user string does the same thing.
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Hey guys I have a questions that bugging me.....I have the g2 and I want the sense browser to be ported over to nonsense g2 Bliss...the reason I want this is because that brower have thde option to disable. MOBILE VIEW and other roms don't...every time I try to put the apk file and download it it works but the browser force closes plz help anything or any browser with the option to disable mobile view is good
Thanks in advance
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See if the browser you use has a 'User Agent' option, if it does, change it to desktop or something. that will disable mobile veiw.
-Nipqer
It just use almost any third party browser, they pretty much all have that option
I use skyfire, and they have the option to change right in the toolbar.
Most every non-stock browser (Firefox, Miren, Dolphin, Opera, etc.) has the option built in to set the User Agent string to desktop.
The sense browser won't work on non-sense phones.
ibrahima said:
Hey guys I have a questions that bugging me.....I have the g2 and I want the sense browser to be ported over to nonsense g2 Bliss...the reason I want this is because that brower have thde option to disable. MOBILE VIEW and other roms don't...every time I try to put the apk file and download it it works but the browser force closes plz help anything or any browser with the option to disable mobile view is good
Thanks in advance
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I use dolphin browser and most of the time it displays the real content of the page.
Thanks opera has the option
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Skyfire is a good choice for you because its default is NOT mobile view, so you would not have to change anything, just install it from market
Is there any way to make desktop view my default view, I'm tired of having to go into the settings after each site and request it. I have tried other browsers but nothing works real good on ics.
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about:debug in the URL bar, then press enter/Go.
open the menù (three dots) and go to settings>Debug. UAstring and select "Desktop".
(mine is in Italian, i don't know if in english is as i wrote up)
It doesn't work for me after I type debug and go to settings there is no debug
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worked for me, you typed "about:debug" right rsvoboda?
Although, now I'm getting the Debug menu as the last menu item in settings everytime, even without typing about:debug...
that's pretty cool, thanks matteventu
I finally got it to work, I had to take it off wifi to do it for some reason, but works great now thanks
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Hear lots of.people.raving about it but.is.it just me or are the settings options limited and is it all that,examples are when you go into bookmarks and select the chrome tab no option to creat folders in there,when pinch to zoom the text doesn't resize to fit the screen .I'm use to dolphin which seems for more user friendly .Any tips on getting the best out of chrome as I think I need to get on board with it then I can link it with my pc and tablet
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I also couldn't find the option to switch between desktop and mobile mode.
When you press the menu menu on the chrome top bar you have an option to "Request desktop site".
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I also couldn't find the option to switch between desktop and mobile mode.
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This option only just came in the recent update i believe
Just got a chrome update certainly address some of the issues I have will have a.play ,I seem to remember an app for when you wanted to display a flash site and it.took the like and opened it in a different browser of your choice
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is there a quicker way to access bookmarks on dolphin i swipe from the side and all my bookmarks are there one click and your on the page,in chrome you have to select menu button/select bookmarks/select folder/select link very long winded way to get to bookmarks
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I think the rave about chrome is less about its options and more about its pure speed. I personally thing the stock android 4.0 browser has more options. Although this latest update of chrome made it kinda sluggish IMO
Lack of a true exit button is why I'll continue to use Dolphin as my browser of choice
Gestures in dolphin is fantastic, hopefully chrome will have similar support.
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Btw guys, dolphin user, where the hell is the tab switcher now in version 8.0? Been trying to look for it, no dice. It was there all along on the previous versions, when swipe left, in line with the add-ons(at the bottom part).
My favourite thing about it is that you can have chrome tabs open on your desktop and bam - click the button and they will appear on your phone. It is pretty smart.
Lack of Flash can be slightly irritating
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Just got a chrome update certainly address some of the issues I have will have a.play ,I seem to remember an app for when you wanted to display a flash site and it.took the like and opened it in a different browser of your choice
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Flashify is the app.
In the latest Chrome update you can play embedded YouTube videos by clicking on them and it opens them with the Youtube app.
So, i am on att i1317 4.1.2 android with multi window enabled.
Is it possible to open any url from gmail to chrome in multiwindow automatcally? this would be a great boost to the productivity rather manually dropping gmail and chrome into two windows.
I thought that was what pop up browser was for. .. I know it's not Chrome but still. ..
~PsyCl0ne
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PsyCl0ne said:
I thought that was what pop up browser was for. .. I know it's not Chrome but still. ..
~PsyCl0ne
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Popup browser is pretty much useless for the following reasons:
1. It comes as a popup rather fit as a multi-window slot
2. If you need to read more and make it full screen it reloads the entire page again making it very inefficient thing to do
3. being a popup its mostly obstructive to the base window
4. And finally its not a chrome
So, would have been nice to have a way to open urls directly in the chrome as a multi-window rather manually doing it