How do I remove/disable mobile view? Its not in the settings.
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any luck?
same problem on my toy, too
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Hi, had the same problem here. for me, this worked:
open up your stock browser
Type "about:debug" in the address line and press enter (no quotations)
Hit "menu" and select "Settings"
You now see all kind's of debugging settings, including "UA String"
Click that and select "Desktop"
Open up your stock browser.
cheers!
I wonder if some firmwares or operators removed the ability to change the User agent in the stock browsers. I checked this on 2.1 and just checked now on 2.2 and I am unable to change the user agent as I the settings don't appear.
If you are like me to change your user agent your need to type about:useragent and from that popup you can change to desktop, iphone etc etc.
I find it is bugged a little though because one you first enter it is using a custom uastring for 2.2 froyo the android one is 2.1 so could be a good idea to maybe back up the current custom one.
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Google touts: desktop quality page displays...but the stock browser chooses the mobile site version by default! Makes no sense. All other browsers offer the desktop option.
(I know about 'about:debug'.....I'm talking about default.
Thanks
I believe its because on most mobile sites you can find what you are looking for faster then on the desktop version. Either way, I hate when I am directed to the mobile ones and more so now that we have flash (they don't show up on mobile view).
Exactly. Thing is its the 'google-android' browser. You'd think ...at least with Froyo/flash it'd be set at desktop by default.
Don't get it.
It has always had this option. Type about:debug in the address bar, then go to browser settings and at the bottom will be user agent string. Change it to desktop.
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And websites going to mobile versions has nothing to do with Google or their browser. The web master of each site is responsible for this, and for not giving you a clickable link to the full version.
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I know about that option... I'm talking about having it as a default. That process in addition to bring a pain in the ass...is short lived ...have to keep repeating it.
Well in that case is there any other phone on the market that gives you that option out of the box?
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RogerPodacter said:
Well in that case is there any other phone on the market that gives you that option out of the box?
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Nokia N900 loads all websites in full desktop view no matter what
What is Google supposed to do about this? The people designing the website are the ones that control how their site looks and if they want to detect what browser you are using and serve you a different design based on it then that's their choice.
I agree that a lot of mobile versions suck, but some are nice. If you want to fake what browser you are using, the debug option is for you.
Many sites have a link at the bottom of the page to load the desktop version. I can't think of any site that I have visited that did not have this option.
I'd just like the option to set desktop in the stock browser settings itself. As in all other browsers....especially with froyo.. I BELIEVE the pre-froyo browser had a settings check use or not use mobile site versions
skyfire browser has a handy button for defining & quickly altering this on it's adress bar.
there's a form of flash on there too, use that.
So I have the default browser on froyo and have changed the browser to desktop viewing in the "about: debug" setting but I occasionally still get mobile sites, is there a way to make the default browser always treat itself like a desktop? One example that does this is gametrailers.com. I really like the default browser and would prefer not to change browsers,i am also not rooted.
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For all who like the new smooth Gingerbread stock browser but would like to set the User Agent, here are the steps to do so:
1. Open your stock browser
2. Type about:debug in the address bar
3. Press the menu key and tap on Settings
4. The latest option (UAstring) allows you to change your User Agent
5. Disable the "Show Java console" option.
This option is ignored unless about:debug is enabled. So if you see you're getting redirected to the mobile versions of websites you'll just have to retype it again in the address bar.
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The settings are not saved after killing the browser or reboot. The only way to make it permanent is to edit the browser apk.
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On Gingerbread they are saved. I have reboteed 4 times since editing that option and it never reverted back to default.
No need to edit the apk, so
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It doesnt save for me either.
Never has on any device i have used ua string on
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If you look in the uastring field it wil show you "desktop" but if you try let say bbc.com the browser will redirect you to the mobile site.
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On Gingerbread they are saved. I have reboteed 4 times since editing that option and it never reverted back to default.
No need to edit the apk, so
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I have this issue too. Even if I change it, it seems like it won't work unless I actually open up settings, and reselect Desktop (even if it is already selected), then reload the site.
It also does not persist through closing/reopening.
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If you look in the uastring field it wil show you "desktop" but if you try let say bbc.com the browser will redirect you to the mobile site.
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I tried this and it works!
Even tried opening bbc.com and it shows the full desktop view on mine.
Thanks!
I'm curious, are you guys using Gingerbread's stock browser now, but were using a different browser when you were in Froyo?
Ok, I got it. The browser does save the setting, but it ignores it unless debug mode is on: try rebooting, go to bbc.com and you'll get the mobile version; type about:debug and reload the page: Full desktop version! So as a temporary workaround it is enough to type about:debug when the browser is opened; I suggest also disabling "show java console" within the settings. In the meanwhile I'll edit the apk so that this option isn't ignored, shouldn't take long once I get to use a pc
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I have this issue too. Even if I change it, it seems like it won't work unless I actually open up settings, and reselect Desktop (even if it is already selected), then reload the site.
It also does not persist through closing/reopening.
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Same here.
Does ediing the apk file help?
Anyone found a way to make this permanent yet??
Really love to use the stock browser if only i could have it load desktop uastring by default
Overcome RC1 keeps the UA setting
chiasottis said:
For all who like the new smooth Gingerbread stock browser but would like to set the User Agent, here are the steps to do so:
1. Open your stock browser
2. Type about:debug in the address bar
3. Press the menu key and tap on Settings
4. The latest option (UAstring) allows you to change your User Agent
5. Disable the "Show Java console" option.
This option is ignored unless about:debug is enabled. So if you see you're getting redirected to the mobile versions of websites you'll just have to retype it again in the address bar.
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is this info still valid?
on my sgs2 seems there isn't UAString.
debug voices are:
show javascript console
single column rendering
use wide viewport
normal rendering
enable tracing
enable light touch
enable navigation cache dump
set JS flags
work like a charm.. thanks!
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what if i have everything but the UAstring option....?
I'm running the latest liberty rom and i was wondering if there is a way to set the browser to not use mobile web and just open the regular web page all the time
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I can't remember if you can change the user agent but I know you can in other browsers such as Opera and Dolphin.
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Shouldn't I be able to just type something in the address bar to disable it? I wonder?
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You could always see if you can get a URL that indicates non-mobile. Sometimes I have seen a www.whatever.com/index.php?m=0 or something similar where the m means mobile and 0 means false. Maybe bookmark the URLs? Lemme look for a setting in the default Android browser.
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Nope, no setting. Try Dolphin or Opera.
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CM7's browser has options for this. You could potentially compile the CM7 browser for the motoblur framework (I know there is a technique to do this) and put it in /system/data/ in place of Liberty's browser. Obviously it's not nearly as simple as that, but if you really want user-agent settings in the browser, that seems like the way to go. Otherwise, you can flash CyanogenMod now and deal with some of the audio and camera issues, or wait until it's stable to get the user-agent settings.
I would assume the browser would respond to 'about:debug'?
Type about:debug in the address bar and hit go/enter/whatever. It shouldn't visibly do anything. Then hit the menu button > More > Settings > UAString (very last on the list) and change it to 'Desktop'.
It doesn't really stick (you may have to do this each time you launch the browser), but it does work.
Thanks man that works perfect exactly what I wanted
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Hello everybody i'm using the kingdroid rom on my note and i wonder is it any way to get
desktop mode in stock browser?
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In the address bar just type in about:useragent and you are free to select desired user-agent from drop-down menu which pops up.
This seems to set it globally.
Is there a way to set it for particular pages?
I bookmark the desktop URL for some pages, but when I open the bookmark, it automatically loads the mobile version.
When I change the option using the about:useragent setting, then everypage opens up as the desktop version, but there are some pages that I would still like to use the mobile version.
thanks,
Rich