How do you set the browser to only open desktop versions of a website? I can't seem to find the option anywhere
Type about:debug in browser. Nothing will happen. Then go into browser options and you should have additional options. Should be there.
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So where would I find browser options. I've been in the browsers settings by clicking the upper righthand corner but that doesn't give me any compatible options before our after doing the debug
verusevo said:
So where would I find browser options. I've been in the browsers settings by clicking the upper righthand corner but that doesn't give me any compatible options before our after doing the debug
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when you go to the settings after applying the command of about:debug, you will see on the bottom "debug" in the settings under advanced. Once you go there, click uastring. Change it from android to desktop. This will tell websites you visit that it is a desktop and not a android device and thus load the full page, not the mobile version.
But it isn't permanent.
Going through about:debug became such a hassle on my zoom that I'm using dolphin HD full time now. Just have to get your bookmarks in the stock browser so you can get the cool scrolling widget and set dolphin as the default browser.
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excellent, got it. thanks much
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Does anyone have a fix for the browser defaulting to mobile view and setting it to desktop view? i cannot find a fix to this in the settings. This wasnt an issue on the Evo.
it is very annoying to scroll down to the bottom of every page and click desktop view. some pages like ESPN do no even have this. Even after to select desktop it will go right back to mobile view if you move to another page within the same site.
I couldn't find this setting in the default browser either. Pretty sure there isn't a option to change the user agent in 2.1 stock browser.
You can always switch to Dolphin HD or xScope which allow you to switch user agents.
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I'm in the same boat. On my rooted hero xscope browser with the user agent set to computer worked perfectly. On the epic you can set it to computer and it stills goes to the mobile sight. I really need to figure it out for ESPN. No fantasy football and this baby is going back to the store lol
Open the browser then type in about:debug and hit enter. It wont do anything after hitting enter but if you go into options you will now have a option to change the UAString from mobile to desktop. The option is at the bottom of the option list.
Have you tried opera mini?
Well, We all know the Browser lags when we have flash content.
But after Applying a "Lag fix" for the browser from the Nexus S thread, It actually works.
So here what they did... And it works for my SGS and the Browsing speed has improved alot for mine.
A Good test site would be Androidcentral.com
DO NOTE I"M USING DARKY'S ROM WITH HIS VERSION 8.0 BROWSER ((WITH THE GRAPHIC "Glitch", Checkered boxes when zooming ))
1. In the browser's URL bar, type: about:debug and then hit GO. You will notice no visible change, but you now have access to the more advanced configuration options for the browser.
2. Press MENU, go into the browser's settings and under the Debug heading, be sure that "Normal rendering" is checked and uncheck "Show JavaScript Console"
3. At the very bottom of the Debug options, click "UAString" and select "Desktop". (( COULD NOT FIND THIS SO I SKIPPED IT))
4. Reload the page.
You should now hopefully be able to see sites as they appear on a desktop computer.
NOTE: If you clear out the browser's data from the Manage Applications menu under Android's main settings page that you access by using the MENU button on the home screen, you will have to repeat these steps to be able to see sites rendered as they are on desktops again.
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Credits to the author of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888788
I experience some problems while surfing. The standardbrowser crashes sometimes and websites automatically offer a mobile cellphone lay-out. Are these problems solvable, or do we have to wit for Android 3.1?
Yep, there's a thread somewhere here about making the stock browser load desktop versions of sites. Better still, download dolphin hd from the market, go into settings and change to desktop.
Write about:debug in the stock browsers searchfield then press enter. It will look like nothing happens. Then press the settings button in the top right corner and go to settings menu. You will find the debug choise. In there you will find the UAstring. Press that one and choose what you prefer.
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Dolphin browser for tablet is in beta now. Excited to try this today
http://m.androidcentral.com/dolphin-pad-v10-enters-beta-stages
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Good find bro. This is exactly what we needed to cure the typing lag in browser. Thanks.
Thanks for pointing it out.
Bowser HD for pad is very good, i really love it...i tried it a little...and it is very good as if it wasn't a beta version. I decided to keep it instead of dolphin hd.
Yeah, definitely like this browser. Only problem I've seen with it is that it uses the mobile google for default when you search in the address bar, can't seem to find a way to change that.
alot snappier than the stock browser...hopefully they roll out w/ updates to make it more efficient.
Seems pretty good so far. Much less lag than on stock browser but its still there.
I like it alot, just having an issue with bookmarks, and the dolphin add on bookmarks to sd doesnt seem to be working with it, anyone else having that issue.?
Either way, using it as my main browser, having much Less lag than stock
kegacide said:
I like it alot, just having an issue with bookmarks, and the dolphin add on bookmarks to sd doesnt seem to be working with it, anyone else having that issue.?
Either way, using it as my main browser, having much Less lag than stock
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I had the same issue but now I'm using Xmarks for Dolphin HD.
OgremustCrush said:
Yeah, definitely like this browser. Only problem I've seen with it is that it uses the mobile google for default when you search in the address bar, can't seem to find a way to change that.
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After opening the dolphin browser app press the menu button in the bar below and press More. Select Settings > Dolphin Settings > User Agent and select Desktop. That should work.
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After opening the dolphin browser app press the menu button in the tab below and press More. Select Settings > Dolphin Settings > User Agent and delect Desktop. That should work.
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This works for most sites, but some still load the mobile version. Google search is one of them; another is boston.com. this is one of the only problems I have with the beta.
dagaetch said:
This works for most sites, but some still load the mobile version. Google search is one of them; another is boston.com. this is one of the only problems I have with the beta.
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Well, for me is working. I open google.com and i see the desktop version.
phaserkb said:
After opening the dolphin browser app press the menu button in the bar below and press More. Select Settings > Dolphin Settings > User Agent and select Desktop. That should work.
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I suppose I should clarify, even after you change the UA it appears that the search from adddress bar function is hardcoded to use the mobile google search. If you go straight to google.com, sure you get the desktop search, but sometimes it's just more convenient to use the address bar instead.
I can't seem to activate gestures, for some reason.
PookiePrancer said:
I can't seem to activate gestures, for some reason.
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Click on the Play button in the top right corner.
You can now use your gestures.
To make changes, a menu screen will appear at the top.
Click on the mechanical wheel on the left side of the page.
Then go to Gestures.
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Hello,
I remember there was a solution how to convert standard Acer browser from mobile to regular, but cannot find that.
Anybody helps?
Thank you very much.
tatuk said:
Hello,
I remember there was a solution how to convert standard Acer browser from mobile to regular, but cannot find that.
Anybody helps?
Thank you very much.
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IIRC there is a button to click "Desktop Sites" within Browser in the settings. I generally just use Firefox.
Sorry if I'm mistaken.
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tatuk said:
Hello,
I remember there was a solution how to convert standard Acer browser from mobile to regular, but cannot find that.
Anybody helps?
Thank you very much.
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Actually found the proper way of doing it!
1. Open the Android Honeycomb browser on your tablet.
2. In the address bar, type: about:debug and press enter.
3. Now open the browser's settings by tapping the icon in the very top-right corner of your screen (it looks like four horizontal lines) and selecting "Settings" from the drop-down menu that appears.
4. On the left side of the screen, tap the section labeled "Debug."
5. On the right side of the screen, tap the item labeled "UAString," then select "Desktop."
6. Press the back button (in the very bottom-left corner of your screen) to exit the browser's settings.
7. In the browser's address bar, type: about:debug once more; this will disable debugging mode and return the browser to its normal state.
Found here: http://blogs.computerworld.com/17882/android_honeycomb_browser_user_agent
Excuse my ignorance, but how does this differ from just touching the menu tab in the top right corner, settings,advanced, viewing mode, & selecting desktop?
I don't have that in the settings on ICS...
haag498 said:
I don't have that in the settings on ICS...
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It's even easier in ICS. Open Browser, then when you press the menu button on the top right, one of the options is "Request Desktop Site". When you click it, it will permanently resolve itself as a non-mobile browser to all sites until you return to the menu and click the option again.
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It's even easier in ICS. Open Browser, then when you press the menu button on the top right, one of the options is "Request Desktop Site". When you click it, it will permanently resolve itself as a non-mobile browser to all sites until you return to the menu and click the option again.
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The above for me is only slightly true. Some sites i visit will reset this. I Found myself going back in there several times yesterday and toggling this back to desktop.Not sure if its just me experiencing this. But still Its not like its a complicated difficult thing to do.
Danny2 said:
Excuse my ignorance, but how does this differ from just touching the menu tab in the top right corner, settings,advanced, viewing mode, & selecting desktop?
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This shows how to gain access to the Android Browsers debugging, which has more options than the standard options. The UA string is the user agent string websites look for when determining which website to send you to, desktop or mobile. Changing that setting allows you to permanently set the browser to desktop mode.
This trick also works on ICS and is more permanent than clicking "Request desktop site"
If running ICS, try using ICS Browser+. Contains all the goodness of the ICS browser, but let's you set the viewing mode to tablet or desktop. Nice!
Chrome Beta runs desktop versions usually, unless there's a site that blocks it.
i now default to ICS browser+ it's pretty great.