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Earth Bound Misfit

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9. User-Agent Switcher for Google Chrome

Reply to Stonepounder (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 03:06 PM

Nov 2018

When you browse a website using any web browser a user agent string is read from your browser so it can determine how to render the page. A website may decide to display a mobile version of the site or a version that is specific to Android.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/user-agent-switcher-for-g/ffhkkpnppgnfaobgihpdblnhmmbodake

Overview

User-Agent Switcher for Google Chrome switches between different user-agents.
This extension adds a button to switch between user-agents.

Browse with our predefined user-agents or add your own user-agents.

User-Agent Switcher is primarily for developers who want to test how a page responds to different browsers. User-Agent switcher may also be used to reach certain pages that allows a particular browser.

You can change User-Agent back to default when you are done.

This extension also changes the javascript based "navigator userAgent"

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Help with Facebook [View all] Stonepounder Nov 2018 OP

I don't have the answer but I got a lot of responses Croney Nov 2018 #1

Alt + F4 is the best cure for anything Facebook related. ZZenith Nov 2018 #2

Easy: RainCaster Nov 2018 #3

Unfortunately none of the so-called fixes work. Stonepounder Nov 2018 #4

Is she using the Facebook app, or ManiacJoe Nov 2018 #5

Using CHROME to go to facebook.com Stonepounder Nov 2018 #6

Older versions of most web browsers used to make this easier to do. ManiacJoe Nov 2018 #7

Yes. I take the m. out and it puts the m. back in. Feel like I'm doing the Hokey-Pokey. Stonepounder Nov 2018 #8

User-Agent Switcher for Google Chrome Earth Bound Misfit Nov 2018 #9

Not sure for a tablet but I don't want/use chrome or log-on to google ever. Sunlei Nov 2018 #10

Sounds like a stubborn cookie is involved. LeftInTX Nov 2018 #11

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