[TIP]Change Browser Viewing Mode

PaulG1488 · February 24th, 2011, 08:49 PM

This is for those people that are stuck viewing mobile sites but want to see the full website instead

Type in

about:debug

in the address bar after doing so hit go

hit the button in top right and go to settings

Once in settings go into the debug menu and click on UAstring and select desktop

tcallahan · February 24th, 2011, 09:30 PM

Was just going to post this... good post my man!

ghoticov · February 24th, 2011, 09:45 PM

Awesome! Thanks!

jamesoja · February 24th, 2011, 10:58 PM

I must be missing a step or entering about:debug in the wrong section.

I open the browser and it opens a google search page. In the address bar at the top I type "about:debug"

I then press the "enter" (left pointing arrow) on the pop up keyboard and it takes me no where, just re opens the same page.

I click on the 4-line graphic in the top right, select settings and see the same setting options as if I was on any other page. No "debug menu"

EDIT: I figured it out, if you are having a problem do not hit enter after entering about:debug. At that point I went directly to settings and it appeared.

Cheers!

metalimi · February 25th, 2011, 06:30 AM

I got this working early yesterday, but it seems I must repeat this step every time I reopen the browser. Anyone else have that problem?

PaulG1488 · February 25th, 2011, 09:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamesoja

I must be missing a step or entering about:debug in the wrong section.

I open the browser and it opens a google search page. In the address bar at the top I type "about:debug"

I then press the "enter" (left pointing arrow) on the pop up keyboard and it takes me no where, just re opens the same page.

I click on the 4-line graphic in the top right, select settings and see the same setting options as if I was on any other page. No "debug menu"

EDIT: I figured it out, if you are having a problem do not hit enter after entering about:debug. At that point I went directly to settings and it appeared.

Cheers!

Thanks for making that observation I updated my post

gobluejd · February 25th, 2011, 11:01 AM

I am finding it does not work all the time.

slopokdave · February 25th, 2011, 03:25 PM

Ditto not really working all the time. For example, I can't view the full pcmag site at all.

rjoudrey · February 25th, 2011, 03:35 PM

Go to your site and select full site at bottom of the page then bookmark everything works great.

Android_LIFE · February 25th, 2011, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rjoudrey

Go to your site and select ull site at bottom of the page then bookmark everything works great.

^^^^^
THIS!
instead of entering debug mode every time you launch the browser.

slopokdave · February 25th, 2011, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Android_LIFE

^^^^^
THIS!
instead of entering debug mode every time you launch the browser.

This isn't a practical workaround.

I've found some sites, even when you click their link to go to the full site, still take me to mobile

rjoudrey · February 25th, 2011, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slopokdave

This isn't a practical workaround.

I've found some sites, even when you click their link to go to the full site, still take me to mobile

I have yet to find one. But I am sure there are some.

kennychaffin · March 5th, 2011, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jamesoja

I must be missing a step or entering about:debug in the wrong section.

I open the browser and it opens a google search page. In the address bar at the top I type "about:debug"

I then press the "enter" (left pointing arrow) on the pop up keyboard and it takes me no where, just re opens the same page.

I click on the 4-line graphic in the top right, select settings and see the same setting options as if I was on any other page. No "debug menu"

EDIT: I figured it out, if you are having a problem do not hit enter after entering about:debug. At that point I went directly to settings and it appeared.

Cheers!

Yep, I had the same issues....it does work. . once debug shows up in the settings menu...

TPadden · March 17th, 2011, 10:40 AM

I've found "desktop" almost unusable in the hesitations scrolling and loading pages. I was really frustrated until I change it to "iPad".

Not sure of the difference or what it's doing but that was my experience!

rmb3kgt · January 27th, 2012, 05:18 PM

I did the steps above and i get the Debug section added but there is no UAstring anywhere.

I have a Samsung galaxy S2 skyrocket (att)

Please help

EDIT -------

using about:useragent gets me the options menu on my skyrocket.