How to force load desktop version of website (changing user-agent doesn't work)?
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Some webpages **forces mobile version even I change user-agent**.
I changed user-agent in built-in browser and "Dolphin Browser HD",
I am checking it on page www.user-agent-string.info
Main problem is engadget.com, always in mobile version.
I tried to clean cookies, restart browsers etc.
This is my results:
1. in built-in browser, user-agent - "desktop"
- (allegro.pl ) **doesn't work**, redirects to mobile version
2. in "Dolphin Browser HD", user-agent - "desktop"
- (NSFW: redtube.com) **doesn't work**, redirects to mobile version
- (allegro.pl) works fine
3. in "Dolphin Browser HD", user-agent - "IPad"
- (engadget.com ) **doesn't work**, redirects to mobile version
- (allegro.pl) works fine
- (NSFW: redtube.com) works fine
4. in "Dolphin Browser HD", user-agent - "custom": *Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.0; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/7.0.1*
- (engadget.com]) **doesn't work**, redirects to mobile version
- (NSFW: redtube.com) **doesn't work**, redirects to mobile version
- (allegro.pl) works fine
Maybe this pages using "adobe flash" user-agent detection ?
(I'am using Asus Transformer TF101, Android 3.2.1, Adobe Flash Player 11)
Asked by halorty
(81 rep)
Oct 14, 2011, 06:37 AM
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