Many websites offer specific interfaces for smartphones, iPads, and
other mobile devices. Whether you need to test mobile websites or you’re
just curious to see what they look like, you can access them in your
desktop browser.
You can do this by changing your browser’s user agent Accessing a website with an iPad user agent may also force it to serve you HTML5 video, which is nice if you’re trying to avoid Flash.
how to change your browser’s user agent without installing any other software.
However, for ease-of-use, you will probably want to install a browser
extension that lets you quickly and easily change your browser’s user
agent.
You will want to install either User-Agent Switcher for Chrome or User Agent Switcher for Firefox, depending on which browser you use. For Internet Explorer, you may want to try the UAPick User-Agent Switcher add-on.
(You may need to add the User Agent Switcher icon to Firefox’s toolbar after installing it. To do so, right-click the toolbar, select Customize, and drag and drop the User Agent Switcher icon onto Firefox’s toolbar.)
You can do this by changing your browser’s user agent Accessing a website with an iPad user agent may also force it to serve you HTML5 video, which is nice if you’re trying to avoid Flash.
User Agent Switcher Extensions
You will want to install either User-Agent Switcher for Chrome or User Agent Switcher for Firefox, depending on which browser you use. For Internet Explorer, you may want to try the UAPick User-Agent Switcher add-on.
Setting a Mobile User Agent
To change your user agent, locate the User Agent Switcher extension icon on your browser’s toolbar, click it, and select a mobile user agent in the list.(You may need to add the User Agent Switcher icon to Firefox’s toolbar after installing it. To do so, right-click the toolbar, select Customize, and drag and drop the User Agent Switcher icon onto Firefox’s toolbar.)
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