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Fuze - access to non-mobile only sites?

Does anyone know the setting to change to access the regular version of sites like yahoo, cnn, etc...
Out of box setup causes Opera to go to mobile versions only of some pages.
Thanks in advance,
Michael

on bottom right, open up menu, then go to "settings">"display" and uncheck "mobile view"

It already is unchecked, I think it may be a registry / hidden proxy issue. I am using media net for my connection.

i have spent countless hours trying to figure this out and found a solution. i also wanted iphone versions of websites (read espn).
in operas preferance editor (about:config in the address bar) you scroll down to user prefs, then uunder that tab go to custom user agent and plug in " Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en)" no quotes, then under the user agent i turned spoof agent to 2.
i akso changed the IE user agent to "Mobile Safari 1.0" in advance config
im not sure if its the combination or just one thing but i can now access full pages that i couldnt before aand i can use iphone web apps, so im happy

Correct, the trick is to change the user agent that the browser identifies itself as. You can go into opera:config and do that. Feel free to research the more common user agent strings and experiment to find the one that works for you. I personally setup a user string in my device for IE6. Hope this helps.

76flip said:
i have spent countless hours trying to figure this out and found a solution. i also wanted iphone versions of websites (read espn).
in operas preferance editor (about:config in the address bar) you scroll down to user prefs, then uunder that tab go to custom user agent and plug in " Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en)" no quotes, then under the user agent i turned spoof agent to 2.
i akso changed the IE user agent to "Mobile Safari 1.0" in advance config
im not sure if its the combination or just one thing but i can now access full pages that i couldnt before aand i can use iphone web apps, so im happy
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I tried this w/o editing the IE user agent, and it didn't work on my Fuze. The homepage that I had set to MSN, is now showing the mobile version instead of the web version, which worked previously. Do you know what the default setting was? I'd like to revert it back, but when hitting the 'default' button, it only clears the box. [I think it was 'Opera 9.5' but I rather be 100% sure].

I tried what someone else had told me now my cingular video doesn't work when I just went in. I tried this one and not only don't have cingular video but now Internet explorer isn't working. You would think that someone would know what to do with fixing the whole mobile thing. I don't want to use the mobile versions. I use yahoo mail and the mobile version sucks. It won't let you do anything but put in text.
Would like to know how to take it back to the way it was as well. any help would be great.

original settings
Custom user agent under was Opera/9.50 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en)

by the way I tried this as well and now only get mobile sites. I'm not sure if I did something wrong, but I was better off before.

I hate to keep adding stuff one post at a time, but I just wanted to let you's know. I changed the part in ( ) back to the windows setting and left mozilla and spoof agent at 2 and it is working, and going to full sites. Hope this helps.

So switching it to what gave you the regular sites? When I change these things, do I need to restart my phone for them to go into effect? Definately need to fix this. I still can't get to cingular video. What the heck. I changed it to the original one and still no cingular video. I am having too many issues with this. It's just ticking me off.

[App]Opera Mobile 11 Final!

Opera's famous mobile browser is back, version 11 is available now and it's just awesome! Rediculously fast rendering engine and now support for flash plugin!
Best browser for Android by far!
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How-To for desktop view of web pages:
For those who want to prevent the mobile versions of web pages:
Open Opera 11, enter opera:config in your URL-bar, hit enter. The second last point in the menu is USER PREFS, click on it.
Now you will be presented with a very long list of customization options. Go and find "User Agent Strings". This field is blank as default.
Now you can put one user agent of your choice into that list:
http://www.useragentstring.com/pages/Opera/
Mine is for example:
Opera/9.80 (Windows NT 6.0; U; de) Presto/2.2.15 Version/10.00
Now safe this config, close the browser (I did a force close via app manager) and start it again!
Now the browser opens every page in desktop mode, enjoy!
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Thanks. Hey, which is better? Opera or Dolphin?
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rstdnm said:
Thanks. Hey, which is better? Opera or Dolphin?
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In my opinion Opera 11 is way better than dolphin. Give Opera 11 a test ride and see for yourself, it's unbelievably fast und scrolls very, very smooth, even on pages with massive content!

more2come said:
In my opinion Opera 11 is way better than dolphin. Give Opera 11 a test ride and see for yourself, it's unbelievably fast und scrolls very, very smooth, even on pages with massive content!
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what about miren browser?

hoo2hoo said:
what about miren browser?
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I used Miren before, quite good! The advantage Opera offers is a unique rendering engine. Dolphin and Miren use the rendering engine of the stock browser with a few tweaks, Opera relies on a homemade engine and really shines with that.
I've never seen a mobile browser being so fast, this release is a real milestone!

Does this version have the hardware acceleration we were promised?
I notice this version doesn't have the instant back feature, it seems to reload the previous page.
I still say the fastest & best browser for android is Xscope Pro 6, fast, light & instant back.
Cheers,
Banzi.

Just did a quick comparison between Opera Mobile 11 and xScope 6. Opera outperformed xScope in every aspect.

more2come said:
Just did a quick comparison between Opera Mobile 11 and xScope 6. Opera outperformed xScope in every aspect.
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Flash pages keep not opening with Opera Mobile for me... the option is activated

Oh, so Miren uses the stock browser, so THAT'S why it renders Google Mail/Reader etc correctly... Nothing else does
On topic.... Yep, the new version is pretty cool, I use 11 on my tablet and Mini on my phone, although I most often use the stock browser on my phone as it's damn good and renders most stuff better.
Only annoyance is they've made all of the windows hover over the open page, and on my tablet they're only about half the screen size, so wasting space when in the menus.
I heard that tap-to-zoom was gone in Mini, only pinch zoom. Hopefully they fix that, as when I do use Opera Mini I prefer to tap as it's faster and more accurate and doesn't require two fingers

Miren is built on top of the stock browser's engine with a few enhancements and tweaks, as I mentioned. Same choppy scrolling, awful pinch-to-zoom speed, especially on pages with lots of script content.
Opera 11 runs on my Desire HD like a mobile browser should. Fast, efficient, smooth!

Excellent but there's a BIG issue: no easy way to use a "Desktop mode" (spoof desktop browser user-agent) to avoid mobile versions of websites

I cant find the chance to change the user agent to desktop, anyone?

Nice and fast.
But still same **** with Facebook.com.
I got back to the "Touch" (mobile) version when I click "Top News" and "Most Recent" back and forth.
Is there any way to change the USER AGENT string?
Oh well, go back to Dolphin Mini.

unomasdos said:
I cant find the chance to change the user agent to desktop, anyone?
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In the address bar type 'opera:config'
Then near the bottom is user agent... am just trying to figure out now which option it is (they are in numbers)
Edit - the number should be 2
found this for opera mini http://www.opera.com/support/usingopera/operaini/#ua
Browser to identify as
Global values:
1 = Opera
2 = Mozilla
3 = Internet Explorer
Site-specific values:
4 = Mozilla, Opera not mentioned
5 = Internet Explorer, Opera not mentioned

For those who want to prevent the mobile versions of web pages:
Open Opera 11, enter opera:config in your URL-bar, hit enter. The second last point in the menu is USER PREFS, click on it.
Now you will be presented with a very long list of customization options. Go and find "User Agent Strings". This field is blank as default.
Now you can put one user agent of your choice into that list:
http://www.useragentstring.com/pages/Opera/
Mine is for example:
Opera/9.80 (Windows NT 6.0; U; de) Presto/2.2.15 Version/10.00
Now the browser opens every page in desktop mode, enjoy!
Added this to the OP, any other questions, feel free to ask!

Kev23 said:
In the address bar type 'opera:config'
Then near the bottom is user agent... am just trying to figure out now which option it is (they are in numbers)
Edit - the number should be 2
found this for opera mini http://www.opera.com/support/usingopera/operaini/#ua
Browser to identify as
Global values:
1 = Opera
2 = Mozilla
3 = Internet Explorer
Site-specific values:
4 = Mozilla, Opera not mentioned
5 = Internet Explorer, Opera not mentioned
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This is ineffective.
more2come said:
For those who want to prevent the mobile versions of web pages:
Open Opera 11, enter opera:config in your URL-bar, hit enter. The second last point in the menu is USER PREFS, click on it.
Now you will be presented with a very long list of customization options. Go and find "User Agent Strings". This field is blank as default.
Now you can put one user agent of your choice into that list:
http://www.useragentstring.com/pages/Opera/
Mine is for example:
Opera/9.80 (Windows NT 6.0; U; de) Presto/2.2.15 Version/10.00
Now the browser opens every page in desktop mode, enjoy!
Added this to the OP, any other questions, feel free to ask!
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This is the way that I currently use
My UA:
Opera/9.80 (Linux; U; en) Presto/2.7.81 Version/11.00
(I used the original engine and browser versions)
But I have to delete/add the string every time in order to switch between mobile/desktop mode, really annoying.

Yes, really thx. now is working fine in desktop mode.

The megaupload link is not working. Possible you could reupload?

I'm using dolphin HD on desire, and I don't have any problem...but maybe I could try opera 11......

Shweet! Tryinh this.
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[Q] Browsers and mobile sites

Evening all.
I've tried downloading Opera, Dolphin and Firefox. When trying to go to sites such as facebook as well as many others,they keep automatically diverting me to the mobile version of the site.
Do any of the browsers have a fix or add-on to stop this happening? It's so annoying!

In at least Dolphin Mini(What I run on my Captivate) you can go into the options(toolbox) and switch the orientation from mobile to desktop versions.

KTownGT said:
In at least Dolphin Mini(What I run on my Captivate) you can go into the options(toolbox) and switch the orientation from mobile to desktop versions.
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This. I've tried the same on Opera Mini/Mobile but it doesn't stop the mobile view

I know in the default browser you just go to options and change the browser string.
I haven't seen any mobile sites since I changed that setting.

This is driving me nuts! Almost every site I go to gives me the mobile version.

Going from memory, so this might not be 100% accurate, but should be close.
In Opera, type opera:config in the address bar. Go to User Prefs, and scroll down to Customer User Agent. Input any desktop UA string, save, and restart Opera.
Edit - here's a list of UA strings to pick from:
http://www.useragentstring.com/pages/useragentstring.php
Unfortunately, I don't think Opera let's you paste into that field, so you'll have to retype the whole thing which is kind of a pain.

Make sure you are not using remembered links or bookmarked links from when you did not have ( use full site) on. It will keep taking you back to the mobile version.

Easiest way:
open the stock browser
open the menu on the top right corner
hit "settings"
hit "advanced"
hit "User agent string"
then just select desktop mode

wow you guys don't read.
Dolphin and Firefox have not been updated to really support honeycomb so they still load the mobile sites, there are tricks around it, but they don't work great.
Opera Mobile is made for tablets but is currently glitched where even if you have the mobile setting as off, it still loads the mobile versions of pages.
you could try doing the opera:config and see if that fixes it, i know i'm going to try.
*edit* just tried editing the opera config. doesn't work. still loads the mobile site. I've sent them 10 e-mails about it and there are literally hundreds of comments pointing that out but apparently opera doesn't care and they refuse to even acknowledge the problem.

AtomicAge said:
Easiest way:
open the stock browser
open the menu on the top right corner
hit "settings"
hit "advanced"
hit "User agent string"
then just select desktop mode
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+1
Only using the stock browser, and that method has worked a charm!
Rio

neok44 said:
*edit* just tried editing the opera config. doesn't work. still loads the mobile site. I've sent them 10 e-mails about it and there are literally hundreds of comments pointing that out but apparently opera doesn't care and they refuse to even acknowledge the problem.
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It works, I use it pretty frequently when the stock browser is being a pain. Clear your cache, history, etc and make sure you're not clicking a link/bookmark that is pointed at the mobile version of a site. Also make sure you input the UA string correctly, word for word.

In firefox, get the addon called Phony and then change the new preference that it adds to your settings to "firefox desktop" and you're set While you're at it, get the adblock extension as well.
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bedoig said:
It works, I use it pretty frequently when the stock browser is being a pain. Clear your cache, history, etc and make sure you're not clicking a link/bookmark that is pointed at the mobile version of a site. Also make sure you input the UA string correctly, word for word.
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what UA string did you use?
i put in chrome and firefox and both still brought me to mobile sites when i typed in www.google.com and www.engadget.com

neok44 said:
what UA string did you use?
i put in chrome and firefox and both still brought me to mobile sites when i typed in www.google.com and www.engadget.com
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I think I used a Chrome OSX string. The browser also has to be restarted for it to take effect. You'll either need to shut down the program from Android's app management in settings, or just reboot your TF. And make sure you clear all your caches.
Edit - or if you really want to be sure, uninstall and reinstall Opera. Then edit the UA string before you browse to a single website, restart browser, enjoy.

wait, so is this: "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64) AppleWebKit/534.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/13.0.766.0 Safari/534.36" the user string? cause i didn't type all that in. i just typed in chrome.

Ya, you need to type in the entire thing. You can find a shorter one if you want, just as long as it's identified as a desktop OS/browser.

bedoig said:
Ya, you need to type in the entire thing. You can find a shorter one if you want, just as long as it's identified as a desktop OS/browser.
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just did, did exactly as you said, i uninstalled the app, reinstalled, then went to opera:config as soon as it opened, typed that whole thing in, and still, mobile sites.
alright apparently it didn't save, going back in shows the user agent id as 1 again. WTF.

You hit save after inputting the string, right? And restarted the browser after you hit save? A full restart, not just back out and go back in.

Oh, there are two different sections with UA stuff. You don't want the one that gives number options, that one never worked for me. I'll look up the exact setting name, but I think it's under User Preferences and then Custom User Agent.

alright i'll try there

unique agent per site?

Well I am using two different browsers right now, the stock honeycomb browser and opera mobile. Opera does seem a bit quicker, but i havent figured out how to disable the mobile mode when doing any search, so thats a bit annoying and i prefer tabs to the method they use for multiple open pages.
Anyway, i was wondering how i can setup a specific site to use mobile or desktop or tablet mode. I only see a master option. Is it possible to do this?
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would love this feature too

The newest version of the stock browser in Prime! v1.9 has an option for "Website settings", allowing advanced settings for individual websites. However, there is no way to manually add new websites to the list, nor is there a way to view or change the settings for websites that do populate the list, and so far I've only seen Google-specific services like Gmail getting their own individual entries.

Sleipnir browser may be what you are looking for
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Well I am using two different browsers right now, the stock honeycomb browser and opera mobile. Opera does seem a bit quicker, but i havent figured out how to disable the mobile mode when doing any search, so thats a bit annoying and i prefer tabs to the method they use for multiple open pages.
Anyway, i was wondering how i can setup a specific site to use mobile or desktop or tablet mode. I only see a master option. Is it possible to do this?
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It appears that the Sleipnir browser has this capability to set user strings per the actual website. I just downloaded it today to give it a try. I have been trying to find a way to create custom user strings (spoofing??) to truly force the desktop environment, I have been selecting the included "desktop" settings on both the stock browser and Dolphin for Pad browsers and it works ok for some sites, but others it doesn't work worth a crap. I have also been STFA to find the actual text/scripts for adding into the stock and Dolphin browsers under their "custom user agent string" settings. Trying to find the user agent strings that I can copy or type in and implement, has not been very fruitful so far (If anyone knows where I can find the information it would be appreciated)
Since I just downloaded the Sleipnir browser today I can't offer any feedback but it may be worth a try.
LINK:
https://market.android.com/details?id=jp.co.fenrir.android.sleipnir&hl=en

Does anyone know how to force the stock browser to desktop mode by default?

I know there are other browsers (Quick ICS, ICS Browser+) where you can select the UA String and it sticks. I was hoping for a mod that does the same thing for the stock browser since I like having the split screen option. I've tried the about:debug method and it doesn't stay in desktop mode. Thoughts anyone? It gets tedious to always select desktop view every time you open the browser.
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Dunno. That's the way I was doing it. Wasn't aware it didn't stick.

You can download chrome and create a file in /data/local called chrome-command-line and in it write
Code:
chrome --user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/22.0.1207.1 Safari/537.1"
And now you have chrome always in desktop mode. That command seems to affect the stock browser too.

Browser
I always use opera mobile browser . Stock browser and others are giving me trouble when downloading stuff . Either it quits few hundred kilobits into download or Parsing package error . Opera mobile works great for me .

TweakerL said:
You can download chrome and create a file in /data/local called chrome-command-line and in it write
Code:
chrome --user-agent="Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/22.0.1207.1 Safari/537.1"
And now you have chrome always in desktop mode. That command seems to affect the stock browser too.
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This works for chrome (thanks), but it does not seem to affect internal browser.

blulite said:
This works for chrome (thanks), but it does not seem to affect internal browser.
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I've had a Xoom for the past 15 or so months, and this is an issue from the beginning and for which it seems there is no solution. It is an android issue.
I switched to Dolphin for a long time, until finding Boat browser, which I've found lighter and quicker.

I use dolphin too...
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Best browsers to DL files are Boat and Dolphin.

Type in the address bar about:debug and press go or the search button. Then goto settings-debug-UAString and select desktop. The debug settings will go away in time.

Great tip. Despite this it still reverts to mobile sites
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Update: then go into settings and tick desktop view. Should stay checked now.

The thing that makes it hard for me to give up Dolphin is the way it handles bookmarks. Dragging the screen to the right and selecting a bookmark is just so cool and efficient. I also like how I leaves my bookmark trees as I last left them instead of closing all my folders every time.
The stock browser is pretty good at that as well but the bookmarks tree takes like 2 seconds to open each time which is qquite annoying.
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jaaka78 said:
I know there are other browsers (Quick ICS, ICS Browser+) where you can select the UA String and it sticks. I was hoping for a mod that does the same thing for the stock browser since I like having the split screen option. I've tried the about:debug method and it doesn't stay in desktop mode. Thoughts anyone? It gets tedious to always select desktop view every time you open the browser.
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After changing useragent my stock brouser stayed on desktop mode, but all of a sudden after a few days its started to show mobile sites. Strange thing is the useragent is still set to desktop. So im guessing it must be a bug or something.