Switch To iPad Interface In Chrome & Firefox By Changing User Agent String
Introduction
You’ve heard about the iPad, haven’t you. And chances are you want to get one soon. Well, why not check out how your favorite sites would look on an iPad before you get to lay your hands on the actual device. It could be done by changing the user agent string of your browser to that of iPad.
You can change user agent string of your browser and enjoy the iPad interface right inside it. Changing user agent string in Firefox and Safari is easy. But Chrome doesn’t offer a direct method to do it.
Guide for Google Chrome Browser
Here’s a step by step guide to change user string in Chrome and get the iPad interface.
1. Right click on the chrome shortcut and select Properties.
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2. Now go to “Shortcut†tab.
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3. In Target field, you will find this text written (where “username†is your windows username):
Now open your Chrome browser. Open sites like Gmail, Twitter, YouTube that have released their iPad versions. Here’s a screenshot of Gmail in Chrome, which now is exactly like you’ll find it in an iPad.
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Here’s YouTube’s iPad interface in Chrome.
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Enjoy all the websites designed for iPad. You could also check how your own website looks on iPad (if you have one that is).
If you want to revert back to the original browser then you need to replace the user agent string with target location. Go to Chrome properties panel as mentioned in Step 1 and 2 and replace the user agent string with this text.
So, have you got the iPad yet? How’s the experience of using it?
Guide for Mozilla Firefox Browser
For the Firefox users, follow this simple instruction.
Go to about:config and it says “This might void your warranty!â€. Click on “I’ll be careful, I promise!†and you will find a list of options.
On the list, right click on any item. Click on New » String.
On the “Enter the preference name†textbox, type general.useragent.override and on the general.useragent.override, type Mozilla/5.0(iPad; U; CPU iPhone OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B314 Safari/531.21.10.
Once done, close all the instances of Firefox (all open windows) and start Firefox and enjoy the new iPad interface.
PS: If you want to reset, go to about:config and in the Filter, type general.useragent.override, right click on it and click on Reset. Close all the instances of Firefox and open again to restore the previous view.
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You’ve heard about the iPad, haven’t you. And chances are you want to get one soon. Well, why not check out how your favorite sites would look on an iPad before you get to lay your hands on the actual device. It could be done by changing the user agent string of your browser to that of iPad.
You can change user agent string of your browser and enjoy the iPad interface right inside it. Changing user agent string in Firefox and Safari is easy. But Chrome doesn’t offer a direct method to do it.
Guide for Google Chrome Browser
Here’s a step by step guide to change user string in Chrome and get the iPad interface.
1. Right click on the chrome shortcut and select Properties.
2. Now go to “Shortcut†tab.
3. In Target field, you will find this text written (where “username†is your windows username):
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exeReplace the text with the text shown below by copying the text and pasting it inside target field (make sure you have your actual windows username after C:\Users\.. ).
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe -user-agent="Mozilla/5.0(iPad; U; CPU iPhone OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B314 Safari/531.21.10"4. Press OK.
Now open your Chrome browser. Open sites like Gmail, Twitter, YouTube that have released their iPad versions. Here’s a screenshot of Gmail in Chrome, which now is exactly like you’ll find it in an iPad.
Here’s YouTube’s iPad interface in Chrome.
Enjoy all the websites designed for iPad. You could also check how your own website looks on iPad (if you have one that is).
If you want to revert back to the original browser then you need to replace the user agent string with target location. Go to Chrome properties panel as mentioned in Step 1 and 2 and replace the user agent string with this text.
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exeIf you are still getting the same iPad interface, clear the cache of your browser and it should be ok.
So, have you got the iPad yet? How’s the experience of using it?
Guide for Mozilla Firefox Browser
For the Firefox users, follow this simple instruction.
Go to about:config and it says “This might void your warranty!â€. Click on “I’ll be careful, I promise!†and you will find a list of options.
On the list, right click on any item. Click on New » String.
On the “Enter the preference name†textbox, type general.useragent.override and on the general.useragent.override, type Mozilla/5.0(iPad; U; CPU iPhone OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B314 Safari/531.21.10.
Once done, close all the instances of Firefox (all open windows) and start Firefox and enjoy the new iPad interface.
PS: If you want to reset, go to about:config and in the Filter, type general.useragent.override, right click on it and click on Reset. Close all the instances of Firefox and open again to restore the previous view.
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Please share your experiences in the replies!!! 😀
Replies
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ReyaHey thanks for the info 😀 -
PraveenKumar Purushothaman
Say if its working for you... Also easy or tough! 😀praveena211Hey thanks for the info 😀 -
PraveenKumar PurushothamanSorry! I guess it got double posted by accident! 😔
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ReyaIts working perfectly!I will be using iPad interface in chrome!
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PraveenKumar Purushothaman
He he... Nice... 😀 Go on... 😀praveena211Its working perfectly!I will be using iPad interface in chrome! -
slashfearGood one buddy!! Keep up the good work!! 😀
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PraveenKumar Purushothaman
Yey! Thanx... 😀slashfearGood one buddy!! Keep up the good work!! 😀 -
hemanrossNot working error is path not found in xp
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PraveenKumar Purushothaman
Hey, what did you do man??? Post your current shortcut string. I will say how to modify it... 😀hemanrossNot working error is path not found in xp -
Kaustubh KatdareThe original source of the article seems to be Switch To iPad Interface In Chrome By Changing User Agent String
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PraveenKumar Purushothaman
Ya looong back I took it from that... 😀The_Big_KThe original source of the article seems to be Switch To iPad Interface In Chrome By Changing User Agent String -
Kaustubh Katdare
Please refrain from copy-pasting articles. Also, I'd appreciate if you could write original articles and give appropriate credits to original source.praveenscienceYa looong back I took it from that... 😀 -
PraveenKumar Purushothaman
Many of my blog post are copied from others... What can be done now? I can only provide original linkback here, is that fine?The_Big_KPlease refrain from copy-pasting articles. Also, I'd appreciate if you could write original articles and give appropriate credits to original source. -
Kaustubh Katdare
Don't post them on CrazyEngineers. Copy-pasting is no good and it lowers our rankings in search engines. I'd not expect copied articles from you.praveenscienceMany of my blog post are copied from others... What can be done now? I can only provide original linkback here, is that fine? -
PraveenKumar PurushothamanSure. I will write up my own articles... 😀 Thanks for the info. BTW, the PHP login stuff, its my own article, wrote myself. I was expecting your comments... 😀
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Kaustubh KatdareNice 😀 Will look into it. Troubleshooting newsletter since last few hours.
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PraveenKumar Purushothaman
What happened??? Oki come to conference... Else, my post will be said as spam by someone! Lolz... 😁The_Big_KNice 😀 Will look into it. Troubleshooting newsletter since last few hours. -
dhavaljsoniHi,
I am using Ubuntu so is there any way for Ubuntu OS?
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