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From: David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk>
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Subject: Re: Slashdot on Samsung browser
Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 22:23:17 +0100
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In message <kdylzvodrbth.dlg@v.nguard.lh>
          VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:

> David Higton <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote:
> 
> > VanguardLH <V@nguard.LH> wrote:
> > 
> > > Does Samsung's Internet web browser have an option to switch to or ask
> > > for a desktop version of a web site?
> > 
> > Yes, although I can't get it to work logically.  All my alterations back
> > and forth end up displaying the Desktop view now.  The thing that *does*
> > change the view is the "Mobile view"/"Non-mobile" link at the bottom of
> > Slashdot's pages.
> 
> Did you visit whatmyuseragent.com to see what UA string your web browser is
> sending to the server?

I did just now.  It includes the word "Mobile", unsurprisingly.

> In Firefox Desktop, I can go into about:config to change what UA string it
> sends, so an extension is not needed to lie about what web client is
> visiting a site.  Firefox Android had about:config removed, so I'd have to
> use an extension in that one to send a different UA string.
> 
> I'd first check what UA string your web browser is sending to the server. 
> That's the starting point to know what the server sees as your web client,
> and why it may make a decision to show a different view of their web site.

I can't go back to previous versions, of course, but I'd expect they all
had "Mobile" in the UA string.  That doesn't explain why the view of the
Slashdot site, and *only* that site, changed for me recently.  Nor does
it explain why I see the non-mobile view of Slashdot despite the UA string
including "Mobile".

There's more to this than just the UA string.

Anyway, it doesn't matter to me any more, as I've got the view I want,
and I know what to do if the view changes again.  Thanks for all the
suggestions.

David