Change browser user agent [Archive] - maemo.org

Znark

2008-01-17, 04:20

Does anybody know how to change the User-Agent sent by the browser? I have an N800 upgraded to OS2008. I have been reading about iPhone-optimized sites, specifically Google Reader and Calendar. Supposedly, they detect the iPhone User-Agent and give a special version of the site. I bet the iPhone-optimized version would work much better on the N800 than the normal version.

Benz145

2008-01-17, 04:32

I have it linked in the first paragraph on this thread - http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=129145#post129145

rdcinhou

2008-01-17, 11:33

Wouldn't it be better if the N8x0 had it's own identity which could be detected by these sites -and- we notified these sites to detect it and provide similar optimized versions?

chef

2008-01-17, 20:34

Does anybody know how to change the User-Agent sent by the browser? I have an N800 upgraded to OS2008. I have been reading about iPhone-optimized sites, specifically Google Reader and Calendar. Supposedly, they detect the iPhone User-Agent and give a special version of the site. I bet the iPhone-optimized version would work much better on the N800 than the normal version.

FYI The Google Mobile Reader link is http://www.google.com/reader/m/ available without messing with the user agent string.

YoDude

2008-01-17, 21:01

FYI The Google Mobile Reader link is http://www.google.com/reader/m/ available without messing with the user agent string.

And the iGoogle page optimized for the iPhone and viewable with the tablet without messing with the user string... >> http://www.google.com/ig/i