Change User Agent on Android

Guide to change User Agent on Android, explain step by step how you can change the User Agent of the Android browser on our devices.

First of all, to make the process even easier for "newbies" is essential to explain what we mean. The User Agent is a browser feature that allows you to mask the type of device you are using to browse the web pages. For example, using this command you can make believe in a web site that we are connecting from an iPhone when in fact we use an Android device, or you can identify your browser to our smartphones as if they're browsing from the comfort of home PC .

This can be extremely useful on several occasions: the Web sites of some online newspapers block the reading of the contents from the cell to force the user to buy the subscription of their paid applications, because it can recognize that the terminal you are trying to access is Android. Not only that, nowadays there are many sites that have a mobile version, built ad hoc, lighter and less heavy that ensures fast rendering of web pages. The mobile version, which you are automatically redirected, not always has all the features of the full site, Facebook is an example where the "Share" (presumably for business decisions) is not implemented.

Other websites instead, have a mobile version specifically developed for the iPhone, is a manifestation of the official website of CheBanca!, Thus making it impossible to use Android users.

To remedy this, here's a little trick that explains in simple and easy as changing the User Agent on Android:

1 - Open the browser and type in the address bar stock control about: debug Vai or button and press Search

2 - Press the button at the bottom of the contextual menu on the left and scroll down to check the settings if you have Ice Cream Sandwich, or click on More Settings and then immediately if you have a previous version of Android (some items may vary the type of device and the Android version used)

3 - Click on Debug and then the item UAString.

4 - You will find yourself in front of a screen like this that we show. At this point it's up to you to decide what browser to emulate according to your needs.

NOTE: On some devices, and different versions of Android about the command: debug can not work, in this case you can try using about: useragent

Warning! This procedure is not permanent, because every time we turn off or reboot the phone, you will automatically set the User Agent Android by default.

For this reason, if you want to permanently set a User Agent, without being changed to reboot the phone, you can install another browser alternative. Many browsers will in fact change their settings directly and without any "secret trick" to identify them on websites. One of these, that you should install (in terms of improved performance on the web) is Dolphin HD, available for free on Google Play.

In a few simple steps as follows to change the User Agent on Dolphin HD

1 - Open the Dolphin HD browser and click on the contextual menu in the lower left

2 - Press More and then on the Settings item

3 - In the Settings menu, click on User Agent, as shown below, you can choose which browser to emulate.