How to force nonmobile Web site versions on Android browsers

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The native HTML browser on Android phones often load mobile versions of websites automatically. Devices with large, beautiful screens, like the Samsung Galaxy 10.1, can easily take advantage of full versions. Sometimes Web sites give you the option to view the full version of the site, but not always. There’s an easy way to force desktop versions to load, but first you’ll need to access some hidden settings. Here’s how:

Step 1: In the address bar of the Android browser, type, “about:debug” and hit the Enter key.

Step 2: Hit the Menu key of your device and select More, then Settings.

Step 3: Scroll down to the very bottom and select UAString.

Step 4: By default, the UAString is set to Android. Select Desktop instead. The change will take effect immediately.

With the UAString set to Android, if you go to NBA.com to look up the NBA Finals schedule, it will look like this:

With the UAString changed to Desktop, it’ll now look like this:

To hide the debug settings again, just type “about:debug” in the browser address bar again. Should you want to change the UAString back to Android, just repeat the steps and force stop the browser for the changes to take effect. Enjoy the Interweb in all its glory!