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How to Change Chrome's User Agent String

POSTED Wednesday, March 30, 2011  | 
Keywords: Mobile Development, Tablet Development

I have been doing a lot of work lately on optimizing a Web site for visitors on tablet devices such as the iPad, Zoom and Galaxy Tab. For some situations I found it helpful to spoof the User-Agent String for my favorite browser, Chrome. I thought I'd take a moment to share this simple tick today.

How to fake the User Agent String for Chrome

I am currently using Chrome 11.0.696.25 Beta; however, this technique has worked for me in older versions.

  • Create a shortcut to Chrome (on your desktop perhaps).
  • Right-click on your new Chrome shortcut.
  • Modify your "target" to append --user-agent="X" after "chrome.exe" (see screenshot below).
  • Open Chrome! You are now spoofing the iPad or any other device.
Example showing how I spoofed Chrome into broadcasting it was an iPad.

Example User Agent Strings You Can Spoof

  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 3.0; xx-xx; LG-V900 Build/HRI39) AppleWebKit/534.13 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Safari/534.13
  • Apple-iPad/702.367
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 3.0.1; en-us; Xoom Build/HRI66) AppleWebKit/534.13 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Safari/534.13
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_1 like Mac OS X; es-es) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/7B405
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_1 like Mac OS X; es-es) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B405 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B500 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B367 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B367 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B367 Safari/531.21.10
  • AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.7B367 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X)
  • AppleCoreMedia/1.0.0.7B405 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_1 like Mac OS X)
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/7B367
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B334b Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B367 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; fr-fr) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B367 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; ja-jp) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/7B367
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; zh-cn) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/7B367
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/7B405
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B405 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_1 like Mac OS X; zh-tw) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/7B405
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_2 like Mac OS X; de-de) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B500 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/7B500
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B500 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_2 like Mac OS X; es-es) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B500 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_2 like Mac OS X; it-it) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B500 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_2 like Mac OS X; nl-nl) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B500 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_2 like Mac OS X; ru-ru) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B500 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 3_2_2 like Mac OS X; zh-cn) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.4 Mobile/7B500 Safari/531.21.10
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 4_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C134 Safari/6533.18.5
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 4_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C134b Safari/6533.18.5
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 4_2_1 like Mac OS X; ar) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C148 Safari/6533.18.5
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 4_2_1 like Mac OS X; nl-nl) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C148 Safari/6533.18.5
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 4_2_1 like Mac OS X; pl-pl) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C148 Safari/6533.18.5
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 4_2_1 like Mac OS X; pt-pt) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C148 Safari/6533.18.5
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU OS 4_2_1 like Mac OS X; zh-tw) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C148 Safari/6533.18.5
  • 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
  • Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; U; CPU iPhone OS 3_2 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/531.21.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Mobile/7D11
  • 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/7B317 Safari/531.21.10
  • 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
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-us; SCH-I800 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; 0-; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; 0-; SPH-P100 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; ar-ae; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; de-de; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-au; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-au; GT-P1000T Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-ca; GT-P1000M Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-gb; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-nz; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-us; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-us; SHW-M180S Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-us; SPH-P100 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-us; SPH-P100 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1,gzip(gfe)
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; es-us; SPH-P100 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; fr-ch; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; fr-fr; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; hr-hr; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; it-it; SAMSUNG GT-P1000 Tablet Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1 OrangeAppliTV/versione 3.1h.0a
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; ja-jp; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; ko-kr; SC-01C Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; ko-kr; SHW-M180S Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/525.10 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0.4 Mobile Safari/523.12.2 (AdMob-ANDROID-20091123)
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; ko-kr; SHW-M180S Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; no-no; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; pl-pl; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; sv-se; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; tr-tr; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; zh-hk; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; zh-tw; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android2.2; fr-fr; GT-P1000 Build/FROYO) OrangeAppliTV/2.03.19
  • Samsung SPH-P100 (Galaxy Tab Tablet on Sprint): Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.2; en-us; SPH-P100 Build/FROYO) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1
  • Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 1.6; en-gb; Dell Streak Build/Donut AppleWebKit/528.5+ (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.1.2 Mobile Safari/ 525.20.1
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