Re: [LUG] User Agent Switching

[Simon Robert -Cottage <simon.robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 24.08.2013 11:26, Henry Bremridge wrote:
> Running Debian Testing, Iceweasel
>
> In the last couple of weeks I have been having problems logging into 
> sites
> eg
> GotoMeeting
> Airdroid
>
> to name but two
> My suspicion is that this is because Iceweasel is the browser. I 
> certainly have flash running and other sites appear.
>
> I have been playing around with setting the user agents
>
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/user-agent-switcher/
> http://www.useragentstring.com/pages/useragentstring.php
> http://www.zytrax.com/tech/web/browser_ids.htm
>
> And still seem to have problems getting Airdroid to work
>
> (yes there is a simple way to get it working: call up the screen 
> www.web.airdroid.com and scan the QR code) but it is irritating
>
> Any suggestions?
I have no problem with airdroid in firefox, 192.168..... I doubt it's 
the user-agent, but just guessing. However it is true that bits of 
airdroid functionality only work well with chrome, maybe chromium also 
if you want the de-googled version.

S

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