10 Aug, 2008
Changing your Firefox’s useragent string using the User Agent Switcher Plugin
This is the preferred and easiest way of switching your Firefox’s useragent temporarily. Your useragent string will be reset back to the default firefox’s useragent string upon shutting down of your browser
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Download and install the User Agent Switcher plugin You can download the latest copy of the useragent switcher from HERE. Just click on the ADD TO FIREFOX to install
Upon installation, you will be required to restart your firefox to start using the plugin.
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Change useragent string To change your UserAgent string, click on Tools >> User Agent Switcher and select the useragent to masquerade as. |
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Success ! Your firefox useragent string should now be reflecting that of your choosen browser.
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Adding more useragents to User Agent Switcher
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Getting additional Useragent StringI have compiled a list of useragents that you can import into your User Agent Switcher. This can be downloaded from the link below
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Importing list to User Agent SwitcherSelect Tools >> User Agent Switcher >> Options >> Options followed by the following Steps:
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This was tested under
Operating System: Windows XP SP2
Browser: Firefox 2.0
