Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] IceCatMobile is recognized as desktop browser

[Mart Rootamm]

> How does M.Firefox deal with the "Request Desktop Site" switch?

I recall, that Firefox simply removes the 'Mobile' part of the string
from the referrer when requesting a desktop site. That does not have
an immediate effect when browsing Wikipedia, at which point I'd still
have to request a desktop site from a link on Wikipedia.

-M.

2016-04-21 21:48 GMT +03:00, Narcis Garcia <address@hidden>:
> How does M.Firefox deal with the "Request Desktop Site" switch?
> If Icecat has 1 UA string hard-coded, could be 2 UA strings prepared for
> each circumstance?
>
>
> El 21/04/16 a les 15:36, Mart Rootamm ha escrit:
>> I think the 'Request Desktop Site' menuitem won't work, because the
>> default user agent string does not contain the word 'mobile', and by
>> default, it contains a string for non-free software.
>>
>> I know, it's supposed to be the most common string to reduce UA
>> fingerprinting, but eventually, it will be out of date and relatively
>> easy to distinguish.
>>
>> -M.
>>
>> 2016-04-20 15:51 GMT+03:00 Narcis Garcia <address@hidden
>> <mailto:address@hidden>>:
>>
>>     To follow thread with right subject:
>>
>>     I see a "Request Desktop Site" option at main menu, but it doesn't
>> seem
>>     to have effect.
>>     User Agent may need to only add or remove "Mobile" word when user uses
>>     "Request Desktop Site" option. And this option could be enabled by
>>     default.
>>
>>
>>     El 20/04/16 a les 14:44, Mart Rootamm ha escrit:
>>     > I understand what you mean. I got word from the same list about
>> IceCat
>>     > not including its own UA string and using the most common UA string
>> as
>>     > default, that —
>>     >
>>     >> That's intentional, and you're subverting a measure designed to
>> protect
>>     >> your privacy by "fixing" this. Using the same user agent string as
>>     >> Firefox reduces your fingerprint.
>>     > [—as written by a seasoned specialist in these things.]
>>     >
>>     > Better to only keep the Firefox string, as IceCat is based on
>> Firefox,
>>     > and Ff market share is very small. To avoid site breakage, most
>> would
>>     > choose Firefox, while IceCat is for the privacy-conscious.
>>     >
>>     > -M.
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > 2016-04-20 5:51 GMT+03:00 Pirate Praveen <address@hidden
>> <mailto:address@hidden>
>>     > <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>>:
>>     >
>>     >     Its not just about me. Don't you think its important to include
>> by
>>     >     default? Do you want every user to follow these steps so
>>     >     IceCatMobile is recognized as a mobile browser?
>>     >
>>     >
>>     >     On 2016, ഏപ്രിൽ 20 4:25:22 AM IST, Mart Rootamm
>>     >     <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
>>     <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>> wrote:
>>     >
>>     >         In about:config, go to
>>     >
>>     >         general.useragent.override
>>     >
>>     >         • There, tap on the setting, then long-tap to copy the
>> parameter
>>     >         name and value, and back these up in a text editor to some
>> text
>>     >         file (for future reference).
>>     >
>>     >         • I use a UA string similar to this:
>>     >
>>     >         Mozilla/5.0 (Android 4.4; Mobile; rv:38.0) Gecko/38.0
>>     >         Firefox/38.0 IceCat/38.7.1
>>     >
>>     >         This is essentially the default Firefox UA string for
>> version
>>     >         38.0, with IceCat/38.7.1 appended to it.
>>     >
>>     >         In Android versions below 4.4, Firefox for mobile uses
>> 'Android
>>     >         4.4' as the general OS identifier; from Android 4.4 and up,
>>     >         Firefox uses the actual Android version number. More here:
>>     >
>>     >
>> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Gecko_user_agent_string_reference
>>     >
>>     >         -M.
>>     >
>>     >         29.03.2016 16:30 kirjutas kuupäeval "Pirate Praveen"
>>     >         <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
>>     <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>>>:
>>     >
>>     >             I know IceCat blocks browser based fingerprinting but I
>>     >             think IceCatMobile should identify itself as a mobile
>>     >             browser even if other identifying information are
>>     >             suppressed. gitlab.com <http://gitlab.com>
>>     <http://gitlab.com> was showing its
>>     >             desktop version making it difficult to use.
>>     >
>>     >             38.6.0 from fdroid.
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