Make Opera Mini 5 show webpages in desktop style?

mlambert77 · #1 (**permalink**) 03-05-2010, 04:14 PM

Does anyone know if there is a reg edit to make Opera Mini 5 show webpages in desktop mode instead of mobile mode?

For example, it keeps going to www.fark.com/pda when I just want www.fark.com

Anyone have any idea? I know I can use Mobile 10, and I have been, but Mini 5 is much faster.

**Psychobaby** · #2 (**permalink**) 03-05-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mlambert77

Does anyone know if there is a reg edit to make Opera Mini 5 show webpages in desktop mode instead of mobile mode?

For example, it keeps going to www.fark.com/pda when I just want www.fark.com

Anyone have any idea? I know I can use Mobile 10, and I have been, but Mini 5 is much faster.

Probably a stupid question but did you go to settings and make sure mobile view is unchecked?

Da Uniq 1 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-05-2010, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Psychobaby

Probably a stupid question but did you go to settings and make sure mobile view is unchecked?

Easily overlookable. But still funny tho

**Psychobaby** · #4 (**permalink**) 03-05-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Da Uniq 1

Easily overlookable. But still funny tho

Shhh don't tell anyone but I have done that before lol!

mlambert77 · #5 (**permalink**) 03-06-2010, 02:14 AM

Yes, it's unchecked. Like I said, when I tried to go to fark.com, it kept putting fark.com/pda instead of just fark.com

gmfeny · #6 (**permalink**) 03-06-2010, 11:37 AM

yea im having the same problem i can't get it to load the full version of www.1800pocketpc.com

madmax2k1 · #7 (**permalink**) 03-06-2010, 01:01 PM

I think it's the websites doing the re-direction to their mobile version (when a mobile browser is detected). Same thing happens when you go to cnn.com, a weird international mobile version is displayed.

puff601 · #8 (**permalink**) 03-06-2010, 01:24 PM

Wirelessly posted (Sprint Touch Pro 2: Opera/9.50 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en) Sprint Touch Pro 2)

i had this same problem on my sprint opera 9.5. if i typed in www.website.com, it automatically redirected me to the mobile version of the site. you need to change the "custom user-agent" to:
Opera/9.50 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en) Sprint Touch Pro 2

you can change the part that says "sprint touch pro 2". when you change this, it tricks the website into thinking you are on a computer. hope this helps, let me know if you need more help.

i dont know how to change the custom user agent on mini, but on opera mobile you type "opera:config" into the address bar, scroll down to "custom user-agent" and type in what i said above.

puff601 · #9 (**permalink**) 03-06-2010, 01:29 PM

Wirelessly posted (Sprint Touch Pro 2: Opera/9.50 (Windows NT 5.1; U; en) Sprint Touch Pro 2)

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=112973

check out my thread, near the end. changing the custom user agent actually solved 2 problems... if this helps, dont forget to hit thanks.

sarcigon · #10 (**permalink**) 03-06-2010, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by madmax2k1

I think it's the websites doing the re-direction to their mobile version (when a mobile browser is detected). Same thing happens when you go to cnn.com, a weird international mobile version is displayed.

Yes, I have the same problem when I go to CNN.COM
and it's frustrating when you can't even figure out what the hell is going on.