db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoYoutube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.old.reddit.comexternal-linkmessage-square472fedilinkarrow-up12.71Karrow-down154cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up12.65Karrow-down1external-linkYoutube has started to artificially slow down video load times if you use Firefox. Spoofing Chrome magically makes this problem go away.old.reddit.comdb0@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square472fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareFontMasterFlex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoHow does one “spoof” chrome?
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoYou can change your user agent string, the text your browser uses to tell the web site you’re looking at what browser it is, either via your F12 developer tools menu or via an extension.
minus-squarescholar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoThe most convenient way is with a browser extension that changes your user agent. You can also change it in the developer options of most browsers.
How does one “spoof” chrome?
You can change your user agent string, the text your browser uses to tell the web site you’re looking at what browser it is, either via your F12 developer tools menu or via an extension.
The most convenient way is with a browser extension that changes your user agent. You can also change it in the developer options of most browsers.