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How to see my user agent string (web browser version, device...)

How to see my user agent string (web browser version, device...)

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(i) — If you want to see your user agent string, this tutorial is for you.

The user agent string is a text string that contain the web browser information such as the browser name, version number, if it's a mobile phone, the operating system etc.
The user agent string is sent by your browser to the web site you're visiting, every time you load a web page.
The user agent string is used by the web sites to provide you the best possible version of the page you're visiting, and for usage statistics (to know the most used browsers, OS...).
The user agent string is public, and doesn't contain private data.

(?) — If you want to see your user agent string, this tutorial is for you.

The user agent string is a text string that contain the web browser information such as the browser name, version number, if it's a mobile phone, the operating system etc.
The user agent string is sent by your browser to the web site you're visiting, every time you load a web page.
The user agent string is used by the web sites to provide you the best possible version of the page you're visiting, and for usage statistics (to know the most used browsers, OS...).
The user agent string is public, and doesn't contain private data.

Use Google Search — To see your user agent string you can simply use google.com and type 🔍
what's my user agent
.

Then google should display your user agent string directly in the results.

Use whatismybrowser.com — There are many web sites that can display your user agent string. Here is one of them:

👉 whatismybrowser.com/detect/what-is-…

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Ask your browser with a javascript command

Since your user agent string is stored in your browser, why not ask him directly?

If you're on a computer, you can open the Webmaster Tools by pressing

F12

.

Then go in the console tab (where you can type in javascript commands) and enter navigator.userAgent then the console will show you the user agent string of your browser

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