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user-inactivated  ·  3815 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Mobile interface won't respond to "request desktop site"

Confirmed with Firefox as well, but I have an idea why. My guess is that these features just change the browser's user agent to not be a mobile one or something. I don't know that for sure.

A way around this is to check the "Request Desktop Site", but then change the URL in your address bar. It's still "hubski.com/m/...", just remove the "/m" and you'll get the desktop site.

There might be a way for the site to respond and redirect accordingly, though, but if it is just a user agent thing probably not.

EDIT: Sounds like I'm roughly accurate.