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want to change from html to standard gmail

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I am using latest Firefox browser and the android system in my latest mobile.Still I am stuck with html gmail and I am not allowed to shift to standard version of gmail.Please help solve the problem.

I am using latest Firefox browser and the android system in my latest mobile.Still I am stuck with html gmail and I am not allowed to shift to standard version of gmail.Please help solve the problem.

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Are you already requesting the desktop version? If so, there's a chance this is being forced on the server side, considering the small screen.

Can you get full Gmail in the Chrome browser?

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jscher2000 said

Are you already requesting the desktop version? If so, there's a chance this is being forced on the server side, considering the small screen. Can you get full Gmail in the Chrome browser?

Yes sir,I amgetting standard gmail in google chrome in the same mobile.

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You could try lying to the site and telling it Firefox is Chrome. That might make things worse, but it's easier to undo than it is to set up in the first place. This is a two-browser operation:

(1) On Firefox for Android, select and copy the following if possible to avoid excess typing (either):

general.useragent.override.google.com
general.useragent.override.mail.google.com

(2) Open a new tab to about:config (type about:config in the Awesomebar and tap the go arrow or tap Enter).

You may want to bookmark this for easier future access.

(3) In the search box, type agen and pause while Firefox filters the list

(4) Scroll down and look for a preference named general.useragent.site_specific_overrides and confirm that it has its default value of true. If it is set to false, tap the Reset button to switch it back to true.

(5) Scroll back up and tap the large "+" button to the left of the search box to add a new setting

(A) The name of the preference should be

general.useragent.override.google.com (for all Google sites) general.useragent.override.mail.google.com (for Gmail only)

It's easiest to paste and edit. If you are typing it, watch out for autocorrect inserting spaces or changing capitalization, and make sure to clean that up.

(B) On the right side, tap Boolean and in the popup change it to String

(C) Temporarily assign any text, e.g., abc

(D) Then click Create

(6) Switch over to Chrome and open the following page:

https://www.jeffersonscher.com/res/jstest.php

(7) Select and copy the user agent string -- it appears in red

(8) Switch back to the about:config tab in Firefox, double-tap the temporary text, delete it, and paste the user agent string you copied, then tap any other preference to finish the edit.

If you open https://mail.google.com/ Firefox should now send the Chrome user agent string.

When I tried this, I still got a mobile page, but you may know some tricks from that point.

To remove this, tap Reset next to the preference to clear it.

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I am not tecno savvy.I would like to have a simple solution which layman like me can understand and execute.Why not the main team of firefox can involve in this fundamental problem of the browser and find a simple solution.I request for the simple solution please.

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Changing how Firefox works is beyond our powers here in support. You can submit requests for new features in Firefox for Android using this page:

https://input.mozilla.org/feedback/android