m.YouTube.com interface
I just installed firefox on my tablet.It's much better than the stock browser and chrome.but there is one issue.when i used to go on m.YouTube.com on the other browsers it used to look like this http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-YnGcNpu6Fck/UpTG2hRo4RI/AAAAAAAAMhw/K3XmXIv8nbU/s1600/YouTube+tests+new+tablets+interface.png but on fierfox it looks like this http://www.dignited.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/mobile_youtube_ui.png How do i fix it ?
Chosen solution
You might have a special setting in your Firefox that you need to turn off to inform YouTube that you are running Firefox on a tablet instead of a phone. I'm not sure why this setting exists in my Firefox; it may work around some other problem...
(1) 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.
(2) In the search box, type yout and pause while Firefox filters the list
(3) Scroll down to general.useragent.override.youtube.com and tap the preference. Tap next to the word Mobile; and edit it to Tablet; and then tap away from the preference (for example, in the search box) and Firefox should save your change and show the Reset button next to it.
If you test YouTube again, does it show a different layout?
If not, it's possible you might need to clear cookies. To bypass cookies as a test, you can check YouTube in a new Private tab.
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Please follow this method hope it will work:
- Tap on menu bar. Which is usually a hamburger like icon on the bottom of your device.
- Then check Request Desktop Site
Hope it will work.
Thanks,but that is desktop view.I don't want how YouTube looks on a mobile i want how it looks on a tablet.
Chosen Solution
You might have a special setting in your Firefox that you need to turn off to inform YouTube that you are running Firefox on a tablet instead of a phone. I'm not sure why this setting exists in my Firefox; it may work around some other problem...
(1) 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.
(2) In the search box, type yout and pause while Firefox filters the list
(3) Scroll down to general.useragent.override.youtube.com and tap the preference. Tap next to the word Mobile; and edit it to Tablet; and then tap away from the preference (for example, in the search box) and Firefox should save your change and show the Reset button next to it.
If you test YouTube again, does it show a different layout?
If not, it's possible you might need to clear cookies. To bypass cookies as a test, you can check YouTube in a new Private tab.
Modified by jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
Thank you,it worked :-). But every time I close the browser and open it it reverts back to the other one.How do I make it permanent? Just one more question;every time a video starts it doesn't start as HQ,I have to to reload the page and do it.How do I make it right?
Edit:Doesn't matter,I fixed it by creating a new string name instead of general.useragent.override.youtube.com I created a new one general.useragent.override.m.youtube.com.so it's fixed :-)
Modified by hotgurugal
hotgurugal said
I fixed it by creating a new string name instead of general.useragent.override.youtube.com I created a new one general.useragent.override.m.youtube.com.so it's fixed :-)
That was really good, overriding the override.
hotgurugal said
Just one more question;every time a video starts it doesn't start as HQ, I have to to reload the page and do it.How do I make it right?
That I do not know.