{"id":3093,"date":"2014-01-12T15:37:27","date_gmt":"2014-01-12T23:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wapreview.com\/?p=3093"},"modified":"2014-04-22T08:19:38","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T15:19:38","slug":"force-full-version-of-sites-in-opera-mini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wapreview.com\/3093\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated: How to View the Full Version of Sites in Opera Mini and Other Mobile Browsers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Originally published in 2009, this post is updated regularly with the latest\u00a0workarounds\u00a0for viewing the desktop versions of mobile sites in mobile browsers.<\/p>\n

Last update 12-Jan-2014:<\/em>\u00a0Added reader-contributed workarounds for Google Search and Google Image Search. Removed non-working Yahoo Mail links.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest frustrations of using the web with mobile browsers is web sites that force them to use dumbed down mobile versions. \u00a0I have nothing against mobile sites, obviously. I build them and I write about them here at Wap Review.\u00a0 Redirecting mobile browsers to the mobile versions of sites doesn’t bother me. The problem \u00a0is with mobile sites that lack essential features or content found in the equivalent full web versions and don’t offer users an easy way to view the full version.\u00a0As I’ve been preaching for years, every mobile site needs to include a Full Version<\/span> link.<\/p>\n

Fortunately many mobile sites now include a link to the full version. \u00a0For sites that don’t it’s possible to force the full-web versions of some sites in mobile browsers by using a special URL.<\/p>\n

Here’s a list of websites where getting to the full version with mobile browsers is harder than it should be along with a workaround. Note that the the ful version may not work well or at all in your mobile browser. \u00a0But if there’s a feature or content you like that’s missing from the mobile site, it’s worth trying the full version.<\/p>\n

Facebook:<\/strong>\u00a0Use facebook.com\/home.php<\/a>\u00a0or www.facebook.com\/home.php?m2w<\/a>\u00a0to load the full version in Opera Mini and most other mobile browsers.<\/p>\n

Orkut<\/strong>: Has\u00a0 a link to the full version at the bottom of most mobile pages.\u00a0 Or you can go directly to it by using the URL:\u00a0www.orkut.com\/Home<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Yahoo homepage<\/strong>: use\u00a0yahoo.com\/?m=1<\/a>\u00a0or www.yahoo.com<\/a> to open the desktop version. \u00a0This works in the Android browser but not in Opera Mini.<\/p>\n

More full version direct links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Google Calendar<\/strong>:\u00a0https:\/\/www.google.com\/calendar\/render?tab=mc<\/a>
\nGoogle News:<\/strong> news.google.com\/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn<\/a>
\nGoogle Search:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/www.google.com\/webhp?nomo=1&hl=en<\/a>
\nGoogle Image Search:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/www.google.bs\/imghp?nomo=1&hl=en&tbm=isch<\/a>
\nGmail: <\/strong>mail.google.com\/mail\/h\/<\/a>
\nEbay<\/strong>:\u00a0www.ebay.com\/?redirect=mobile<\/a>
\nMySpace<\/strong>: \u00a0www.myspace.com\/?ucm=true<\/a>
\nOutlook.com<\/strong>:\u00a0https:\/\/blu171.mail.live.com\/?rru=inbox<\/a>
\nTechdirt<\/strong>:\u00a0http:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/?_format=full<\/a>
\nTwitter<\/strong>:\u00a0http:\/\/www.mobile.twitter.com\/settings\/change_ui<\/a>
\nWall Street Journal: <\/strong>online.wsj.com\/home-page<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Wall<\/a> \"MySpace<\/a><\/p>\n

Hall of Shame:<\/strong> There are a few sites that stubbornly refuse to let Opera Mini users view their full web version.<\/p>\n