You can install a huge number of add-ons on the Mozilla Firefox browser. All of them are in the official repository, which can be opened directly from the application menu. However, this article will focus only on an add-on called User Agent Switcher. It will be told what it represents, how to install it and how to use it.
What is User Agent
Firefox, like any other browser, does not withhold any information about the user. Surely you have noticed more than once that the sites you visit are easily able to determine which operating system you use, from which browser you are logged in. It even turns out to know your region. Providing this information with the browser is necessary for many reasons, for example, to correctly display the pages of a site or to determine the version of a program suitable for your computer.
However, by installing the User Agent in Mozilla Firefox , you can hide this information in two clicks. This is necessary for many reasons, but the main thing is that some sites refuse to work in your browser.
Installing User Agent in Firefox
The installation of the add-on presented is exactly the same as the installation of any other. However, for those who don’t know, it’s worthwhile to describe this process in detail.
So, in order to install the User Agent in Firefox, you need to:
- Click on the "Menu" button in the Firefox browser, which is located in the upper right corner.
- From the drop-down list, select the "Add-ons" section.
- In the tab that opens, in the upper right corner, enter the name of the add-on in the search bar.
- In the list with the results, click the "Install" button next to the first position.
After that, the extension will be downloaded and the add-on will be automatically installed in your browser. It is further recommended that you restart your browser for correct operation. By the way, after installation, a corresponding button will appear a little higher, after which a reboot will occur.
How to use?
After we figured out installing the add-on, it’s worth going directly to using it.
For convenience, you should initially place the User Agent button in Firefox in a prominent place, since it does not automatically appear there. For this you need:
- Click on the "Menu" button in the browser.
- At the bottom of the drop-down menu, click on the "Change" button.
- In the window that opens on the left will be all the elements that can be placed on the browser add-ons panel. You need to hold the left mouse button on the desired add-on, drag it to the same toolbar.
After that, you can safely click on the cross on the "Firefox Settings" tab.
Now we proceed directly to the analysis of the principle of work. As mentioned above, the User Agent hides the real data about your system to the fake ones you previously selected in the add-on menu. To change the information, click on the add-on icon, and select the preferred browser and its version in the drop-down menu.
Conclusion
After all the manipulations done, all the sites that you will visit will think that you are sitting not with Mozilla Firefox, but with the browser of your choice, which means that you have done all the actions correctly.
As you can see, hiding information from sites is not so difficult, you just need to know which add-on to use.