# Convincing a website I'm on a computer **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 3, 2025, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-a-website-im-on-a-computer/1012517 "2025-01-03T13:01:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-a-website-im-on-a-computer/1012517/2 "2025-01-03T13:16:40Z")
Am I crazy or did you ask this a few months ago? > [@iPad Browser User Agents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-browser-user-agents/1002337): > > Hi! I have an iPad 2 (or something, an old one) and I’m trying to browse a site (ultimate-guitar). The site must know that I’m on an iPad, because whenever I try to do something, it tries to redirect me to the app. I don’t want to download that app. I want the website to work like it does on my PC – fully functional without an app, no weird popups suggesting I use the app, etc. I think I need to change my browser user agent so that the site thinks that I’m on a computer, not a tablet. I ca… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convincing-a-website-im-on-a-computer/1012517)._