Useragent fix don't work

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Re: Useragent fix don't work

Unread post by mozart78 » 2014-10-19, 10:22

It is strange why on windows it works with google.com, but not in Linux. I change it to google.bg and now it works perfect. Thank you and have a nive day :-P
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Re: Useragent fix don't work

Unread post by Moonchild » 2014-10-19, 11:32

mozart78 wrote:It is strange why on windows it works with google.com, but not in Linux. I change it to google.bg and now it works perfect. Thank you and have a nive day :-P
Google is really annoying like that.
Since they own a whole range of localized top domains they will auto-forward you to that domain based on what IP you connect from.

I find it particularly annoying that they do that, because it's regularly in a language I don't understand or a type of script I know nothing about. For example, I travel to or through France, hook into the airport wifi in Paris, and Google decides to present me with French services at google.fr, ignoring my preferred languages set in the browser/headers/OS just because my IP is operated by a French ISP.

Of course, if your top domain isn't google.COM that you land on, but google.YOUR-LOCALE, then your override string will need to be for YOUR_LOCALE. So please make sure to check what is in your address bar before you add the override preference.

...and don't forget to nag Google about lack of support ;)
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Re: Useragent fix don't work

Unread post by mozart78 » 2014-10-19, 13:48

Yeah, I already understand that. Thank you :)
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