How To Get To Desktop Site On Iphone

Learn how to view the desktop site view on google chrome on the iPhone/iPad. The feature helps to view the fullscreen site version on small mobile screens.

There are few websites developed only for the desktop version that cause issues when accessing them on a mobile phone. Thankfully, Google Chrome has a feature where you can instantly switch between mobile and desktop websites with a single tap.

This will not only help to view web-pages with tables and formula data, but it is also useful for certain websites that work badly on a smartphone. I face many problems while browsing certain anime websites as they are optimized for desktop viewers only.

Hence, on my smartphone, I can't see the anime series' release dates, the download buttons, stream buttons, and so on. It was an enormous hassle to turn on my laptop only to browse particular websites or web portals. But soon, I discovered the desktop site view feature in Chrome iOS, where you can request desktop site chrome with no technical expertise.

The view desktop site option is a one-button script that can convert a smartphone website into a desktop. It is especially useful if the website you're visiting is not mobile-friendly or not working on a small screen.

I have faced many scenarios where certain websites that I used to complete my college assignment worked only on my PC and did not work on my smartphone. Some of them include graph plotting websites and 3D map websites. These websites were technically developed for a desktop screen.

Related: How to View Mobile Site in Chrome Mac Computer?

But with the request desktop site chrome option, you can view their desktop-only websites on your smartphone device! It is a very useful and great option that iPhone or iPad users can now enjoy with the Chrome iOS app.

How to View Desktop Site in Chrome iOS?

The desktop site view helps in viewing all hidden menus and options just like we watch on the desktop.

Although font size and elements might look smaller since we are visiting a desktop site on the mobile phone. But overall, the experience will be exactly like desktop websites. Desktop site iPhone is a really useful feature.

Here are the steps to view the desktop site on Chrome iPhone/iPad:

Open the Chrome iOS app.
Open the website of your choice, which you want to view in the Desktop version.
Tap on More for the menu list.
Scroll down in the list and choose the Request Desktop Site command.

The website will reload, and you will see the desktop view of the website. To switch back, you can choose the Request Mobile Site option at the same place.

Chrome iOS Request Mobile Site

Note: If you don't see texts or tables, you can pinch zoom in to magnify the screen. You will see small texts because of your smartphone screen.

Bottom Line: View Desktop Site on Chrome iOS

If you want to experience full-fledged desktop sites on your iPhone, then Chrome iOS lets you do that. With the view desktop site iPhone feature, you can easily switch between desktop and mobile versions of a website.

It's a highly recommended feature if you're browsing online forms, download sites, etc. Not only will it help you understand the content of the website better, but it will also eliminate the risk of mobile-driven viruses that the mobile version of the website contains.

Now you don't have to read more of "your iPhone has infected with the XYZ virus, click here to fix" type of messages if you're using a desktop version of the website using Chrome iOS.

Similarly, you can also enable the mobile site view on the chrome computer browser. It's just the opposite of what we just learned. The mobile site view is useful for web developers who want to test the site view in different screen layouts (mobile phones/tablets/desktops).

Let us know what is your perspective about the desktop site iPhone option. Isn't it great? Do share your thoughts.

Lastly, here are the recommended web browsers for your computer and mobile phone that you should give a try.

Windows	MacOS	iOS	Android	Linux
Chrome Windows	Chrome Mac	Chrome iOS	Chrome Android	Firefox Linux
Firefox Windows	Safari Mac	Safari iOS	Edge Android	Chrome Linux
Edge Windows	Firefox Mac	Edge iOS	Samsung Internet	Edge Linux

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