Custom User Agents
Besides the standard “Mobile” and “Desktop” user agents, you can configure a custom User Agent for every Lite App individually to see a different browsing experience than the default.
By default, Hermit presents the original Chrome user-agent string because many sites refuse to work with a custom browser, even though it is functionally identical (or superior) to more popular browsers.
You have the following options:
- Mobile: Same as Mobile Chrome, using the same version as the Android WebView installed on your phone.
- Desktop: Same as Desktop Chrome, using the same version as the Android WebView installed on your phone.
- Custom: Configure a custom User Agent for every Lite App individually to see a different browsing experience than the one served by default to your browser.
How to Configure
- Launch your Hermit Lite App.
- Tap on the Settings button
to open the “Quick Settings” sidebar. - Within Quick Settings, tap on the “More Settings” button.
- Under “Content”, press “User Agent”.
- Type or paste the user-agent string you would like to use
- Press “OK” to save.
Current User Agent
This is your current user agent, as reported by your browser: (useful for testing)