Mobile View Switcher

Name: Mobile View Switcher
Rating: 4.1571 (70 reviews)
Author: Bernard

By: Bernard

Switch to mobile view with one click via toolbar button.

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Features & Capabilities

Mobile View Switcher is a lightweight Chrome extension that enables users to toggle any website to its mobile version with a single click. By default, it mimics an iPhone running iOS 13, but users can customize the mobile user-agent string to emulate other devices through the options page. Simply install the extension and use the toolbar button to switch the mobile view on or off—the icon turns yellow when active and grey when inactive.

This extension is perfect for web developers and everyday users who need to quickly preview how websites appear on mobile devices. Custom user-agent strings can be copied from various online sources and pasted into the options page to tailor the mobile emulation to your preferred device. For bugs or support, users can report issues via the addon's homepage. An informative YouTube review is also available for a visual walkthrough.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on

By:

Bernard

Daily users:

9,732 244

Rating:

4.16

(70)

Version:

0.2.2 Last updated: 2025-12-23

Version code:

6099716

Creation date:

2017-11-12

Risk:

Permissions:

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Content scripts matches:

Size:

37.00KB

Email:

dl*****@yahoo.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-14

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 799 ▲ 6

Other rankings

#53 in Tabs

#116 in Appearance

#172 in Privacy & Security ▲ 2

#1 in mobile view keyword 31

#3 in mobile keyword 49

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Other platforms

Mobile View Switcher (v0.2.2)

100,000 3.40

(126)

Mobile View Switcher (v0.2.2)

42,945 3.80

(20)

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Developed by:

Bernard

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mobile-view-switcher/

Email:

dl*****@yahoo.com

Website:

https://mybrowseraddon.com/mobile-view-switcher.html

Permission Change History

2025-03-05: Version 0.1.5 → 0.2.1

Add Host permissions: *://*/*

Add Permissions: scripting declarativeNetRequest

Remove Permissions: *://*/* webRequest webRequestBlocking

User Reviews

Mobile View Switcher is praised for effectively enabling mobile versions of websites, helping users bypass issues like reCAPTCHA and aiding web development. However, some users find it non-functional or inconvenient to use, with reports of persistent mobile views on sites like Facebook even after disabling the extension. Overall, it offers significant benefits but has usability and functionality concerns noted by multiple users.

Pros

Effectively fixes issues with websites by enabling mobile view, which helps bypass certain problems like reCAPTCHA.
Helps in web development by allowing easy switching to mobile view for testing purposes.
Improves experience with websites that might display outdated or problematic layouts on desktop browsers by switching to mobile versions.

Cons

Some users report that the extension does not work or nothing happens when clicking the icon.
User interface and user agent settings are described as inconvenient by multiple users.
Issues with sites like Facebook only opening in mobile view even after disabling or turning off the extension, indicating possible persistent effects or bugs.

Recent reviews

Nice Extension really, thank you

by is*****, 2025-04-07

by 天灭*****, 2025-03-28

by 退出*****, 2025-02-13

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Is Mobile View Switcher Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Mobile View Switcher requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

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Mobile View Switcher is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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