Do you want to open Facebook desktop site on your mobile phone, but don’t know how? This guide will show you how to do it on your mobile device.
If you open the Facebook site on your mobile web browser, it doesn’t show as it should on a Desktop computer. And when you switch settings to desktop mode, you won’t see the Facebook desktop site.
To see the desktop site after changing your browser settings, you’ll need to alter the URL of Facebook, and this will allow Facebook to open the desktop site on your mobile phone.
In this article, you’ll learn how to open Facebook desktop on your mobile phone. You’ll see the URL you’ll need to use when switching to a desktop site on iPhone or Android device.
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How To Open Facebook Desktop Site on Mobile Phone
When you try to open Facebook on your mobile web browser, it’ll always open the mobile version on your phone.
This is automatically detected, to open the desktop version you’ll need to alter some changes to the URL, and set the browsing page to desktop mode.
Open Facebook Desktop Site on Android Phone Devices
If you’re using an Android device, Tablet here’s how you can open the Facebook desktop site on your phone.
Step 1: Open Web Browser
On your Android device, open your preferred web browser [eg; Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge].
Then open the Facebook.com site on the web browser. You’ll see the Facebook mobile web version, with the URL “https://m.facebook.com”
Step 2: Click The 3-Dot Icon
From the web browser, tap on the 3-dot icon positioned at the top-right corner and select the Desktop site from the browser menu.
The page will reload and you’ll see it expand. The page will try to view the desktop version, but it can’t because the URL is still on mobile.
Step 3: Switch The URL To Web
Now you’ll have to change the Facebook mobile URL to the desktop version. Tap on the URL and change Facebook URL from “https://m.facebook.com” to “https://web.facebook.com“.
Then tap on the Go —> button and the Facebook desktop site will open on your Android phone.
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Open Facebook Desktop Site On iOS Device
If you’re using an iPhone, or iPad here’s how you can open the Facebook desktop site on your device.
Step 1: Open Web Browser
On your iPhone or iPad device, open your preferred web browser [eg; Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Safari].
Then open the Facebook.com site on the web browser. You’ll see the Facebook mobile web version, with the URL “https://m.facebook.com”
Step 2: Click The 3-Dot Icon
If you’re using Safari browser, tap on the AA icon in the Search bar and select the Request Desktop Website option in the menu.
Using the Google Chrome browser, tap on the 3-dot icon positioned at the bottom-right and select the Desktop site from the menu.
The page will reload and you’ll see it expand. Facebook will try to view the desktop version, but it can’t because the URL is still on mobile.
Step 3: Switch The URL To Web
Now you’ll have to change the Facebook mobile URL to the desktop version. Tap on the URL and change Facebook URL from “https://m.facebook.com” to “https://web.facebook.com“.
Then tap on the Go —> button and the Facebook desktop site will open on your Android phone.
Conclusion
You’ll get a different view and more features when using the Facebook desktop site. And it saves you time if you’re not able to reach your laptop or computer.
This guide shows how you can open the Facebook desktop site on your mobile phone.
To open the Facebook desktop site on your phone > Open a web browser > open Facebook site > Change browsing page to Desktop mode > Change Facebook URL from “https://m.facebook.com” to https://web.facebook.com
