How to open desktop versions of websites on iPhone

Nearly all websites these days have a responsive layout. They also come with separate 'mobile' versions that are automatically loaded when websites are accessed via smartphones. However, mobile versions of websites are optimized for speed and don't show the same amount of information as their desktop counterparts.

If you're using an iPhone , there's help. Thanks to a built-in iOS feature, it's really easy to open desktop (or full) versions of websites on iPhone. Here's a step-by-step procedure to do i.

Step 1: Open up the website whose full version you want to access in iPhone's browser , as you always do. As expected, this will load the mobile version of the website. Now, tap the Share button.


Step 2: This will bring up numerous sharing options (e.g. Facebook , Twitter ) for the website. Now, tap on the Request Desktop Site button.
That's it. The browser will now load the 'desktop' version of the website. This tip works for almost all websites.