X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=PrivacyBrowserAndroid.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=app%2Fsrc%2Fmain%2Fassets%2Fen%2Fguide_user_agent_light.html;h=3616b7e7285618ce92ece20fba3d41b320ea1f50;hp=bcfee5f0edf301413b8267732009797f4366a283;hb=7bc7a51a468fd1a5e4801b2fd2c6a7b38ac36ba1;hpb=2bb01fc27d480292f2e618f0ee5ca1a6277a66e2 diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/en/guide_user_agent_light.html b/app/src/main/assets/en/guide_user_agent_light.html index bcfee5f0..3616b7e7 100644 --- a/app/src/main/assets/en/guide_user_agent_light.html +++ b/app/src/main/assets/en/guide_user_agent_light.html @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ -

Browser Identification

When web browsers connect to websites, they send a user agent, which identifies the browser and the rendering capabilities it possesses. The web server can use this information to decide which version of the website to send to the browser. @@ -35,10 +35,10 @@

By comparison, WebViewâs default user agent divulges a large amount of information about the hardware and software of the device. On the Settings screen, selecting WebView Default as the User agent displays the user agent that will be sent. - The screenshot below shows a Nexus 6P running Android 7.1.2 with Android System WebView 60.0.3112.107 installed. + The screenshot below shows a Pixel 2 XL running Android 8.1.0 with Android System WebView 67.0.3396.87 installed. Most web servers will recognize this as a mobile browser and will display the mobile version of the site if they have one.

There is enough information in the user agent that sometimes only a few visitors to a website will be the same. If the user agent is combined with another piece of non-unique identifying information, often it results in a unique fingerprint.