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How to Use the Full Facebook Desktop Site on Mobile

Dan Evans

Updated Feb 11, 2023

The world is consuming their mobile devices more and more. From a study made in 2020, on average, 60% of websites visits are on a mobile device. Because of this shift in the landscape, companies and web developers make a considerable effort to ensure their users have a good experience viewing their websites. There are a few ways to improve a user’s mobile experience.

One is to make your website responsive, where it will automatically change depending on the screen size. Another way is to redirect the user to a mobile-specific version of the website website. The latter is what Facebook has chosen to do. Let’s take a look at how to use the full Facebook desktop site on mobile.

How to use the full Facebook desktop site on mobile

When you visit facebook.com on your mobile device, you will be redirected to the mobile version of the website that sits at m.facebook.com

Although this is a fully functional version of Facebook, it might not be ideal for all users. The desktop version provides a more robust experience, and not all of the desktop features are available on the mobile version.

Luckily there is a simple way to view the desktop version on your phone.

Open Facebook in your mobile browser
Open your browser settings
Tap “Desktop site”

That’s all there is to it. After clicking “Desktop site” the browser will refresh the back to the desktop version. All of the major mobile browsers support this feature, including Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.