How to Access the Facebook Desktop Version on Your Android

The Facebook mobile version is made for android devices and it works pretty well. But there are some features of Facebook which cannot be accessed while using a mobile version of the website. Facebook doesn’t allow its users to use the desktop version of the website for two reasons. First one is because Facebook mobile version is optimized for mobile devices and it works just great and the second is because most of the people do not have high-speed internet connection on their mobile which is needed for the smooth functioning of the Facebook desktop version. But there are occasions when we want to access the desktop version of the website as the mobile version lacks some important features.

So here is what you can do to access the Facebook desktop version on your Android device.

Methods to access the Facebook desktop version on your Android device

Using URL

The simplest way to access is by using the URL of the page. This could be said as the official way to access the Facebook desktop site on Android using the official URL of Facebook. To do this-

Open the browser and then type facebook.com/home.php. Adding www is important and do not ignore it.

This will open the desktop version of Facebook.

You can bookmark this page to access the desktop version anytime you want.

Using the Browser’s function

Most of the popular web browsers come with inbuilt features which can help in accessing the desktop version of the website. You can use this inbuilt browser feature to access the desktop version of Facebook.

Just go to a web browser and open Facebook.

Now open the browser’s menu and then choose Request Desktop Site.

This will load the desktop site of Facebook.

Using Google Chrome

The next method to access the desktop version of Facebook on your Android device is by using the Chrome Browser. Chrome Browser comes with a feature called desktop view which loads the desktop version of any websites.

Open the Chrome browser and then open the Facebook mobile site.

Now tap on the three dots present in the top right corner and select Desktop View.

Desktop site of Facebook will now load on your phone.

So these are some of the best methods using which you can access the desktop version of Facebook on your Android device. I hope one of the above-listed methods will work for you.