how can I emulate iPad browser on Windows

Question

How can I emulate iPad browser under windows? I know user agent string and I know browser width/height, screen width/height

Answer 1

I believe if you emulate the User Agent of the iPad and set your windows size appropriately, you can use Safari (windows download from apple.com) and works pretty cool.

Also i haven't tested this, but http://code.google.com/p/ibbdemo2/ looks like a great iPad emulator.

Answer 2

For anybody else still looking, follow these steps for Safari 4+ : Mobile Safari Settings on Desktop Safari

Answer 3

It can be done via Browser Stack

Answer 4

So do you guys know there is one more option and that is google chrome. Yes google chrome provides developer toolbar where you can inspect your element or debug your js files or you can see what are the requests your site is hitting and receiving in the network panel.

It also having "Console" where you can emulate your site to different devices view.

Follow the steps below:

1. Open your site in latest google chrome.
2. Now right click and select "inspect element" or (F12) to get the devloper toolbar where you will find "Elements,Network,Sources....Console".
3. Click on console.
4. Now in the developer toolbar if you see at extreme top right you will find few options like "close the developer toolbar with cross (X) mark" but you click on "show drawer having this symbol (>-) kinda".
5. Now within the toolbar it will populate console,Search,emulation,Rendering.
6. Click on emulation option.
7. Just enable the emulation.
8. Now happily select whatever device you want and plus it will also tells you what is the resolution.

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