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The apps are great, but the desktop and mobile reports are not created equal. There are benefits to employing a desktop site, and the good news is that you can seamlessly scale on the YouTube desktop site with Chrome or any other browser, very easily. If you’re wondering why you deserve to use YouTube’s desktop site, we’ll show you how undeniable it is and the special features you appreciate.
Note: The same steps can be used for Opera. You can also use Mozilla Firefox and follow the same steps to access the most convenient YouTube site. The only difference is that the menu icon is at the bottom right and not at the top right. You choose that and the drop-down menu shows the site most responsive to the desktop.
Visiting the YouTube desktop on an iPhone or iPad is a bit more than visiting it on an Android device. Here’s how to do it with other browsers.
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