{"slug": "is-using-addon-to-hide-my-user-agent-good-idea", "title": "Is using addon to hide my user agent good idea?", "summary": "A user on Privacy Guides asks whether using a user agent switcher addon is a good idea to avoid mobile app installation prompts. The addon spoofs the user agent at the JS level and bypasses Cloudflare detection, but safety concerns remain.", "body_md": "[dixon](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/u/dixon)\n1\nWhat do you think of something like [this](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/user-agent-string-switcher/)? It seems recommended by Mozilla. And spoofs usear agent on JS level too (according to developer). I tested, and it indeed do not trigger any Cloudflare spoof detection in opposite to `about:config`\n\napproach.\n\nI mean is it safe to use something similar? Because it really helps (especially on mobile Firefox) to get away from “install our app” pesky notices, if I spoof windows PC (I do not have any windows machine, if it is important)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/is-using-addon-to-hide-my-user-agent-good-idea", "canonical_source": "https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/is-using-addon-to-hide-my-user-agent-good-idea/38820#post_1", "published_at": "2026-06-26 18:08:54+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-26 18:09:58.956362+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools"], "entities": ["Mozilla", "Cloudflare", "Firefox"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/is-using-addon-to-hide-my-user-agent-good-idea", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/is-using-addon-to-hide-my-user-agent-good-idea.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/is-using-addon-to-hide-my-user-agent-good-idea.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/is-using-addon-to-hide-my-user-agent-good-idea.jsonld"}}