Chromium is not recognized in whatsapp web

[Alwan Rosyidi]

I'm currently using Ubuntu 20.04 daily build for testing purpose and install chromium browser.

Surprisingly, now chromium browser is packed as snap by default (I didn't aware this until using 20.04). Everyting went fine, and I'm amazed by the good performance.

But I found an issue regarding Whatsapp Web that can't recognize chromium-browser and ask me to use newer version of google chrome, firefox or opera.

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

Whatsapp is doing user-agent detection, and blocking a valid browser for no good reason. This is not a chromium bug. I suggest reporting this issue to the whatsapp web team, and as a workaround you can use an extension that impersonates a different browser, like this one: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/user-agent-switcher-for-c/djflhoibgkdhkhhcedjiklpkjnoahfmg.

[Alwan Rosyidi (alwan-rosyidi)]

Thank you so much. I will try.

Snap transition in 19.10 forward is interesting, and I'm very excited to
know how the other major distros will respond.

Pada tanggal Kam, 16 Jan 2020 pukul 17.50 Olivier Tilloy <
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> Whatsapp is doing user-agent detection, and blocking a valid browser for
> no good reason. This is not a chromium bug. I suggest reporting this
> issue to the whatsapp web team, and as a workaround you can use an
> extension that impersonates a different browser, like this one:
> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/user-agent-switcher-
> for-c/djflhoibgkdhkhhcedjiklpkjnoahfmg.
>
> ** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Invalid
>
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> Title:
> Chromium is not recognized in whatsapp web
>
> Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> I'm currently using Ubuntu 20.04 daily build for testing purpose and
> install chromium browser.
>
> Surprisingly, now chromium browser is packed as snap by default (I
> didn't aware this until using 20.04). Everyting went fine, and I'm
> amazed by the good performance.
>
> But I found an issue regarding Whatsapp Web that can't recognize
> chromium-browser and ask me to use newer version of google chrome,
> firefox or opera.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1859942/+subscriptions
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