With Google Chrome and Firefox nearly getting to version 100, early testing has begun for possible issues on parsing three-digit User-Agent strings. This occurrence was discovered when browsers reached the double-digit versions and encountered lots of issues with User-Agent parsing libraries. According to developers from Google, starting from Chrome 96, until Chrome 99, a feature flag will be available to force the User-Agent string to utilize the major version number 100, regardless of the actual version number. to verify if your browser is sending the major version 100 in the User-Agent string. On the other hand, for Firefox, just open the Firefox Nightly's Settings Menu and Search "Firefox 100" and check the "Firefox 100 User-Agent String" option to enable it. Read more in our articles including "Google Chrome and Firefox version 100 may trigger web issues" and "Microsoft extends Windows 10 lifespan for another year... again".
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Jun 26, 2026With Google Chrome and Firefox nearly getting to version 100, early testing has begun for possible issues on parsing three-digit User-Agent strings. This occurrence was discovered when browsers reached the double-digit versions and encountered lots of issues with User-Agent parsing libraries.
According to developers from Google, starting from Chrome 96, until Chrome 99, a feature flag will be available to force the User-Agent string to utilize the major version number 100, regardless of the actual version number. to verify if your browser is sending the major version 100 in the User-Agent string. On the other hand, for Firefox, just open the Firefox Nightly's Settings Menu and Search "Firefox 100" and check the "Firefox 100 User-Agent String" option to enable it.
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