(Javascript) List of "navigator.appName" values for all browsers?

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夏期劇場 picture 夏期劇場 · Nov 11, 2011 · Viewed 16.3k times · Source

What values are returned for navigator.appName values for all common browsers?

The navigator.appName value for Firefox is Netscape.

What values are returned for IE, Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, Opera, Flock, etc.?

Answer

david picture david · Sep 26, 2013

Just found out IE11 preview has changed the value of navigator.appName:

before IE11, this value is:

"Microsoft Internet Explorer"

now with IE11 preview, this value has been changed to:

"Netscape"

not sure why MS did this, nor is this going to be permanent after the release of IE11

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