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Update:

I've since discovered this thread about linux development stalled:

http://forum.maxthon.com/thread-13696-1-1.html

Which I guess is why there've been suggestions of workarounds? If so I'm grateful for the workaround suggestions, but if there's little likelihood of a proper solution I'll find another browser

[Has Development Stopped In Maxthon For Linux?]

That link is about a windows release. There's no mention of linux at all.

I'm a recent adopter of maxthon across all my devices, windows, android, mac and linux.

This thread is the first I've heard of a risk of no linux commitment. I looked for such info when I first started with maxthon and found the version mis-match, but no explanation. It's not uncommon so I went with it.

I've invested many hours into making maxthon my alternative browser. Part of me thinks there should have been a warning on the download page, as this now feels like wasted time.

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I'm a big believer in fixing things at source

"if the UA change does work for you I can't see any reason why you shouldn't use it"

How about, if the UA change does work, I can't see any reason they can't build it into the maxthon code.

I hate workarounds. I love solutions

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Maxthon Version 1.0.5.3 for linux.

All google web services report in a yellow bar:

"This version of Chrome is no longer supported. Please upgrade to a supported browser. Dismiss"

On gmail, google drive etc.

Screenshot:

I'm aware of a workaround by tweaking the useragent, but a proper solution would be better.

(There was another thread with this problem but it was marked as solved too early and without a solution).

["Last pass" not working properly in Maxthon]

I also use lastpass, added as a chrome extension.

I also see a problem where username and password fields are not recognised and lastpass doesn't do any autofill.

If I try the same domain / site in chrome, it works perfectly.