Display alert in all browsers other than google chrome

Question

My current web page only displays properly in google chrome. Therefore, I would like to make browsers other than google chrome display a pop up that says "please use google chrome".

Currently I am using

alert("Please use Google Chrome");

but the problem here is that it also displays that alert in google chrome. Is there any way to display this alert in specific browsers only?

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 03 '15 at 10:31

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var is_chrome = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('chrome') > -1;

This checks if the browser is chrome so now what you can do:

if (is_chrome != true) {alert("Please use Google Chrome")}

or

if (is_chrome != true) {prompt("Please use Google Chrome Download it here:", "https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/index.html")}

answered Apr 03 '15 at 10:31

Den Random stuff

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thank you for your quick response, however, I don't understand exactly where to put the first and second codes – Blaine Apr 03 '15 at 10:43
in tags? – Den Random stuff Apr 03 '15 at 10:45
so I stack both codes on top of each other like this? – Blaine Apr 03 '15 at 10:46
except in IE for some reason – Blaine Apr 03 '15 at 10:47
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I wouldn't bother with IE users, if they want to be stuck with the "outdated" browsers, then let them http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp also: http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_explorer.asp – Den Random stuff Apr 03 '15 at 10:49
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There, for IE: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19999388/jquery-check-if-user-is-using-ie – Den Random stuff Apr 03 '15 at 10:53

Display alert in all browsers other than google chrome

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