--fake-variations-channel
What does --fake-variations-channel do?
Fakes the channel of the browser for purposes of Variations filtering. This is to be used for testing only. Possible values are "stable", "beta", "dev" and "canary". This works for official builds as well.
Usage
CLILaunch Chrome with --fake-variations-channel using CLI
chrome --fake-variations-channelPuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --fake-variations-channel using Puppeteer
const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
args: ['--fake-variations-channel']
});PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --fake-variations-channel using Playwright
const browser = await chromium.launch({
args: ['--fake-variations-channel']
});SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --fake-variations-channel using Selenium
from selenium import webdriver
options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--fake-variations-channel')
driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)