Chrome Flags Reference

Chrome command line switches and startup flags for automation, headless mode, and debugging.

--simulate-outdated

What does --simulate-outdated do?

Simulates that current version is outdated.

Usage

CLILaunch Chrome with --simulate-outdated using CLI

chrome --simulate-outdated

PuppeteerLaunch Chrome with --simulate-outdated using Puppeteer

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({
  args: ['--simulate-outdated']
});

PlaywrightLaunch Chrome with --simulate-outdated using Playwright

const browser = await chromium.launch({
  args: ['--simulate-outdated']
});

SeleniumLaunch Chrome with --simulate-outdated using Selenium

from selenium import webdriver

options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()
options.add_argument('--simulate-outdated')

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=options)