How to inspect an element on Android devices

UI bugs on a website appearing for a specific device can be easily troubleshot using the inspect element feature. But how can one inspect elements on Android?

Let’s check out in this article.

1. Using Developer Tools available in Chrome & Firefox

Both Chrome and Firefox provide the feature of Device Simulation in their DevTools.

Listed below are the steps to inspect element on Android:

1. Press F12 to start DevTools (Applicable for both browsers)
2. Click on the Toggle Device Bar option

3. Now from the available options choose an Android device

4. Once the user selects a specific Android device, the mobile version of the desired website starts

5. Developers can now start inspecting the website on the desired Android device from their desktops

One can follow the similar steps as above to inspect an element on an iPhone. One just needs to select the iOS device accordingly.