One of the most annoying things about browsing the web on a new mobile device is being forced to endure the half-baked, featureless mobile version of a website. These less intensive mobile sites weren’t a bad idea back when mobile phones were packing 500 MHz processors and 3-inch displays, but now that we have quad-core devices pushing 5-inch displays, we want the full desktop experience, none of this mini mobile mess. Thankfully in Android 4.0, you now have an easy way to request the full desktop version of a website.

If you’re one of the lucky Android users running Android 4.0, then you’ve probably taken advantage of Google Chrome Beta for Android. This beta will most likely end up being the future stock browser for Android and brings us closer to a unified browser experience from desktop to mobile. Google recently pushed out an update to Chrome For Android, bringing many “much-requested” features, such as:

The moment many of you have been waiting for has arrived. Google Chrome is now available for Android. Before you get too excited, it’s in beta and only available for Android 4.0. Since only 1% of Android devices are currently running Ice Cream Sandwich, it’s not likely you’ll be enjoying this just yet. For you elite 1%, read on past the break for the details.