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Internet horizontal scrolling problem
Ive discovered some sites that I can't scroll horizontally on with my galaxy s4 that I could with my old galaxy s1. What's up ? For instance here is one that I cannot scroll horizontally on with my ...
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Access website hosted over LAN
I am developing a webpage and would like to see how it looks on mobile browsers, preferably the real thing and not some emulator.
So I thought of making my locally hosted site available over LAN. I ...
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2answers
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Are they any browsers without double-tap zoom feature?
I am looking for a browser to use on an Android tablet or mobile device that either does not have a double-tap zoom feature or where the double-tap zoom feature can be disabled. There are other uses ...
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Watch Coursera's videos with the video app on Jelly Bean
Coursera has a html5 based video viewer that works on the android browser on Jelly Bean, but I would like instead to use the video app, in order to have full screen and better controls.
On my Kindle ...
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How does the Android browser support Flash
I was just browsing with the "native" Android (v.2.3) browser and I noticed that it displays Flash animations. Well the quality is far away from perfect, but I don't have anything installed for Flash ...
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WebRTC in Android mobile phone how to get?
I have brand new Samsung Galaxy S2 / S3 / S4. There i installed firefox/ firefox beta, chrome, chrome beta.
And tried webRTC but it fails, all tried but this WebRTC does not work then i installed ...
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Web browser that doesn't crash so fast?
I've tried out many web browsers on Android, and sadly none is as good as on other platforms.
Either it's slow, annoying to use and switch tabs, or crash a lot.
As an example, I've tried out this ...
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Is it possible to translate websites in Chrome Android in “realtime” like I did on the PC?
On my Windows 7 computer with Chrome I could translate entire webpages using Google translate with the click of a button. Is there a way to do this in Chrome or the stock browser?
OS: 4.1.1
Samsung ...
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1answer
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Android browser not able to access router's settings page
I can access the router's settings page via 192.168.1.1 with my PC but not with my android device. What can be the reason?
My device: Android gingerbread with stock browser. Also tried with other ...
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Text not being underlined in internet app on S4
I have an issue with my S4 browser:
Open Google site using the default Internet app (not Chrome)
Enable predictive text, input about 8 dots and then add some following characters
Notice ...
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2answers
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Will I have to reset my Nexus 7?
I have a Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean. I was downloading a file and somehow I managed to remove a tick mark some were. Now I can not download anything from the net without Chrome stops working. Then I ...
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1answer
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What browsers are compatible with Adobe Flash Plugin?
Even if Flash Player on Android is no more supported by Adobe, it is still very easy to obtain it (eg, via Aptoide). The problem is that Chrome is not compatible with it. On my Galaxy Note 10 I can ...
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My device is trying to open mSecure app whenever I launch an internet browser
Whenever I launch an internet browser on my droid phone it attempts to launch another app (in my case mSecure).
This happens with dolphin and my stock browser so I don't think it's an mSecure ...
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1answer
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Text displayed as hieroglyphs on website
On my mobile browsers, the text just shows up as hieroglyphs in this site. The menu items also do not show up as well.
Does any one have ideas where this comes from?
Screenshots (click to ...
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Why does the google web browser time out when launched on a HTC 1s?
Just recently started to occur. After launching a second time it fires right up. It happened after a facebook update so it seems.
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1answer
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Default browser doesn't play embedded music from a website
Today I came upon a situation where I had a website which had an embedded player in it which plays sample music. To my surprise I came to know that the Android 2.3 default browser or Opera web browser ...
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2answers
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Android Tablet - Download PDF and open it on browser
Device - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 / Android 4.0.3
I have tested Samgsung Galaxy Tab for document download such as PDF from web site with many browsers. Most of them just download it to somewhere in ...
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Why I have problem downloading iso file in android?
Background: Our company monitor the network data usage and give warning to employee with high internet data usage. What I want to do is download the big file in my android phone because I have a ...
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1answer
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How to use “drag & drop” on websites?
I use the adroid stock-browser and I'd like to play chess using e.g. http://www.shredderchess.de/schachproblem-des-tages.html Unfortunately you have to drag and drop the pawns. I tried several ...
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1answer
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What is a “native web app”?
I've come across the term "native web app" also known as "hybrid app".
I know what "web apps" and "native apps" are, the difference being that
the former are downloaded and run within a web browser ...
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Browser webview.db doesn't store hotmail password, but I can still auto log-in hotmail. Why?
On my rooted Galaxy Nexus 4.1.1, stock browser doesn't store any password for hotmail, but whenever I open hotmail, it log-in automatically.
I checked data/data/com.android.browser/webview.db, the ...
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1answer
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How to push website links from phone to chrome/other browser?
I can't seem to find an app for this. I have a Samsung Galaxy S3.
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Securing a young child's tablet
My wife has decided to get the kids a set of android tablets for christmas. These are Coby Kyros 4GB wi-fi only models. The kids are ages 6-10 so I don’t particularly want to let them have free ...
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opening PDF links causes browser to crash
Using Galaxy S3 i9305 with standard browser. Opening a PDF link causes the browser to crash. Should I just change browser to something like Dolphin? I have already downloaded Adobe Reader.
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1answer
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Why does my HTC Desire browser crash on startup after update?
after I've applied recent OTA update (2.29.405.2) to my HTC Desire I can't use built-in browser anymore. It crashes every time I run it. Here is a stacktrace:
12-08 20:13:45.929: ...
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1answer
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Tell HTC EVO browser to always “select all” when moving to URL field
Every browser I've used selects the full URL whenever I move into the URL field (address bar), but my new HTC EVO doesn't select anything. Almost always when I move to that field, it's to enter a ...
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How do I prevent the Browser and Dolphin HD from deleting old history entries?
So I've noticed that for both the default browser and for the Dolphin HD browser, all the history entries get deleted when you go beyond a certain number of pages visited. Does anyone know how I can ...
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1answer
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Chrome browser closed after receving a call
I started an online transaction on Chrome (under Jelly Bean). In between, I had a phone call and the browser closed automatically. It disconnected from the web sites, and I had to start the ...
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Was Firefox ever the default browser for Android?
Before I bought my Android, I heard that Firefox was its default browser. Upon noticing that this is not the case, I had assumed that the Internet browser on the Android was Google Chrome, but I just ...
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LG Viper browser won't open, goes to white screen
After tapping on the browser icon, my screen goes all white, and no details are visible other than time,connectivity,etc. I can get to the Google Play Store just fine, and YouTube app and others still ...
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“login with google” via mobile browser - how to use secondary account?
I recently tried to use the Dolphin browser login to my Trello.com account, which I had created by signing up through a Google Apps account. Since I had not set up a Trello-specific account yet, I had ...
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2answers
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How to stop web browser offering to sign into Google account
This question seems to be all over various forms, but i haven't yet found an answer.
On my Android phone, the stock web browser offers to sign in to my Google account when i visit Google websites. At ...
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How to create duplicate bookmarks in Android?
I'm using the stock browser on my new Samsung S3 mini (Jellybean) and am having trouble with the browser. When I go to the bookmarks page it seems to have two sections, one called "My Device" and one ...
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Pinch-zoom not pure zoom in Web browser on HTC Desire Z because text is auto-re-formatted: irritating / layouts break
When I (multi-touch) pinch to zoom and release my fingers from touching the screen to see the zoomed display, the Android web browser on the HTC Desire Z performs a shrink-to-fit re-format of the page ...
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How to make a simple bookmark on HTC Wildfire S?
I am in the browser on my HTC Wildfire S.
I want to make a bookmark of the current page and save it to my desktop (main screen).
I press and hold down the URL and it gives me the choices:
share ...
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1answer
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Unable to login and load web page in Sony Ericcson W8
I am using a Sony Ericcson w8 Android phone. I am unable to log in and load a web page (like Google, GMail, etc.) even after selecting "clear cache." There is just a blank screen with a progress bar.
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Titanium backup shortcut/widget to toggle app freeze
My CyanogenMod 7.2 stock browser refuses to remember its defaults. I've taken to freezing opera mini, my other browser, with Titanium backup when I want to use stock to avoid all the preferred app ...
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Stop auto-scroll in Android browser!
I'm on a web page on my Android phone. When I select a text input, the browser scrolls (about a quarter-screen every 10 seconds). I don't know what causes this -- it doesn't look like any keys are ...
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4answers
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Android browser's about:debug, what do those settings do?
I have just found this hidden setting:
Open Stock browser (Not Chrome on ICS. about:debug doesn't work in Chrome. Use remote debugging instead.)
In the address bar, type about:debug, nothing should ...
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1answer
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How to start browser in incognito mode by default?
I have a samsung galaxy tab 2 10" running Android 4.0.4. Is there a way for the default browser to automatically start up in incognito mode? Or, is there an alternative browser that can do it?
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Sharing Browser Links between PC and Phone
I'm starting a wiki to compile a short list of browsers, apps, extensions, etc. that allow users to easily link or bookmark webpages between their PC and phone. This is ultimately just a "best apps" ...
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sifting through dropdown options
I am browsing a webpage with my stock browser. The web page does not seem to be adapted for mobile phones however. There is a dropdown element on that page with a lot of options. The limitation I find ...
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Problem browsing website - content from one page shows up on second page
I'm not sure how to explain this problem better, but I have an example. When using a Pantech Marauder (other ICS phones have had the same problem) to view ...
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1answer
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Unable to download from an authenticated webserver
On my Galaxy S3 / ICS handset, and also I expect on my previous Galaxy S / Froyo I'm unable to save any links from my web server due to the fact that it requires a user authentication. I can browse ...
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2answers
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How can I change the user agent for the stock browser?
I am constantly annoyed by websites that force me into the (often terrible) mobile version of the site and provide no way to switch to the full version. I know Dolphin for example allows changing the ...
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1answer
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Can I set the default browser differently for different websites?
I have the following browsers on my phone:
stock
Dolphin Mini
Opera Mobile
Firefox
I don't want to set a catch-all default because some pages render better on some browsers than on others.
When I ...
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7answers
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How do I view source in the Android browser?
Is there a way to view the source HTML in the Android web browser?
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2answers
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How can I save a file rather than open it?
I want to change a URL somehow so that it prompts my HTC Sensation to save the file rather than open it.
Is this possible?
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3answers
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TiddlyWiki + Dropbox + Android
Greetings,
I keep a Tiddlywiki in my Dropbox folders, and I'd really like to be able to open/edit/view it on Android. Currently when I try to open the Tiddlywiki file, I am asked if I want to view it ...
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2answers
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How can I see the browsing history and bookmarks in the stock browser?
I have an SGS with Froyo. I can't seem to find the browsing history in the stock browser. I'm also only able to access bookmarks (or favorites, or shortcuts) from inside the browser.
How can they ...
