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Resolving SSL Protocol Error on data connection but not on wifi [closed]
When I try to access secure web sites I get the following error from Chrome
Error 107 (net::ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR) SSL_Protocol Error
It works fine on Wifi. It also works fine when connecting to ...
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copy text in froyo from web page including newlines?
I have just bought a new HTC Desire HD running Android 2.2 (Froyo).
I am trying to copy text from a rather vast archive of notes which I had built up on my old phone, which was running Symbian. The ...
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Suddenly receiving cookie error when browing sites
All of a sudden, when I try to log in to certain mobile sites (using the native browser) I'm receiving the message, "Cookies are not enabled in your browser. Please adjust this in your security ...
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“press” spacebar on website
I am using quite nice timer for measuring my Rubik's Cube solve time: http://mzrg.com/qqtimer/
I want to use it too on my Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, when I don't have access to computer. Problem is, that ...
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The name of the default android browser
does anyone know if the standard Android browser that comes pre-installed on the cell phones has its own name? Every browser on the market has one - Safari, FF, Fennec, Dolphin, etc. But the "standard ...
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Copying links off Google Search results directly
I Googled for one document, a PDF file. If I navigate to that link using my device browser, the document starts downloading. However, what I actually want is the actual URL to the document copied to ...
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Issues with mDNS on an Android device
I'm running a local testing environment (MAMP) on a Mac (Mountain Lion), and Im having having difficulty accessing these sites on my Galaxy S3 running 4.1.2
Everything works fine testing using ...
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Doesn't play video/audio online on Motorola Droid
How I said above that video online doesn't run on my Motorola Droid (Android 2.3.7)
When I play video on Youtube for example and it writes that: "Unable to connect to server Touch to retry". When I ...
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Opera mini v12 automatic clear cache history & cookies
Is there a way to get rid of all cache, history and cookies automatically.
Preferably each time I shut down or start up the browser Opera mini.
If this one doesn't anyone know another browser that ...
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Web Page Not Available on StraightTalk Android ZTE
I have a StraightTalk ZTE Merit, and the browser keeps on saying "web page not available".
Data enabled and Data roaming are both checked under Mobile network settings. For some reason, it will not ...
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Is it possible to specify multiple home pages for the default android browser?
That is, I want my browser to start with two tabs open, set to two different URLs.
I have tried putting "google.com | facebook.com" into the URL but that does not seem to achieve the intended effect.
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How to change default homepage in Android browser?
How to change address that appears in:
Internet(stock browser) -> Settings -> Set home page -> Use default.
I can set another homepage, or use current, but I'm interesting in changing exactly this ...
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Cannot open webpages in browsers under Bluestacks
I installed Bluestacks mostly because I wanted to take the advantage of the Android browsers. I installed UC browser, and although it launches correctly, it could not connect to any websites. Any ...
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Stop Chrome caching webpages
Is there anyway to stop Chrome on Android from caching webpages? If not is there either another browser that will allow this or a way to achieve the same functionality?
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How can I change the default browser?
I need to change the default browser in my Android device to Opera. Is there any way to do that?
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How to properly close the browser app? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to close (shutdown/kill) the Android web browser?
I use the stack app of Browser that comes pre-installed with the phone.
No matter whether I exit the app by ...
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Mirror the Android Tablet Browser to Windows Browser
Is there any way I could mirror the default browser on Android 4.0+ to a web browser/emulator on my Windows PC? When I developed apps on native Android, there was a way through the IDE.
Can I ...
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Chrome crashes on Acer Iconia A200
I'm seeing problems identical to this issue, where Chrome either crashes, becomes unresponsive, or the screen goes black if I switch between tabs. Logcat shows:
OpenGLRenderer is out of memory
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5answers
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How to download files from the Web in the Android Browser?
This is probably quite a stupid question, but after trying for a long while to figure it out,
I still cannot convince my Android browser to save the file from a web link. If the link is a
picture , ...
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Is there a way to use PC browser bookmarklets with the Android Browser or Dolphin HD?
Can I make these work on Android or is there a google place to create or convert bookmarklets to make them Android Compatible?
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5answers
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Force refresh of a webpage on default browser?
I'm doing some website development, and I'm changing files (e.g. CSS) on a remote server. I am testing to see what it looks like on my 2.2 android phone (HTC Desire). I want to refresh the page to see ...
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Cannot open webpage after connected to Wi-Fi/3G
I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Ace phone. I'm connected to the Wi-Fi, but cannot go online. It always shows "webpage cannot open". Whatsapp, Twitter, Instagram, and Google Play are working fine.
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Which browser does support proxies?
I'm runing ICS 4.1.1 on a Nexus. I'd like to set up a web proxy at home so I can filter pages before reading them on my Nexus when connecting over 3G (not Wi-Fi).
I looked around the settings of the ...
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Need browser with websocket and full screen mode support [closed]
I need a browser that supports websocket and full screen mode and where I can set a default homepage.
The device that I am using is Rikomagic MK802 III. I am using a startup program to open a browser ...
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1answer
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How to get mobile site in Firefox to be displayed as in Chrome for Android if spoofing doesn't help?
On my Android device, while using Internet, Dolphin, and Firefox (left), I see the same version of http://m.chase.com that my desktop browser (right) sees:
On Chrome for Android (left), it's ...
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Videos working on my website do not work when viewed from Android browser
My website has videos which are in MP4 format and work well when viewed from a Google Chrome browser. But when I try to load my website from the browser of an Android OS, the video doesn't show up. Is ...
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Are there any Android browsers that support loading a Java Applet in-browser?
We have a client who are switching away from Windows Mobile (and IE Mobile) to Android based devices.
We have some specific software that we deploy to their WM workforce by an ActiveX applet that ...
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1answer
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Why does text disappear after browser page load on a HTC MyTouch 4G?
I'm trying to visit pages like http://irclog.perlgeek.de/crimsonfu/2012-12-01 on my HTC MyTouch 4G running Android 2.2.1 (WebKit 3.1) but I can't read them. The text is visible for a moment until the ...
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Where are clicked URLs stored? Is there a way to save them into a file? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where does the standard Android Web Browser keep its history files?
Is it possible to record clicked urls/links from a search results page - say that of Google - on an ...
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1answer
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How to export bookmarks from default android browser?
I am using LG P500 phone, running Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
I want to export bookmarks from default browser of my android phone.
Can any one suggest me how to do that?
I have checked settings of ...
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1answer
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How to browse file:/// URLs on my Android device?
I have some extensive documentation in HTML format that I want to carry around with me. On my old Gingerbread phone, I was able to save the entire "site" onto the phone's sd card and browse it with ...
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1answer
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Ctrl+Click to open in new tab
I use ASUS Transformer with the keyboard attached.
In Google Chrome for Android, I would like to use Ctrl+Click to open up a new tab which contains the website where the link is pointing to, just as ...
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Is there a known issue with HTTPS and the Android browser?
I have a Galaxy S2 running 2.3.3, all up to date and not rooted. On several sites I find that logging in is impossible due to requests sent on HTTPS not returning a response.
I've not tested the ...
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1answer
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Accessing Port 8888 in Android Web Browser
I'm developing a mobile site which runs on port 8888. I want to see how it looks on my Android phone. How can I use my phone's web browser to view pages on port 8888?
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3answers
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How to download unsupported files from the default browser?
When I try to download an SVG through the default browser (eg, by clicking on the image on a Wikipedia illustration - despite the .svg extension, that page is actually showing a PNG preview), the ...
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3answers
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Cannot play videos in any browser only in player
I use Opera for Android but the same problem exists in the stock browser as well as Mozilla.
Until about a week ago I could play videos from the web in the browser but now when I click on the video ...
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How can I make 1Password for Android log in with the built in browser?
I have a Droid X and have just installed 1Password. I like that I can take my passwords with em and log into websites via the phone, but it seems to only use the 1Password built in browser, which does ...
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why big sized images.show at low resolution in webview?
Example: http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/up_goer_five.png
Opening that xkcd comic will show it in such a lower resolution on my nexus one that i can't even read the text.
Edit: This happens regardless ...
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What's the easiest way to paste my current address or zip-code into a web field in my browser?
Many web services have you dump your zip code (e.g. radio station locators) or address (for bus directions) into some fields on a form to give you information. Obtaining this data seems tedious (go ...
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1answer
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Is there a way to preserve tabs that were open in Froyo 2.2's stock browser?
When my Droid X's Froyo 2.2 browser gets killed for whatever reason (reboot, memory manager killing it), it loses 100% of its open tabs and reopens with Google's home page in a single tab.
If you ...
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1answer
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Is there a way to use Userscripts / Greasemonkey Scripts on the Android Browser or Dolphin HD?
I would like to be able to use userscripts in Android. Is this even possible? I read that it was a couple months back and tried a tutorial which I can no longer find but it didn't work.
This ...
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1answer
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Making the browser remember its current location when minimized
When I minimize the Android browser, it seems to forget what page it had open. What setting will make it remember?
Here are the steps I take. First, I load a website in the Android browser to ...
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1answer
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Browser pauses a long time before starting to load a page
Whether I enter a URL directly, or whether another app invokes my browser (e.g. Google News & Weather when clicking on a headline), the browser pauses for a while (maybe half a minute, maybe ...
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Why some links get “redirected” from Chrome to stock browser? [closed]
This link won't open in Chrome, even if it's the default browser. Better put, it does open when clicked on, but then in a moment the stock browser opens and displays the page, while Chrome is left ...
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How to remove all of default speed dials of Opera Mobile? [closed]
Opera Mobile comes with some pre-loaded speed dials which annoy me. So, I remove them all leaving speed dials added by me. But, whenever I restart Opera Mobile after that, those default speed dials ...
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Stackexchange top menu won't stay open in default browser [closed]
Suddenly clicking the dropdown at the top left of stackexchange sites will flash the menu but it won't stay open in the default android browser. Is this something wrong with my devices? Or something ...
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can't see what I'm writing on a web form
Samsung I9001, android 2.3.6.
If there is a multiline web form, using landscape mode, I'm just seeing the empty part of the web form while I'm using the on screen keyboard.
Any solution?
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Hack ICS browser to restore “menu button exposes URL field”
I just got a Galaxy S3, and I'm finally being forced to confront an aspect of ICS that I've hated from the moment it showed up on my Xoom: the fact that pressing the 'menu' button no longer drops down ...
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How do I run a web application “offline” on my Android?
I have a web application written using HTML5 that leverages the application cache for "offline" access.
On my iPod touch, I can go to the web while online, click the "+" icon, and set a shortcut on ...
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3answers
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browsing broken
Sometimes when I am trying to use my phone after work, the browser gets stuck and nothing seems to fix it. I have tried tweaking 4g and wifi settings, but even after toggling them the browser is ...
