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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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1answer
898 views
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
931 views
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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0answers
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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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1answer
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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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0answers
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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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1answer
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How to force browsers not to reload recently seen page after resume?
When I visit a website then switch to another app, then switch back to the browser the page is reloaded which I have just seen. It happens not just with builtin browser - I also tried Opera Mini and ...
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3answers
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Set a particular browser as “always”
I have Galaxy Nexus with JB. I got stock browser on it and Chrome and I also installed Firefox just to keep it there since I'm a developer and I can test stuff on all three.
But the question I'm ...
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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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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 ...
0
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1answer
462 views
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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0answers
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Why does Chrome on Android 4.1 show magnifier?
What could be a reason for Chrome on Android 4.1 to show an empty magnifier?
Here is an example: http://tjs-projects.de/test/#/erfahrung
When you tap on the cube, sometimes nothing happens.
...
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1answer
805 views
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 ...
2
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1answer
152 views
Avoid reload when activating browser
When I start my mobile browser it is usually to browse some other place than what it currently shows, but both firefox and the default browser insist on reloading what random page they hold before I'm ...
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0answers
725 views
Some features of Chrome for Android cause it to crash to the homescreen
I have an LG Optimus 2X P990, which is running Android 4.0.4, ParanoidAndroid ROM. I have downloaded Chrome for Android from the Google Play Store and it works like a charm in some places, but others ...
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0answers
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How to troubleshoot a very slow-starting Maxthon browser?
For the most part I like the Maxthon web browser for Android, but I really dislike that, on my phone at least, it is extraordinarily slow to start-up. When I click on the Maxthon icon, the phone's ...
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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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1answer
375 views
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 ...
3
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1answer
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Is there an app/tool/setting for reading tiny websites?
I hate visiting websites that lack mobile views. Two examples are Phoronix and Gamasutra. They have huge amounts of navigation/advertising on the sides, and the actual article text is ridiculously ...
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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 ...
5
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1answer
226 views
Method to change browser User Agent based on site
Dolphin Browser can be configured to act as one of a range of User Agents (Android, (full) Desktop, other phones...). But this is for every site visited until you want to change the settings to some ...
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3answers
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Disable the default browser in ICS [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can deleting stock web browser cause problems?
Ok since I got chrome now, can I safely disable the stock browser in the apps menu? Are there other services/apps on the ...
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1answer
490 views
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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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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0answers
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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
1k views
How to make stock browser stop asking which browser I want to use?
I know almost this exact question title was asked, but the original asker stated that he had not set any browser as a default. I, on the other hand, ALWAYS select the stock web browser as the default.
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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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0answers
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Media Capture API on Gingerbread? [closed]
Is there any browser for Gingerbread (2.3.x) that supports the Media Capture API?
Note that I already tried quite a lot of browsers, including the new Firefox 14.0, but none seems to support that API ...
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2answers
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Why sometimes does my lower menu (ADWLauncher - Dockbar) disappears?
I have the following Android Desktop, using Cyanogenmod:
Sometimes, I don't remember how or why, it becomes like this:
As you can see, the lower menu (dockbar) just disappears, and only ...
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1answer
607 views
Function of back button after opening URL from (Twitter) application
When opening a URL in the official Android Twitter app it opens the native browser, showing the page for that URL. If I tap the back button in the browser (Galaxy S, 2.3.3, should it matter), one of ...
4
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1answer
220 views
Browser keyboard refresh shortcut for Android 2.3.7?
I would like to know if there is any way to associate a keyboard shortcut for refreshing a webpage in Android with physical keyboard version 2.3.7.
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0answers
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Make Android always ask where to save a file on every download
Is it possible (as an OS-level setting or somewhere in application properties)?
Maybe every time a user action leads to saving a file some system event is fired and it's possible to write an app for ...
4
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0answers
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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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3answers
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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 ...
3
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1answer
458 views
Internet - How to stop Popup windows appearing in a small overlay
On my HTC Desire phone I use a chess website. One of the links on that website opens a popup window displaying a chess board and other items. On my PC it opens in a new tab of my browser, that is ...
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1answer
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How long does the Android browser keep its history files for?
I'm one of those people who actually likes to keep all my old history files, since I like to see what sites I was browsing 6 months ago.
So does anyone know how long the Android browser stores data ...
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1answer
2k views
How to disable double tap for page-home on Samsung Galaxy S2?
After wondering and getting annoyed by my phone sometimes just jumping to the beginning of a web Page, I finally found out that it's a new Feature of the internet browser. Double tapping on the top of ...
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1answer
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Where does the standard Android Web Browser keep its history files?
As in, the included web browser (which isn't Chrome or Firefox).
I'm using a Lenovo ThinkPad, by the way. But the results might be generalizable to other tablets.
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0answers
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Enabling geolocation in web browser
I'm partially unable to get geolocation within a web browser. When the phone-wide "use wifi for location" box is unchecked, going to a new website the requires geolocation fails. For example, ...
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2answers
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Has anyone ever made a plugin for the stock Android browser?
Based on this StackOverflow question, there's a possibility to develop for the native/stock Android browser. But it doesn't seem developers are latching onto creating at least some plugins for it. So ...
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1answer
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How do I empty the Downloads Folder
My internal sd card is full because the downloads folder my browser saves stuff to contains a bunch of old files.
How do I empty this downloads folder in android?
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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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Why doesn't the 'enter' button send my chat messages on xat.com?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note and I can't type in the chat box on xat.com. I can type words but when I press Enter it doesn't send. My Note is running Android 2.3.6 and has Flash installed. I've ...
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3answers
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Link to app will not open in Google Play
I am using the URI format http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=<package_name> described in Linking to Your Apps on Google Play in order to open the app in Android Market or Google Play ...
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1answer
1k views
How and when is Android's default browser updated?
I am used to browsers having exploits found on them being fixed and having new versions of the browser with the fixes.
In the Android native browser it seems there is no such process.
Does this mean ...
5
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1answer
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How can I get the mobile Version of stackoverflow.com on Evo3D?
I just got a new phone (HTC Evo 3D / Android 2.3.4) and opened stackoverflow.com in the browser.
I noticed I got the desktop version of the website. On my old HTC Desire (Android 2.2.2) I get a ...
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1answer
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Why Browser Tabs Reload After Restoring Back From Multi-Tasking?
When i have tabs opened no matter in which browser and restore back to that browser due to previous multi-tasking, i get all tabs reloading (or would it be more correct to say, loading again from ...
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0answers
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enabling java for Lenovo ThinkPad tablet? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Are there any Android browsers that support loading a Java Applet in-browser?
I am new to the tablet world. I have a Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet and I am having trouble on ...
5
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2answers
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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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0answers
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Browser local file redirect
How can I redirect URL to file location on 4.0.3?
For example, browser want to connect to foo.com but it redirected to file:///sdcard/foo.com/
It can't work through hosts, because it used for ...
