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Convert or open webarchivexml file on Windows
Using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 I was booking some tickets for a flight and wanted to print the page (as it serves like the ticket), so I saved the page as a webarchivexml file via the browser ...
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How can I make the browser remember login credentials for Google mobile sites?
The stock browser forgets the username and password when logging into mobile versions of Google sites such as Google Search and Google Tasks. Setting Menu -> Settings -> Privacy Settings -> Remember ...
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How to clear Android browser's localStorage?
I've got an HTC Evo Design 4G (Android 2.3.4), and I can't figure out how to clear localStorage in the browser. Clearing the cache, history, form data and everything else doesn't do it. Resetting the ...
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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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Stylish for Android?
I've occasionally used Stylish to improve usability of websites on the PC. Is there an equivalent for Android - either plugin to FireFox, the default browser (mine is a Galaxy Note), or other. ...
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Hebrew vowels not rendering correctly on web page.
Sample web page: http://hebrewresources.com/html5problems/buttonText.html
The letters are okay but the vowels (niqudot) under them are not aligned properly at all.
Happens in both Firefox and the ...
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Does Chrome Mobile on ICS support extensions?
I saw Google just released the beta for a mobile Chrome browser. They say they brought all the features over from the full browser, or at least they want to. Does anyone have an ICS device with the ...
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App to automatically download and view a list of web pages offline
I have a very specific workflow that I can't find a simple solution for.
I want to be able to make a list of web pages to read offline. Not articles, whole web pages. And I want to keep them ...
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Where are the downloads from the Browser stored and how to I get to downloads from the browser?
Using a Galaxy Nexus I download an apk and it showed up in the notifications bar when it was done downloading. I went to install but I didn't set option to allow external apps so I did that and I went ...
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How can I prevent hyphens causing text input to break in the Android Browser?
I have a Verizon Motorola Droid Pro (Android 2.3.3), and a persistent aggravation with the browser application.
Whenever typing in an input field and using a dash - that is adjacent to its preceding ...
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Cannot get lynx browser to work on Android
I originally posted this in stackoverflow and was told to ask this here.
I downloaded a compiled lynx binary from xda and everytime I start lynx it tells me that it is unable to connect to remote ...
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How can I change the order of local bookmarks in the stock browser
The local bookmarks on my stock Browser are in an inconvenient order. The first is one I added recently, then there are a dozen which came with the Android OS, then come the bookmarks I added over the ...
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1answer
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Isn't Firefox mobile able to save tabs when switching to another app and back to Firefox?
Besides its slowness, one big problem of Firefox to me is whenever I leave the app (e.g. looking up a translation in a dictionary) and switch back via ALT-TAB or long press HOME, Firefox reloads all ...
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why doesn't Dolphin HD Browser save my login to stackexchange subsites? [closed]
Dolphin is my standard browser. But when not surfing a stackexchange subsite for 3-4 days I'm logged off (though still logged in on main site stackexchange.com). Firefox mobile makes no trouble and ...
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Can the default browser be upgraded without upgrading the whole OS?
Can android 2.2 default browser be upgraded (without upgrading the whole OS) ?
Unfortunately, it is not available through Android market as far as I know.
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difference between ninesky and ninesky cn
Ninesky is a browser for android. What is the difference between Ninesky and Ninesky CN?
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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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Android default browser crashes on accessing specific page (no error message)
When I access this page from my default Android browser:
http://blog.mylookout.com/blog/2011/12/06/carrieriq/
it loads up fine, but:
If I click / tap / double-tap anywhere on this page, it exits
If ...
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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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Default Android 2.3 browser apk
Where can I download default Android 2.3 browser apk, which is not pre-installed on my Android device?
Regards,
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ICS: how to get to browser home page?
Newbie ICS question: how do I get back to my browser home page?
My Nexus S was OTA-upgraded yesterday to Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.3 from 2.3 (Gingerbread), and I'm still finding my way around.
On ...
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License procedure to use Dolphin Hd while android tablet manufacturing
Suppose we want to manufacture 10 android tablets. After developing the tablets, Can we install Dolphin Hd in each of the tablets (without any permission) by downloading the app from the android ...
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How do I set custom search engines in Android?
For years now, on every browser I own, Firefox, Opera, Chrome and Internet Explorer, I've assigned w as a shortcut/keyword to the custom search engine ...
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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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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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1answer
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Google cache links in search results
When searching for something while the target is offline its most convenient to click on Google's cache link for that certain target or search result. But I don't see such link on my android phone ...
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1answer
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Blocking access to a website
Is there any way to block access to a particular website through the stock Android browser? I'm running Android 2.3 on an HTC Desire S.
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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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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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Is it possible to use the Kindle Fire's browser in a full screen mode?
So we got a Kindle Fire at work today, and I've been playing with it a bit to see what all it can do. One thing that I thought would be neat is to try our new web-based application in the Fire's Silk ...
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1answer
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OpenVPN browser tunneling
I hope I do not say silly things, or discounted, but I'm a newbie, at least for vpn.
I want use my browser to connect on my corporate intranet via VPN connection, but I'm not able to do it.
Someone ...
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1answer
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why can't I scroll Wikipedia pages horizontally?
I have found that Wikipedia pages with image content larger than my Droid X's screen size cannot be resized or scrolled horizontally, this means that these pictures are only partially visible.
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Nexus S: how can I control sites shown underneath stock browser search box?
The built-in web browser of my Nexus S has a cool feature: when I press the Search button, in addition to a text box where I can type a URL or search terms, there are 4 sites shown above the on-screen ...
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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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Browser's default search engine [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change Android device's default search engine?
I bought a Samsung Galaxy S II, and when I typed into the default search bar, it sent me and my search to the ...
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How to force load desktop version of website (changing user-agent doesn't work)?
Some webpages forces mobile version even I change user-agent.
I changed user-agent in built-in browser and "Dolphin Browser HD",
I am checking it on page www.user-agent-string.info
Main problem is ...
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Webpage not loading in the Android browser
I was checking out my website using the default Android (2.3.4) browser and the link to one of my PDFs is not loading and returns a "Web page not available" error. The URL ...
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1answer
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How to save a text file from the browser?
I was reading a game FAQ on my Galaxy S II with the stock browser, and was a little surprised that I had no option to save the .txt file to the phone.
Is this possible?
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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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Upload a downloaded file
I downloaded a zip-file with the browser to my phone. Now I want to either upload it to a web site (form POST) or mail it as an attachment.
In the stock browser (HTC Desire with Android 2.2) I can ...
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Save an image in Android browser
When I save an image from a WebPage in android browser, can you please tell me where does that go? Which directory does that file go?
I tried mounting the phone to my computer, but I can't find that ...
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1answer
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Is there a way to reduce the CPU and memory usage of the stock Browser?
The stock browser in Gingerbread 2.3.3 seems to take a lot of resources in terms of CPU and memory. This causes other apps, including the launcher, to be killed. Are there any steps I can take to ...
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Contents of .bookmark_thumb1
I've got one of these folders on my HTC Desire 2.3 and I'm assuming that it's standard across all devices. It looks to contain screenshots of pages that I have visited using the built in browser and ...
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How to bookmark an automatically redirecting link on the Android?
I am on page_1. There is a link_1 to page_2 that redirects to a random URL page_x. I cannot go to page_2 because I will not see its URL in the address bar (it redirects to page_x)
I want to bookmark ...
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How can I prevent stock Android browser from loading last visited page?
Whenever I launch the stock Android browser (my phone's running Gingerbread), it loads the last visited page. If the last page was a 'heavy' one and I'm on a mobile connection, it can often slow down ...
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How can I flush the DNS Cache?
How can I clear my DNS cache on my android phone? (Droid3, Gingerbread, rooted to be specific)
Ideally I'm looking for a command to run through a terminal emulator, something similar to
ipconfig ...
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How to make URL coming in via Bluetooth open in browser? [closed]
When receiving an URL from Nokia phone, my Galaxy 3 shows the URL as text file and I need to first open it via Opera browser, then manually select the whole URL and only then I can open it all (for ...
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How can I change the Locale in the default browser?
I have a Nexus One with Android 2.3.3 and I use the default browser. My phone doesn't have "Swedish" as language setting, so I use English. But now when I use Google, I'm not redirected to the Swedish ...
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Android Browser Brightness Setting
The web browser application on my Samsung Droid Charge has a Brightness Setting that can be accessed from the menu button while the browser is running. There is no setting to have the browser ...
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Why does viewing an .htm file in Android dropbox folder show broken images?
I have an .htm file in a dropbox folder with the following content:
<p>this is a <b>test</b> of html</p>
<img src="test.png"/>
When I view it on my PC, it shows the ...
