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Manage specific cookies in Browser?
I would like to manage cookies in the Android browser beyond just "Clear cookie data".
What I want to do, ideally, is have the ability to delete individual cookies from a list sorted by domain name, ...
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1answer
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What does the yellow progress bar in stock browser means, while rendering downloading web page?
While rendering / downloading web page the stock browser shows moving yellow progress bar. It tends to start increasing from the left, at times increasing from the right, there are also gaps in the ...
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Can I get a mobile view for every web page on the Internet?
Is there an app that lets you view a tiny-screen-optimized version of any web page, whether or not it was coded with this in mind?
Opera's "Mobile View" is like this, but it doesn't give satisfactory ...
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Is there any browser that allows to view the source? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I view source in the Android browser?
I miss this feature. How to do that? Is it possible with the default browser?
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3answers
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How can i switch to next field in web form using Android browser?
How can i switch to next field in web form using Android browser? There is no tab button, which Im using on my PC.
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1answer
359 views
Always open links from apps in a new browser tab
I often catch up on feeds (twitter/facebook/rss/email) when off line. There are often web links included that I want to check out, however, as far as I can tell, Android limits each link source ...
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2answers
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Do Android Stock Browser, Firefox Mobile and Opera Mobile use proxy server to perform rendering
It is quite interesting to know that, Opera Mini is using Proxy Server to perform all the rendering work, instead of relying the phone itself to do it. ...
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1answer
3k views
How can I search for or find text within a web page on the android browser?
How can I search for or find text within a web page on the android browser?
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Android browser
What browser runs on Android? It is Chrome or a modified version of it?
Also, as a side-note, how can I open site shortcuts saved from Internet Explorer on Windows to the SD Card with the browser?
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2answers
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Default browser / update to support google cloud printing
Is the default browser on the android platform Chrome? And if so, does anyone have an idea how to update it or get it to work with the Google Cloud Printing?
In the settings area I am not able to see ...
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2answers
470 views
How do I check which browser I'm using?
Some context: I'm using Desire, and it bugs me that it adds "http://www." when I type a word into the address bar. I just want to search...
The application I'm using is called "Internet". Is it ...
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2answers
729 views
How to change the default saved user and password for sites in browser?
A friend borrowed my phone and logged in to a website with it (and logged out). However, after that, his account became my browser's default account for that site. Every time I try to log in to the ...
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7answers
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How can I view title text for a web image (xkcd.com) on an Android based browser?
How can I see the title alt text for website images on an HTC Desire?
I'm currently using the Dolphin HD browser but I can't see a way of getting the alt text.
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2answers
1k views
How to capture screenshot of entire webpage in Android browser?
How to capture screenshot of entire webpage in Android browser like I can take in my Desktop with Help of Firefox Addon called "Fireshot"?
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1answer
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How third party cookies are handled in Android browsers?
Is the default browser able to write third party cookies (on Safari/iPhone, only able to read, but not to write)?
What about other Android browsers (Firefox...)?
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1answer
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Is there a quick way to go to the top or the bottom of a web page when using the standard internet browser
Browsing to a long page in the standard browser on my Galaxy S phone, I just realised how hard it is to go back to the top of the page ( after having scrolled to the end ).
Is there a way ( some ...
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2answers
2k views
Android SVG and VML support
Can the Android browser view SVG images in web pages? Can it view VML? Do 3rd party browsers (e.g. Opera) have this ability? If the default or 3rd party browsers don't support it, do they plan on ...
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1answer
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what does “auto-fit pages” do in the browser
In the stock Android browser, what exactly does "auto-fit pages" do?
From my experimenting with it, the answer appears to be "Diddly-squat".
Perhaps a better question would be "What is is supposed ...
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1answer
152 views
Can I change the menus on the default browser?
I have an Evo running Froyo and love it.
But...
In the default browser (which I am happy with) the menu options are Back, Forward, Add Bookmarks, Bookmarks, Windows and More. Thing is, I share ...
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1answer
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How does my android phone load lower quality versions of pictures on the web?
Anyone else noticed this? Even when I use my tethered connection on a computer or on the phone its self, the phone loads lower quality versions of all jpegs (I think) you look at on the web.
I guess ...
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1answer
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Browser clipboard copied but disappears immediately?
The web browser that comes with my phone (Nexus One) allows selecting and copying web page content to clipboard, through the Settings menu ("select text").
The problem is that when I select and copy ...
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votes
1answer
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How can I remove the default browser favorites?
The default browser on my Galaxy S Vibrant running Froyo has a bunch of favorites pre-loaded -- CNN, Facebook, etc. The browser tells me they can't be deleted when I try. How can I delete them? Is ...
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1answer
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How can I increase the max windows for the stock browser?
I use the stock browser, and I find it's the best for my purposes. One thing is annoying, however -- I can't have more than four windows open. Is there a way to increase this? I have a Galaxy S ...
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1answer
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Does the Android web browser support x509 certificate user authentication?
I'm attempting to determine if the built-in Android web browser supports user authentication using x509 certificates. Assuming I have my web server configured correctly, and I have added the user ...
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1answer
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Sound from browsers with javascript buggy on HTC Desire?
I'm trying to stream music from The Hype Machine on my HTC Desire.
When using the HTC Sense stock browser I can press play, go to
=> menu => ... => settings => site specific settings => back out ...
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1answer
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Android 2.2 - Visited Links Color
I just got the 2.2 update for my T-Mobile MyTouch 3G (3.5mm) and while playing around with the browser discovered that, unlike with the previous version, visited html links on web pages are now ...
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2answers
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Is PNC Bank's Virtual Wallet accessible from Android?
I am a college student in need of a new bank account. PNC Bank's Virtual Wallet service really appeals to me, except I have one unanswered question: Will I be able to keep an eye on it from my Android ...
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4answers
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Can I prevent the Android 2.2 browser from inserting “www” at the beginning of URLS?
I'm loving my Android phone (Incredible) but I cannot stand when the browser automatically inserts "www" at the beginning of any URL I'm trying to type. I am a web developer and work a lot with sub ...
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1answer
231 views
Listening to NBA.com audio on HTC Evo
I have a stock evo with froyo. I'd like to listen to the audio streams from nba.com. Even using wifi, the stream is slowed down and unintelligible when using the default browser. I can listen to ...
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3answers
608 views
Android Browser that Saves and Fills Passwords
Is there a browser I can install that stores passwords just like regular desktop browsers?
I'd only use it for unimportant passwords, so I'm really not worried about security. Anything that saves ...
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2answers
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Does Nexus One WiFi traffic go through Google?
When I use the default browser (what is it? Is it Chrome? Firefox? other?) to view a site (not necessarily via Google search), does any of that visit information reach Google servers?
How about DNS?
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1answer
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How to use the Search box on these Stack Exchange sites with the Galaxy S?
When I type something into the search box at the top right of the main page, I get a Next key instead of the Go or enter key. If I enter text in search, pressing Next takes me to the interesting tags ...
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4answers
332 views
What alternative browsers are available on Android?
What are the browser alternatives on Android and what are the main features that they offer?
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1answer
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Prevent Browser From Obscuring Page
The default browser (at least on HTC Sense) has this annoying habit of sliding the address bar down over the top portions of websites while the page is loading. After the page loads, the address bar ...
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3answers
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Is There A Browser Which Makes It Easy/Possible To Search From The Address Bar?
For those familiar with the Google Chrome browser, I'm looking for the feature which basically treats the address bar as a search bar when not navigating to a site. I would find this handy since it's ...
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1answer
506 views
How can I change the default search box to use another browser?
I've installed Dolphin which I love, but the search box on the homepage always defaults to the regular browser. I'd prefer it just go into Dolphin right away..how can I do this?
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1answer
643 views
Is it possible to create a url link to a website on the home screens
Is it possible to create an icon on my desktop home screen (Android 2.1 Samsung Galaxy) that I can tap to fire up the browser to a specific web site ?
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1answer
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Browser to use in 3G with optimized (in size) content retriaval
I need a browser to use when running in 3G due to the fact that its speed in my country is far for nice especially in some areas.
My wish it to have a browser that does not download images, video, ...
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1answer
3k views
Can I make the browser stop autmatically refreshing pages that haven't been displayed for a while?
If I surf to a page and then leave the browser for a while, when I open up the browser again it still shows the content of the page - but after a second or so it initiates a refresh. Is there a way to ...
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2answers
1k views
How to drag in the web browser without moving the page?
With the stock browser when using a web page has a feature that requires dragging, how do you drag without moving the page?
For example, cropping an image on the Gravatar site requires dragging the ...
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1answer
293 views
custom arrangement of favorites in default (HTC) browser?
can I arrange my favorites in default HTC Desire (2.1) web browser the way I want? Not only by newest, mostly used, alphabetical?
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7answers
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How usable is the Android browser on “average” web sites?
I'm thinking about buying an Android phone to use for light web browsing while traveling. How well does the Android browser work on average web pages? Besides the smaller screen and lack of flash are ...
