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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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What's maximum of bookmark and history in defaut browser in Android

A few days ago I viewed a site that I now want to go back to. However I can't find it in my history. I can't remember the exact day, hence my question about how long this is kept.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Kerberos authentication

Does the android web browser support kerberos authentication? If not, is there an open source web browser for android that works well, which can be extended to support kerberos?
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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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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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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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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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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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Launch browser with --option

In order to use the remote debugging WebKit's feature, I'd like to launch android's browser (from emulator) with the --remote-debugging-port option. How can I do this? Thank you.
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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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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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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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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. Why can't the new phone always scroll horizontally ? For instance here is one that ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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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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