Questions tagged [browser]
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How to stop creepypasta.wikia from suddenly redirecting me on Android basic browser?
For the past few days I've been reading the creepypasta.wikia site on my new, virus-free Android phone. For the past couple of days when I'm reading a story, not clicking anything at all, the page ...
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Playing VLC streams directly from web page?
do you know is there any way to watch VLC streams from my android phone (nexus 5)? I found several pages that provide streams directly (e.g. http://www.jagledam.com/Pink-Action-2-uzivo-stream) and in ...
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How can I change the default browser on MIUI 10.x?
I've read this question:
How can I change the default browser?
but the instructions there don't fit my Xiaomi phone, which has the MIUI 10 interface. How can I change the default browser there?
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No quality option on YouTube app
recently I don't have any quality optiones on YouTube app and videos just can play on default quality and i though maybe the app has problem , so I updated app but that's not work.after that I search ...
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Is it possible to search for an open tab in Chrome?
Is there a way to search for a currently open tab in Chrome (or Chrome Canary)? And then to be taken to that tab's focus rather than merely load its URL in the current tab you're on.
Due to the way ...
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Is it possible to open new tabs/links next to current tab in Chrome?
In Chrome (or Chrome Canary), I'd like to be able to open new links/tabs next to the current tab I'm on. If this was on a PC, the equivalent would be tabs/links opened at the top of the tab tree/stack....
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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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How to redirect all web requests from hosts connected to hotspot to a local web server?
I literally have the same question as found in this post: How to redirect complete outgoing phone's traffic to a proxy server?
I have an Android phone acting as a hotspot server (using KWS). I am ...
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WhatsApp Web doesn't generate QR code on Android phone's browsers
WhatsApp Web doesn't generate a QR code when opened on Android phone's browsers.
I have already changed my settings to the desktop view, but still, the QR code is not generated.
How to show WhatsApp ...
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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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Import Cookies from Google Chrome Mobile to another Mobile browser
I would like to know that is there anyway I can import cookies from Android version of Google Chrome to any other mobile browser (on the same device)?
Just like when we install Firefox/Opera/Chrome ...
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How to stop my Android device from being spammed in the browser as well as in the application?
Recently I have downloaded two games:
Deer Hunter
PreHistoric Worm
But after that I have my browser which keeps redirecting me to http://ad.adsmatte.com
It is happening every time I load the page – ...
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uc mini's speed mode not working
Something went wrong suddenly with my uc mini browser. It's speed mode has stopped working on my android phone . With its speed mode on, uc mini works well even over slow 2G network. But now, turning ...
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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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Custom fonts are not being displayed in Android browsers
I recently installed a custom font on my phone (Android 7) and set it as the default one. Various apps accept that font, browser interface and system apps accept it as well. However, when I go to e.g. ...
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Cannot use keyboard in Google Chrome app
Update (20/10/2014)
After a routine update of installed apps everything seems to be working as expected. I suspect that updating the LG Keyboard app (which came with the phone) did the trick.
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How do I get rid of SmartSite (www.zlnav.com) tab on my Google Chrome?
Everytime I open up my Google Chrome browser, a tab SmartSite opens up by itself, which has the address www.zlnav.com, which I suspect is a phone virus/Trojan/adware. I have tried the following so far:...
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Is there an “Inspect Element” option on any browser on Android?
I often find myself missing the option of "Inspect element" in Android version of the popular web browsers. Do you happen to know any alternatives or workarounds that you could implement to have ...
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Is it possible to permanently disable CSS on Android browsers?
Is it possible to permanently disable CSS on Android browsers like Firefox, Dolphin, Chrome and Opera?
I want the browsers to completely ignore any stylesheet rule.
Can this be achieved with the ...
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How can I view timestamps in my chrome browser history (on android)?
For security reasons I need to check exactly when I accessed some websites on my phone a few days ago. The activity is stored in my mobile chrome's browser history, but apparently the timestamps ...
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How can I add a shortcut to a bookmark on my homescreen
I am using Google Chrome on my Andoid 9 phone, and I would like to add a shortcut to a bookmark (favorite) on my homescreen.
This may seem quite convenient, because in Chrome, you can add favorites ...
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Browser desktop mode not really the same as PC desktop
Is there anyway to make android browser browse in true desktop mode, i.e. viewing the same layout as a desktop computer?
I know in Firefox, I can click on "request desktop site" in the menu, and some ...
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HTML Viewer seems not running the website's Javascripts
I have an offline saved htm web page on sdcard to test Javascript. The default render on my phone seems to be HTML Viewer. But when I tried to open the page, the code didn't run. I know this because ...
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How can I make all the links present on a webpage available offline? [duplicate]
How can I make all the links present on a webpage available to be viewed offline on Android?
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how apps bypass VPN?
I installed flipkart from apk. And without logging in searched for mobile phones.Then cleared app data and started VPN and then opened the app again but I was getting recommendations of searched ...
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View local website on an Android device
Web developer here.
I have two devices, a Samsung Galaxy S3 & a Samsung Note 10.1. I have developed a website which is running on PHP and I would like to view my website on these two devices ...
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How do I open an offline website on Android?
I have a directory with some .html files, some .jpgs, an index.html file, and some other stuff. If I drag the index.html into chrome (or other browsers) on my desktop PC this static/offline website ...
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Copy all URLs of all tabs simultaneously
I have Samsung mobile.
I am using Google Chrome in Android.
I have opened more than 20 tabs in past 20 days .
Now , I want to copy n store all the urls (website links) of all the opened tabs in a text ...
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Is there a way to make the text on a site reflow in Firefox Mobile?
It used to be the case that when you zoomed a page in or out, the text would reflow to fit the page. I recall reading a bug report somewhere where reflow-on-resize was removed for performance reasons (...
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Why does MY WhatsApp web take so long to load?
If this question does not belong in Android please be kind enough to tell me where it does belong since I did find a whatsapp-messenger tag here and I thought this fits in Android Enthusiasts.
I do ...
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Disable all in-app browsing while keeping Chrome as default browser
In previous versions of Android, in-app browsing was facilitated using WebView (1). Disabling in-app browsing system-wide could be achieved by uninstalling the WebView app (2).
Recently, an in-app ...
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How to extract/backup your phone contact list and browser bookmarks (stock browser, not chrome)
Android - how to extract/backup your phone contact list and browser favorites (stock browser, not chrome) - a modern Samsung smartphone.
Hi, I am grateful for any replies (pls note that we always ...
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Typing in Web Browser (Firefox and Chrome) Text Boxes and Text Areas on Android is Awkward
There are several sites which have web browser text areas which you can type stuff in. When these sites are visited with Firefox or Chrome, and you want to enter more than 3 lines of text (for ...
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In Android, view previously opened web page when offline
On a laptop, I can open some tabs in the browser, switch to another window, disconnect from the network, return to the browser window, and the tabs are still there.
On Android, when I return to the ...
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recover passwords from browser
please need help me on this.
i have saved my passwords for some webpages in andriod browser (defult browswer). when ever i need, i just open the page and am already signed in. somehow, something have ...
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How can I view a TLS 1.2 only website on an outdated tablet?
I have a tablet from 2011 (Prestigio MultiPad PMP3384B) with Android 2.3 which I use occasionally. I’ve experienced recently that I cannot view some webpages (https://www.nytimes.com/, for example) as ...
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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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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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App Passwords Sync between devices
On an Android device, if we sign up on any app, the password gets automatically stored on the Google Account. With this, we can use Google Chrome to access the saved password on Desktop too. Can we do ...
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How to permanently enable desktop mode on a browser app?
The tablet is brand new so rooted methods are not an option. I seem to remember there being a Firefox add on that had a similar function, which is now dead and and buried. Are there any other tricks ...
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Indic Language (Punjabi) not displaying
I have created one mobile website using WordPress in Indian Language i.e. Punjabi. I have used Unicode characters. When I try to open this website on my Spice Android Phone having version 4.0.2, ...
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How to block access to a website?
Is there any way to block access to a particular website through the stock Android browser?
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Should I be worried about a website attempting to access my credential storage?
I was reading a website having clicked on a link in the official Twitter app. I was shown this dialog.
I took this screenshot, clicked back, then closed the browser.
Should I be worried? How come ...
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Any way to find the list of webpages I added to homescreen from Chrome Android?
I had to disable Chrome Android on my phone today due to an unrelated software install issue. In the process, all the webpages I had added to my homescreen on my S8 phone from Chrome Android ...
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How do I get rid of target devices to install on the Play store?
Each time I visit the Play Store website via the PC and want to install an app, I get not just my device (Pixel 2), but an emulator that I once used :
https://i.imgur.com/PIQDA96.png
I tried to go ...
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how to properly debug websites on the samsung browser
the samsung browser is not chrome nor android stock browser. And our webdev teams has some bugs that only show up on this specific browser (which i'm inclined to call android's IE6)
Is there any way ...
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Force browser to hide nav & tab bar
This is dangerously close to "recommend me an app" although it is not necessarily so.
I am currently doing a lot of reading on an online library site. Usually my browser (chrome, android 4.4.2) will ...
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how to have ad-blocked browsing?
I use Firefox and uBlock on my PC to save CPU time and data. Is there a similar way to get faster browsing in Android? I prefer not to use Adblock Plus.
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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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What info does a Mobile Browser send to the Web Server [closed]
What info can be gleaned from a Mobile Phone by a website? (Not an app).
Is user specific information such as Phone Number, IMEI, Google Account info etc obtainable via HTTP headers?
