Just a little how-to change the user agent.
+ in the default browser type about:debug in to the adress bar. Press enter. Looks like nothing happens. Thats right!
+ now go to settings there should be a new option called debug.
+ under debug you will find the ua settings.
You can now choose for android, desktop, iphone or ipad
I made the change but not see any difference.
It works, but gets reverted back to android when you turn off the tablet.
I like Dolphin browser better.
It works. Thank you.
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Awesome, now Words with friends on facebook will stop redirecting me to the market. Honeycomb version of Words doesnt support syncing with Facebook.
Thanks!
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Hello,
I'm on Android 2.1 with my X10i.
Before the update, when I was browsing the web, I could press the menu button for an option to close the browser.
That disappeared with the 2.1 update and I can only press the middle button to return to the "desktop" (or whatever it is called) but then the browser will keep running.
Is the "close browser" option hidden somewhere, or is there another way to close the browser?
Thanks!
Yeah. That is why I don't like the new browser. I usually press menu - windows. Then the browser will load homepage. And let it be. At least it is not make more connection.
Hope it will help. But any better suggestion is welcomed
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gunawan-1 said:
Yeah. That is why I don't like the new browser. I usually press menu - windows. Then the browser will load homepage. And let it be. At least it is not make more connection.
Hope it will help. But any better suggestion is welcomed
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Thank's man!
That will do. ^^
you can use any task killer for this problem.
TimMun said:
Hello,
I'm on Android 2.1 with my X10i.
Before the update, when I was browsing the web, I could press the menu button for an option to close the browser.
That disappeared with the 2.1 update and I can only press the middle button to return to the "desktop" (or whatever it is called) but then the browser will keep running.
Is the "close browser" option hidden somewhere, or is there another way to close the browser?
Thanks!
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Abandon default browser (just freeze it using Titanium Backup) and use Dolphin HD
http://goo.gl/pou8Q
Opera mobile updated. I am not experiencing any lag at all. Every page scrolls smooth as butter. Typing seems better also!
typing from opera now with almost no lag lol major improvement over stock browser!
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http://goo.gl/pou8Q
Opera mobile updated. I am not experiencing any lag at all. Every page scrolls smooth as butter.
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thanks for sharing! I can't wait to try this out.
Yes version 11.1 has zero lag...using currently with thumb keyboard.
This browser works great! No lag at all, and the performance is great.
+1 . speedy typing with opera mobile and thumb keyboard
so, this confirms it's a software problem(no more blue-ish screen and lag in typing mode). Stock and dolphin browser better fix it soon too!
Jnn1 said:
+1 . speedy typing with opera mobile and thumb keyboard
so, this confirms it's a software problem(no more blue-ish screen and lag in typing mode). Stock and dolphin browser better fix it soon too!
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You may be able to extract the Gmail.apk from one of the system dump/ROMs located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1053 then just push it to your /system/app folder
Wow, this browser is blazing fast. Big thumbs up!
(Changed my user-agent to Firefox 5.0.1).
So uh... yes it's fast and smooth but is anyone else getting alot of freeze ups using it? I've had 3 in the last hour while using opera. Tablet will just straight up freeze and I gotta hold the power button to reset.
The one problem I have with this is that when one enters a term in the Google search window, it returns results from Google's mobile search engine, and I can't seem to find any way of fixing this. Really annoying, given that I'm quite sure no one wants the mobile version of anything on a tablet.
EDIT: forgot about this trick - to get around this all one has to do is:
1) go to the standard Google search page (www.google.com)
2) once loaded, long press on the search box on that page; a window will pop up to "add search".
3) just add the search and call it Google, then go to the search window in the browser and select the new Google search engine option you just created.
4) and boom, a nice desktop version of Google search!
joeski27 said:
The one problem I have with this is that when one enters a term in the Google search window, it returns results from Google's mobile search engine, and I can't seem to find any way of fixing this. Really annoying, given that I'm quite sure no one wants the mobile version of anything on a tablet.
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Did you change the UA to desktop?
NeutronBomb said:
So uh... yes it's fast and smooth but is anyone else getting alot of freeze ups using it? I've had 3 in the last hour while using opera. Tablet will just straight up freeze and I gotta hold the power button to reset.
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No,which kernel are you on?
Disabling Speed Dial!?!??
...but now my latest issue is trying to disable the stupid Speed Dial page seen at the start of opera. I just want to have a normal home page activated. I did go into about:config and found the default home page entry option, but even though I entered an address and it did save, the browser still goes to Speed Dial at start up. Grrrrr!!
PhantomHacker said:
Did you change the UA to desktop?
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FYI having the browser UA to desktop does not affect the search window. I did edit my post to include a tip on how to get around this though
Likes
1) typing is indeed much better. no more blue highlights in text boxes which seems to be the cause.
2) text selection is steadier.. the cursor seems to pick the right position more accurately and without the real annoying cursor jumping.
Dislikes
1) when typing this response.. the typing indicator started right in the middle of the reply text box with no way to put it at the top line.
2) font is smaller than stock browser and dolphin HD
3) scrolling is not as smooth as stock browser and dolphin hd
4) loading pages is slower than stock browser and dolphin hd
5) no full screen viewing
6) bookmarks are not as easy to access like dolphin HD
with all that said.. it is such a relief to be able to type without lag and to be able to set the cursor more accurately. I'll stick to opera for now until dolphin or stock gets rid of the lag. opera's small font is really annoying though. anyone have a fix?
radiohead14 said:
Likes
1) typing is indeed much better. no more blue highlights in text boxes which seems to be the cause.
2) text selection is steadier.. the cursor seems to pick the right position more accurately and without the real annoying cursor jumping.
Dislikes
1) when typing this response.. the typing indicator started right in the middle of the reply text box with no way to put it at the top line.
2) font is smaller than stock browser and dolphin HD
3) scrolling is not as smooth as stock browser and dolphin hd
4) loading pages is slower than stock browser and dolphin hd
5) no full screen viewing
6) bookmarks are not as easy to access like dolphin HD
with all that said.. it is such a relief to be able to type without lag and to be able to set the cursor more accurately. I'll stick to opera for now until dolphin or stock gets rid of the lag. opera's small font is really annoying though. anyone have a fix?
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Type opera:config in the address bar. There is a section for fonts, I haven't tried editing it though to change font size.
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PhantomHacker said:
Type opera:config in the address bar. There is a section for fonts, I haven't tried editing it though to change font size.
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yea I've tried to up the min font size under user settings, but didn't make a difference. I've set the scale size higher which did increase the size, but cuts off parts of the page at the right hand side now. I'll keep testing different settings
increased the min font size to 13 which seems to help. tried 14, but it made sites look weird and buttons got cutoff. also, it doesn't seem to apply the new font size to everything. it changed xda, but did a Google search, and the results were still the smaller size.
also more dislikes:
1) tab button doesn't work! example - pressing tab to switch text boxes
2) sometimes texts just disappear since for some reason, it forgets to focus on the text box
joeski27 said:
The one problem I have with this is that when one enters a term in the Google search window, it returns results from Google's mobile search engine, and I can't seem to find any way of fixing this. Really annoying, given that I'm quite sure no one wants the mobile version of anything on a tablet.
EDIT: forgot about this trick - to get around this all one has to do is:
1) go to the standard Google search page (www.google.com)
2) once loaded, long press on the search box on that page; a window will pop up to "add search".
3) just add the search and call it Google, then go to the search window in the browser and select the new Google search engine option you just created.
4) and boom, a nice desktop version of Google search!
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fyi - this fix doesn't stick. reverts back to mobile when you restart browser
radiohead14 said:
fyi - this fix doesn't stick. reverts back to mobile when you restart browser
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Yup, just realized this myself. That bites...
Type "about:debug" in the address bar of the stock browser and then go.
Go to browser settings and you will see a new section with more options.
UAString is easy as it basicaly tells the internet what kind of device you have.
Can someone explain the other settings?
Great find
It doesn't really stick, though. You will have to keep setting it. Dolphin is a lot better about using in Desktop mode.
As for the other options, no idea.
Don't know if this has been mentioned before...
But if you're like me, and hate that the standard browser only allows you to open a max of 4 windows / tabs... you can actually change it to 6.
It's not heaps more, but it's certainly better than 4...
I have tried it on the Desire S, and it doesn't work, but this works on the Evo 3D.
Steps;
- Open the browser
- In the web address field type about:debug
- Hit the menu button and then settings.
- Then scroll down to "Set max tab number" and change that to 6.
There is also an option called "Smooth Rotate", and when you enable that, and you switch from portrait to landscape view whilst browsing, the screen will roll around, rather than just changing...
It's hard to explain, so you're better of just seeing for yourself.
Cheers
cool thanks, but I couldnt find the set max tabs? is it under another category?
I use dolphin browser, it's fantastic
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Does the phone have to be rooted for this to work? When I type that in on the stock browser, and hit enter, I get nothing. I'm on the Sprint version, not the GSM version.
doest work for me either i get a blank screen im on king cobra rom GSM
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adizz131 said:
Don't know if this has been mentioned before...
But if you're like me, and hate that the standard browser only allows you to open a max of 4 windows / tabs... you can actually change it to 6.
It's not heaps more, but it's certainly better than 4...
I have tried it on the Desire S, and it doesn't work, but this works on the Evo 3D.
Steps;
- Open the browser
- In the web address field type about:debug
- Hit the menu button and then settings.
- Then scroll down to "Set max tab number" and change that to 6.
There is also an option called "Smooth Rotate", and when you enable that, and you switch from portrait to landscape view whilst browsing, the screen will roll around, rather than just changing...
It's hard to explain, so you're better of just seeing for yourself.
Cheers
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it can be set to unlimited tabs w/ a smali edit
I coverd this back in july. To get it to work you don't have to be rooted. Look here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1154905
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""shooter on Deck""
Worked for me. Non rooted stock EVO 3D. The only thing I couldn't adjust was the Max Tabs
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Curious to see what the vote will be.
I keep my browser in desktop mode all the time. There are very few times I need to, or want to switch it to anything else.
Same here, desktop. When I got it I figured it would be like a phone and I would want the mobile but the large screen and speed at which web sites load has me leaving it on the desktop setting (set to show pages in overview).
hollywould said:
I keep my browser in desktop mode all the time. There are very few times I need to, or want to switch it to anything else.
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I mainly use desktop, but many sites that used to be fine in desktop mode on Android browser are losing some of their functionality. This is the reason I rarely use rootzwiki anymore, I'm constantly having to switch user agents.
I prefer desktop. How are you guys getting it to stay in desktop mode 24/7? I have to always hit the menu button and change it everytime I use the browser!
i use dolphinhd - so i do have the desk/android switcher loaded - so i sometimes flick between for the best experience
wgr73 said:
I prefer desktop. How are you guys getting it to stay in desktop mode 24/7? I have to always hit the menu button and change it everytime I use the browser!
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On Dolphin HD and ICS+ you can set it and it will stay, Dolphin even has an add on that will allow for easy toggling between desktop and Android.
There is a way in stock too by typing something in the address bar to bring up developer option. about:config or something like that. Someone posted it around here somewhere.
Evo_Shift said:
There is a way in stock too by typing something in the address bar to bring up developer option. about:config or something like that. Someone posted it around here somewhere.
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About:debug
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About:debug
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Only annoying annoying part about doing it this way is that you have to set it every browser session (at least that's how it used to be).
Desktop.
Boat Browser (my preference) has configurable user agents.