Im looking for a permanent fix for the STOCK browser to have the UAsetting saved in desktop mode. If you do "about:useragent" you can pick desktop, but as soon as a new window opens or you close the browser, you have to do it again. Previously ive had roms that had the option in the menu and would save to whatever you changed it. Is there any Browser.apk that is fixed with a native setting in the menu?
I am running ACS ICS 5.5 with samurai 1.2.6 kernel.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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endurance1 said:
Im looking for a permanent fix for the STOCK browser to have the UAsetting saved in desktop mode. If you do "about:useragent" you can pick desktop, but as soon as a new window opens or you close the browser, you have to do it again. Previously ive had roms that had the option in the menu and would save to whatever you changed it. Is there any Browser.apk that is fixed with a native setting in the menu?
I am running ACS ICS 5.5 with samurai 1.2.6 kernel.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Personally, I'd have to say the easiest option would be to download a different/better browser from the market. Dolphin, for example, will easily and permanently achieve what your asking. Open Dolphin, press the Menu soft button, go to More, go down to Settings, then under Dolphin Settings at the top, set User Agent (first option I believe) to whatever you want (desktop in your case here).
As for the stock browser, I don't think anyone has bothered to modify it yet, too many other browsers out there that do so much more with fewer issues. Guess it's just a preference, someone will probably get to it at some point but for now, I'd just go with a different browser.
farmsatguy said:
Personally, I'd have to say the easiest option would be to download a different/better browser from the market. Dolphin, for example, will easily and permanently achieve what your asking. Open Dolphin, press the Menu soft button, go to More, go down to Settings, then under Dolphin Settings at the top, set User Agent (first option I believe) to whatever you want (desktop in your case here).
As for the stock browser, I don't think anyone has bothered to modify it yet, too many other browsers out there that do so much more with fewer issues. Guess it's just a preference, someone will probably get to it at some point but for now, I'd just go with a different browser.
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Yea thats not really an option for me. i hate all the other browsers. there were modified ones from ec05 on the ACS roms, just hoping someone makes one for ie22.
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Ok, the browser is great in terms of the speed, layout, support for animations/javascript etc. But I think the interface sucks a little. Where's the home page? I have to press 3 buttons, and yet `share` and this other crap I'm never going to use (share a web page? what does that even mean?) is right in your face. I find bookmarks clumsy to navigate, and there doesn't seem to be and way of constructing a folder full of bookmarks in under 30 minutes. If I double click to zoom then half the time I'll not quite double click and it'll load whatever link I clicked on first, so I have to double click on a blank part of the page, or use pinch to zoom, neither of which is ideal. How do I stop a page from loading if I've made a mistake or changed my mind? I'm not used to browsers with no stop button. Seems that you're supposed to just wait.
When I'm zooming in , it would be nice if the text was reformatted to fit the current width of the screen. Otherwise I have to keep scrolling left and right as I read. Am I supposed to have to do that? It would be nice to have a `reformat` button. Oh, but not hidden away on a sub menu somewhere like the home page is, but accessible from a long-click on the current page.
It's as if the browser was coded by two entirely different teams - a really competent one which has produced a fast, powerful browser which handles most web pages perfectly; and some other guys who've knocked up some rubbish front end quickly.
1) About stopping the page. You can either click in the top-right, where the refresh icon normally is, or you can press the back hardware button.
2) I'm guessing your Desire is from Orange? They took out the re-formatting function for some crappy reason. Really pees me off as well
Try xScope browser, probably that will solve your problem.
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Try xScope browser, probably that will solve your problem.
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I've tried a couple of other browsers, and they're usually rubbish (no multitouch etc). The stock browser just needs a few fixes and it'll be fine.
dpk said:
1) About stopping the page. You can either click in the top-right, where the refresh icon normally is, or you can press the back hardware button.
2) I'm guessing your Desire is from Orange? They took out the re-formatting function for some crappy reason. Really pees me off as well
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Yeah, it's Orange uk - home of the `yeah, lets take off Google Talk but leave the service running all the time` customization. The sooner there's a safe way of putting on a stock rom (with the possibility of putting back the crap Orange one if I need help from Orange) the better!
I'm in exactly the same boat as you mate, and it pisses me off too. I just wanna go generic, and i'll be happy.
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Yeah, it's Orange uk - home of the `yeah, lets take off Google Talk but leave the service running all the time` customization. The sooner there's a safe way of putting on a stock rom (with the possibility of putting back the crap Orange one if I need help from Orange) the better!
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It's currently perfectly safe to flash a stock rom. An Orange branded rom will appear soon as a lot of operator specific roms are currently surfacing.
I have quite a few major annoyances with the stock browser although I like it best from the offerings. One of which was the stop button, the home button and the zoom. It always zoom in far too much and usually I'm one handed so that becomes a pain.
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Well, it seems you have not tried xScope.
It is pretty good and it does pinch to zoom etc.
Also, there is a new "Dolphin Browser HD".
But yeah, stock browser user interface sucks! I really don't understand why it does not have proper "favorites" feature.
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I've tried a couple of other browsers, and they're usually rubbish (no multitouch etc). The stock browser just needs a few fixes and it'll be fine.
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I think the default browser is the best but it's too complicate to switch from a tab to another one.
Is there an android web browser that support the **file upload** ?
I really like the Android browser... but i've had crap phones in the past.
Omnia, 5800XM then the Tattoo which i loved and caused me to get the Desire.
gogol said:
Well, it seems you have not tried xScope.
It is pretty good and it does pinch to zoom etc.
Also, there is a new "Dolphin Browser HD".
But yeah, stock browser user interface sucks! I really don't understand why it does not have proper "favorites" feature.
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I have switched to Dolphin Browser HD, very nice.
It has tabs at the top so they are easy to switch between and also has swipe gestures to open a tab menu. Works almost exactly the same as the stock browser including pinch to zoom, I don't think it uses our flash lite though but flash lite isn't really worth it currently.
Orange took out the text wrapping? Crazy.
Anyone know how to get the browser out of mobile view for websites? I tried changing the settings in About:useragent but the settings don't save. Thanks
Install a diffrent browser.
I prefer miren browser. It has a option to apear as a desktop and loads everything you throw at it.
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I will try it. I was hoping to keep the stock and fix this stupid problem.
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dschachm said:
I will try it. I was hoping to keep the stock and fix this stupid problem.
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You can still keep the stock browser. Just have a second one for those times when you need to appear as a desktop. In the end though, the stock browser sucks
The stock browser is GPU accelerated, so is opera mobile. No other browser is GPU accelerated and sites like XDA absolutely CHUG on Miren/Dolphin........
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The stock browser is GPU accelerated, so is opera mobile. No other browser is GPU accelerated and sites like XDA absolutely CHUG on Miren/Dolphin........
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I don't know if this is true or not. I looked around the market for a bit and found no info.
It has been awhile, but I tried all the major browsers. I found Dolphin, Opera, and most others to be sub par. Miren is the fastest one I have used. It is easily as fast as any other, or faster in my personal experience. Added to that, almost every flash based site I find myself visiting, works. Win in my book.
Opera is the fastest for me as well
According to anandtech the stock browser on the epic touch is optimized on the back end. It uses the same tricks that safari uses on the ipad 2. But, Samsung found a way to do it better. So technically the stock browser on the epic touch is way better than the stock browser on other Android phone. Anandtech got real technical with their in depth review. I suggest you check it out.
Note: I'm not 100% sure if the review I refer to was anandtech.
Weird. I've always done it through about:debug and then the settings menu but I just tried and the user agent option is missing. I can't imagine why they would have removed it entirely.
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I tried some of the other browsers and the stock is just better. It is faster, more responsive, smoother with scrolling and zooming. I just wish there was a way to get it to go non-mobile!!!
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Weird. I've always done it through about:debug and then the settings menu but I just tried and the user agent option is missing. I can't imagine why they would have removed it entirely.
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Its not removed, you have to type about:useragent to change it. It will not stick though once you exit the browser.
This is a Touchwiz thing. G-Tab 10.1 had the same problem after TW update. There's a mod in the G-Tab forum that allows about:useragent desktop mode to stick. Hopefully we can get some love....
Ran a ton of site download tests and boat browser mini was fastest of all of them....including stock...(actually it virtually tied stock on the 15 site test I did).
However: NONE of the browsers display desktop pages on key sites (nytimes, engadget,gizmodo etc) regardless of the useragent setting on the Epic Touch.
Stupidass Sprint-Samsung.
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Ran a ton of site download tests and boat browser mini was fastest of all of them....including stock...(actually it virtually tied stock on the 15 site test I did).
However: NONE of the browsers display desktop pages on key sites (nytimes, engadget,gizmodo etc) regardless of the useragent setting on the Epic Touch.
Stupidass Sprint-Samsung.
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Yes they do...if you set useragent to desktop. However, it reverts back to mobile when you close browser.
Yeah that's what I meant...close browser: have to keep entering. Nobody for me. Hoping for a good hack!
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Yes they do...if you set useragent to desktop. However, it reverts back to mobile when you close browser.
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I always use dolphin, but been pretty happy with stock (well broswer+) on ics
My question is
a) can i set it to always use desktop version by default?
there was a way using about/debug or something in past os versions
b) if i visit cnn.com, set it to desktop, will it remember it even after a reboot or forever basically to always go to desktop version of cnn
Thanks !
I think you will have to wait until something like CM9 incorporates this because I don't think the browser remembers that you set it to desktop.
umm have you tried this https://market.android.com/details?...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5iZWFuc29mdC5icm93c2VycGx1cyJd ? It's the ICS browser with many new functions like setting desktop version as default.
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answered my own question
type about:debug
hit settings, there will be a debug setting, in it
set user agent to desktop
this will be my new default browser (browser plus taht is)
dolphin will be secondary - it surely needs an update, its ui is uuugly now
I wish you didn't need the stock browser for browser + to work.
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armanisafarai said:
umm have you tried this https://market.android.com/details?...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5iZWFuc29mdC5icm93c2VycGx1cyJd ? It's the ICS browser with many new functions like setting desktop version as default.
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Ummm did you even read the ops post he already uses that app
If you go to setting then advanced then user agent and change it to desktop it will stick, at least that's what it does with browser+ on my prime
I thought it was supposed to be chrome, but im using a phone from Google IO stock unrooted with 4.1 and the regular browser is still installed. is this only for the nexus 7?
They aren't going to be changing the default browser. Future devices will come with Chrome as the default, but they aren't changing it for the Galaxy Nexus, they are leaving it to us to use Chrome if we want. I'm glad, I'll probably be sticking with the standard browser for now.
Updating to 4.1 doesn't remove your stock Browser. Could you imagine if Google just pushed an OTA that removed the Browser?
The Nexus 7 could come with just Chrome because it didn't ship with a Browser and get updated later.
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They aren't going to be changing the default browser. Future devices will come with Chrome as the default, but they aren't changing it for the Galaxy Nexus, they are leaving it to us to use Chrome if we want. I'm glad, I'll probably be sticking with the standard browser for now.
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With u on that. ^_^
Need my full screen browsing!!!!!
Thank you. Just watched the unboxing of a nexus 7 and he said that in jelly bean chrome replaced the stock browser. It wasn't even installed. So I assumed it would be the same for gnex.
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donniestarko said:
Thank you. Just watched the unboxing of a nexus 7 and he said that in jelly bean chrome replaced the stock browser. It wasn't even installed. So I assumed it would be the same for gnex.
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The GNex will still have the 'Browser' by default and will not come with Chrome stock.
Now hopefully we can all agree that Chrome on Android blows away the default browser -- without Flash. It'd kind of be nice if they pushed away from Flash unless you need to use it - like having Chrome be default from now on. (Sorry Adobe, I love you, but even the good kids don't always make it very far.)
For those of us who want to always use Chrome yet worry about Flash. Try Flashify (on the Play Store). You can now set Chrome to be your default browser, yet if something needs Flash, you can "share" the page, which will allow you to choose Flashify. Upon choosing Flashify, the exact page you were on will open up in the "Default Browser" with Flash support.
Hope this helps anyone. :fingers-crossed:
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Now hopefully we can all agree that Chrome on Android blows away the default browser -- without Flash. It'd kind of be nice if they pushed away from Flash unless you need to use it - like having Chrome be default from now on. (Sorry Adobe, I love you, but even the good kids don't always make it very far.)
For those of us who want to always use Chrome yet worry about Flash. Try Flashify (on the Play Store). You can now set Chrome to be your default browser, yet if something needs Flash, you can "share" the page, which will allow you to choose Flashify. Upon choosing Flashify, the exact page you were on will open up in the "Default Browser" with Flash support.
Hope this helps anyone. :fingers-crossed:
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Scrolling feels very laggy and heavy on Chrome compared to the stock Browser.
kynolin said:
Now hopefully we can all agree that Chrome on Android blows away the default browser -- without Flash. It'd kind of be nice if they pushed away from Flash unless you need to use it - like having Chrome be default from now on. (Sorry Adobe, I love you, but even the good kids don't always make it very far.)
For those of us who want to always use Chrome yet worry about Flash. Try Flashify (on the Play Store). You can now set Chrome to be your default browser, yet if something needs Flash, you can "share" the page, which will allow you to choose Flashify. Upon choosing Flashify, the exact page you were on will open up in the "Default Browser" with Flash support.
Hope this helps anyone. :fingers-crossed:
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The stock browser destroys chrome in most ways, so I hope they improve chrome to match stock before making it the default browser.
I was shocked Google took chrome out of beta, and even more so when I heard that it was going to be the stock browser. I had just gone through crashes, lagging, just really not so good, and I uninstalled.
After all that, I still said why not, reinstalled when jb released, and I really think they did a great job with it. If you haven't tried it since it left beta, it's a different browser.
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Does anybody know how to change the full screen mode?
I want full screen on to be the default setting. But unfortunately it always changes back to off after some time.
Anyone know the actual name of the stock browser by any chance?
Trying to debug an issue that only shows up on stock [loads fine on mobile FF & chrome] but trying to find info on 'stock browser' outputs so many generic results.....argh! plus i like using the javascript console & this doesn't seem supported on other other browsers.
I am using:
g-nexus 2
unrooted with 4.1
stock browser
any info much appreciated.
Anyone notice when using the stock browser, that sometimes when you use a pull down menu, it doesn't register your choice, making you have to repeat the process? I know the easy solution is to use another browser, but I kind of like stock.
Jeffruby said:
Anyone notice when using the stock browser, that sometimes when you use a pull down menu, it doesn't register your choice, making you have to repeat the process? I know the easy solution is to use another browser, but I kind of like stock.
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I think I noticed that bug, however I still favour the stock browser cause it's the smoothest
Alternative ones are UC browser HD and Xscope, not as smooth but they have more function like night mode and most of all swipe navigation, like safari