I've been using third party browsers such as Dolphin HD and XScope for quite awhile. I decided to give the stock Gingerbread browser a try. I set my homepage to Google Search but can't figure out how to navigate back to my browser homepage. I can get there by pulling up my bookmarks but is there an easier way? I don't see a home bottom on the browser anywhere.
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Hi all,
Before I venture into getting Dolphin or some other browser, looking to see if there are a couple of things the stock browser can do. Is there no way to get a button to go to the homepage? I know you can make a bookmark and go that route but one click is better than two. Also, is there no easy way to actually shut down the browser so when opening it the next time it opens to the homepage? How about clearing history, etc. on browser closing sort of thing. Do other browser have these sorts of functions?
Thanks,
Ho'okani
Hookani said:
Hi all,
Before I venture into getting Dolphin or some other browser, looking to see if there are a couple of things the stock browser can do. Is there no way to get a button to go to the homepage? I know you can make a bookmark and go that route but one click is better than two. Also, is there no easy way to actually shut down the browser so when opening it the next time it opens to the homepage? How about clearing history, etc. on browser closing sort of thing. Do other browser have these sorts of functions?
Thanks,
Ho'okani
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I searched far and wide on the expansive Play Store with the home page issue. The closest you're going to get is Boat Browser (Play Store link). It has a customizable bar at the bottom, where you can place a home button.
You can have it "prompt on exit" where you can check "clear records" and "do not ask me again." It clears the history and will automatically start your home page when you open it again. Boat Browser FTW!
~Ibrahim~
Dolphin browser has the option to put the home button on the address bar - as well as the basic cache clear menu on exit.
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How can I get a browser that I can change the user agent, and not lose all my bookmarks? AOSP worked fine for me on my note1.
I use ICS Browser + to have a dedicated "desktop" browser, plus the thumb controls are great. It pulls bookmarks like the stock AOSP ICS browser. I started using it on my TouchPad, but use it every once in a while on my phone when chrome won't request desktop view.
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Ill try it, thanks. I have a ton of bookmarks I don't want to lose, but I use desktop almost exclusively.
Going to try this...brb.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1875280
[MOD][JellyBean] Replace stock browser with AOSP browser
Works! AOSP browser, kept all my bookmarks, user agent settings.
Is there a way that popup browser can open fullscreen to dolphin instead of the stick browser? That would be really cool. I did a googl3 search and I couldn't find anything
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Quick question.... Chrome is not being 'remembered' as my default browser. So if I use for example Google's widget for internet favourites. Every time it requests me to select a browser. (Chrome or Samsung's stock browser). It never remembers the option even though I set chrome as default.... Anyone else having this issue. Anyway round this? Obviously if won't let me disable the stock browser.
HI Andy,
Did you ever figure this out?
andyzarins said:
Quick question.... Chrome is not being 'remembered' as my default browser. So if I use for example Google's widget for internet favourites. Every time it requests me to select a browser. (Chrome or Samsung's stock browser). It never remembers the option even though I set chrome as default.... Anyone else having this issue. Anyway round this? Obviously if won't let me disable the stock browser.
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I really like the note 7 stock browser though i really hate that most browsers have a tab button to see open tabs.
Is it possible to get tabs up top like dolphin browser, boat browser, like a normal pc browser, etc on the stock browser?