I've read a couple threads in which the people keep getting the popup asking you to switch to a certain browser once or always. I'm trying to use Chrome always and it keeps on popping up the same message. I'm getting this primarily when using my widget from Android Pro Widgets for bookmarks. I also get the same popups when using the chrome bookmark widget. How do I set Chrome or any browser to open every time without the popup asking me if I want to use "x" browser on every link?
Also, how do I change my gmail bookmarks which are saved to my phone? I've got lots of old or auto generated bookmarks I'd like to clean out and I've deleted them from chrome but they keep popping back up.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
polenz said:
I've read a couple threads in which the people keep getting the popup asking you to switch to a certain browser once or always. I'm trying to use Chrome always and it keeps on popping up the same message. I'm getting this primarily when using my widget from Android Pro Widgets for bookmarks. I also get the same popups when using the chrome bookmark widget. How do I set Chrome or any browser to open every time without the popup asking me if I want to use "x" browser on every link?
Also, how do I change my gmail bookmarks which are saved to my phone? I've got lots of old or auto generated bookmarks I'd like to clean out and I've deleted them from chrome but they keep popping back up.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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go to apps and select the internet app you dont want to use that is popping up and go to clear defaults. than next time you do something that triggers browsers it will give you the options you have installed. This works for any app's defaults such as launchers.
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Is there a way to open bookmarks without opening a new tab? My tabs fill up quickly and i dont see a quick way of opening my bookmarks without opening a new tab for each bookmark. Thanks.
I'm not sure what you're saying here? I just tested opening up a bookmark in my browser and it didn't open up in a new tab but the same tab I had open?
edit: do you mean you want to open like 3 bookmarks but don't want to have to go into the tabs and select a new one each time? If you have a certain set of bookmarks you want to open each time, I think you can put them in a subfolder and when you long hold on the folder you can open all in new tabs in one step.
i think he is asking how to get to your bookmarks without opening a new tab.
I will say that i have been pissed cause i couldnt find them and this helped a ton! LOL. And it syncs with chrome. sweet!
Hi all, I'm currently using Dolphin Browser as I find it smoother than Chrome, and I also like how you can swipe from the left to get to bookmarks.
One thing I can't figure out though, is that if I close the browser from "Recent Apps" menu, the next time I open it again it'll just show a default page instead of the page I was looking at last. Is there a way I can set it up to show the previously viewed page? I couldn't find anything under Settings.
Jark89 said:
Hi all, I'm currently using Dolphin Browser as I find it smoother than Chrome, and I also like how you can swipe from the left to get to bookmarks.
One thing I can't figure out though, is that if I close the browser from "Recent Apps" menu, the next time I open it again it'll just show a default page instead of the page I was looking at last. Is there a way I can set it up to show the previously viewed page? I couldn't find anything under Settings.
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Well, when you think about it it's actually a good thing, when you exit dolphin it clears the cache and everything I use Dolphin to do my banking for that reason. So if you want to keep your things around don't kill the app.
Agh so I guess it's not possible then. Its just that sometimes I'll accidentally close it, in which case I'd lose what I was viewing.
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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Hi guys, right now when I click the full screen button on my Pop-Up Browser, it always opens up Chrome instead of stock Samsung Browser. I cleared defaults for Chrome, Stock Browser, Pop-Up Browser and even tried uninstalling and re installing Chrome but to no avail. Any dea which defaults I need to clear?
Thanks.
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boodies said:
Hi guys, right now when I click the full screen button on my Pop-Up Browser, it always opens up Chrome instead of stock Samsung Browser. I cleared defaults for Chrome, Stock Browser, Pop-Up Browser and even tried uninstalling and re installing Chrome but to no avail. Any dea which defaults I need to clear?
Thanks.
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Just try and uninstall the Crome that is what I have done. Run it a little while without installing Chrome and by default it will revert back to your default brower. After running it that way for a little while than install Chrome agian but me personally I have got rid of it because it uses mad data compared to the stock browers I have notice.
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Just try and uninstall the Crome that is what I have done. Run it a little while without installing Chrome and by default it will revert back to your default brower. After running it that way for a little while than install Chrome agian but me personally I have got rid of it because it uses mad data compared to the stock browers I have notice.
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The reason why I use chrome is that it syncs all my bookmarks and data with my desktops. Other than that, I'd stick with the default.
To the OP, uninstall chrome and run the a website in the popup browser (still with no chrome) and then load it full screen. It opens with the default browser, right?
Now install Chrome, and try the same process again.
What happened this time?
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Thanks for the answer fellas. That is really weird how you described that cornbread. Because when I uninstalled Chrome, the pop up will obviously use the stock browser. But when I install Chrome again even without setting any defaults, the pop-up browser will still full screen to chrome. I know there is a cultprit default behind this but we just can't seem to find it yet. Anyone?
On a similar subject, has anyone figured out how to set the default browser manually? As the OP browser stated, popup browser either defaults to Chrome or the Samsung browser when you maximize. I would love if it would open Boat Browser instead, but even if I set Boat to default, popup still only opens Chrome or the Android/Samsung browser. Any ideas?
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my rom came with this pop up browser mod installed.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001818
i have chrome installed, and when i maximize the pop up browser, it opens my stock browser. i would suggest trying this and see what happens.
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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