A friend of mine is having some issues with his new T-Mobile S3 and any browser he uses. This is his issues:
"My Android browsers are acting strangely, e.g. Chrome shows the page ahs loaded but the browser is empty, I’ve already uninstalled and re-installed it, no change. Android Browser loads then say required Elements Tab child element is missing, no matter which site I go to. Dolphin browser does the same, even after a uninstall and reinstall."
Anyone have any ideas of what could be causing this problem, and note that it is not just limited to Chrome or the stock browser...
rfdesign21 said:
A friend of mine is having some issues with his new T-Mobile S3 and any browser he uses. This is his issues:
"My Android browsers are acting strangely, e.g. Chrome shows the page ahs loaded but the browser is empty, I’ve already uninstalled and re-installed it, no change. Android Browser loads then say required Elements Tab child element is missing, no matter which site I go to. Dolphin browser does the same, even after a uninstall and reinstall."
Anyone have any ideas of what could be causing this problem, and note that it is not just limited to Chrome or the stock browser...
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have you tried wiping data and cache of the apps, then reinstalling?
I know its basic but it works sometimes
1: i noticed that chrome "cuts" and overlap part of some web pages...for ex google upper menu appears over the first search result, making it impossible to click.
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1,1: sometimes it stucks and has a strange behavour with s pen (i click somewhere but it takes as click in another place in the page. it s evidente when small chars and many links )
it doesnt happen in any other app or menu.
2 stock browser doesn t recognize "other favourites" folder or the equivalent for italian "altri preferiti".
i can save only in the main folder and subfolders and not there
same for you?
1. Same here
2. I don't know, I mainly use Firefox beta now
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firefox has any kind of sync with google favourites? can be edited?
for me it's a major feature.
I started getting this with Chrome when we got the first "performance improvement" update. I work around it by zooming in and scrolling. Not ideal by any means.
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I dont know but I think the chrome has it's issues?
Noticed the same issue with Chrome, took me a while to really notice what was going on.
I had problems with Chrome as well. I like it but not enough to put up with a chopped off screen and major offset for the touch screen. I went with Opera and it works like it should so far.
Yip, this happens to me as well and it sucks.
When I scrapbook something from chrome the ulr doesnt appear. It does when I use normal internet. Does anyone know why this is or how i solve it?
guest33 said:
When I scrapbook something from chrome the ulr doesnt appear. It does when I use normal internet. Does anyone know why this is or how i solve it?
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Mainly because this is a Samsung feature the 'Internet' or the browser(modded apk) is integrated from Samsung which offers full support of their funcionality/features and Chrome is from Google which doesn't support Samsung features i may be wrong ofcourse probably if you mod the Chrome apk a bit it could be able to fully integrate with the scrapbook eg. detect the url
I just got my Pixel XL yesterday since I've set it up I've had this problem. When I open links, regardless of the app I open them from, they do not open in Chrome or whatever I have set for my default browser. Instead they open a sort of overlay WebView window. To clarify, these are not opening in the apps internal browsers (Like what is available in Twitter or Facebook). I have cleared all the default handlers, changed default browsers, tried from multiple apps, but this continues. I even did a chat with Google support and they claim this is supposed to happen. I have a video below of what I'm talking about. In the video I am clicking a link and instead of Chrome coming up, a window appears on top of Twitter and the link is rendered there.
Does anyone have any idea what would be causing this?
https://youtu.be/NHeNalBXG7s
Do you have any 3rd party browsers installed or any "multi-window" apps installed?
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Do you have any 3rd party browsers installed or any "multi-window" apps installed?
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I do not. Chrome is the only installed browser. Every app I have was also on my S7 before I switched and it did not have anything like this going on, even on the Nougat beta. I have never seen anything like this before.
Gotcha, and what app are you using to show the links to begin with? Sorry if I missed it in the OP.
EDIT: It has to be the originating app?
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Gotcha, and what app are you using to show the links to begin with? Sorry if I missed it in the OP.
EDIT: It has to be the originating app?
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This happens regardless of the originating app. It happens in Gmail, Inbox, Facebook, Twitter, my Reddit client, everywhere that has links that would normally be handled by the default browser.
This is part of nougat.. kind of.
Previously in android apps could use something called web view. Basically it was a built in generic mini browser that the app developer could customize to their liking and make it look however they wanted.
Now with Nougat they are trying to keep everything looking similar so apps can now use the mini browser thing which is part of Google chrome. Sounds like those apps your using might be using the old web view still
aholeinthewor1d said:
This is part of nougat.. kind of.
Previously in android apps could use something called web view. Basically it was a built in generic mini browser that the app developer could customize to their liking and make it look however they wanted.
Now with Nougat they are trying to keep everything looking similar so apps can now use the mini browser thing which is part of Google chrome. Sounds like those apps your using might be using the old web view still
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This is not a WebView window like I've ever seen. Nor is it a Chrome Custom Tab. I have never seen anything like what my video shows.
I guess I'm just going to have to do a screen share support call with Google and hope they have a solution, even if it is a factory reset.
Have you tried opening your Google app from the app drawer, going into settings > accounts and privacy, and disabling "open web pages in app"?
Ya, this is a confusing one.
moot4prez said:
I just got my Pixel XL yesterday since I've set it up I've had this problem. When I open links, regardless of the app I open them from, they do not open in Chrome or whatever I have set for my default browser. Instead they open a sort of overlay WebView window. To clarify, these are not opening in the apps internal browsers (Like what is available in Twitter or Facebook). I have cleared all the default handlers, changed default browsers, tried from multiple apps, but this continues. I even did a chat with Google support and they claim this is supposed to happen. I have a video below of what I'm talking about. In the video I am clicking a link and instead of Chrome coming up, a window appears on top of Twitter and the link is rendered there.
Does anyone have any idea what would be causing this?
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I watched your video. Yes that's different from what I get. Looks kinda cool. Looking forward to hearing what Google tells you.
A factory reset did the job. The only explanation I can think of is that for some reason my phone couldn't set a default browser. Anything that had an open to go from internal to external browsers (such as Twitter or Facebook) showed "Open in" instead of "Open in Chrome" even though my system settings showed Chrome as my default. Also, one of my default browsers listed was the Setup Wizard. I am thinking this is shenanigans from doing a USB transfer setup from an S7 on the Nougat beta.
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions!
moot4prez said:
A factory reset did the job. The only explanation I can think of is that for some reason my phone couldn't set a default browser. Anything that had an open to go from internal to external browsers (such as Twitter or Facebook) showed "Open in" instead of "Open in Chrome" even though my system settings showed Chrome as my default. Also, one of my default browsers listed was the Setup Wizard. I am thinking this is shenanigans from doing a USB transfer setup from an S7 on the Nougat beta.
Thanks to everyone for the suggestions!
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The good news is you got it straight! :good:
Sorry to necro, but I have this problem now and I'm really not trying to factory reset after all the work I've done making this phone mine. Are there any developments on this? The WebView thing doesn't support YouTube which is killing me the most. A Google product that doesn't support YouTube...madness....
If anyone else finds this, disabling the Setup Wizard app resolves the issue. That app just tries to open all links rather than letting the default browser do the job.
I went through this exact situation, and couldn't figure it out. Here is a link to the thread i had started going through the entire process, its about 3 pages. It started with gmail, then got widespread. My end result was a reset also.
Here Is The Thread
I have the galaxy s20 fe. I'm debloating it and was wondering if it's safe to remove samsung Internet. I only use chrome so it's just taking up unnecessary space. If so does anyone know the package name?
It is safe to removed samsung browser
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It is safe to remove Samsung Internet. The package name is com.sec.android.app.sbrowser
Arkeris said:
I have the galaxy s20 fe. I'm debloating it and was wondering if it's safe to remove samsung Internet. I only use chrome so it's just taking up unnecessary space. If so does anyone know the package name?
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Try out Mozilla - works much much better on my s20+ variant compared to Chrome
Samsung Internet is great for watching movies and vids.
Get a few free ad blockers for it and it does very well.
In spite of going to knurly sites it is pretty immune to malware unless you do something stupid.
I run 4 browsers, Chrome being my least favorite and used.
I use each one for different things. Samsung is my movie time browser...
I agree. Once I started using the stock browser on Samsung I really liked it over all others. The true dark mode is a godsend on my eyes. The ad blocks really come in handy in dex mode browsing YouTube. No more double ads taking seconds of my life
creep138 said:
I agree. Once I started using the stock browser on Samsung I really liked it over all others. The true dark mode is a godsend on my eyes. The ad blocks really come in handy in dex mode browsing YouTube. No more double ads taking seconds of my life
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Yes the dark mode is sweet for movies.
I use it to watch vids on some of worst adware/malware infested sites relatively immune. Nothing's got through for 10 months running. Same for Brave.
You can also customize the toolbar and it's placement. I run the beta version as well.
Brave is the other one I like because of its complete on the fly ad and privacy controls.
You can easily see what each site is -trying- to do to you. Detects and blocks browser fingerprinting.
Browse sites like Fox news without one ad or Tracker.
Minimum setup; punch a couple toggles and it automatically remembers that site's settings.
Only downside is it uses bit more battery and saving bookmarks is a nightmare... still.
Here a cool trick that the Samsung Browsers do...
Quickly Open a New Tab on Samsung Internet
Opening a new tab usually involves at least two steps: Tapping on a menu button, then selecting "New tab." Samsung Internet has a simple solution to shorten this process — just long-press the tab button along the bottom of the browser to open a new tab immediately.