I have a rooted RAZR and when I install Dolphin Browser HD it seems that I can no longer set a default browser. I open the regular browser and for every link it asks what app to open with and I check the box for make this the default and select the OEM browser and then the next link it asks the same. When I uninstall Dolphin it doesn't ask. I can not find anything in Dolphin browser's settings to make it the default that i thought might be messing it up. Also in managing apps there are no defaults set on Dolphin Browser. Any ideas?
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Actually under the Dolphin browser setting there is a checkbox for make Dolphin defauld browser, make sure this is unchecked
bigblueyeti said:
Actually under the Dolphin browser setting there is a checkbox for make Dolphin defauld browser, make sure this is unchecked
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Thanks for the response. I installed Dolphin browser again and found that setting but even though it is unchecked the problem persists. I contacted Dolphin support but no word yet. I guess no one else has this problem?
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I have a RAZR aswell , though not rooted, and i have the exact same problem.
Haven't been able to use the browser yet.
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in default browser i couldnt find such an option. with dolphin browser yes it is possible but default browser is much faster than dolphin. anyone could change it?
cCeT said:
in default browser i couldnt find such an option. with dolphin browser yes it is possible but default browser is much faster than dolphin. anyone could change it?
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Surf to about:useragent with default browser.
cCeT said:
in default browser i couldnt find such an option. with dolphin browser yes it is possible but default browser is much faster than dolphin. anyone could change it?
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Go to browser and type
about:useragent
It will default back to normal when you restart the phone
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Any chance to make the change permanent?
What does user agent do?
It does identify the type of browser to the website, resulting in websites showing mobile optimized pages with extremely limited functionality.
If it is set to use the same info as, say your firefox desktop browser, the website will show just as it would on your desktop.
Ciddy said:
Any chance to make the change permanent?
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I've adde about:useragent to the favourites. at least this way takes me 2sec to change it
cCeT said:
in default browser i couldnt find such an option. with dolphin browser yes it is possible but default browser is much faster than dolphin. anyone could change it?
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not exactly the answer you were looking for, but why not try different browser? Many browsers out there, many of them very quick. I.e.:
xscope browser
Dolphin mini (my favourite)
opera mobile
miren browser
All of these are very good, many features, and fast.
Hi guys, I had a quick question regarding using multiple browsers in your android os. Everytime I use another browser, it keeps asking me to pick a browser when I click on a link.
For example, If I am using skyfire and i click a link, it will ask me again if I want to use skyfire or stock browser for the link.... im like.. im in skyfire I'd like skyfire to complete the link.
I know I can solve this issue by setting the default program for internet but if I do set the default to skyfire, it won't let me use the android browser as a link pressed in android default broswer will open up skyfire for any link I press in the stock browser....
Any help would be appreciated thanks!
Solution: Either keep pressing the select browser to open link every time or use the default browser and switch to using only 1 browser.
Opera is a really good choice btw and better than both stock and skyfire.
There really aren't too many other "solutions" for this. Find a browser you really like and use it for your default.
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Solution: Either keep pressing the select browser to open link every time or use the default browser and switch to using only 1 browser.
Opera is a really good choice btw and better than both stock and skyfire.
There really aren't too many other "solutions" for this. Find a browser you really like and use it for your default.
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Hey thanks for the help. I guess I'll just have to stick to manually clicking my choices each time because I do want both. Sometimes, other browsers just have problems and I need to use the stock android browser.
I also tried all of them, dolphin(s), opera, miui, etc... I came out liking skyfire best other than the stupid social network bar at top.
one quick thought, it only makes sense that this needs to change. it's kinda like using chrome on my desktop and it asking me what browser to use everytime I click a link. Is this a fix on the os side or the app side??
I use 2 browser which is the stock and opera, I don't have this problem.
try this, if you're on the stock browser select the stock browser as default, then when you're on Skyfire when it ask you again choose Skyfire. I think that's what I did.
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There is also a free app in the market that lets you input a URL and choose which browser to use for that specific URL.
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boodies said:
one quick thought, it only makes sense that this needs to change. it's kinda like using chrome on my desktop and it asking me what browser to use everytime I click a link. Is this a fix on the os side or the app side??
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It's OS-side and I don't see it being changed simply because most people use a single browser and never have this issue.
Here is yet another "possible" fix though: Set your default Android browser as default. Get an icon to skyfire on your homescreen. Every time you click a link from within another app (XDA, Email, Messaging, etc), it will open it with the default browser. Every time you wish to use Skyfire, start it up from its icon.
You should never be asked which browser you wish to use again.
I upgraded to ICS yesterday and everything seems great. The only issue I have is that I can't find out how to put the stock browser into desktop mode. I found a menu option for "request desktop
site" but it seems to need to be checked everytime you visit the site. Any ideas how to get this turned on permanently?
There may be a way to do it in debug mode but luckily someone has made a version of the stock browser with just such an option easily available!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439200
Had the same problem just ended up getting ics + browser from the market. Fixed my problem.
wish i had an answer...
probably why everyone uses other browsers like dolphin, or opera...
Ya its weird. The option to do it was in honeycomb but they seem to have forgotten to include it in ICS
You have to type in "about:debug" then go into settings, then into developer or something. Should be in there, under like UA String
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I upgraded to ICS yesterday and everything seems great. The only issue I have is that I can't find out how to put the stock browser into desktop mode. I found a menu option for "request desktop
site" but it seems to need to be checked everytime you visit the site. Any ideas how to get this turned on permanently?
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I don't seem to have this problem with bookmarked sites. Once I set the drop menu option, add to bookmarks, it will work every time.
For non bookmarked sites it seems to be iffy. Most of the time it continues to work, but sometimes not.
ICS Stock Browser desktop option has something seriously wrong. I cant get pages to load after enabling it. I have to go into system settings and clear cache to make it load pages again. Anyone else having this problem?
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There may be a way to do it in debug mode but luckily someone has made a version of the stock browser with just such an option easily available!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439200
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this helps a lot. thanks.
I am using both dolphin hd and default browser. The ics default one lacking of user agent tweak bothers me a little.
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this helps a lot. thanks.
I am using both dolphin hd and default browser. The ics default one lacking of user agent tweak bothers me a little.
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The UA tweak is in the debugging menu.
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I think that this is one of the biggest problems with the stock ICS browser, and its one that has made it unusable for me. I'm moving to Dolphin HD until Google release some kind of fix for this, preferably returning to the old way of setting the user string.
Download ICS browser in the market, the stock is total embarrassment to ICS.
Has anyone noticed if you type in or even tap a link for a website that happens to have an app you are forced to the market for the app.
Type in http://www.speedtest.net in the default browser.
Even if I tap the link in a text message it goes to market.
Even if you click on the home page link in the market it sends you right back to market.
This only happens with the default browser. Using another browser doesn't redirect.
Has anyone figured out a way around this?
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Wow, I hadn't seen that yet, but you're right. Goes right to the market, or play, or whatever you want to call it.
wow so annoying! i never use the stock browser so i hadn't noticed. i wonder what goes through marketbutt idiot's minds when they come up with this [email protected]?
Actually even if you tap the link in my post it redirects to the market regardless which browser you tell it.
Even more annoying.
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It redirects you because you're user agent setting in the browser is set to Android. Set it to desktop and you'll get in. If you don't see user agent in your browser's settings, try typing about:debug in the address bar, then go into settings and see if it's there. I'm using a X2 right now and running cm7 so the setting is always there. Before cm7 though, typing that in the address bar would add another item in the settings. Debug maybe? I don't remember. Anyway, I'd find it in that extra entry in the settings.
Can't say for sure at the moment as I don't have a Razr right now. It's ordered and will be here tomorrow. Otherwise, I'd check it out myself. Only problem is the setting doesn't stick. Reboot your phone and the next time you use the browser, you have to do it again.
I pulled Opera Mobile from the market at set it as desktop and it works. But stuck with desktop versions all the time.
I realize that it only happens with very few sites but it's ridiculous that google would not pop up a choice instead of forcing me to market for an app that's already installed. Thanks for the advice.
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I tried Dolphin HD, set it to desktop and good to go.
That's one annoying feature I never saw on my OD Droid X.
Using dolphin browser hd, your link directed me to the intended website.
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It redirects you because you're user agent setting in the browser is set to Android. Set it to desktop and you'll get in. If you don't see user agent in your browser's settings, try typing about:debug in the address bar, then go into settings and see if it's there. I'm using a X2 right now and running cm7 so the setting is always there. Before cm7 though, typing that in the address bar would add another item in the settings. Debug maybe? I don't remember. Anyway, I'd find it in that extra entry in the settings.
Can't say for sure at the moment as I don't have a Razr right now. It's ordered and will be here tomorrow. Otherwise, I'd check it out myself. Only problem is the setting doesn't stick. Reboot your phone and the next time you use the browser, you have to do it again.
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This worked for me. Thanks! I don't know if it will survive a reboot, though. It added a new set if options in the settings menu under "debug." I changed "set UAString" from Android to Desktop. There were options for iPhone and Froyo N-1 also.
Girlfriend and I just received our V10's today and are having an issue. Neither of us are able to set Dolphin Browser to be the default browser.
There is an option in the Dolphin Browser settings for "Set as default browser" but the "Always" and "Just once" options are missing when you try to set it up. They are there both of the old Galaxy S3's we have, but they don't show up on the V10. Tried going into the Android app settings and there was no browser set as default & cleaning all default app settings did not remedy it. Tried uninstall/reinstalling Dolphin & nothing. It let's you pick Dolphin, but since it won't let you select "Always"... the option within Dolphin just stays as if it has not been set up yet.
Anyone else? Here's the link to Dolphin:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser&hl=en
Seems to be working here. To test I cleared the defaults in Chrome in the Applications section, then when I click some link, I choose Dolphin and left the box checked to use as default browser. Now all links to straight to Dolphin, and the Dolphin settings show the use as default option turned on. Is that what you did also? I think the option for just once or always is replaced by that check box to use as default browser?
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Seems to be working here. To test I cleared the defaults in Chrome in the Applications section, then when I click some link, I choose Dolphin and left the box checked to use as default browser. Now all links to straight to Dolphin, and the Dolphin settings show the use as default option turned on. Is that what you did also? I think the option for just once or always is replaced by that check box to use as default browser?
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Not exactly. Here's a video of me trying to set it as default. Does the same thing on my girlfriends V10. On our S3's when the option to select Dolphin comes up there are choices for "Always" and "Just once".
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Not exactly. Here's a video of me trying to set it as default. Does the same thing on my girlfriends V10. On our S3's when the option to select Dolphin comes up there are choices for "Always" and "Just once".
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Ah ok, if I were you I'd forget about the Dolphin settings and just let the OS handle it: clear defaults, click on any link, choose Dolphin and leave the box checked to use as default. It's worth a try anyway..
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Not exactly. Here's a video of me trying to set it as default. Does the same thing on my girlfriends V10. On our S3's when the option to select Dolphin comes up there are choices for "Always" and "Just once".
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Hi, I think it is bug or something. You can send your vedio about this via email to [email protected]. May it helps
Yeah, just clear defaults in your other browsers and then set Dolphin as the new default with each prompt.