I want to change from stock to opera or firefox but I seem unable to?
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try to open a web page through a non-web browser (for example from your email), most likely it will pop up a selection box, let you choose which browsers to use, you can click the bottom selection to make your choice default.
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Hello,
I have a really quick question about the GingerBlur Rom. At the bottom of the home page where it has the phone/dropdown/browser, is there a way to replace the default browser icon there with say, dolphin HD? Or at the very least have the browser icon open dolphin HD? I would appreciate any help.
Download any other browsers and it will ask you which one to use every time you click on the browser icon. Unless you choose to always use the one of your choice by default.
I'm using Go launcher, it's easy to change the target of every shortcut on the dock. Maybe that's possible; have you tried long-pressing on the browser icon?
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I know the google search bar at the top in ics is not just a google search, since you can adjust searchable items to include other apps, contacts, etc. But I primarily use it as a go to search engine from my home screen.
I have been using dolphin hd browser and while it is the default browser for opening links in gmail, etc, the search bar results always default to the stock browser when you click on them.
How do you change this?
Thanks
jeep364 said:
I know the google search bar at the top in ics is not just a google search, since you can adjust searchable items to include other apps, contacts, etc. But I primarily use it as a go to search engine from my home screen.
I have been using dolphin hd browser and while it is the default browser for opening links in gmail, etc, the search bar results always default to the stock browser when you click on them.
How do you change this?
Thanks
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You cannot change because the Search is integrated with Android Browser. I search Google Mobile help and doesn't have a tutorial about it.
Mr.Indigo said:
You cannot change because the Search is integrated with Android Browser. I search Google Mobile help and doesn't have a tutorial about it.
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Maybe it's because i'm using a custom ROM, but i can change the default browser for search...
Have you tried to go to Settings>Apps>Browser and "Delete default values"?
albertgoca93 said:
Maybe it's because i'm using a custom ROM, but i can change the default browser for search...
Have you tried to go to Settings>Apps>Browser and "Delete default values"?
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Yes, the google search bar will still send me through browser. at least the auto complete links.
2 things i like about dolphin
1. gestures
2. twice ive had browser go to a white screen and just freeze requiring to force kill the app. when i reopen it everything is as it was (tabs, etc) before the freeze
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[QUO TE=jeep364;26638791]I know the google search bar at the stop in ics is not just a google search, since you can adjust searchable items to include other apps, contacts, etc. But I primarily use it as a go to search engine from my home screen.
I have been using dolphin hd browser and while it is the default browser for opening links in gmail, etc, the search bar results always default to the stock browser when you click on them.
How do you change this?
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You can change it just click on search bar hit menu button on phone then setting then searchable Items it will show u a check list Uncheck your custom browser and check your new browse tada
Yes you can!
I had the same problem, ended up here, and then startet to test something..
Go to settings, apps, all, browser (yes, the browser you DON'T want to be used), clear defauts. Next time you use the search bar, it will ask if you want to use the default browser, dolphin or whatever other browsers you have installed.
Worked like a charm!
Cheers
Can anyone explain to me what forces a Web page to display in mobile view, especially if you have your User Agent set to Desktop view? Example, when I try to see www.news.com.au it always automatically changes to m.news.com.au which is built for portrait mobile phones, not landscape tablets which have enough screen size to display the desktop view.
Which browser? If its stock, how are you changing the UAString? Just tried that site and was able to bring it up without being redirected. I'm changing it through the hidden debug menu.
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Can change the UA in Dolphin browser.
Can't change it on the stock that I can see, and it auto changes to mobile.news.com.au
(I'm still on the stock ROM until camera works)
Many websites will read the user agent string and change the website view based on that
In the stock browser go to about:useragent
the settings don't usually stay in place though if I remember correctly.
Dolphin HD - More -> Settings and change the user agent
Firefox - about:config and change the string or download an addon that will allow you to change it in the preferences pane
ROMs - I'm using Task 14 which has everything working including the camera. Only ICS ROMs don't have working cameras. Overcome has a stock ROM that is much better than stock and very stable. Task 14 is even better. If you invest the time in reading about doing backups and installing a ROM you won't regret it. If I had my tablet next to yours you'd be blown away by how slow your stock version is by comparison. Battery life is actually better too and I have the Tab overclocked.
In the stock browser, type in about:debug and hit go once. It will look like nothing has happened but go into settings and you'll see an extra debug menu. You can change the UAString in there. The debug menus will disappear when you exit out but whatever you set the string to WILL keep. This about:debug also works on my S2 as well.
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Some websites display mobile versions if they find the word "android" in the browser id string, so it's not enough to change it to desktop. change the UA string to desktop windows or desktop mac os.
Sorry if this sounds a bit dumb, but is there a quick way to skip directly to the internet browser homepage (apart from creating a new window in the menu)?
I was expecting an icon to do it somewhere.
On my old HTC phone there was a menu command to do this directly.
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No.
HTC added that to their browser. Standard Android and even the Samsung browser do not have this.
Most 3rd party browsers too.
I'm not using touchwiz ATM, but I believe that you can just add a bookmark shortcut to your home screen. Then just use that shortcut to access the Internet and it will always open your homepage first.
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Thanks for the replies.
Yes, a bookmark to the homepage seemed an obvious workaround.
I was just thinking that I must have been missing a really obvious button somewhere!
The fastest way I've seen is inside the browser, open up the options and select New Tab. It will open your homepage.
I have a couple of questions to which I have not been able to find any answers to.
Is there anyway that the default search engine in Android can be changed from google to something else of my choosing, e.g. startpage.com? I don't mean the browser search but the google search in android.
How do I set the default browser to be something other than the stock browser, i.e. clicking on links within other apps (like e-mail) would open my browser of choice instead of the stock browser? I'd like to use FF as my default browser but cannot find anywhere that I can set it as default.
I'm using stock GB 2.3.4.
For the default browser question go to settings>applications and find the current default browser. Click it and you should see a "clear default" button at the bottom. Open up a link and then it will give you the browsers on which you want to open the apps with. Click on wet as default and select the browser of your choice.
Edit: Go to Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>All
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The google search engine is a widget. So you should probably try searching if there is a widget available for your prefered search engine.
@ephraim033. I forgot about the default flag settings for apps in the settings menu.
@iamafrk. I didn't realise the Google search was a widget. You learn something new every day. Unfortunately a widget doesn't exist for startpage.com. I wonder what's involved in creating one. Something I'll look into when I have time.