Hey guys Im having a problem and its driving me nuts. Ive used Dolphin as my internet for the last 2 yrs, but I like the default browser for some reason. The problem Im having is the address bar is being cut off by the status bar you can only see half of it. Im writing this from my computer so I will post the screenshot from my phone in a minute but its really driving me nuts. I tried going into the apps and clearing the defaults but its not doing a thing. I tried going into the dolphin settings cuz I gave up and make that the default and I did and clicked it to be the default but everytime I click a link for something it takes me the HTC browser and the annoying half address bar. Any ideas how to make that address bar show in full or to make the dolphin as default because each time I set it to default I go back into dolphin settings and its still saying NOT default browser
i suggest using chrome beta if you use chrome on the PC. to change your default browser go to settings and scroll down to app assosiations. you can change the browser there
Spyderekz said:
i suggest using chrome beta if you use chrome on the PC. to change your default browser go to settings and scroll down to app assosiations. you can change the browser there
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Ya I did that, but each time I click on a link it doesnt give me a option of the stock browser or dolphin even though I cleared it, it just used the stock. And when I go into the dolphin settings and click make dolphin your default and check the box and select dolphin, I go right to a link through GFB, Twitter, android central widget anything, and it goes through the default browser even after I just cleared the defaults and clicked it in dolphin.
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you dont clear it, you choose a browser to open links
I got it. For some reason I had to clear cache and data the stock browser and then clear as default, then for some reason I clicked on a link then it used Dolphin without having to select one weird. But thanks for the help, now its just gonna drive me nuts why the address bar is being cut off even though Im not using it. I might have to try out Chrome to, I use it on my computer but never on my phone
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I've been an Opera user on desktop since before I was on Android so I was bummed to find out it didnt yet have flash support. Months and months of using Dolphin Browsers waiting for Opera to get flash with no updates or blog posts about it was starting to make me think the.project got abandoned. Well.. just opened up Market and there it is. Some changes include flash support and ui changes. Just thought id alert all the other opera fans incase you didn't know.
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Thank you for that. I ve been waiting for that for long time too. Opera mini on older java enabled phones is awesome so is opera desktop on computer.
I've never been a fan of Opera Mobile, doesn't render pages very well and has a bunch of other quirks. I'll probably check it out though.
Been messing with with since I posted this and the first thing I noticed is the UI is gorgeous. Pages seem to render properly and on large pages most of the content is already viewable while the rest loads. Also the scrolling is still smooth even while loading finishes. SO awesome to finally have my bookmarks and speeddail back.
Also I noticed the browser does use significantly more memory than others. I didn't notice any lag with my phone will opera sat in the background though.
YouTube videos play on the full site smoother than I've seen on any other android browser.
Now I need to try it with Turbo mode on.
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What is the big difference(s) between Opera Mobile and Opera Mini? I see that Mini was just updated to 6.0.
Opera mobile renders pages client side and you have access to your bookmarks. And now has flash.
Opera mini renders server side. And if I remember correctly you can only save bookmarks to your opera account but can't get full access to your bookmarks.
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It's definitely my favorite browser now.
I've used Dolphin (HD & Mini), Firefox, xScope, Miren, Skyfire and Boat Browser but Opera Mobile 11 suits me the most. It's simple, beautiful yet very fast and functional.
For those who don't want pages to be compressed, just turn off Opera Turbo. You have a choice to let it render server side or locally.
ive always been a dolphin fan...but it is very bloated, and can be laggy.
opera lacks features, but is very lightweight and extremely speedy.
just upgraded my opera version and right away, upon opening, the UI looks so much sleeker. my only complaint as of now is not being able to set a homepage. like looking at google right when i open my browser
also, theres no "exit" button......i want the option of either pressing the "home" button and leaving my browser open in the background, or clicking exit so my browser completely shuts down.
EDIT: one more gripe....cant add bookmark shortcuts to homescreen or folders
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i know it sounds like im being overly negative, but dont read too much into it. im seriously ocnsidering dropping dolphin for this. which says a lot cause ive only used dolphin since i started using android altogether. im just sharing observations and *****ing out loud .....still a fantastic browser!
I think the lack of a homepage is to promote the speeddail. I too wish for a exit button but since the task manager is only a long press away its not that big of a deal to me.
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you can set the home page in opera:config
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you can set the home page in opera:config
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Can you please classify....where is "config"...i don't see it here in the settings
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type "home" into the search bar and it'll come up.
tried it, still like the feel of stock browser.
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type "home" into the search bar and it'll come up.
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i typed "home" in the search bar, and the navigation bar.....it just acts as normal behavior
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i typed "home" in the search bar, and the navigation bar.....it just acts as normal behavior
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Its just like firefox. Type opera:config in address bar and hit enter and it will take you to configuration settings. Scroll all the way down to user pref and expand it and you will find what you are looking for.
1.type opera:config
2. user preferences
3. custom user agent
4. paste this Opera/9.80 (Linux; en) Presto/2.7.81 Version/11.00
5. save & restart browser.
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Nice browser for sure. Needs better copy/paste and google live search in search bar. Any one tried new Firefox released today ?
try scrolling fast when page is long, magic button pops up
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try scrolling fast when page is long, magic button pops up
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I saw that too but mine only shows when scrolling up
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I saw that too but mine only shows when scrolling up
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i get it up and down....maybe a bug or something.
ps. tried Firefox on my Nexus One.....didn't feel like its complete...but web pages loaded a bit faster then on Opera, at least they did a few times that i tested.
I'm using a Galaxy S II I9100G with DZKH4 stock firmware, Android 2.3.4. I'm finding that the browser sucks. Firstly, there's no Home in the menu. I can set a URL as Home in the options, but while I'm browsing, there's no way jump to Home other than opening a new window. Then the bookmark function is broken. I marked a page as a bookmark, but when I click the bookmark button, it doesn't show. In fact, the bookmarks list is totally empty! If I tried to re-add the same page as a bookmark, it says that the bookmark already exist, but I can't find it!
So the question is, why does it suck, and is there anyway to fix it, or even replace the stock browser with a better version? I like the stock browser on my (now dead) HTC Desire, is it possible to put that one into my Galaxy S II?
I use Dolphin Browser HD, free on the market. Lots of addons and highly customizable.
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I like the stock browser, Well the old one with bounce and not the new one with crappy overscroll.
Only thing i wish it had was tabbed browsing. I know Dolphin has that but i dint really like that one.
As for the OP bookmark issue ive no idea why that is happening, it certainly shouldnt be. Have you tried clearing the cache/data in settings?
use opera browser, dolphin hd they are good ones from the market..but for me i love my stock cant live with out it....and if you press menu button while in browser you can get options to make the browser the way you want.....i cant live without it
I switched to Opera mobile from day 1. The stock browser doesn't reflow text when zoomed in, make reading articles a pain in the butt.
Hey I've been trying several browsers and only Miren browser had the feature I need. I mean then I loaded pages stays loaded until I close the tabs/browser manualy.
All the other browsers keeps reloading pages then I don't need them to reload. For example - open some website, go to other app, then turn off mobile network and wifi, then go back to internet browser and it's only blank page (or an error page).
Recently I have flashed ICS ROM and now Miren browser FC sometimes.. I guess it's because of Miren browser is no longer supported and some ICS incompatabilities or ROM problems..
So can someone recommend me another browser which doesn't reload pages when apps being switched back and forth? Or way to keep all browser loaded tabs (in cache(?)) so it don't need to reload so much?
Opera mini or mobile.
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Opera mini or mobile.
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Thank you for replying but I already had had tried Opera Mobile.. Now I have tried it again and Opera Mini. And still if I open any page, switch to other app and turn off network and then switch back to Opera, page reloads..
This sucks. Even phones with Symbian can do better..
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It sounds like a bug in the ROM your using honestly, try flashing a new ROM and testing the browser.
How much RAM do you have? For me both Dolphin and Opera will keep the last page(s) open if I hit the home button and come back. I imagine if you are running low on RAM the browser process is getting killed.
Any solution for this? I'm using the stock ROM and stock browser... I don't remember that this used to be a problem, is it a setting that was changed or an update that caused it?
Very irritating, any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanx.
Mex.
solution to mobile browser page reloads
There is a solution to this problem in case you're using opera mobile:
1) start opera mobile
2) in the web address field type about:config
3) in the search field on the now open page type refresh
4) uncheck "client refresh" and "client refresh to same location"
5) click on "save"
6) close opera mobile and - just to be sure - restart the phone to clear all caches.
Be aware though, that now you'll have to refresh pages manually if they contain heavily updated content (such as live feeds).
Hope this helps
Is there a way to force the browser to display the desktop of iPad format of certain websites?
I have a couple that keep reverting to the mobile version and I have to keep hitting the setting to ask it to reload the desktop version.
Thanks
Use Dolphin or Boat browser. These are the most popular it seems that have desktop only as an option. There are others of course
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Use Dolphin or Boat browser. These are the most popular it seems that have desktop only as an option. There are others of course
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I was going to get Dolphin but saw some recent reports that they are now loading crapware or suspect side apps with it now. Is this true?
For stock browser yes: go to about:debug in the address bar. It won't work but will enable more stuff in the menu and settings activity. Go into settings and hunt for it.
In practice though it doesn't quite work right so it's better to use a different browser. ICS Browser+ is basically the same thing with the UA stuff fixed (and no need of about:debug to toggle the settings GUI). Opera Mobile is better.
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This is something similar to a problem that I had with my blackberry where every time the phone locked when I unlocked it the browser would have closed. It was a security setting.
Now the Note is doing something similar. If I go to a page and after the phone locks when I get back in it the phone is back to the homepage (which is setup to nothing.) Dolphin hd dont do that. I have set both browsers to the same page, let the phone sit and check later and the stock browser is back to the homepage but dolphin is not....
Any help will be appreciated.
Same thing happens to me. I'm guessing it has to do with memory clearing or something. I just use dolphin browser now with desktop mode.