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.
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Posted in another forum with no luck. Default browser text is too small for my eyes although I realize it is not issue for most. Pinching and zooming is real pain. On almost all android browsers and all windows 7 browsers, you can change the default zoom but I can't find a way on touchpad and desperately need this for browser to be useable for me. There are some hacks I am aware of to change the default text size and it works for many mobile web pages but not most full desktop pages that set their own text size. Hence I need to change the default zoom not the default text. Surely this can't be that hard and would be extremely grateful if someone would help even if they don't perceive the issue of default zoom as a problem for them. Thanks in advance!
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Posted in another forum with no luck. Default browser text is too small for my eyes although I realize it is not issue for most. Pinching and zooming is real pain. On almost all android browsers and all windows 7 browsers, you can change the default zoom but I can't find a way on touchpad and desperately need this for browser to be useable for me. There are some hacks I am aware of to change the default text size and it works for many mobile web pages but not most full desktop pages that set their own text size. Hence I need to change the default zoom not the default text. Surely this can't be that hard and would be extremely grateful if someone would help even if they don't perceive the issue of default zoom as a problem for them. Thanks in advance!
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I don't have one [yet] to test, but I think I saw in a video you can double tap on text to zoom in a bit. This should be easier than pinch and zoom.
does work sometimes but very inconsistent. Still wish I could just change the default zoom but have posted in several forums and no respons
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.
Does anyone know how to configure other specific features of the MyZine widget?
Setting the folder and selections for slideshow in its settings is obvious. But how does one set the default browser + its webpage? Mine shows Yahoo and invokes http://m.yahoo.com even though my default browser is Dolphin HD and both stock ICS browser and Dolphin are set to open on a blank page. Also, anyway to resize some of the squares?
As others have mentioned, this could potentially be a descent widget if it wasn't so quirky...are there any other recommended apps / widgets that display similar contents??? # new emails...RSS/reader updates...weather...slideshow...without being resource intensive and looking descent (maybe w semi-transparent feature)???
Is there another menu that can be accessed in the newly released chrome browser where things like default zoom or user agent can be set? I have tried lots of about:* things and chrome://flags and such to no avail.
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I wish I could get Safari onto Android because when I was on iPhone, it was so easy to use.
I can't find a browser that has these features and it's annoying.
- Swipe back and forth to go back or forward a page (not tab) - This feature is available on iPhone Safari
- URL shows the actual url not the Title of the website. (UC Browser / Baidu)
- No FONT Boosting - I can't read Reddit without hurting my eyes. (Chrome)
- No search bar - Why do I need both a URL and a search bar when the URL can do both.. (I'm looking at you UC Browser)
- AdBlock
- No TABS - I need my space and tabs take up too much space. I just want a URL bar with a refresh button
If anyone knows a browser with those features, please do tell. Or someway to get Safari onto Android?