Sorry this is long....just skim thru to get the idea if you dont want to read.
It did not do this so much before the ICS update, now it's ridiculous. Particularily the stock browser, but others have done it less frequently. I open the browser and load a single page. Leave the browser to another screen to quickly obtain some info I need to enter into a field search box in the browser. I immediately come back to the browser to enter the info and when I click back into it...suddenly the screen is blank white and it is in the process of reloading the entire page over again...erasing my current position and text entry fields. This is totally unacceptable behavior. It doesn't do this all the time but it is very frequent. Im afraid to leave the screen for a second anymore without fear it will reload and delete everything. I knoe there are other browsers, but some sites only work well in the stock browser. It has plenty of memory available. Oh....and yes, I have factory reset..so its not that.
It used to be I could load the full facebook page, click the photo upload box, open the gallery and select a photo or video to upload..then it goes back to the browser and uploads. Now...I select the upload photo/video link, browse the gallery ..select the video....after I select the video/photo , as soon as it goes back to the browser, the screen is blank and it reloads the entire page...scrapping my entire video upload like it never happened. :/ It does this with other pages as well. It just randomly closes itself after leaving the browser for a minute or so.
Yes, I have tried the mobile facebook video/photo share upload. It sends the file but then the app tells me the photo/video upload had an error and csn not be displayed
Mine did this when i had the kernel undervolted to much.
No idea if ICS undervolt in stock. Battery life is worse but....lol
The browser probably just doesn't work well with multitasking.
When you switch apps, they don't stay like you left it. It goes into a certain level of dormancy.
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I've had my T-Bolt for almost two weeks and haven't had any browsing problems until yesterday. No root, no ROM, just stock, haven't installed any new apps recently (until Dolphin, see below). For some reason, certain websites won't load. The main culprit is imgur.com, which I try to reach a lot from Reddit. I thought it was their website, but it works fine from a computer. When I click on a link to an imgur JPEG file, the loading bar starts, but hangs about 5% full and never loads the page. Sometimes it will work, and sometimes it will say the page is not available, but it just hangs about 95% of the time.
I've tried clearing everything in the browser app - history, cache, cookies, etc - and rebooted the phone several times. It's still doing the same thing. I even downloaded Dolphin and experienced the same issue, so I don't think it's the browser app itself. I should mention I'm on 3G only, as I have been since I got the phone with no prior issues.
Any idea what's causing this?
I've had this problem with Dolphin HD and stock browsers, opera mini seems to open up anything but I hate using it because its not user friendly and I can't get it to stay in desktop mode.
Im having the same problem today irregardless of the browser i use. any imgur link refuses to load.
When I use Reddit is Fun and the imgur links and even some Reddit links just won't open. The data isn't sending or being received when it does this. I can usually toggle airplane mode and all is right. It's a hassle so I usually just wait till I'm on my laptop to view them.
Mah BAMF Thunderbolt
12th new tb.
Running Bamf remix 1.6.3.
It wasn't bothering me all that much.
But this is the only buggy thing I could find.
Glad it wasn't Bamf.
Anyway when I click links.
The browser will hang and do nothing for about 5 sec.
Then the load line goes up and the page loads.
Showing 4G with 2bars here in the shop.
Now on that same note, YouTube videos and downloads are wicked fast.
I have noticed that while going through the forums the pages do not refresh when I go back to a thread I read earlier. Is there a way to have auto refresh like IE?
Are you just using the back button to navigate back to the forum? I've noticed a few funky things, but I've picked up advanced browser on the app store, and I don't seem to see it AS often. Ymmv.
[Q] web browser
Is there any other web browser for the touchpad? Or any fixes for the browser? It sucks! Anytime you go to a site when you revisit it it loads as if you never left and you have to refresh it.
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Is there any other web browser for the touchpad? Or any fixes for the browser? It sucks! Anytime you go to a site when you revisit it it loads as if you never left and you have to refresh it.
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nope, nothing else. won't be anything else unless someone extends the browser, which you can do if you know how to develop.
What about the "Advanced browser"?
https://developer.palm.com/appredirect/?packageid=com.maklesoft.browser&applicationid=9962
There's advanced browser which gives you tabs but it's also $3. The reviews seem mixed.
I'd like to extend the browser to have many of the features of opera mobile when I have some time to do it. It's on my list of things "webos needs, but need the time to work on them."
the only thing I really miss on this browser is the trinication or what ever they call it. Its when you double tap or use the plus and minus on the bottom right of the screen or pinch to enlarge in android. It automatically puts the next word on the right of the screen on the second row and aligns the article to the width of what you are seeing regardless of how big you make the font size in the article. Really great for aging eyes without glasses. My 2 cent input. Hopefully the incredible devs here at XDA will find a way...please...thanks for all your work...experienced it with viewsonic gtab and nook color....you are the greatest....
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the only thing I really miss on this browser is the trinication or what ever they call it. Its when you double tap or use the plus and minus on the bottom right of the screen or pinch to enlarge in android. It automatically puts the next word on the right of the screen on the second row and aligns the article to the width of what you are seeing regardless of how big you make the font size in the article. Really great for aging eyes without glasses. My 2 cent input. Hopefully the incredible devs here at XDA will find a way...please...thanks for all your work...experienced it with viewsonic gtab and nook color....you are the greatest....
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[Q] Browser: Reduce Caching?
One thing that has really been annoying me about the browser is that it caches whole pages, which is rather bad on forums.
Is there any way to reduce the caching do it works like a regular browser? I'm hating having to hit refresh every time I view a board.
[Q] Browser: Broswer caching issue?
I've been using my Touchpad to browse the internet and it's having some issues. For a certain forum, I will view it at one time. I come back later, refresh, and nothing will change. I have to clear the cache every time. Is there any fix for this or is anyone else having the same problem?
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I've been using my Touchpad to browse the internet and it's having some issues. For a certain forum, I will view it at one time. I come back later, refresh, and nothing will change. I have to clear the cache every time. Is there any fix for this or is anyone else having the same problem?
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I've found the same issue, clearing cache solves it. Browser needs work.
MOD/FIX- Browser Caching Issue Fix!
So if you have notice the default browser on the TouchPad is over aggressive with its caching. Its painfully evident when browsing XDA, when you return to a forum here it won't load a lot of the new information until you manually refresh. I was finally able to find this simple fix to get the browser working better(at least closer to the way it should run).
1- Download internalz pro from Preware.
2- Launch internalz and go into preferences under the dropdown menu in the top right corner. Scroll to the very bottom and turn on Master Mode. Hit yes on the pop up (its warning you that if you screw things up, you screwed your self). Then touch the drop down menu in the top right corner again and hit close.
3- Now navigate to /etc/palm/browser-app.conf
4- Now find and change the following to this...
MemCacheMinDeadBytes=0MB
MemCacheMaxDeadBytes=0MB
MemCacheTotalBytes=0MB
DiskCacheEnabled=false
5- Now save this under the drop down menu and do a full restart. (not just Luna)
6- Enjoy and hit Thanks!
Just a heads up, some people with a slower internet connection may notice a little bit slower loading. I haven't noticed being any slower though!
There is a patch in Preware called "Disable Browser Cache" that fixes this. You could also do a search on Pre-Central for the patch. Someone posted the file there too. http://forums.precentral.net/hp-tou...eboss-flawed-browser-cache-3.html#post3146221 check post #59 for the file. Very EASY to install.
I forgot to mention that you need Preware installed to use the patch.
The patch didn't seem work for me, plus the patch won't apply if you have some of the other ones installed. This method was great and was still able to be apply with other patches. I was just posting this here for anyone on XDA that wanted to use it.
Your very welcome your rudeness!
First post here....
FINALLY got a chance to play around w my Galaxy 10.1 last night. Mostly looking on line, setting up bookmarks/favorites etc.
I have a question on the web browser. Every time I click on a link, it opens a new tab. After 10/15 minutes of browsing, I had tons of tabs opened up top. Is there any way to make the browser "behave" like Mozilla Firefox does on my home PC? In other words when I click on a link, it just goes to that web page without opening a new tab up top.
Also, when I shut down the browser, then re-open it, all of the tabs I had been looking at are still there. Basically what I'd like to have happen is to have all the tabs close out when I close out the browser.
Is there a workable solution to these issues?? Can I change the settings somewhere? Should I download a different browser??
Thanks!
Yes. You may need to download another browser. It seems stock browser cannot fulfill your request.
I recommend Dolphin Browser for Tablets.
I have a question that might relate more to Android than to the Note. I've been using an iPhone since the 3gs and got my Note on Sunday.
On an iPhone, I can exit the browser, do something else, then come back to the browser and continue where I left off. The state of the browser is saved.
With Android, the browser goes back to the home page. I tried Opera and it seems to bring me back to the page where I last left off, but it has to reload it. It's better than nothing but I'd really like to save the browser state in memory.
Can I get the same type of thing in Android? I looked through the settings and didn't see anything?
Thanks
As long as you don't use the back button, it should stay on the page you were viewing. Hasn't happened to me yet.
Hmm.
I just opened up the Android Browser, went to slickdeals.net, hit the home button, went back into the browser (slickdeals was still there), opened up the weather widget, hit home button, opened go SMS, hit home button and went back into the browser and it took me to the home page again.
What am I doing wrong?
Hmm mine does the same thing. I'm using Opera. It seems like if it's closed for any length of time then it dumps the page from memory and requires a reload when you come back to it. My guess this is working a working as intended feature of the operating system.
I tried the exact same thing. Opened Engadget, hit home button, hit weather widget, hit home button, opened the messaging app, hit home button, hit Opera and it had to reload the page. I remember my iPhone saving browser state for days and I guess I never noticed it when I switched to Android about 8 months ago. Just tested my old Inspire on wifi, it does the same thing and it's running ICS. It's gotta be the operating system.
I notice the same thing with my Note. my moto Atrix didnt do this so i dont think it has to do with android in general.
its android..doesnt have anything to do with the Note.
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I have a question that might relate more to Android than to the Note. I've been using an iPhone since the 3gs and got my Note on Sunday.
On an iPhone, I can exit the browser, do something else, then come back to the browser and continue where I left off. The state of the browser is saved.
With Android, the browser goes back to the home page. I tried Opera and it seems to bring me back to the page where I last left off, but it has to reload it. It's better than nothing but I'd really like to save the browser state in memory.
Can I get the same type of thing in Android? I looked through the settings and didn't see anything?
Thanks
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I know what you're talking about. This happened to me several times on my Note. The first few, I kind of blew it off, then it got annoying. When I actively tried to duplicate the issue, it came right back to the same page I was on, rather than the home page. This makes me think that either I closed all apps from the task manager and forgot or that Android actively killed the browser after a time. I definitely never had this happen on my Skyrocket or Vivid.
I just tried to reproduce this - opened Opera, loaded a page, went back to Home, opened a half-dozen apps, went back to Opera, and my page was still there.
Opera keeps the page but has to reload it. The default browser just loads the home page.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA App
Dolphin Browser HD seems to save my pages for days. If I forget to close out my pages it is always on where I left it.
It probably has to do with how the browser is treated by the automatic task manager built into android. My guess is that the stock browser and Opera get closed after a while of non-use, whereas Dolphin probably has some sort of higher priority and stays where you left it.
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Dolphin Browser HD seems to save my pages for days. If I forget to close out my pages it is always on where I left it.
It probably has to do with how the browser is treated by the automatic task manager built into android. My guess is that the stock browser and Opera get closed after a while of non-use, whereas Dolphin probably has some sort of higher priority and stays where you left it.
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I'll try Dolphin HD and post my results later today.
Thanks for the suggestion.
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Opera keeps the page but has to reload it. The default browser just loads the home page.
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To be clearer - Opera did NOT reload the page after opening the various other apps in my test. It wasn't until much later when I re-entered Opera did I see it reload the page. Maybe an hour after I ran my test.
sega_102 said:
I have a question that might relate more to Android than to the Note. I've been using an iPhone since the 3gs and got my Note on Sunday.
On an iPhone, I can exit the browser, do something else, then come back to the browser and continue where I left off. The state of the browser is saved.
With Android, the browser goes back to the home page. I tried Opera and it seems to bring me back to the page where I last left off, but it has to reload it. It's better than nothing but I'd really like to save the browser state in memory.
Can I get the same type of thing in Android? I looked through the settings and didn't see anything?
Thanks
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This is samsung's browser most likely as I didnt have this happen when using cm7 on my htc inspire, but if you go do something else and want to return to the browser's last page you were on what I find is working for me is holding the home button and when all the open apps show up just select the browser and it should return you to the last page you were on. Since it only shows 6 apps, if you've opened more than six apps since you left the browser then it wont be on the list and would need to start a new session. This is so far how I've been able to return to my browser's last page I was reading.
This is not a Samsung or a typical Android issue. I have had the Skyrocket, Atrix, Atrix 2, Thrill, Inspire, Captivate, and a some others. Never had this issue. Only with the Note.
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.