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I first time use an s9+, and have some small, but annoying issue. I have kiwi browser installed, and I can't set it as a default browser. Or to be exact I can, and I did, but yet if I click on any link from social media, it still opens them with samsung browser. I never used a samsung before, so I would like to ask, what's the trick to fix this? And at this piont, looks like I'm also not able to disable samsung browser, and chrome as well. Is there any way to block those?
ii9 said:
Hi.
I first time use an s9+, and have some small, but annoying issue. I have kiwi browser installed, and I can't set it as a default browser. Or to be exact I can, and I did, but yet if I click on any link from social media, it still opens them with samsung browser. I never used a samsung before, so I would like to ask, what's the trick to fix this? And at this piont, looks like I'm also not able to disable samsung browser, and chrome as well. Is there any way to block those?
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Tap and hold on the kiwi browser icon, go to app settings and u will see 'default browser' there. Choose kiwi.
LiNe1771 said:
Tap and hold on the kiwi browser icon, go to app settings and u will see 'default browser' there. Choose kiwi.
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Hi, thanks, but it is set to kiwi, and looks like it ignores it. Also the section above lets me delete the defaults, and after I set kiwi again, but no changes with the behaviour, still opens in samsung browser. Also in that section where I should set links, it's inactive.
I just recently posted this answer in another post, worked for me on the latest Android 11 hope it helps you too
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Google is being so annoying lately... I had this same problem and found a solution:
just install a browser that you aren't going to use (or one already on your device) and then set it as the default browser. Then delete that app (uninstall it) and the default browser will be back set to none.
Just super annoying because if you hit the button again later to set a default browser you'll have to do this all over again
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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?
optimiss said:
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.
iamhcg said:
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.
First I know how to clear the defaults in the settings in the apps section. After you do that when you click a link your browsers you have downloaded come up and can select which one you one and check the bottom for default. I have been using Dolphin since I got the phone, but I wanna use ICS browser plus browser. I went to the apps and cleared defaults under Dolphin so now each time I click a link it directs me thru the stock browser without even asking which one I wanna use. I always keep going to the apps the stock browser and clear the cache and clear the default, but after I back out and click a link it takes me right back through the stock browser. I go right back to the settings and its still showing its the default browser even after 10 secs earlier I cleared it. Any suggestions as why this is happening
Select your default browser under settings/app associations.
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Select your default browser under settings/app associations.
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Wow thanks man, I had no idea you could do that
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after I updated to jb when I search for example for a youtube video or google play app and click the link it doesnt open the respective app instead it opens the links in the browser.
any idea?
You've set default values for some apps. Go into App Management, find Internet, click on it, and then click "Clear Defaults". You should then be prompted for which application you want to open certain types of link with the next time you click on one.
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You've set default values for some apps. Go into App Management, find Internet, click on it, and then click "Clear Defaults". You should then be prompted for which application you want to open certain types of link with the next time you click on one.
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thanks for your answer but I already did that
I read somewhere, that's because of Apple patents. Not 100% about the info though.
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I have the same problem. It's didn't work since JB upgrade.
Very annoying when you click youtube link in twitter and it's open in browser instead of native app.
BTW, it's obvious problem with only stock browser.
If you open link in Chrome or Dolphin you still have a choice to open in native app.
I will try to revert to ICS stock browser and see what happen.
Up ! I have this problem too... If someone can help us
Well, bad news.
ICS Samsung stock browser not working on JB ROM, FC all the times.
I think we should learn to live with it now, don't think they'll fixed it soon.
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".
plastic_green_head said:
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.