Coming from an android phone, I'm quite used to having google results include the google address/phone number/reviews of a particular venue that I look up, such as a restaraunt. However, I'm noticing that with my HD2, regardless of the browser that I use, those "official google" results don't pop up anymore, and all I get are standard links. I used to like how I could simply spot the phone number in the results and click on it to make a call. Can we achieve something like this in the HD2?
Any help guys?
do you mean from within the browser (i.e you go to google and type a search) or from the internet tab search box?
For the browser, you can search on changing the user agent in teh browser to report itself as a non mobile browser,
or to change the properties of the search box in the internet tab, browse the registry to
HKCU/Software/HTC/Manila
find (or create if it doesnt exist) the string value internet.searchurl
and set it to
http://google.co.uk/search?hl=en-GB&output=html&q=%s
this will give standard html google results. play with teh url as you like, but dont leave off the &q=%s (that passes your search box string to google)
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Just a little app I've been using that seems worthy to note...This will help you move webpages/messages/phone#s from the large screen/full keyboard of your PC to you g1 for processing in just a few seconds (no typing required for webpages just c/p!
Website from pc - phone:
First you'll need ixMAT Scanner from the market..
Browser to your favorite uber long web address on your pc.
Copy the website's address
Open this page http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ be sure you have 'content type' set to 'URL'
In the are labeled 'URL:' paste the uber long web address then press 'generate'
Open ixMAT Scanner, and focus it on the QR Code image that was produced
if all goes well you should now have a link in ixMAT that your can open in the g1's browser..
Phone # from pc -> phone:
Also you can use the same website and ixMAT to add phone numbers to your contacts.
Choose "phone number" under content and follow the same procedure as before.
BEWARE tho, trying to use the 'dial number' feature in ixMAT always causes a force close on my phone.
SMS from pc -> phone:
Another cool feature of the combo is the ability to write an SMS on the your pc.
Choose 'SMS' under content, then fill in the appropriate info # + msg then hit generate.
Scan with ixMAT and after a few seconds your should get 'send sms' 'send mms' options.
Click ''send sms' (or 'send mms' if you want to attach pics etc.) and the info is set up ready for you to hit send or w/e in your messenger
hope this is helpful, it's easier the 2nd time..lol
wow, that actually works a hell of alot better than i thought it would.
quicker than typing out the url thats for sure!
cheers for this
lol cool avatar, you stole 2 seconds of my life!
glad ya like it the email and sms features are useful as well
you can also copy+paste this into the title bar of your browser and have it auto-generate the image for you
Code:
javascript:void(window.location="http://qrcode.kaywa.com/img.php?s=8&d="+window.location)
ahh, cool. I also found this firefox add-on https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8613 that installs to the status bar, just click and it creates a code for the page your viewing. downside is it seems to redirect you through another site first..
The other signed QR generator 'Mobile something' add-on doens't seem to work for me atm :/
If i put a telephone number and then i scan it with G1 there a way to add the number on the contact list?. i can only open thw webbrowser.
If i put a telephone number and then i scan it with G1 there a way to add the number on the contact list?. i can only open thw webbrowser.
Ya, you have to change the 'content type' to "phone number" on the QR Code generator site. what i get from a phone number such as ########## is 'dial number', or 'add contact'
no this is not true it doesn't work for me
Works great. Thanks for the good idea.
this rocks!! by the way, right back atcha as far as your avatar is concerned
mastercut, ok.. seems there's some issues with the updated ixMAT it no longer dials numbers (force closes), it's still works good for adding to contacts tho... oh well, bummer lol
Is there a way to force prediction on the keyboard for a field that wouldn't normally have this?
Can I take that as a no?
no,take that as "we don't get you,explain it a bit" and "be patient,you've just waited for an hour and are already bumping"
Actually it was 25 hours, but I will try explain a little better
When on a webpage, both the regular browser and dophin browser allow text entry to parts of webpages.
Some fields such forum message fields (ie the one I am typing in), give predictive text, allow you to type quicker.
Some fields such as usernames do not.
Is there a way to force a field to allow predictive text.
ah,so....that was clear enough...i did spot that,but didn't need that option...but you can choose browser to remember your password
It's actually not just a username field, that was simply an example.
I believe it's done by default..i believe when you have an input field and you have the keyboard, tap the gear that signifies the settings for the keyboard and toggle to settings that will suit your needs.
You can also add words when you type predictive text by pressing the arrow that faces down when you see the word suggestions, and manually type in a word suggestion so that the predictor will give the newly created word as a suggestion. For instance, i've set it so when I type p-r-i on my phone, it autosuggests my username, princedwi.
Hope this helps!
Nope, sorry, still no good.
When I type a text message I get the predictive text, if I type "examp" it will fill in "example", however there are some boxes (mainly in web browser on some websites), php shoutbox for example, that simply don't, if I type "examp" then that's what it says.
Hitting the gear brings up text input settings, but the settings are ok for lots of other text fields, just not all.
Just a guess, but perhaps these particular fields don't use the standard Android 'widget' (not as in desktop app, but as in 'form' control as we call it in programming). For shoutboxes, I'm pretty sure they'll use a custom sort of javascript control, which may not actually use the default android textbox.
Could this be the issue?
Quite possibly.
And would there be a way to force predictive text in those fields.
I get where youre coming from mate - some text entry fields default to T9 and others in other programs default to ABC entry (catching you and me off guard!!)
T9 = Text on 9 keys, so slightly different, but think you know what I mean.
Don't think so
I've filed a bug against prediction being enabled for a password field in the stock Android (bad idea - passwords are not (should not be) dictionary words). This makes me think that prediction is a setting of the input field, and your application (Browser in your case) code simply disables it.
Other than reverse-engineering and patching the app, I don't know of a way to force prediction/autocomplete on.
I'm new to the android, mostly I like it, but there is one thing that is driving me nuts. I don't know if I'm missing something or stupid or what.
There are a number of times I have gotten to my list of contacts - i.e. from Google Maps defining a location to navigate to, or creating a shortcut to a contact- that I get presented with a list of all my contacts (1500+) and no apparent way to search the list.
If I press the search button it brings up the contact search, but then I seem to have lost the app that wanted the contact. Is there a way to do a search on the contacts and then have it get entered into the original app? I also tried google gesture search, which was great, but I can't figure out how to do anything with the contact other than call them.
I'm beginning to think I am dense or something, please help.
if i understand correctly, i think you want to navigate to a specific contact's address from google maps?
if so, all you need to do is, while in google maps, in the destination field just type the contacts name. and if you have their address saved in your contacts it should just pop up with their address.
For maps tha'ts great, I must remember not to rush things at traffic lights.
However, the thing I am still having trouble with is creating direct dial shortcuts. I go to create the shortcut, and get a long list of contacts and A-Z on the right. I can pick a letter, but there are still hundreds of phone numbers to go through. There is no search box available at that point - I tried pushing the search button and it searches the contact list, but then all I can do is call the contact, not create a shortcut. I tried BetterCut and it doesn't have the A-Z selector.
Am i missing something here too?
This is the problem of not having a physical keyboard. And not having gestures in all lists. What you are doing is exactly what I want to do many times and there is unfortunately no way around it except scrolling up and down a list. Very annoying idiom started by the iPhone and unfortunately copied by Android. There is simply no way to filter lists unless every list is accompanied by a filter text field.
Okay, so over time, I've gotten used to just typing one letter in Safari and hitting enter, assuming autocomplete will finish the rest (ex. typing F and enter, and autocomplete changes it to Facebook.com and goes to that). Since the new Safari came out, the search is integrated into that bar, so every now and then, I hit enter before autocomplete finishes, and I get a google search for "F" for example. Now, this normally wouldn't be an issue, except now that I have Google now, it thinks that I'm trying to search for the stock symbol "F" and now that is constantly showing up on Google Now, and it isn't in the list with my other stock symbols, so I can't even remove it! Some people have suggested that deleting Google Web History would help with this issue, so this is my question:
How do I search my web history for just the letter "f." I've tried every way I can think of, including in quotes, and I get other searches (like Axle F, etc.). I strictly want to find searches just for the letter "F" alone. How would I go about doing that? I really don't want to delete my entire Google History!
Anyone??
Hi,
Just switch from Iphone. Is there a way I can search for local apps name, email, text message. For example, If i want to launch something in 1000 apps, what is the best way to search just to type few letter.
Thank you
stagius24 said:
Hi,
Just switch from Iphone. Is there a way I can search for local apps name, email, text message. For example, If i want to launch something in 1000 apps, what is the best way to search just to type few letter.
Thank you
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You can use Google Now to search your phone.