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[Q]Any chance to get browser in desktop mode?

Hi just like title says.
Debug mode doesnt work

I installed Dolphin HD. You can find a "desktop"-mode in it's settings.

Dont want to mess my device, dont want a workaround ;-) so I'll stay at stock browser ... this one must do it somehow

what exactly is this desktop mode? Do you mean fullscreen? If so, webkit wont hide the taskbar, youll need a third party browser like dolphin or firefox.

ftgg99 said:
what exactly is this desktop mode? Do you mean fullscreen? If so, webkit wont hide the taskbar, youll need a third party browser like dolphin or firefox.
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the mode I nean is that the browser is not recognised as a mobile device but as a desktop pc, some sites redirekt you to mobile version and features are not available e.g. google calander

On my HTC, just click the menu button in the browser, then "More", then "Settings" and there you should see "Mobile view", just untick it.

Webkit will not allow you to choose user agent. Get dolphin he from the market, it does.

ftgg99 said:
Webkit will not allow you to choose user agent. Get dolphin he from the market, it does.
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Mmm I don't think you know what you're talking about.
Dolphin is using Webkit, it's just the appearance that has been changed.
And you can do it with the stock browser just the way I explained it a few post above.

Oh please.
Why don't you try doing exactly as you've recommended above little buddy, starting with more, then settings, then whatever.

what he is saying is true, i have that option on my htc but not my galaxy.

ftgg99 said:
Oh please.
Why don't you try doing exactly as you've recommended above little buddy, starting with more, then settings, then whatever.
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Ok I may be wrong about the settings, but still, Dolphin is based on Webkit.

513 said:
Ok I may be wrong about the settings, but still, Dolphin is based on Webkit.
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The Samsung stock browser does not offer the ability to change user agent. Samsung have stripped that setting from the browser (along with quite a number of other ones littered throughout the OS). Samsung's iteration and Dolphin are both based on webkit.
Use Firefox (behaves a bit randomly though, some pages display mobile view while others don't) or Dolphin HD with Desktop Toggles AddOn as a work around until we get some custom ROMs for this thing.

Like said above no setting like this in menu, not even with debug mode. Personaly I think the whole device is on every edge a bit buggy, translation faults and some senceless functions, or some wich are not thought to the next level. Like allshare, nice but not really functional no option to set more files at once in playlist, or mydocs, no option zo rename.

I also miss that function . On my N1 I can go into the menu and change so the browser does not present itself as a mobile device. On the big screen tab I would mostly like to view webpages as a real browser and not a mobile browser.
When You log on to a newspaper they all end up as mobile pages and You only get the stupid headlines and not the stuff You actually browsed to get.
Tried to download COD yesterday but could not do it as the browser went into mobile mode and presented itself as P1000 which stopped me from even trying to install it.

I search a little bit around without success, about:debug enable some features but seems there is not a chance to enable it.
Seems it happen also with Galaxy S with froyo installed, differently than HTC Desire that has the default the user agent selectable by default (I think is an HTC chose).
Anyway not just Dolphin HD allows to change it also Skyfire, but I agree that would be nice to have it on the default browser...(that seems to be faster then the Dolphin)

For me xScope 6 is the fastest (and featurewise imo the best as well) on the Tab.

With yesterdays release of Dolphin HD 4.0 we now have the finest mobile browser on the tab. All the bugs that used to tick me off are gone and fullscreen is silky smooth.

Typing Lag Fix = opera Browser

I Own an Eee Pad Transformer and That Typing lag is Horrendous. Im going to be getting a Gtab 10.1 In the next few weeks and selling my Tab + Dock but thats beside the point. I Made this Thread just for an FYI. for Those who didnt know and wanted a Fix for Typing Lag, Opera Browser Mobile is Perfect. Using Opera Browser Mobile Feels Soo much smoother when typing with NO LAG what so ever. For those who are on ends, You should Try this out. Also an FYI, for people who Think Opera Mobile Just shows Mobile versions of websites, it doesnt. You can set it to a Full Desktop View Now with New Update.
Hope This Helps People out ~ Cheers ~
Edit: Opera Now Supports Flash. Tested and works! yay for updates. Also it Supports desktop without having to go to hidden menu.

"Only Thing Opera is missing is Flash Support."
LOL! That's a pretty major thing to be missing don't ya think?!

akarol said:
"Only Thing Opera is missing is Flash Support."
LOL! That's a pretty major thing to be missing don't ya think?!
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LOL Yeah but they cant without Source since Opera is built Differently. Gotta wait for Google to release it, If they do. Theyre being picky with HoneyComb. still the Smoothness is worlds different. you'll notice the typing difference right away.

Look like the new version opera mobile 11.1 has a agent setting, support flash, and has a exit button. So no need to go into about:config to set the agent. Too bad the font is still pretty small compare to default and dolphin HD. I havent tried out 11.1 but with 11 there was still some lag when typing on this forum.
http://my.opera.com/operamobile/blog/2011/06/30/opera-mobile-11-1-has-arrived

dazz87 said:
Look like the new version opera mobile 11.1 has a agent setting, support flash, and has a exit button. So no need to go into about:config to set the agent. Too bad the font is still pretty small compare to default and dolphin HD. I havent tried out 11.1 but with 11 there was still some lag when typing on this forum.
http://my.opera.com/operamobile/blog/2011/06/30/opera-mobile-11-1-has-arrived
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Strange. I Have no Lag. Maybe its because Im using Thumb Keyboard too. I also turned off all Auto Corrections and grammar corrections.

Been using Opera Mobile for a little while. Love this browser, was bothered by the lack of agent setting, but now that can be turned on. Also was able to watch Flash and that worked good.
Really like the browser alot.

I never had lag on my Opera, what settings did you have?
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Likes
1) typing is indeed much better. no more blue highlights in text boxes which seems to be the cause.
2) text selection is steadier.. the cursor seems to pick the right position more accurately and without the real annoying cursor jumping.
Dislikes
1) when typing this response.. the typing indicator started right in the middle of the reply text box with no way to put it at the top line.
2) font is smaller than stock browser and dolphin HD
3) scrolling is not as smooth as stock browser and dolphin hd
4) loading pages is slower than stock browser and dolphin hd
5) no full screen viewing
6) bookmarks are not as easy to access like dolphin HD
with all that said.. it is such a relief to be able to type without lag and to be able to set the cursor more accurately. I'll stick to opera for now until dolphin or stock gets rid of the lag.

HorsexD said:
Strange. I Have no Lag. Maybe its because Im using Thumb Keyboard too. I also turned off all Auto Corrections and grammar corrections.
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I am also using the thumb keyboard and have xda set to classic view. The lag comes and goes. There is major lag if I have music playing in the background with either default music player or player pro. This lag is on both my TF and 10.1. I havent tried out 11.1 yet, hopefully there lag is gone.

I just started using Opera and the typing is indeed much better. I think everything is crisper looking too. Everything in Dolphin HD seems soft and scrolling in both Dolphin and the stock browser is nothing to brag about. They may scroll, but content loads after.

HorsexD said:
Strange. I Have no Lag. Maybe its because Im using Thumb Keyboard too. I also turned off all Auto Corrections and grammar corrections.
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I have two g tabs, and one is unlocked.
I don't experience any of the keyboard lag that everyone writes about.

[Request] Hcomb Browser Fix

The main app any tablet user uses is the Browser I'd assume and unfortunately its the weak spot on Honeycomb.
Viewing most desktop sites is very unbearable (try facebook, XDA, Google Plus) as the page lags, and text input is very difficult as well (huge lag)
Do any devs have any idea how to improve the speed on this stock browser in custom roms or so, I remember a kernel on the Xoom fixed things
This link has more info:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17353

If we could get a fix for this I could finally love my tab.

There is a lot less lag on the bonsai rom, but it's not completely gone. Ultimately google will have to be the to fix it.

theyve never mentioned it /acknowledged it
thats the worrying part

Ya know what actually, as,much as i dont like the look of the browser, opera mobile is the best functioning browser ive ever used. There is no browser lag, it render eveything exactly the way my desktop does. Im very suprised that google cannot mirror whatever opera mobile has done.
Ill give you an example of where opera finally got it right...
Try and do a search on xdas site and see what happens. It opens the text box for a second and then it drops the keyboard. Its never works and it is so annoying.
Now try it on opera mobile. Oh my god, it works!
It doesnt work on dolphin, firefox or any other browser ive tried. Opera mobile it works. Can a super sharp coder figure out a way to take whatever opera has in it and put it in the stock HC browser??

it`strange becouse in some forums is all ok, in other the text is very very slow :-(

EyeAndroid said:
Ya know what actually, as,much as i dont like the look of the browser, opera mobile is the best functioning browser ive ever used. There is no browser lag, it render eveything exactly the way my desktop does. Im very suprised that google cannot mirror whatever opera mobile has done.
Ill give you an example of where opera finally got it right...
Try and do a search on xdas site and see what happens. It opens the text box for a second and then it drops the keyboard. Its never works and it is so annoying.
Now try it on opera mobile. Oh my god, it works!
It doesnt work on dolphin, firefox or any other browser ive tried. Opera mobile it works. Can a super sharp coder figure out a way to take whatever opera has in it and put it in the stock HC browser??
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I tried Opera and everything works great except two things. the first is that often times you will enter text in a text box, and then when you minimize the keyboard to click the submit button, it removes everything you just typed! I had this happen to me about 5 times and then I gave up and uninstalled it. The other issue is mainly a preference, but the tabs suck! Give me real tabs like the stock browser. opera and Firefox have a horrible tab implementation on Android.

EvoXOhio said:
often times you will enter text in a text box, and then when you minimize the keyboard to click the submit button, it removes everything you just typed!
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i hate this thing more of the input lag , when it succeed often i close my browser and don't write more becouse i'm frustrated

Plus I am very tired of getting to the "mobile" version of the websites.
Its a 10 inch Tablet..
Google needs to give this thing a Desktop identity and load the desktop version of the websites. One thing Apple is doing right with the iPad.
Even better get rid of this Chrome Based Android Mobile Browser and put there the real Chrome.

nMIK-3 said:
Plus I am very tired of getting to the "mobile" version of the websites.
Its a 10 inch Tablet..
Google needs to give this thing a Desktop identity and load the desktop version of the websites. One thing Apple is doing right with the iPad.
Even better get rid of this Chrome Based Android Mobile Browser and put there the real Chrome.
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+1
even when I've manually set the useragent to a desktop browser, I still get kicked to the mobile versions of some sites. And sites like...google search, which should know better!
I've tested a bunch of browsers at this point and none of them are perfect. I think dolphin comes closest, but it definitely has little things that are annoying (such as it being way to easy to close the wrong tab)

nMIK-3 said:
Plus I am very tired of getting to the "mobile" version of the websites.
Its a 10 inch Tablet..
Google needs to give this thing a Desktop identity and load the desktop version of the websites. One thing Apple is doing right with the iPad.
Even better get rid of this Chrome Based Android Mobile Browser and put there the real Chrome.
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If you type in about:debug in the browser you can go into the settings and change the uastring setting
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ninja984 said:
If you type in about:debug in the browser you can go into the settings and change the uastring setting
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I know. But after a while is going back to default.
I cant changing and play with the settings every other day.
Plus regular people cannot deal with such advance settings. I personally know 3 people they went with the iPad because of this.

SS2006 said:
The main app any tablet user uses is the Browser I'd assume and unfortunately its the weak spot on Honeycomb.
Viewing most desktop sites is very unbearable (try facebook, XDA, Google Plus) as the page lags, and text input is very difficult as well (huge lag)
Do any devs have any idea how to improve the speed on this stock browser in custom roms or so, I remember a kernel on the Xoom fixed things
This link has more info:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17353
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I am a little confused. I don't have an issue with the browser or the typing...The pages load and scroll perfect and there is little to no lag at all on my typing. There can be a slight lag at times when i use the Keyboard/Dock but that is it.
Does anyone else have no issue?

Disappointed with ICS (mainly Browser)

Ok, i upgraded from Roach Prime to ICS and now i have these complains:
ICS Browser doesn't have an option to define that i want desktop sites forcing me every time i visit a site to ask for the desktop version in the options, wtf is that??
In Facebook, even if i ask for the desktop version the chat doesn't get docked to the right like in a normal desktop browser, and the options of the chat don't work
Is there any way to solve this, where is the Chrome apk because from market i can't install chrome either.
All this ranting is not because of me, it's my wife's tablet and she is just complaining about all this and telling me that i shouldn't have upgraded and driving me crazy.
Chrome is not the solution because she watches lots of flash videos

I'm quite unimpressed also.
Sometimes I can click "request desktop site" and it sometimes works, sometimes doesn't.
I've typed about:debug and changed the user string to Desktop but it doesn't always work.
Also about:debug doesn't always work.
I'm having the same problems with chrome.
Maxthon for tab and Doliphin for Pad are currently my alternatives

Get ICS Browser + from market this adds user agent string option.

I went back to Revolver 3.11 for now.
I had a couple of random reboots on ICS when launching apps, and i notice this occasional annoying screen tear at the top left corner of the display.
Kind of like graphic anomalies you would get from overclocking a graphics card.
Never had that problem on Honeycomb.
I like the new features of ICS, but those annoyances will keep me on HC until they're ironed out.

People actually still use the stock browser? (and it's lame skins like Dolphin)???
Have they not heard of Opera Mobile?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.opera.browser&hl=en

CrazyPeter said:
People actually still use the stock browser? (and it's lame skins like Dolphin)???
Have they not heard of Opera Mobile?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.opera.browser&hl=en
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Maybe they are fed up of Opera's inability to display most websites in a normal way?
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I find the browser to be good. Opera is crap and can't display website properly. My only complaint is that MyNet is now unusable. Videos stutter and hardly play now where they worked perfectly before.

Me playing with Google Chrome. So farcso good. It is beta still though
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habylab said:
Maybe they are fed up of Opera's inability to display most websites in a normal way?
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I have no problems, and out of all the Android browser, Opera is by far the best at formattaing and reflowing them for mobile and tablets.
Did you set it to Mobile, Tablet or Desktop UserAgent?
or perhaps you are visiting websites written by 14yr bedroom coders that still think IE is the only browser on the planet, and as long as it displays in IE, they can get their money and run...
Either way, your comment stinks of ignorance. Clearly websites written to Webstandards will work in ALL browsers, and the piss-poor browser sniffing that badly coded websites use cause more problems than they fix.

Type about:debug into address bar
Press enter
Hit settings.
At the bottom...hit debug
See UAstring? Touch it.
Select your preferred viewing preference.

SiNJiN76 said:
Type about:debug into address bar
Press enter
Hit settings.
At the bottom...hit debug
See UAstring? Touch it.
Select your preferred viewing preference.
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Hmmm about:debug does nothing in stock, and in Chrome, it tries to take me to chrome://debug and says webpage is not available. Any suggestions?

Hi to all, ice cream is very very great, thank you asus, but browser is not very good, is better then honeycomb, but i have some problem with download from file hosting site, download often don't work, browser say "download complete" but it has downloaded some kb of file not all, and if it work download is very slow, with honeycomb, i never had this problem, i've tried other browser, like dolphin, chrome, opera, same problem there also. There is some good download manager let me download everything with it? Sorry for my english, it's not so good
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If your disappointed with ICS just go back to honeycomb. Especially if its your wifes tablet. Not worth the aggro, in my experience anyway. Lol
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Anyway to fix the lag?! Fantasy basketball LAG

Im seriously thinking about returning the tablet. I've done alot of the fixes and tweaks other people have posted here to fix the lag. Everytime i try to view fantasy basketball on yahoo, it lags tremendously. The only fix ive found for this is turning off javascript but it's annoying to have to turn it on and off while browsing different websites. I've also used different browsers such as dolphin and chrome and it still lags. I do like the multitasking capabilities of the tablet but the lag while browsing websties is a major deal breaker for me. Are there any other people who play fantasy basketball and have a fix?

sholee said:
Im seriously thinking about returning the tablet.
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Okay, now I at least see the lag. I never saw it but this web page is like browsing with brakes. And I compare it with other devices and it's only on the Note that it has such a lag.
So, I will analyze this web page to see what produce this lag.
PS. There exists also an app, maybe this is an solution?!
PPS. When I switch to the desktop view my lag is gone. I got the lag only in the mobile view (stock browser).

Can u check "Force GPU Rendering" in developer setting and tell me if that makes a difference?
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sholee said:
Im seriously thinking about returning the tablet. I've done alot of the fixes and tweaks other people have posted here to fix the lag. Everytime i try to view fantasy basketball on yahoo, it lags tremendously. The only fix ive found for this is turning off javascript but it's annoying to have to turn it on and off while browsing different websites. I've also used different browsers such as dolphin and chrome and it still lags. I do like the multitasking capabilities of the tablet but the lag while browsing websties is a major deal breaker for me. Are there any other people who play fantasy basketball and have a fix?
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Yahoo's new layout is notoriously awful for mobile devices. It takes almost 45 seconds to fully load a page on my old A500 in both Chrome and the AOSP browser. Yahoo did a terrible job. I would not read much into the device's capabilities based on that site only.

locovaca said:
Yahoo's new layout is notoriously awful for mobile devices. It takes almost 45 seconds to fully load a page on my old A500 in both Chrome and the AOSP browser. Yahoo did a terrible job. I would not read much into the device's capabilities based on that site only.
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yeah I know it's most likely on yahoos end but it is one of the main reasons why I bought a tablet so that I didn't have to Web browse on a phone. But it's unfortunate bc fantasy basketball is one of my top sites I view daily to check up on my roster, etc.
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Can u check "Force GPU Rendering" in developer setting and tell me if that makes a difference?
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I checked it and it didn't make a difference.
Is there anyway to keep viewing sites in desktop view? It doesn't lag in desktop view like someone mentioned earlier but Every time I load a new tab or site, desktop view automatically turns off.

sholee said:
Is there anyway to keep viewing sites in desktop view? It doesn't lag in desktop view like someone mentioned earlier but Every time I load a new tab or site, desktop view automatically turns off.
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I don't use the default browser, but I use Opera/ Boat Browser HD and Next Browsers, and for all of them you can trip the User Agent setting to Desktop in their settings. I think Next Browser supports Flash too. Hope this solves your issue.

Srikar_NBK said:
I don't use the default browser, but I use Opera/ Boat Browser HD and Next Browsers, and for all of them you can trip the User Agent setting to Desktop in their settings. I think Next Browser supports Flash too. Hope this solves your issue.
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Dolphin has been crashing constantly in desktop view for some reason... i have no idea. I will try Next browser since it supports flash and see how it goes. This situation is so aggravating.. for a 500+ tablet, I expected better..

sholee said:
Dolphin has been crashing constantly in desktop view for some reason... i have no idea. I will try Next browser since it supports flash and see how it goes. This situation is so aggravating.. for a 500+ tablet, I expected better..
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Opera smooth and fast. Tablet no problem. Because of app still not use all for GPU render.

chanhny said:
Opera smooth and fast. Tablet no problem. Because of app still not use all for GPU render.
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Okay, i've used MOST of the browsers and it's still not working. I've tried Dolphin, Opera, UC, Mozilla, Chrome, and Next. None of them work, while some have a desktop mode feature, for some reason, it does not load my fantasy basketball roster on the site, it scrolls but it only shows the background wallpaper, no images or text.
Can someone with a rooted device tell me if the fantasy basketball site lags or not for them?

sholee said:
Okay, i've used MOST of the browsers and it's still not working. I've tried Dolphin, Opera, UC, Mozilla, Chrome, and Next. None of them work, while some have a desktop mode feature, for some reason, it does not load my fantasy basketball roster on the site, it scrolls but it only shows the background wallpaper, no images or text.
Can someone with a rooted device tell me if the fantasy basketball site lags or not for them?
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First...being rooted doesn't inherently make anything better. It all depends what you do with your root a access.
I went to the yahoo sports page and here are my results.
Stock browser: mobile was terible. Desktop mode was flawless.
Opera Browser: flawless in both mobile and desktop
Chrome browser: flawless in both mobile and desktop
Dolphin browser: slightly more lag in mobile but perfect in desktop.
When I say mobile and desktop, I mean the user agent of the browser, not to be confused the mobile version of the website.
I'm not sure why you are having problems. I agree, the stock browser in mobile mode sucks on that website. Are we talking about yahoo sports? You know they have a fantasy football app that would be much better than the site.
I don't have anything special done with root, just use it for cheating games
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Serinety said:
First...being rooted doesn't inherently make anything better. It all depends what you do with your root a access.
I went to the yahoo sports page and here are my results.
Stock browser: mobile was terible. Desktop mode was flawless.
Opera Browser: flawless in both mobile and desktop
Chrome browser: flawless in both mobile and desktop
Dolphin browser: slightly more lag in mobile but perfect in desktop.
When I say mobile and desktop, I mean the user agent of the browser, not to be confused the mobile version of the website.
I'm not sure why you are having problems. I agree, the stock browser in mobile mode sucks on that website. Are we talking about yahoo sports? You know they have a fantasy football app that would be much better than the site.
I don't have anything special done with root, just use it for cheating games
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The signup site for yahoo fantasy basketball is fine, it's when I log-in and load my rosters and team match ups that it starts to stutter. Dolphin crashes on me constantly, no idea why AND when it's not busy crashing on me, it doesn't even load my roster, it'll load up the background of the site but that's it. I'm able to scroll but there's nothing on the site except the background picture. Chrome doesn't have the option to stay in desktop mode, every time i load up a new tab, it'll turn off desktop mode. It's annoying to have to turn on desktop mode every time I go onto yahoo. Opera doesn't lag but for some reason the top banner with the menus scrolls down when i scroll down when it's not supposed to, it overlaps the stats of the players, making it difficult to read.
And the app for fantasy anything is crap, it doesn't allow for a lot of things that the website does, such as swapping your players. You can even see the reviews that many people are unhappy with the app and how it's limited to the things u can do.
I wish the note performed better, i was really excited when I used it until I went to yahoo and was really trying hard to see past this but it's soooo annoying!

sholee said:
The signup site for yahoo fantasy basketball is fine, it's when I log-in and load my rosters and team match ups that it starts to stutter. Dolphin crashes on me constantly, no idea why AND when it's not busy crashing on me, it doesn't even load my roster, it'll load up the background of the site but that's it. I'm able to scroll but there's nothing on the site except the background picture. Chrome doesn't have the option to stay in desktop mode, every time i load up a new tab, it'll turn off desktop mode. It's annoying to have to turn on desktop mode every time I go onto yahoo. Opera doesn't lag but for some reason the top banner with the menus scrolls down when i scroll down when it's not supposed to, it overlaps the stats of the players, making it difficult to read.
And the app for fantasy anything is crap, it doesn't allow for a lot of things that the website does, such as swapping your players. You can even see the reviews that many people are unhappy with the app and how it's limited to the things u can do.
I wish the note performed better, i was really excited when I used it until I went to yahoo and was really trying hard to see past this but it's soooo annoying!
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well clearly this is not a performance issue with the tablet . In not Sure why you keep going Down that Road. For whatever reason the website is having some compatibility issue with the note, you can email yahoo about it, maybe it's a simple fix. If you need to return the tablet because of it, go for it. But it's not an issue with the performance capability of the tablet itself, the tablet is plenty capable of display the simple yahoo site, send an email to yahoo tech support is about the best advice I can give.
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