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I can't download any files using the browser?

Hey everyone, joined xda today in hopes of finding a resolution to a problem I've been having. I'm running cm7.0.3.1 and for some reason, I can't download any files using the browser. I've tried a few different types of files to no avail. I get either a .htm file or it simply says "download unsuccessful" in download manager. Clearing caches didn't help nor did opera mobile. The market still works fine and so do any in-app downloads. What could the cause be? Any help would be appreciated...

Try firefox, it's download manager is different then the others.

Do a quick reboot. That happens to me every so often, that normally fixes it.

Firefox didn't work either, download started but wouldn't actually download, even on wifi. I rebooted a few times, after Mozilla installed, and after clearing caches. I'll keep searchin' and tryin' though

odd..I don't have a clue..try tehs suggestion or reflash cm..odd really odd. Never had a problem..

install a better Rom..lol

Try downloading astro file manager. After download go into app and click menu then more then preferences. Go all the way to bottom and there is a check box that says enable browser downloader. Try that and see if it helps you. Before when I had a similar problem this fixed it.
Edit...I am also running cm7.
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Linda file manager also enables that function by default. Search in android market.
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Nothing was working... For now I'm on kings alliance ROM which is downloading files fine with the browser. So it's all good.

I have that problem too on Synergy. I am trying the Linda manager thing....hoping it helps
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Download mp3/apk from website

hi all, im using samsung galaxy sl.
i wan to download mp3 from mp3.sogou.com.
when i click the download button in the download page, i only manage to download the html of that page but not the mp3, so i wonder what is the problem....
i try to download apk from some website too, same thing happen.
the file showed to be download is .apk, but when downloading, it is .html.
when done, i open it, it is the html of the page that contains the download.
is there anyway to download mp3/apk from website (through internet)?

Try opera mobile or install "download all files" from the market.

''musicbox turkce'' apk downloads mp3 songs..try it

I'm not 100% sure if this works, but download astro file manager, free from the market...go to options/preferences and there is an option to download all file types, select that and see how it goes...
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thanks all, i will try all the suggestion.
Btw, i tried "download all files".. can't solve the problem, it still download the HTML instead of the file i want

Try mp3 music download app ba..
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Opera mobile is cool! thanks...

dolphin browser hd runs flawesly too

Or you could choose to purchase music, downloading from these sites is illegal.

[Q] why do file downloads fail?

Im coming from a nexus s running CM, and on that i was able to download any file on the net direct to the phone.
On my note, i have been trying to do the same thing, however, moments after the download starts, it fails and i get an error message saying that the type of file is not compatible with my device.
The files ive been trying to download are the plugins (such as nVidia) for chainfire 3d... It also happened yesterday when i was trying to download some custom boot animations.
This means i have to wait till i get home, download to my pc then transfer them.
is it because im on the stock rom, and future custom roms will fix this? Or is there something i can change that will sort this?
I am rooted.

Are you using the stock browser?
If so, why not try a different browser, give Opera browser a go and see if you have any more download problems.

Bigmille said:
Are you using the stock browser?
If so, why not try a different browser, give Opera browser a go and see if you have any more download problems.
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That sorts it, thanks.
I do like the stock browser, but its very strange why it wont let you download.
Opera looks nice, ill give it a run

Dolphin browser is another good one.
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can't seem to download .apks directly to fire

instead of sideloading .apks i tried uploading them to a mediahost like filesonic but whenever i try to download it via my kindle to install, my kindle just downloads a stupid 2kb .htm file instead of the .apk.
is there anyway to fix this? The download works fine on a computer but not on the fire.
EDIT: Using stock amazon silk browser, sorry i didn't include that.

Have this same problem on the galaxy s2...
I figured its a problem with some of the sharing sites that cause this... generally you wont have this on megaupload or mediashare or some other big ones...
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What browser? Also get astro file manager and enable browser downloads in its preferences

Using stock amazon silk browser, sorry i didn't include that.

I have astro installed and nothing downloads. I'm on amazon stock browser.

bal1985 said:
I have astro installed and nothing downloads. I'm on amazon stock browser.
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Did you enable browser downloads in astro's preferences?

I had the same issue. I believe it's a problem on the host's end.
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Guys,
Install dropbox on your computer and upload the files there. Then install it on your kindle fire and download/install your apk directly since they are automatically synchronised. It is much easy then using those file hosting sites.
dropbox gives you 2GB free, there are others that give you 5GB for free, like box.net, sugarsync.

How to use Mega to download without the App

Many people including me have tried to download something from the Mega host, just to run into troubles, and if you are like me, you dont want to install the app...
I found a little trick i thought i'd share, hopefully its the right place to share it.
When you run into a thread that has a link to Mega, you are normally greeted with the nice Mega App redirect page. To get around this:
1) Change your browser to Desktop mode on the current page you are on, not on the Mega redirect page.
2) Most importantly, tap and hold the download link and copy the link address.
3) Paste the link address into your current desktop viewed tab, and go.
You should now be able to get to the actual download without the app and/or fuss.
Cheers!

Thank you for sharing this it was kind of hard to figure out and it was annoying to have their ad for the app always appearing.
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Awesome! Now do you know how to get the browser to open tabs in the background?

m0nz said:
Many people including me have tried to download something from the Mega host, just to run into troubles, and if you are like me, you dont want to install the app...
I found a little trick i thought i'd share, hopefully its the right place to share it.
When you run into a thread that has a link to Mega, you are normally greeted with the nice Mega App redirect page. To get around this:
1) Change your browser to Desktop mode on the current page you are on, not on the Mega redirect page.
2) Most importantly, tap and hold the download link and copy the link address.
3) Paste the link address into your current desktop viewed tab, and go.
You should now be able to get to the actual download without the app and/or fuss.
Cheers!
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The app doesn't support downloading from folders anyway. So your method is still the best bet even if the app is installed. I should also mention that this method works with the stock browser I couldn't get it to work with Dolphin.

SiNJiN76 said:
Awesome! Now do you know how to get the browser to open tabs in the background?
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You can try entering this into your browser- i didnt have to touch anything once i hit enter., just paste the link and go. Afterwords, try tapping and holding a link, open in new tab, and it should open in the background.
chrome://flags/#enable-new-ntp
speedy1979 said:
The app doesn't support downloading from folders anyway. So your method is still the best bet even if the app is installed. I should also mention that this method works with the stock browser I couldn't get it to work with Dolphin.
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I'm glad I could be of some help!
I wonder what it is about Dolphin. Theres gotta be a way for it to work. I will check it out when I get a chance.

m0nz said:
You can try entering this into your browser- i didnt have to touch anything once i hit enter., just paste the link and go. Afterwords, try tapping and holding a link, open in new tab, and it should open in the background.
chrome://flags/#enable-new-ntp
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Thanks for the help. It didn't work. I exited the browser (cause the Relaunch Browser button on the bottom didn't work), but still, tabs open in foreground. Weird that this is not an option. (BTW I'm using the built in brower)

Seems it's not working anymore with stock browser under CM12.1

Just curious, why not just install the app? It is IMO one of the best cloud storage/file sharing services you can use, way better than dropbox or box. Would love to understand why people don't use it.
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ShrekOpher said:
Just curious, why not just install the app? It is IMO one of the best cloud storage/file sharing services you can use, way better than dropbox or box. Would love to understand why people don't use it.
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Because it's slow, it downloads to a cloud 1st then to my phone and never allows me to use download booster so that's it in a nutshell for me anyways

Seems that Mega does no more allow uploading img files
I usually upload stock e.g. boot img, recovery.img, persist.img whenever I switch or update the ROM (used to do it on several devices and never had problems)
Yesterday I wanted again but it didn't upload. Then I tested:
- same img files that I uploaded with no problems time ago to Mega, but now uploading to another folder on Mega
- by renaming img files to bin files
- I even downgraded from the recent Mega 4.3 apk to 4.2.2 (because the last time, two weeks ago I successfully uploaded two img files and I checked now that Mega 4.3 apk was updated afterwards, just few days ago)
But no avail
I can upload my stock or Android patched boot images but ONLY if I ZIP them
However, I checked with a TWRP img file (for flashing TWRP) and it worked
Also, all my img files that were previously uploaded to Mega are still there and can be downloaded
I'm an old Mega user, with 50 GB limit, and I have 26 GB of free space (boot images are about 20 MB each), hence there is no lack of space problem - btw, I just uploaded an even bigger zip file with no problem