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Browser trouble

Does anyone have a fix for the browser defaulting to mobile view and setting it to desktop view? i cannot find a fix to this in the settings. This wasnt an issue on the Evo.
it is very annoying to scroll down to the bottom of every page and click desktop view. some pages like ESPN do no even have this. Even after to select desktop it will go right back to mobile view if you move to another page within the same site.

I couldn't find this setting in the default browser either. Pretty sure there isn't a option to change the user agent in 2.1 stock browser.
You can always switch to Dolphin HD or xScope which allow you to switch user agents.
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I'm in the same boat. On my rooted hero xscope browser with the user agent set to computer worked perfectly. On the epic you can set it to computer and it stills goes to the mobile sight. I really need to figure it out for ESPN. No fantasy football and this baby is going back to the store lol

Open the browser then type in about:debug and hit enter. It wont do anything after hitting enter but if you go into options you will now have a option to change the UAString from mobile to desktop. The option is at the bottom of the option list.

Have you tried opera mini?

Browser Lag Fix

Well, We all know the Browser lags when we have flash content.
But after Applying a "Lag fix" for the browser from the Nexus S thread, It actually works.
So here what they did... And it works for my SGS and the Browsing speed has improved alot for mine.
A Good test site would be Androidcentral.com
DO NOTE I"M USING DARKY'S ROM WITH HIS VERSION 8.0 BROWSER ((WITH THE GRAPHIC "Glitch", Checkered boxes when zooming ))
1. In the browser's URL bar, type: about:debug and then hit GO. You will notice no visible change, but you now have access to the more advanced configuration options for the browser.
2. Press MENU, go into the browser's settings and under the Debug heading, be sure that "Normal rendering" is checked and uncheck "Show JavaScript Console"
3. At the very bottom of the Debug options, click "UAString" and select "Desktop". (( COULD NOT FIND THIS SO I SKIPPED IT))
4. Reload the page.
You should now hopefully be able to see sites as they appear on a desktop computer.
NOTE: If you clear out the browser's data from the Manage Applications menu under Android's main settings page that you access by using the MENU button on the home screen, you will have to repeat these steps to be able to see sites rendered as they are on desktops again.
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Credits to the author of this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=888788

[INFO] Speeding up the default browser rendering by a huge amount..

Sorry if this has been posted before, but this worked for me pretty well... just type
about:debug
In the address bar. Now go to "Settings" in the tool menu, go to the Debug option, and DISABLE "Use Wide Viewport".
This gave me a huge rendering-speed increase (while slightly lowering font size). The only option I have enabled is "OpenGL rendering".
You might have to restart the browser for it to work; enabling and disabling OpenGL resets the engine and seems to work too.
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You're supposed to DISABLE it if it's enabled by default on your custom ROM.
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Sometimes the settings turn off automatically, probably a browser restart. I left mine in sleep overnight, and when I woke it up, pages were rendering slowly again. Enabling about:debug again fixed it.

Sounds like a good tip. Added to tips page.

that's enabled by default on mine.

I typed it and it just went back to my homepage... Nothing showed up in settings called debug.

doronster195 said:
I typed it and it just went back to my homepage... Nothing showed up in settings called debug.
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It's via the browser settings menu not from HC settings, unless thats already where you are and not seeing it.

What does wide viewport actually do? Is it related to why reddit.com renders wider than the horizontal screen size?

transceiver said:
What does wide viewport actually do? Is it related to why reddit.com renders wider than the horizontal screen size?
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It's just so that sites that can show up 'widescreen' versions of their pages show up correctly formatted on a wider screen.
Link

This is default on my TF101 (Modaco Hr4)

Great tip! My browsing speed has increased noticeably.
Thanks.

Using dolphin but want to try thus so where exactly do I type this which setting/s menu?
sent from my LEE Pad Transformer........I wish

Typing in the address bar didn't bring it up for me either..

great tip, i've been rooted from the get go and it's been on that by default for 2 roms i use.
if this is faster then i'd hate to see what default is like, lol.

thanks! the browser does seem to speed up much quicker. Also have plugins set to On demand.

mrgrey1701 said:
Great tip! My browsing speed has increased noticeably.
Thanks.
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didn't notice a speedup in the default browser, although now text was smaller (and basically required zooming in before being able to read) on some sites..
Might be because I'm using a hotel's slow internet though...
-mark

Not sure that this has done anything for me.

didn't work for me either. puts me back to the previous address.

deymayor said:
didn't work for me either. puts me back to the previous address.
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You guys are going to the browser settings button up in the top-right after you type about:debug in the browser, right? Typing that in just opens up more options in the browser setting button, but does not auto-open the settings for you once you type it in.
I set this, and it does seem quicker to render pages.
Thanks for the tip!

evensen007 said:
You guys are going to the browser settings button up in the top-right after you type about:debug in the browser, right? Typing that in just opens up more options in the browser setting button, but does not auto-open the settings for you once you type it in.
I set this, and it does seem quicker to render pages.
Thanks for the tip!
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ok, i got it now.

Must be being dumb I open the browser,click top right and get options then click settings.So where in settings do I type this?
sent from my LEE Pad Transformer........I wish

combat goofwing said:
Must be being dumb I open the browser,click top right and get options then click settings.So where in settings do I type this?
sent from my LEE Pad Transformer........I wish
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Type "about:debug" into the address bar of the stock browser first. That will then open up the extra options in the browser settings menus.

Desktop UA

any hack to make desktop the default user agent
As of now I have to aways enter it with every restart
And that show javascript console bar is always there
I think it was done on the xoom

I know Dolphin HD does this
SGT 10.1 uplink initiative

Ya it does, i prefer the stock browser
ic an do it by entering 'about:debug' in the bar
the ngoing into settings, but its annoying everytime i restart to to do it, or anytime it force closes

I don't think this is possible without having the source code. I could be wrong though.
for now you'll just have to do it the old fashioned way

SS2006 said:
any hack to make desktop the default user agent
As of now I have to aways enter it with every restart
And that show javascript console bar is always there
I think it was done on the xoom
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In the debug menu do you not have the option to uncheck "show JavaScript console"?
Sent from my Xoom using Tapatalk

SS2006 said:
any hack to make desktop the default user agent
As of now I have to aways enter it with every restart
And that show javascript console bar is always there
I think it was done on the xoom
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This was most definitely done on the Xoom, and it had to do with making some tweaks to the framework-res.apk file. xda user Sangreal06 was responsible for this, and I have PM'd him to see if it can be done for the 10.1. The only thing he'd need (I think) is a copy of the framework-res.apk file from a 10.1. I'll see if I can help make this happen...

I followed the advice in other threads, doing the "about:debug" then changing ua string in settings\debug, then pressing enter behind the "about:debug" again. This did away with the Java console and also kept the stock browser in desktop mode even after power restart.

Jnn1 said:
I followed the advice in other threads, doing the "about:debug" then changing ua string in settings\debug, then pressing enter behind the "about:debug" again. This did away with the Java console and also kept the stock browser in desktop mode even after power restart.
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Interesting, could you post a link to the thread that contained that method? I can't seem to find it I guess I'm mostly unclear with what you meant when you said "pressing enter behind the about:debug again."

Well, really, just
1. type "about:debug" in browser address and press enter.
2. go to "settings > debug > UA string" and select "desktop".
3. the "about:debug" should still be in the browser address, so just press enter again.
Doing so, the "debug" menu in "settings" disappears once again, you no longer see the annoying "java console" under the address bar on certain web pages, and it seems to make "UA string: desktop" your new default, so even if you restart (power off - on ), the stock browser always opens websites in desktop layout!

[Q] To make standard browser NOT mobile??

Hello,
I remember there was a solution how to convert standard Acer browser from mobile to regular, but cannot find that.
Anybody helps?
Thank you very much.

tatuk said:
Hello,
I remember there was a solution how to convert standard Acer browser from mobile to regular, but cannot find that.
Anybody helps?
Thank you very much.
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IIRC there is a button to click "Desktop Sites" within Browser in the settings. I generally just use Firefox.
Sorry if I'm mistaken.
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tatuk said:
Hello,
I remember there was a solution how to convert standard Acer browser from mobile to regular, but cannot find that.
Anybody helps?
Thank you very much.
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Actually found the proper way of doing it!
1. Open the Android Honeycomb browser on your tablet.
2. In the address bar, type: about:debug and press enter.
3. Now open the browser's settings by tapping the icon in the very top-right corner of your screen (it looks like four horizontal lines) and selecting "Settings" from the drop-down menu that appears.
4. On the left side of the screen, tap the section labeled "Debug."
5. On the right side of the screen, tap the item labeled "UAString," then select "Desktop."
6. Press the back button (in the very bottom-left corner of your screen) to exit the browser's settings.
7. In the browser's address bar, type: about:debug once more; this will disable debugging mode and return the browser to its normal state.
Found here: http://blogs.computerworld.com/17882/android_honeycomb_browser_user_agent

Excuse my ignorance, but how does this differ from just touching the menu tab in the top right corner, settings,advanced, viewing mode, & selecting desktop?

I don't have that in the settings on ICS...

haag498 said:
I don't have that in the settings on ICS...
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It's even easier in ICS. Open Browser, then when you press the menu button on the top right, one of the options is "Request Desktop Site". When you click it, it will permanently resolve itself as a non-mobile browser to all sites until you return to the menu and click the option again.

fermunky said:
It's even easier in ICS. Open Browser, then when you press the menu button on the top right, one of the options is "Request Desktop Site". When you click it, it will permanently resolve itself as a non-mobile browser to all sites until you return to the menu and click the option again.
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The above for me is only slightly true. Some sites i visit will reset this. I Found myself going back in there several times yesterday and toggling this back to desktop.Not sure if its just me experiencing this. But still Its not like its a complicated difficult thing to do.

Danny2 said:
Excuse my ignorance, but how does this differ from just touching the menu tab in the top right corner, settings,advanced, viewing mode, & selecting desktop?
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This shows how to gain access to the Android Browsers debugging, which has more options than the standard options. The UA string is the user agent string websites look for when determining which website to send you to, desktop or mobile. Changing that setting allows you to permanently set the browser to desktop mode.
This trick also works on ICS and is more permanent than clicking "Request desktop site"

If running ICS, try using ICS Browser+. Contains all the goodness of the ICS browser, but let's you set the viewing mode to tablet or desktop. Nice!

Chrome Beta runs desktop versions usually, unless there's a site that blocks it.
i now default to ICS browser+ it's pretty great.