Odd Chrome behavior: I have an html file (list of all my favorite URL's, well organized). It will open in Boat (or most any other browser) with file:///....html address. I can then bookmark it, and "try" to open it in Chrome. Chrome just sits there. But if I long press the bookmark in Chrome and select open in new tab, it opens fine. There are no changes in the address, so even bookmarking the new tab link, it still has the same behavior. Not a big deal, but one of the only reasons I have a second browser on my N7. I really have grown to like Chrome.
I noticed the same. But after today's OTA update to 4.2, I can't get Chrome to open a file:///...html file at all.
Using Xscope 100% now. Hope 4.2 doesn't f it up... don't have the update yet.
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Is there an easy way to make all pages 'think' that the browser is a desktop? Like if I go to google.com I want it to take me to classic instantly, and any other sites that automatically adjust to mobile sites if it detects a phone.
If you use Dolphin Browser you can set the user agent to desktop and it will load all pages that way.
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How does dolphin compare to the stock browser?
Dolphin HD is slow in my opinion, you could also try opera mini 5.1.
I still prefer the stock browser.
here is a trick to always view your favorite websites in desktop view. I don't know how to make every site open as desktop, just your most frequent ones.
Go to a website.. such as www.google.com
it will auto open mobile view...scroll down in the website and click on desktop. once desktop view opens.. set this page as a bookmark... now everytime you access the pg via bookmark, it will go to desktop view.
another option, if you want to set google.com desktop as your homepage.
again click desktop, when desktop google comes up, copy the link, paste this new link as your homepage. and your phone will automatically go into desktop google everytime you open your browser.
you can bookmark many webpages, so just set up your most favoritely frequented sites to be bookmarked as desktop view. simple!
There is a code you can enter into your browser that gives you more settings. One of those is the ability to make your phone appear as a desktop, not a phone.
However, I tried this and my browser crashed and I had to delete all data and cache to get it to work again. This DID work on the Nexus One when flash came out (allowed us to watch hulu.com)
The string is about:debug, then go to web settings. Last option is ua string. Change to desktop. Again though, I DO NOT recommend doing this.
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There is a code you can enter into your browser that gives you more settings. One of those is the ability to make your phone appear as a desktop, not a phone.
However, I tried this and my browser crashed and I had to delete all data and cache to get it to work again. This DID work on the Nexus One when flash came out (allowed us to watch hulu.com)
The string is about:debug, then go to web settings. Last option is ua string. Change to desktop. Again though, I DO NOT recommend doing this.
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Can't seem to find this option :S
I don't know about everyone esle but i like SKYFIRE browser from the market: allows you to choose between Android, Desktop or Iphone i think as your default loading method. It's very speedy to load in desktop mode. Try that out
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I don't know about everyone esle but i like SKYFIRE browser from the market: allows you to choose between Android, Desktop or Iphone i think as your default loading method. It's very speedy to load in desktop mode. Try that out
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Yep, this works well. A few pages still detect the presence of a mobile browser, but 9 out of 10 pages load the desktop versions.
I always experienced Skyfire on other phones as laggy. Does it run as fast as Android stock browser?
Hi,
one of the most important features for me (which makes me want to buy Honeycmob tablet) is browser.
As far as I know browser in Xoom is sort of a mobile version of Chrome.
So, my questions are:
- how close are they in reality?
- what can be synced?
- what can not be synced?
- what about extensions I use in my desktop chrome (one of them is freshstart to save open tabs! excellent)
- can I have my bookmarks bar in Honeycomb (I use it a lot)
I use three different PC's every single day and I work with browser a lot. All this makes Chrome so much pleasure to use... because I can finish work at one machine and easily continue (exactly where I was) on another machine few minutes later. I was hoping that tablet with Honecomb will fit right in
Will it?
Currently it only syncs bookmarks. All of your bookmarks sync just fine, folder structure is preserved. The only difference is that Bookmarks Bar shows up as the root folder with Other Folders as a subfolder in that. There is not a bookmarks bar, per se, but you can set your homepage to a Chrome-inspired "Most Visited" page which holds 12 pages (unfortunately you can't customize them, they are always your 12 most visited pages).
Chrome-to-phone still works on the Xoom, so you can always send pages from Chrome to the tablet, but you don't get any sort of tab syncing or extensions.
Is there any way to make web sites think it is chrome browser? Once the Flash is on the system it should be able to play all free videos as any other "desktop" browser.
I thought I read somewhere that phones with Android and Flash can do it.
Playon is not a solution. At home I can watch hulu on my desktop/netbook - the whole idea was to access it when I am not at home
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Is there any way to make web sites think it is chrome browser? Once the Flash is on the system it should be able to play all free videos as any other "desktop" browser.
I thought I read somewhere that phones with Android and Flash can do it.
Playon is not a solution. At home I can watch hulu on my desktop/netbook - the whole idea was to access it when I am not at home
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Just like on phones, you can set it to use a desktop user agent. But for sites that check the flash version, you'll need to hex edit the plugin (there are other threads about that here if you look around)
At this stage I just need to know if it is doable - there is other thread about it... and I have been told -NO WAY (to do it) -either Hulu Plus or nothing :-(
Some don't like it but I really like google currents so far. However there is a button for linking to another app. In there I currently have Bluetooth (what would that do?) google+ (not sure what that would do either) gmail andftp (Why it would put my ftp app in there I have no idea...) and colornote that I have installed. All seem useless except colornote, but what I really want is open link in chrome. I wonder/suspect if I install another browser it may show up but why isn't chrome there? Or is there another method of opening an article in a browser.
My motivation is to keep or bookmark an article if desired. I wish currents had a means of bookmarking or 'starring' an article to permanently store the article similar to pulse.
But I'd be happy for now having open in browser. Is there a way to do this or control what appears in the link button?
I too would very much like to be able to share with Chrome. I tried "Andmade Share" but it wasn't able to expand my options very much.
Download an app called Flashify: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nightshadelabs.anotherbrowser&hl=en
Once you've installed, open your article in Currents. Click the 'share' button and select Flashify, and then choose your browser .
It works only from the 'Share' menu, so it won't appear in your app draw.
I have FF Aurora installed and gives an option to send to FF Sync. I just tried it and don't see it popping up on my N7 in Aurora or on my PC in FF.
I also have a send to Gtasks option which I have installed. It sends there as a task with no problem. I can open Gtasks and click the link and it gives me option to open in Aurora or Chrome. And it ends up on all my PC's since I use Google Tasks.
What warrants an app getting in the share list?
I have: Bluetooth, goog+, gmail, flipboard, 7notes with mazec, IM+, andftp, tubemate. and colornote.
Of the above, only colornote is of any use. Why would I want to send a google currents link to flipboard?!
Is this just borked or is there some logic as to what apps go in there?
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Some don't like it but I really like google currents so far. However there is a button for linking to another app. In there I currently have Bluetooth (what would that do?) google+ (not sure what that would do either) gmail andftp (Why it would put my ftp app in there I have no idea...) and colornote that I have installed. All seem useless except colornote, but what I really want is open link in chrome. I wonder/suspect if I install another browser it may show up but why isn't chrome there? Or is there another method of opening an article in a browser.
My motivation is to keep or bookmark an article if desired. I wish currents had a means of bookmarking or 'starring' an article to permanently store the article similar to pulse.
But I'd be happy for now having open in browser. Is there a way to do this or control what appears in the link button?
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Try my app "Currents Web Viewer" (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emseedroid.webviewer), it's exactly for that! It will let you open Google Currents articles in any browser of your choice.
You can also use the free lite version "Currents Web Viewer Lite" (play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.emseedroid.webviewerlite). Lite version only limitation is that you have to use embedded web browser but it's fully functional and allows a very unobtrusvie full screen mode.
Hope you'll find it useful. If so please give it a good rate on the play store!
I have this nexus 10 with a big, glorious, high resolution screen and every Web page I open in the android chrome browser is zoomed in so that only about 80% of the page is visible. I have to double tap to zoom out every... single... time...
I realize that other browsers (such as boat browser) work well, but I can't do without the Google account sync features chrome has access to.
Opening the settings for android chrome results in an insultingly minimal number of options.
So, as the title says, how can I set the default zoom of android chrome so that all of the page is visible on load?
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I have this nexus 10 with a big, glorious, high resolution screen and every Web page I open in the android chrome browser is zoomed in so that only about 80% of the page is visible. I have to double tap to zoom out every... single... time...
I realize that other browsers (such as boat browser) work well, but I can't do without the Google account sync features chrome has access to.
Opening the settings for android chrome results in an insultingly minimal number of options.
So, as the title says, how can I set the default zoom of android chrome so that all of the page is visible on load?
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You can't. You can't even have it remember to request the desktop version of a particular website, as asked for in this bug report: http://crbug.com/146127. I complained about that issue and page zoom in comment #8 there and it looks like they might finally be getting around to working on persisting the desktop requests. I don't see a specific issue about remembering page zoom, so you may want to open a ticket for that. At the very least, logging in to their bug tracker and starring the relevant issues would signal to the devs that you care about Chrome remembering that you want the desktop version of a site.
Does anyone else have any input or a work around for this problem?
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So this can be both a Nova Prime Beta issue and a Firefox issue. I have a lot of bookmarks for my news stuff and I'd like to keep them as apps inside a folder that I can keep on my home screen. Makes it easier to fire up pages then to dig into my Firefox bookmarks. Using the apps associated with the web pages, like NPR or BBC News, is a no-go. They're always bloated messes full of ads, that's why I've just used shortcuts to the pages on Firefox.
What's strange is that I am able to do this, making shortcuts (apps), but after a phone reset I notice the shortcuts no longer work. As I touch the icon a message appears saying "App not installed". I'm trying to remember if there was anything different I used to do because I remember a period not too long ago that all my app shortcuts (for the FF webpages) were still working but suddenly they are not.
I'm kinda lost on this. Does anyone else use page shortcuts for web pages on their home screen? I haven't tried this with Chrome or any other browser because I prefer Firefox.
I do this same thing but use the Samsung browser and it's survived many reboots.
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