[Q] browser question - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

So question for you guys.. what browser are you using? Both the stock browser and google chrome do some really goofy things with increasing text sizes randomly. I tried dolphin browser but when I hit the back key it sometimes refreshes and that is very annoying. Any tips?
Bonus question.. any way to enable autocomplete on the stock 4 row key
board?

I use dolfin beta, only because it utilizes flash and has an exit button. I have to have an exit button. I refuse to hit back or home.
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I use a mixture of the browsers.. i use chrome and firefox mostly still trying to decide which i like more...

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Galaxy Tab problems with websites

Hi everyone,
I recently got a GT but I've been having some problems using the "search" functions on websites.
For instance, here on XDA, whenever I try to use the "search this thread" the following happens:
1) the input box for entering text appears then,
2) the keyboard pops up for a second then,
3) the input box disappears, so I can't enter anything. [frustrating!]
I have tried this on multiple browsers (Stock, xScope and Dolphin HD) and on different sites and the same problem regardless of if I use the Samsung or Swype keyboards.
I have no similar issues using these browsers on my HTC Glacier (MyTouch 4G) or Nexus One.
One thing I notice, is that whenever the keyboard pops up, there are "Prev." and "Next" tabs right above the keyboard. I am not sure if those "extra" tabs are accidentally causing the browsers to resize the pages thereby shutting down the input text box.
Any ideas?
Also, why does XDA always show up jumbled in portrait view?
Thanks!~
:nudge:
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The Tab can't handle these types of windows where they are a window within a window.
However, there is an easy solution.....
What you must do is when you click on the 'Search this Forum' or 'Search this Thread' boxes you must then click on where it says 'Advanced'.
This will then open up a new window where you can then type in your search request.
Regarding Portrait not showing correctly ~ I have no issues with the xda-devs web site in Portait mode. It must be a setting you have.
Thanks. Maybe it is a setting I have in my user cp since that's all I can thunk it might be. I will try your.suggestion.
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Anyone else have some thoughts on this issue?
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I have the same problem with my Galaxy S, especially with 'xda 2010' theme and the drop down search boxes, i have tried a few different keyboards (Samsung, Gingerbread, Smart keyboard pro, HTC IME mod) the only one that works with the drop down boxes is HTC IME mod, you might want to give that a try. I have just done a quick search and i am not sure if it has been modded for the Tab?
droctii said:
Thanks. Maybe it is a setting I have in my user cp since that's all I can thunk it might be. I will try your.suggestion.
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If it works could you please leave me a vote of thanks..... but I stress, only if you feel it deserves it. The Thanks votes must only be used if someone has assisted or helped an individual in some form or another.
For each vote of thanks I receive my nurses are authorized to remove £10 from my wallet to go to charity.
What version of HTC ime mod are you using. I tried v.27 hi and keep getting fc. Do you have a link to the apk?
Thanks.
**budge nudge**
I use Firefox for Android and seems to work far better on sites that all the other mentioned browsers have problems with. Including this site. Firefox is still a beta but it works well enough for me on my Tab.

[Q] Small question regarding "For people that have questions (Q)"

I have posted in the wrong forum somtimes. Shame on me.
Now, in the thread mensioned above, the thread-starter want us to use the "search this forum"-button.
My question.
Why can't I use that very nice button when browsing this site with my tablet or SGS? It is disappearing when touching it. From a pc it's no problem.
I had trouble with this last night, if you touch the arrow for the dropdown search entry, then hit advanced search, it works fine
Also maybe another browser will do this correctly, not sure
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[Q] Reading XDA forums on Xoom 3.1?

Am I the only one who can't get the XDA forums to show and function correctly in the Xooms native browser?
There is overlapping text (the "Rate this Thread" text), and the search function can't be used (when I tap the dropdown for seaching the forum, the drop down pops down, but if i tap the text area and start typing, the text ends up in the address bar for the browser).
I tried the XDA app, and it just force closes every time I try to go into a thread.
Ideas?
The XDA Premium app works perfectly on HC 3.1
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I prefer browsing XDA from the browser. I switched it to XDA Classic because I would get extreme lag when typing on a thread.
I have no lag when I switched to classic. Try that and see if it helps. You can scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page and you have the option to switch to XDA Classic. It's not eye candy but it will do the trick.
You're right that did help the keyboard lag haha
Cool. Glad it worked.
To the OP I didn't realize you were using the Classic XDA page. Sometimes you get the overlapping of words but it doesn't happen a lot. I would try browsing through an alternate browser like Dolphin and see if that helps.
Another thing I found weird is that I can't upload attachments in XDA anymore. I'm assuming it's because I switched to classic XDA.
Actually I wasn't using the XDA Classic page. It was the new one. I just tried switching it and it is formatted much better, but the search still doesn't work right. You tap the "Search this Thread" button and it pops open the text box, but tapping the text box brings up the keyboard and closes the text box - placing your typed input into the address bar.
I just downloaded Dolphin HD. Will give that a shot.
Thanks
Unfortunately, Dolphin HD has the same issues. It doesn't render the page well in the non-classic mode, and I can't get the search function to work in either mode (same issue as the standard browser).
Thaks,
Jeff
spiff72 said:
Unfortunately, Dolphin HD has the same issues. It doesn't render the page well in the non-classic mode, and I can't get the search function to work in either mode (same issue as the standard browser).
Thaks,
Jeff
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dolphin HD and the default browser use the same rendering engine. Unless you use Opera or the FF beta I would not expect a difference in behavior. Ad block or turning off javascript may help. The forums are great but some of the JS on here is questionable at best, particularly around ads....
I just tried the default forum with JS off and it was very snappy. It breaks some of the dropdowns but what does work is fast.

Phone unlocks too easy, causing pocket dial issues.

I have had my GS4 for about 3 weeks now, and I have had more pocket dials, and pocket changes in this 3 weeks than I have in the last 10 years.
Without setting up a password on my lock screen how do I get it to lock properly?
Many times when I grab my phone out of my pocket it is unlocked already, and when I hit the home button from a locked state most of the time it just unlocks my phone without me needing to swipe the screen or anything.
I normally run the MIUI rom, but it's not out yet, so I am on how ever it comes from Bell, and it says up to date. I installed the MIUI launcher, and it helps, although sometimes the normal launcher shows up from waking it up instead of the MIUI one. And there are still the times where it's just unlocked taking it out of my pocket, and where waking it up it is unlocked without swipping.
Please help.
Also, seems yesterday I merged several contacts into one, is there a way to roll it back to get my contacts how they should be? I have no idea who all the contact number are without having their names
Search Google there was a post about disabling the home and volume wake using root explorer...had the same problem your experiencing...
Edit here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263253
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devoured321 said:
Search Google there was a post about disabling the home and volume wake using root explorer...had the same problem your experiencing...
Edit here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2263253
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Weird refresh issue

When I'm on the main g2 q&a forum the page constantly refreshes every few seconds. I can't even look at the page unless I hit the stop button in the browser. This happens on both chrome and Firefox. Doesn't seem to happen on any other Web pages or or forums. Any idea why?
Have you done any xpose mods? I think I had the same issue, energy back to stock, haven't seen it since then.
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I had the same issue, being it's XDA's site as it only happens in this site. I am rooted so I installed the AOSP browser from the Play Store and it works great.
I had the same trouble on my Note 2. You can fix it by changing the dropdown in the lower left to XDA 2010, the default is XDA 2013 Beta.
Thanks! The 2010 thing fixed it! I was wondering if there was some issue with my browser or phone! Q

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