[Q] Firefox 4 - Nook Color General

Anyone have a working firefox apk for autonooter. I tried to install an apk i found but it didn't install and actually created an issue with my Application pop up screen.

not answering to your question but i tryed FF4 on nookie froyo and it's not very good.. Keep Opera mobile if you can use it, or Miren browser if opera is not 2.1 compatible..

I just want to install it to hopefully fix the bug that is occuring when I scroll on the app screen. It kicks me out everytime to home.

I found Firefox 4 mobile to be very buggy still. The sync doesn't really work, you can't get onto sites with a username and password, and it's slow. They did do an update in the last few days though, so maybe things got a bit better.

I've been messing around with it, firefox 4, for a couple hours today. I've had no issues with the sync option, I actually really like it. being able to sync my laptop's tabs to the nook is a worthwhile feature IMO. however, I really like dolphin HD. Enough so, that I doubt I'll switch.

xtigerr said:
Anyone have a working firefox apk for autonooter. I tried to install an apk i found but it didn't install and actually created an issue with my Application pop up screen.
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Why haven't you tried the android market? They have a working one available, and yes opera seems better for the nook color!

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Better Browser for Hero.. ?

I just do not like the address bar and some display problems.
Basically I do not need multi-touch. The one from HTC Magic or Loccy's Better Browser is fine for me.
Is there an alternative for Hero or Hero ROM ?
you can try steel ...
http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.kolbysoft.steel
telee said:
I just do not like the address bar and some display problems.
Basically I do not need multi-touch. The one from HTC Magic or Loccy's Better Browser is fine for me.
Is there an alternative for Hero or Hero ROM ?
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Loccy's Better Browser works almost perfectly on my Hero. Flash is missing but that only slowed down the browser and the search button brings up a normal address bar rather than a search bar. Just install it as per the instructions for installing on the G1.
I am playing with Opera Mini 5 that runs under Java. Loads pages faster than the normal browser but running inside Java slows the touch response down. It also doesn't use the standard keyboard which is a pity. I guess it can't really since this is running under Java.
Just a thought... you would have thought that android (developed by google) would have at least a mobile browser in the format of Chrome available... or does this seem unreasonable!
AshtonBRSC said:
Loccy's Better Browser works almost perfectly on my Hero. Flash is missing but that only slowed down the browser and the search button brings up a normal address bar rather than a search bar. Just install it as per the instructions for installing on the G1.
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How did you manage to get Better Browser working on your Hero? I tried installing Better Browser on my Hero and just got FCs.
seanyowl said:
Just a thought... you would have thought that android (developed by google) would have at least a mobile browser in the format of Chrome available... or does this seem unreasonable!
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Very strange thought considering the browser is available. It's just that OP doesnt like it and wants an alternative.
lsim001 said:
How did you manage to get Better Browser working on your Hero? I tried installing Better Browser on my Hero and just got FCs.
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Try uninstalling the original browser with adb uninstall com.android.browser first then installing the Browser.apk with adb.
seanyowl said:
Just a thought... you would have thought that android (developed by google) would have at least a mobile browser in the format of Chrome available... or does this seem unreasonable!
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Both Chrome and the standard Android browser are based on Webkit (FWIW so is the iPhone browser), so in essence you can almost think of the Android browser as being "mobile Chrome". Much of what makes Chrome different (separate address spaces and processes per tab etc) would really be applicable on a resource limited mobile device anyway.
However, at some point in the future, I'd expect Google to release a "Chrome branded" version of the standard browser for Android.
Regards,
Dave
there is a new browser released, no multitouch but the rest seems to be okay.
name: Dolphin
Opera Mobile
I heard rumours that Opera Mobile 9.7 was coming to android fairly soon.
Would be great to have it as the turbo mode is so useful on a slow connection.
anyone knows something about that mobile firefox?
The mobile FF was branded Fennec, I've not seen an Android build, but I didn't get on with the Beta in win-mob.
Still, it's nice to have options and I'll be checking out the various borwsers suggested in this thread.
Great discussion!
Loccy's Better Browser works on Hero ROM.
I can replace the Browser on MyHero 1.1.3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=551119&page=51
Incorrect
Actually the Dolphin browser as well as the default browser on the Android G1 does have multi touch and pinch zooming if your phone is rooted.
Mine does all of this with just about every Rom I have flashed..
Firefox Mobile release candidat ready for Maemo. Guess Android have to wait a while.
I really like Dolphin.
cbanbury said:
I heard rumours that Opera Mobile 9.7 was coming to android fairly soon.
Would be great to have it as the turbo mode is so useful on a slow connection.
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Opera Mobile 9.7 is out-of-date
Opera Mobile 10 is coming to android, but for OEM's to install on the phone only. So if AT&T or any carriers want to put a browser on the phone and chooses Opera, we can rip the APK out
Opera Mobile 10 will not be avail for consumers to download.
jaded17 said:
Actually the Dolphin browser as well as the default browser on the Android G1 does have multi touch and pinch zooming if your phone is rooted.
Mine does all of this with just about every Rom I have flashed..
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My phone's not rooted and they both have these. I still use the stock browser simply because of the flash integration, though I like Dolphin's tabs better. Anybody know of a way to make Dolphin use HTC's built in flash app?

[Q] Firefox Mobile 3 in the Marketplace ??

I have been unable to find this app no matter which marketplace fix I try. Has anyone had any success finding this app? Is there any way of finding this app other than through the marketplace? I have been unable to find it on the mozilla website only links to the market place.
Hi, just google for file 40b3.apk and you will find what you want.
Still not in the marketplace but at least it can be downloaded directly from mozilla
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/releases/4.0b3/android-r7/multi/
or
http://bit.ly/fxbeta3
or
http://www.mediafire.com/?cwex7vamc8sbag4
I guess I didnt look hard enough.
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Still not in the marketplace but at least it can be downloaded directly from mozilla
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/releases/4.0b3/android-r7/multi/
or
http://bit.ly/fxbeta3
or
http://www.mediafire.com/?cwex7vamc8sbag4
I guess I didnt look hard enough.
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That is the fennec beta it isnt the official release
mexicodude908 said:
That is the fennec beta it isnt the official release
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the "fennec" is just the nightly releases its still firefox and functions exactly the same.
Firefox 4b3
Found it on the market while using CM7, before applying the market fix. Not able to attach it because of size limitations.
Firefox 4 Beta 4 - and the marketplace
Well we all hopefully know that the app is now visible to us in the market, and going through the mozilla website what do I see as a supported and tested device but our wonderful viewsonic gtablet .
The reason I bring this up is the market fixes we all know and love is really only are a fraction of the story. The application code and the market applications interaction with the device make up a majority of how the market appears to the device what apps show etc.
what makes me sad is that I thought I was fooling the market into showing me apps however that was only partially true if a device is coded in a specific way it can prevent itself from showing up on any device the coder wants.
manikin13 said:
I have been unable to find this app no matter which marketplace fix I try. Has anyone had any success finding this app? Is there any way of finding this app other than through the marketplace? I have been unable to find it on the mozilla website only links to the market place.
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I had no problem finding with market fix applied running Vegan 5.1.1. It ran nicely. I still use stock browser because I cannot get Hulu working with Firefox or Opera Mobile.
adampdx said:
I had no problem finding with market fix applied running Vegan 5.1.1. It ran nicely. I still use stock browser because I cannot get Hulu working with Firefox or Opera Mobile.
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sad to say...firefox mobile doesnt have flash for video...uninstall.
firewater2003 said:
sad to say...firefox mobile doesnt have flash for video...uninstall.
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The reason I use it is the ability to sync easily. I do not have to use multiple methods to get all my bookmarks synced to the tab. When you wipe install, wipe install over and over again it is nice to be able to punch in a password, wait a minute, and have all your bookmarks back.
On initial install, this hung on the first screen "looking for previous tabs" After shutdown and reboot works fine.

firefox beta4

Where can I get this for my gtab? I don't see it in the market.
It won't be in the Market for a long time.
Side load it from this page:
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Mobile/Platforms/Android#ARMv7
Beta05pre is the current version. I like it quite a lot so far.
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Where can I get this for my gtab? I don't see it in the market.
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It was in the market for me this morning. I am running Vegan 5.1. I am actually running the Pre beta 5 from the website though.
Note that the link is to the Nightly builds. Don't be surprised if you get an update notice immediately.
I'd recommend adding a shortcut to your GTab desktop for that link or use DropBox and a computer to download and sync it with your tablet instead of using the updater, as I've been unable to get that working properly.
I found it in the market yesterday. Seems pretty slow, and I haven't found a way to keep it from using mobile sites. Most browsers have a way to change the user agent. Haven't found it.
The version in the market is older and much slower. The version in that link has many speed improvements.
There is an add on that well let you spoof the browser also.
I am posting from it right now in fact.
Im using the nightly build, everything is fast. The sync feature is nice too.
Only bad thing is you can't tell it your using a tablet, so it chooses the mobile site a lot instead of the full sites.
I've had good luck with the beta FireFox provided by the link. Flash does not work though. The flash player (beta) only seems to work with the stock web browser. Everything else (FF,Opera,Dolphin) crash or do not display correctly. It's not really smooth in restarting, it has to force close if it's been open for some reason. I have not found a way of setting the default to open with other browsers installed. A pop-up with all installed keeps coming up to open. Default browser settings are grayed out in the control panel.

[Q] Multitouch and Flash?

I was just browsing some files using Root Explorer to see what we might be able to do to get Multitouch working on the ZIO. In /system/etc/permissions directory I found a file called handheld_core_hardware.xml that when I open it up has information about permissions of the device hardware and then says this.
<!-- devices with multitouch must also include
android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.xml -->
<!-- devices with full multitouch must also include
android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.distinct.xml -->
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I've also found the applications currently installed on the phone in the /system/app directory that has every app on the phone, Maybe we can inject some files from another phone that have Multitouch and Flash working?
I know I'm not the only one that is currently scanning this phone for things that we can "exploit" to make it better. If anyone else can think of what we can do to get Multitouch and Flash to work go ahead and give us your input and we'll get this going.
don think flash will work nativaly becase it requires a arm7 proc and I think the Zio is an ARm6 based proc..... you can get flash running through skyfire browser from what I understand though...
as far as multitouch??? dunno you may be onto something!
I am determined to make this phone work better than CricKet is willing to make it work. I know it's not a high end device but cmon my old pentium 3 gateway that had a 600mhz processor could run flash. There has to be a way that we can spoof the processor to install flash if it only allows the arm7 or higher.
I dont know if you have Root Explorer but I would reccomend it for browsing the files on the phone. I would say it is worth the 4.03 USD or 2.50 EUR. That and Uninstaller for Root to remove the bloatware.
Multitouch could be a hardware issue as well. I know the zio has a substandard capacitive touchscreen -- maybe it doesnt support multitouch.
BUT, I could be completely wrong as I am making a hypothetical assumption.
I downloaded flash here: http://www.4shared.com/file/k6SycB0R/Adobe_Flash_Player_101_1016168.htm
I then dropped it into my SD card and installed it just fine on the new cricket 2.2.1 update. It seems to be working just fine, though it does sometimes kick me out of browser pages, so I just switch to Opera Mobile 10.1 and it works on that one much better.
Sweet, trying to get this working now.
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I downloaded flash here: http://www.4shared.com/file/k6SycB0R/Adobe_Flash_Player_101_1016168.htm
I then dropped it into my SD card and installed it just fine on the new cricket 2.2.1 update. It seems to be working just fine, though it does sometimes kick me out of browser pages, so I just switch to Opera Mobile 10.1 and it works on that one much better.
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Got it to install just fine on mine too, but it causes my stock browser to FC all the time, even when just trying to type in a web address. I will have to try this with another browser.
Kyocera originally stated when the phone launched that it supported multi touch. This phone is going to have to suppport multi touch in some way or another. Maybe we could contact Kyocera to find out exactly what hardware is in this phone?
wwwilly1986 said:
Got it to install just fine on mine too, but it causes my stock browser to FC all the time, even when just trying to type in a web address. I will have to try this with another browser.
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Try using Dolphin Browser. I use HD because it goes full screen.
wwwilly1986 said:
Got it to install just fine on mine too, but it causes my stock browser to FC all the time, even when just trying to type in a web address. I will have to try this with another browser.
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Tried with dolphin mini -- nogo (FC)
Dolphin browser -- nogo (FC)
Dolphin HD -- nogo (FC)
hmm thats odd. I'll have to try this once I get my phone working again. I was messing with some cpu files then restarted my phone. well now I'm in a loop after the Kyocera logo. The cricket logo comes up and restarts from the cricket logo again. I'm currently working on getting it working again with adb and fastboot. I may end up using fastboot to flash the boot image and then run the update, it will then take me into the recovery just like it did the other day.
Mattix724 said:
I am determined to make this phone work better than CricKet is willing to make it work. I know it's not a high end device but cmon my old pentium 3 gateway that had a 600mhz processor could run flash. There has to be a way that we can spoof the processor to install flash if it only allows the arm7 or higher.
I dont know if you have Root Explorer but I would reccomend it for browsing the files on the phone. I would say it is worth the 4.03 USD or 2.50 EUR. That and Uninstaller for Root to remove the bloatware.
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Is there an alternative to root explorer that's free?
Sent from my Zio using XDA App
Check the market under productivity you should find the free equivalent.
I was able to install flash but... FC on all browsers except opera mini. I had to uninstall just to use the free xda apparently because it kept restarting. Flash isn't too huge of a deal for me, I think it might be why flash isn't included in the update
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Anyone have any problems with Appbrain.
I noticed with appbrain it doesn't reconize that I have the 2.2 installed on my phone. Anyone else having the same problem? I also posted a few questions on here about a few things I noticed my phone doing but never got a response back. Guess they weren't important questions or something.
Also was wondering about SELECT DEVICE ADMINISTRATORS in the settings/location & security. What is it and why is it empty if i'm the admin of my own phone???
Something else I feel really sucks that they did with this phone.
Why the hell did Kyocera have this phone where when you set a wallpaper you always have to crop the dam thing and cut half your pic off just to set it??
I think its bull**** concidering the resolution of the phone there would be no need to limit the size of the wallpaper you set. I feel it sucks ass totally cause no matter what size I make my wallpapers I always have to cut half the pic off to set it as a wallpaper on the phone.
That little resize box sucks!! Now it may be an app I have installed on the phone but i'm having the same BS problem when typing txt messages with the keyboard missing letters and the latter just the same as if i still had the 1.6 crap on it.
I'm starting to hate this stinking phone to a point i'm about to take my hammer to it.
Mattix724 said:
Check the market under productivity you should find the free equivalent.
I was able to install flash but... FC on all browsers except opera mini. I had to uninstall just to use the free xda apparently because it kept restarting. Flash isn't too huge of a deal for me, I think it might be why flash isn't included in the update
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I had the same problem. Anything I opened once I installed the flash just FC on me till i uninstalled it. I just installed Opera brower and i'm re-installing the Flash now, i'll reply back with what I get after its all done.
Well I installed Opera browser, Re-installed Flash player and Rebooted my phone. Once running I when to adobe.com to test the flash and in the content window it states: To view this experience, you need JavaScript enabled and the latest adobe flash player installed
I have opera and it works with flash installed. I haven't really seen flash working since installation. Tried using opera to go to YouTube but it opened the app rather than embedding in the browser.
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I give up. about to for the 5th time now completely reset my phone, format my SD card, and redue the entire phone from scratch.
With flashed installed I can't even goto appbrain app market without the never ending FC happening just as Appbrain begins to load. This sucks! I really don't want to spend half the day again reinstalling all my crap back to this phone. Its been a headache sence day 1 I had it till now. Seemed to run just fine leaving the thing alone aside trying to figure out what bloatware crap other then the 2 lousy games that comes with the phone.
By the way. The bloatware is mobile web, mybackup, uno, my account, storefront, midnight bowling, ziotop10apps, and you can remove home screen tips
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Mattix724 said:
Kyocera originally stated when the phone launched that it supported multi touch. This phone is going to have to suppport multi touch in some way or another. Maybe we could contact Kyocera to find out exactly what hardware is in this phone?
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I really don't remember Kyocera saying it was multitouch. I do remember some reviews of the phone saying that it was, but those are not associated with Kyocera, those are just some guys online giving their two cents on their blogs and websites.
On the actual Kyocera Zio website,for the Spring version with Froyo on it it states:
Display Specs: 3.5" 262K-color TFT LCD WVGA (480x800 pixels), capacitive touch screen navigation
Input: SWYPE - Fast and easy text input
Navigation: Track Ball navigation
Physical
It does not mention multitouch

[Q] Browser force close on https?

Hello,
I have a wonderful rooted Nook running Eclair and for some reason I am not able to connect to any secured web site using the stock browser, dolphin mini or skyfire, they all force close. I tried yahoo mail ad the market web site for instance. Has anyone experienced this before?
Thanks
JP
jeanpascalc said:
Hello,
I have a wonderful rooted Nook running Eclair and for some reason I am not able to connect to any secured web site using the stock browser, dolphin mini or skyfire, they all force close. I tried yahoo mail ad the market web site for instance. Has anyone experienced this before?
Thanks
JP
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I've got the same issue. Opened a thread but got no real response.
lyam23 said:
I've got the same issue. Opened a thread but got no real response.
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We must be the only 2 here with this issue. So frustrating. Hopefully it'll be resolved when I flash some other ROM. Nothing else seems to work on Eclair.
EDIT: I thought I had tried them all, but I missed this excellent browser. Miren works fine with no force closes whatsoever on https.

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