I'm currently running JVP and I have no animated GIF support. I actually can't remember if I have EVER had support for them, but a friend of mine has a Desire HD, and sure enough, the sock browser plays Animated Gifs, as does his Google Reader app.
There is an option under his Internet Settings to enable GIF animations. Is there a reason why Samsung has excluded this feature, and is there a way that I can enable / add support?
Thanks in advance.
try a different browser dolphin hd, firefox 5 and comment... pretty sure it works in our phone!!
Only other browser I've tried is Opera Mini and they don't work either. Also, they don't work in Google Reader app, whereas they DO work on my friends Desire HD.
Not really interested in using a different browser, I'd rather get them working in the default browser, like on the Desire HD and apparently in some custom ROMs for the SGS too.
StNickZA said:
I'm currently running JVP and I have no animated GIF support. I actually can't remember if I have EVER had support for them, but a friend of mine has a Desire HD, and sure enough, the sock browser plays Animated Gifs, as does his Google Reader app.
There is an option under his Internet Settings to enable GIF animations. Is there a reason why Samsung has excluded this feature, and is there a way that I can enable / add support?
Thanks in advance.
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You have right. Last time gif animations was supported in Froyo 2.2.1
From Gingerbread 2.3.X dont any gif animations in any browser, and this is BIG MISTAKE from Samsung company or Google company...
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It really grinds my gears that my N1 cant play the animation of a gif picture while I am viewing it in the gallery. My brothers samsung behold can play them and even add them for a contact's picture and still play the animation when he gets a call from that contact.
I know what you mean. My Hero would play gifs in the gallery and so does my friends Captivate. According to the specs the Nexus One supports the .gif format and they play fine in the browser. Weird.
wastegate13 said:
I know what you mean. My Hero would play gifs in the gallery and so does my friends Captivate. According to the specs the Nexus One supports the .gif format and they play fine in the browser. Weird.
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Yeah i know, i just posted this in case any one knows of an app that will make it play outside of the internet browser.
I believe android lacks support for gifs.
Havent seen a single android device that could view gifs. Ya it sucks
For playing animated GIF:
1. Download Opera Mobile (non Opera Mini)
2. enter in the address bar
file:
3. Select your gif
It works without HTC Sense
I got an animated GIF of an Android beating on an Apple with a bat but it runs like crap through the gallery app preinstalled on the Captivate (at about 1fps). The Irony, is that the IP4 plays it perfectly. It looks like an issue with the Gallery app as it played fine on other androids on their built in photo viewer. Is there a setting to make it play better, or a better app to do it?
Thank you
For playing animated GIF:
1. Download Opera Mobile (non Opera Mini)
2. enter in the address bar
file:
3. Select your gif
It works without HTC Sense
thx
thanks a lot , great help .
Here's 2 alternative browser I like and use...
Miren taken from another forum run great on the gtab (will update once installed)
UC is a great browser as well.
+1,000 on Miren. It's my browser of choice for Android devices. You can change the settings to allow you to use every inch of your screens real-estate, plus it's fast and intuitive.
Curious to know what advantages it has on Dolphin HD.
Is the Miren browser compatible with Flash 10.2?
I tried Miren for about an hour but it ran really slow for me. I do like the features and how it renders compared to Dolphin HD. For now speed is my main issue so I'll have to check back on this browser after a few updates and see if it gets better.
I really like Skyfire 3.0. Though I haven't figured out how to close individual tabs yet.
Can someone tell me how to set MIUI for desktop view? All the sites are coming up mobile.
Thanks
EDIT: Switched to the Miren Browser and took care of the problem.
Hi folks. I've got the last nightly CM7 before it went Stable, and most things are working great. (Running off microSD via single-card installation at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1022786 )
But I'm having a little bit of trouble deciding on the best way to configure Flash (v. 10.2) and the Browser in light of Youtube.
I'd prefer not to have to run the separate Youtube app all the time, but:
1. It seems Youtube.com detects Android regardless of the browser's User Agent setting, and won't display the standard Flash interfaces in the browser. (Goes to m.youtube.com instead)
2. It seems that using any User Agent besides "Android" keeps Youtube videos from playing when launched from the browser. They attempt to load and then throw up an error.
3. I would prefer to keep the User Agent set at "iPad" or "IE6", because many web sites load their simplified uglier Mobile version when Android is detected -- NYTimes, NPR, etc.
4. So if I leave the User Agent at "Android", Youtube videos play but I get the mobile web version at many sites. If I leave the User Agent at "iPad" I have to use the separate Youtube app.
5. Is there a "right" way to do this?
6. Is there any way to fool Youtube into displaying its standard Flash interface?
7. Is there any way to feed the "Android" user agent when visiting Youtube but the "iPad" user agent to most other sites?
Thanks in advance for any advice you can share with this humble noob.
Are you using the stock browser? If so try a different browser. I prefer Dolphin HD.
TheValk said:
Are you using the stock browser? If so try a different browser. I prefer Dolphin HD.
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Dolphin HD is still the stock browser, really, with just some add ons. Your better bet is Opera 11 Mobile - flash works quite well, and with a changed user agent string, does not get shoehorned into using mobile only sites...
Yes, stock browser. But I recently read that Dolphin is a skin or reimplementation of the same WebKit engine, so I wonder whether it would help? (I've used it under NookieFroyo and it seemed to have similar available user agents.) I guess I'll give it a shot later, thanks.
Edit: Thanks, Divine_Madcat. I'm not a big Opera fan (I've never liked it on Windows or BlackBerry) but I'll try it -- any particular user agent setting you recommend?
If you use Dolphin HD you can download a program called "Desktop toggles" that will allow you to toggle between mobile and desktop versions of the website.
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Yes, stock browser. But I recently read that Dolphin is a skin or reimplementation of the same WebKit engine, so I wonder whether it would help? (I've used it under NookieFroyo and it seemed to have similar available user agents.) I guess I'll give it a shot later, thanks.
Edit: Thanks, Divine_Madcat. I'm not a big Opera fan (I've never liked it on Windows or BlackBerry) but I'll try it -- any particular user agent setting you recommend?
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Actually, i hate Opera on the desktop, but the experience on the Nook is amazing - its like using a full desktop browser (and with our res, that is a good thing). One thing that sets it apart, is that it is using the GPU (instead of the CPU) for page rendering, which makes the scrolling and zooming seamless. It also supports flash quite well, and the entire experience is very well polished.
As for user agent; i am using the Firefox 4 windows agent, but really, any FF3/4 or IE7-9 should work just fine.
Thank you! Sounds quite nice. Interesting that it's such a mess on the BlackBerry; it seems to get hung staring at its own overworked graphics UI reflection and often won't even exit.
I thought it was odd that stock browser doesn't have a FF (or Chrome?) user agent, though I'm sure one could be hacked into place. Thanks again.
I have a Samsung captivate, and I just finished the upgrade to the new froyo firmware. But i'm having a problem with images i get from websites on the phone. If i download the image, or set it as wallpaper it looks as though i tried to make a thumbnail a wallpaper -___-. It never did this before the updates. I haven't tried using the camera's pics. I know the images are of high quality cause they show fine on the website. The resolution is pretty good as well, just all pixelated after download. This is bugging the hell out of me, makes my phone seem outdated for such a good display. thanks in advance!
Dolphin browser hd. Firefox mobile.
I noticed the same thing. I think its caused by the browser, compressing the photo or something. I eventually caved and downloaded with my computer then used dropbox or USB to put it on my phone.
I didn't try other phone browsers though. You could try Dolphin or Miren browsers in the market and see if they save the picture in full quality.
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I have a Samsung captivate, and I just finished the upgrade to the new froyo firmware. But i'm having a problem with images i get from websites on the phone. If i download the image, or set it as wallpaper it looks as though i tried to make a thumbnail a wallpaper -___-. It never did this before the updates. I haven't tried using the camera's pics. I know the images are of high quality cause they show fine on the website. The resolution is pretty good as well, just all pixelated after download. This is bugging the hell out of me, makes my phone seem outdated for such a good display. thanks in advance!
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That's something I've been *****ing about since the very first 2.2 leaks last year, actually. I originally thought it was a bug in the JI6 2.2 leak, but it turns out to be a "retarded-by-design" thing built into 2.2, as it also has the same behavior in the official i9000 2.2.1 and the official ATT kb1 2.2.
I have no idea what exactly is causing it, but for some reason you can't download images at their regular resolution using the stock browser anymore in 2.2. Some smaller images will download fine, others (usually images that are really big - 3000x2000 and whatnot) will automatically be resized and heavily compressed. You can verify this by downloading a big picture, then opening it in the gallery and noticing the drastic drop in quality.
It's only the stock browser, though. You can still download images in their full resolution with a 3rd party browser; it's just irritating to have to do that as a workaround when everything else in the stock browser works fine.
I had no idea that the stock browser did this. You would think it would at least give you the option to decide if you want to compress downloads or not. I personally use dolphin browser hd and would never bother using the stock browser for anything. Other issues I've had with the stock browser include not being able to switch my user agent (so that I'm not forced to view the mobile version of a page). And not being allow to download something just because I don't have an app that can open the file. In short, it's a pretty restricting browser imo.
There are several browsers available from the market. Dolphin HD is a good one, Opera is pretty good too.