Just got Note - problem with browser tabs - Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So I just got the Note recently and so far I'm liking it (came from Iphone 4).... BUT, 1 thing that has GOT TO CHANGE!!! Is..... when I open stock browser and open tabs, if I close the browser and then go back to it my tabs are all gone!!! And it just shows home page...
Has anyone figured this out?? I haven't installed any task manager stuff. I need to get this fixed though. Is there a fix for this?
I've tried searching this forum and google but don't see much info. Most of the stuff I see says to uninstall task killers, but I didn't install anything just stock task manager for the Note.
I've tried different browsers also but none of them really seem to keep the tabs open, it is very annoying
Any ideas?

bump for friday!!!

This is more of a workaround.
Instead of exiting the browser with the back button, press the home button. When you go back to the browser (by long pressing the home button to access the running tasks) the tabs should still be there.
Probably best to have put this in the Q&A section

Thanks for the reply!! But this is what I'm doing... even that doesn't work. In fact, I don't use the back button too much, I mostly use the home button...
There is no fix for this? Can someone tell me the cause of it? Is it something to do with a Samsung task manager? Is there a new task manager I can install or seomthing I can tweak in the OS? Perhaps seomething in the browser config or task manager config?

I don't have this problem... especially with Dolphin Browser. Those bloody tabs persist after reboots. It is a pain in the arse to get rid of them, you have to kill them manually.

Any body else know a fix??
Maybe I'll try firefox see how that works. I did d/l dolphin but haven't tried yet

You can install ZDbox, it is an app that was developed by an Xda member. It has a task killer incorporated within the app where you can put the browser in the protected apps by long pressing and adding it. After you do this, the app will not be closed if you kill all other apps.
Let me know if it resolves the issue. (it is available for free in the market)

Why are you using stock browser anyway . It's crap . I never managed to download anything with it . And after " download " it can't parse it . Use OPERA MOBILE . ( NOT mini ) . You'll thank me later

HasC said:
You can install ZDbox, it is an app that was developed by an Xda member. It has a task killer incorporated within the app where you can put the browser in the protected apps by long pressing and adding it. After you do this, the app will not be closed if you kill all other apps.
Let me know if it resolves the issue. (it is available for free in the market)
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Ok I tried ZDbox, however the browser doesnt even show up in the process list of ZDbox lol... It shows up in my task manager, but not in ZDbox.
I will just use a different browser... I see so many browsers, which is best? How does Opera compare with Firefox? I kinda like Maxthon also, but it isn't saving my tabs either

Download Opera. It's the fastest browser, as it uses hardware acceleration.

Its not witht stock browser. If you are opening too many apps and then press Home key, the Android system will put the browser to sleep but it keeps it in memory. If you launch another app at this point which asks for more RAM than there is available, Android will start exiting the apps that are residing in the memory. When that happens, the browser could also be force closed by the system. Dunno how to fix that since I am not a dev.
If you use other browsers, you wont have the GPU acceleration and hence smoothness, in my opinion.
Just my 2 cents.
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nobnut said:
I don't have this problem... especially with Dolphin Browser. Those bloody tabs persist after reboots. It is a pain in the arse to get rid of them, you have to kill them manually.
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The two of you should talk: his tabs don't stay and yours are hurting your ass

So how is everyone with the Note fixing or getting around this? I'm trying Opera now...

Well, after using the Opera browser... i gotta say I like it. EXCEPT it doesn't remember my tabs either!! It seems like none of the browsers are working right with tabs... unless i'm doing soemething wrong? Is there any way to remember tabs in opera mobile?

When I press the back button on Dolphin it ask if I want to close the browser or minimize it.

What would be nice is.... like Safari on iphone... if you kill it, it still opens up with all your tabs... or a desktop firefox, it always allows you to restore your previous session/tabs...
I HAVE to keep tabs open, instead of re-opening 5 pages/tabs evertime the browser just feels like forgetting them

Anybody know about the great Note browser mystery??

How long after you press home are you checking, if you leave it in sleep mode for some time, android will kill the high power consuming processes and that is why your tabs are not getting stored...
I think what you want is a browser which remembers your previous tabs and reload all of them whenever you open a browser.. i dont think stock or dolphin or opera has such an option, did you try the mobile version of firefox.. maybe it remebers tabs...
And to those people this is not about multitasking... it is just that he wants the browser to remember his tabs so that it can reload itself everytime a new instance opens...

depakjan said:
How long after you press home are you checking, if you leave it in sleep mode for some time, android will kill the high power consuming processes and that is why your tabs are not getting stored...
I think what you want is a browser which remembers your previous tabs and reload all of them whenever you open a browser.. i dont think stock or dolphin or opera has such an option, did you try the mobile version of firefox.. maybe it remebers tabs...
And to those people this is not about multitasking... it is just that he wants the browser to remember his tabs so that it can reload itself everytime a new instance opens...
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YES!! thank you..thats exactly right! i've tried so many browsers so far and have yet to find one that does!! It seems so weird to me that none of these browsers have a session restore or tab restore option. let me try firefox... i haven't really tried it yet. BUT i just read firefox for andoird DOES have hardware acceleration... I'M ON IT! will report back

After using FF for a bit...I can report it is the same as other browsers There is no session restore and it closes my tabs also. When I launch it, it shows me my "previously closed tabs" but it won't let me restore them all......I have to click on each one to restore
So this is still a aproblem

Related

What is the most efficient android browser out there?

First off im running haykuro 5.0.2Hr5-A2SD
Im really getting annoyed with the constant lag of the browser. When i search, my keystrokes show up 2 seconds after ive typed them, the browser seems to load slower than rc33 jf root version, i have the cache and app thumbnails linked to my sd card, text messages cleared, gmail cleared, sd card nowhere near full, class4 4gb card. Is there a browser.apk that i can adb push in place of this one? Also what do i have to do to get EVERY website to display in pc mode? because even with the bestbrowser.apk i still would go to some sites like walmart and im being directed to walmart iphone beta. Anyone else experiencing browser lagging?
One thing that really annoys me is when I open in a new window, then close that window and go back to previous it always refreshes. I hate that.
Do you have the latest radio update installed?
Yeah i do have the latest radio, i always update to the latest radio. same prob
CBowley said:
One thing that really annoys me is when I open in a new window, then close that window and go back to previous it always refreshes. I hate that.
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It refreshes if you switch to another app and switch back too, I figure it must be some kind of timer based on when the browser window was last viewed.
And I don't hate it, I loath it, it annoys me no end.
bbbblack said:
First off im running haykuro 5.0.2Hr5-A2SD
Im really getting annoyed with the constant lag of the browser.
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Run the AdFree app I wrote, it won't fix keystroke lag but it will get rid of a lot/most ads which will speed up other aspects of your browsing.
disabling java script would make it a little faster.
also overclocking would make it faster.
if you want to display PC version of the website goto URL "about:debug" don't search hit the "go" button. then hit menu settings in the bottom you'll see UAString, select Desktop. You may have to do this every time you start the browser because it doesn't stay. what you can do is set "about:debug" as your home page, so it'll enable debug menu when go to go home page.

[Q] set default browsers to firefox -- android 2.1

I just got my galaxy s (captivate the other day), so I'm still new to the interface.
Anyway, some web page was crashing the browser every time, so I decided to try another browser. I found firefox in the app store and sure enough, ff could load the page that kept crashing the default android browser. So, i'd love to set firefox to be the default browser.
Can anyone help me figure out how?
apexofservice said:
I just got my galaxy s (captivate the other day), so I'm still new to the interface.
Anyway, some web page was crashing the browser every time, so I decided to try another browser. I found firefox in the app store and sure enough, ff could load the page that kept crashing the default android browser. So, i'd love to set firefox to be the default browser.
Can anyone help me figure out how?
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Are you on stock or using a replacement launcher?
And if you click links from apps and stuff it should ask you which you want to use, just tap the check mark and select firefox.
Many thanks for the prompt reply. I'm on rooted stock (that sounds very botanical). You think maybe I need an aftermarket loader? I've seen some mention of app loaders, but don't really know what one is.
I did notice that links to web urls give me the chance to choose a browser. But, I'm also interested in changing the link on the bottom of my homescreen. Will a new launcher help with that?
Thanks for any advice.
LaucherPro is a great launcher... Fast and highly customizable. It will allow to change the icon and shortcut in your dock to FF. You can find it in the market.
apexofservice said:
Many thanks for the prompt reply. I'm on rooted stock (that sounds very botanical). You think maybe I need an aftermarket loader? I've seen some mention of app loaders, but don't really know what one is.
I did notice that links to web urls give me the chance to choose a browser. But, I'm also interested in changing the link on the bottom of my homescreen. Will a new launcher help with that?
Thanks for any advice.
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I haven't been on the stock launcher for a long time, but I know you can change that icon by pressing 'menu' and selecting edit on the app drawer.
But a new launcher is always recommended, I use launcher pro as well
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apexofservice said:
I just got my galaxy s (captivate the other day), so I'm still new to the interface.
Anyway, some web page was crashing the browser every time, so I decided to try another browser. I found firefox in the app store and sure enough, ff could load the page that kept crashing the default android browser. So, i'd love to set firefox to be the default browser.
Can anyone help me figure out how?
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settings -> applications -> manage applications -> all -> browser -> CLEAR DEFAULTS
it doesn't matter what launcher you are using.
vintagepimpage said:
LaucherPro is a great launcher... Fast and highly customizable. It will allow to change the icon and shortcut in your dock to FF. You can find it in the market.
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you can change the shortcut in the default touchwiz dock as well.......................... open app tray, hit the menu softkey, edit, customizable grid... drag the icons you don't want on the tray off. drag the icons that you want on the tray on. menu key, alphabetical grid (to fix the icons you dragged out), save.

[Q] web browser that remembers open tabs (SGN)

The SGN is my first android phone... and I love it BUT...
Why cant I find a web browser that will remember all the open tabs i was looking at when i closed it - so that when i re-open the web browser it will open all the tabs i had open previously?
This is how ALL browsers work on PC's and iphones -
I have tried about 4 of the most popular browsers now to no avail - what is the problem?
hmm have you tried Dolphin Browser Mini?? it works on my Note and I LOVE it. it opens up tabs that I've kept open from last browsing session. Some browsers though do have an option that'll clear history upon exiting, maybe u have that ticked off?
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missxtee said:
hmm have you tried Dolphin Browser Mini?? it works on my Note and I LOVE it. it opens up tabs that I've kept open from last browsing session. Some browsers though do have an option that'll clear history upon exiting, maybe u have that ticked off?
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Hi - Yes i have tried Dolphin Browser mini on my SGN and it is a very good light browser. I opened 3 tabs and then i tapped exit (the circle with the x in it) to close the application. When i open the application again my 3 tabs are gone and replaced with 1 tab which is the Dolphin start page(Dolphin Blog,google twitter,wallpaper,facebook).
I have looked at the toolbox and settings but can not find an option to remeber the tabs.
Are you sure you are closing the application or just putting it in the background? in the background it will keep the tabs since the application is still open
-Mitch
Have you tried Opera? Definitely my favourite browser and does what you require.
Edit: sorry, scratch that. Got confused with the non mobile Opera! Never been an issue for me though because I don't close my browser
Use opera mobile, don't know if it works on opera mini. When I want to open the same tabs next time, I terminate opera mobile with task manager.
install Opera mobile, enable exit button in preferences then close it using that button instead of return key I assure you it will remember your open tabs
correction -IT DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK ALL. THE. TIME, HOW ANNOYING, BUT AS SUGGESTED EARLIER EXITING VIA. TASK. MANAGER SEEMS TO.WORK
mitch000 said:
The SGN is my first android phone... and I love it BUT...
Why cant I find a web browser that will remember all the open tabs i was looking at when i closed it - so that when i re-open the web browser it will open all the tabs i had open previously?
This is how ALL browsers work on PC's and iphones -
I have tried about 4 of the most popular browsers now to no avail - what is the problem?
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Chrome beta...that the one....
But work on ICS 4.0.3 only
Using MIDNOTE 2.0
Ics browser+ is fantastic. Also the gestures rock.
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Opera mobile. It always remembers my tabs. Can actually get annoying because if I've been reading a lot of stories by clicking through taptu, I have to go on manually every few days and close like 80 tabs that opera has saved for me.
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+1 for chrome beta. Its fantstic and remembers tabs, but as stated its only on ICS.
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browser remebering tabs
I am not ready for ICS yet - will upgrade to it when it is 100% ready for SGN!!!
Tried Opera Mobile I opened 3 tabs (would be nice if the tabs were along the top)
I then tapped the big O bottom right and tapped Exit. When I restarted the application all 3 tabs were gone - i looked in settings and there is no option to remember tabs.
How did u get Opera Mobile to remember your tabs on exit and restart?
Terminate opera mobile using task manager.
Long press home key, select task man.
mitch000 said:
I am not ready for ICS yet - will upgrade to it when it is 100% ready for SGN!!!
Tried Opera Mobile I opened 3 tabs (would be nice if the tabs were along the top)
I then tapped the big O bottom right and tapped Exit. When I restarted the application all 3 tabs were gone - i looked in settings and there is no option to remember tabs.
How did u get Opera Mobile to remember your tabs on exit and restart?
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I don't have an exit option. Are you sure you're using opera mobile and not opera mini?
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I use opera. I just home button out and it always remembers my tabs. I try and close them from time to time. I had 15 open at one point... Then I said that's too many sites xD So I started to close them. hehe.
Xmarks also has a feature to remember desktop opened websites so you can sync those, too.
overskreen has a config option so you can decide whether or not to preserve open tabs. It's not free, but it's worth paying for if you like having a trully multi-windowed browsing experience on your phone.
newg said:
I don't have an exit option. Are you sure you're using opera mobile and not opera mini?
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you have to enable the exit button first by going to settings -advanced-enable exit button
but like I said before if you want it to remember your tabs you have to manually kill opera in the task manager.
opera mobile used to remember my tabs in my old Nokia phones Dont know why it isn't working with Android
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this is from the opera website
Automatically save browsing sessions if Opera Mini is killed by the system while in the background. Your session is restored if Opera is re-opened within 60 minutes.
so I guess you have to kill opera manually for it to remember sessions and Dont forget to open within the hour
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overskreen has a config option so you can decide whether or not to preserve open tabs. It's not free, but it's worth paying for if you like having a trully multi-windowed browsing experience on your phone.
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I could not find that option in my over skreen...do you have a new version or something
i am on v1.4.3 and it's the second option in the settings. haven't actually tested it but assume it does what it says on the tin.
I think we're all having a different experience with opera. Mine remembers my tabs without any special behaviour, I just exit with the back or home buttons. I had over 80 tabs open the other day from the past few days.
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yeah when you minimize your opera with 80+ tabs its killed by android automatically that's why it remembers your tabs all the time
80 tabs - dude Dont you think that's a li'll too much
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oh btw I read somewhere that Firefox mobile has session managers but I could not find the feature anywhere.....
even if you are able to save sessions I would not recommend Firefox mobile cuz its buggy and slow
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overskreen has a config option so you can decide whether or not to preserve open tabs. It's not free, but it's worth paying for if you like having a trully multi-windowed browsing experience on your phone.[/QUOT
overskreen looks like a great browser for the SGN i will try it and report back the results - thanks
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[Q] How can I make the browser forget previous sessions?

Hi,
I can't remember that it was like this on GB, but anyway now on ICS the browser always seems to remember previous sessions, I find this very annoying....
Browse Browse Browse, close browser....
Open browser, last opened page is shown, and press back and there are the previous pages again...
How can I make that the web browser forget everything from before and just starts with the homepage??
Tried to find options in the settings, but can't find it...
?
my way
hi there...well i am using opera mini and it has this cool features on ots setting where i always clear caxhe and history before i exit it ..try it out
if you are using the explorer that comes with the ics it has the same options as well in its setting ..do or and reopen the browser to make sure its done ...
and i agre its an annoying thing when evert site u cisit is saved for noisy people who likes to check ur perolsonal things .....
cheeers
Mr.Androidfan said:
hi there...well i am using opera mini and it has this cool features on ots setting where i always clear caxhe and history before i exit it ..try it out
if you are using the explorer that comes with the ics it has the same options as well in its setting ..do or and reopen the browser to make sure its done ...
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I know there is a manual way of clearing cache and history, but even that doesn't make the browser forget the previous session...
Gede said:
Hi,
I can't remember that it was like this on GB, but anyway now on ICS the browser always seems to remember previous sessions, I find this very annoying....
Browse Browse Browse, close browser....
Open browser, last opened page is shown, and press back and there are the previous pages again...
How can I make that the web browser forget everything from before and just starts with the homepage??
Tried to find options in the settings, but can't find it...
?
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The simple solution is to install Dolphin HD Browser from Google Play and set it as the default browser. There are loads of cool plug-ins for Dolphin won Play too. Like the Evernote plug-in that lets you post directly from Dolphin.
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its some times
Gede said:
I know there is a manual way of clearing cache and history, but even that doesn't make the browser forget the previous session...
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well...some times it dosnt work...
but..when i go to the default webpage and then clear history and cache ..it works..try it or use dolphin ...personally i didnt like dolphin..opera is more user freindly i guess...but u decide

problem with browser

Hey, since I have galmin, I noticed some weird behavior of browser. No matter what rom I'm using, it closes by itself. It's not force close, it just takes me to homescreen, like I have pressed home button. When I start it again, it takes me to google... I just want to ask, did anyone else seen something like that on their phone? I think it might be related to ram management but I can't be sure
haopened to many times..b didnt think of this way
-Rik(Rittik)
yackovsky said:
Hey, since I have galmin, I noticed some weird behavior of browser. No matter what rom I'm using, it closes by itself. It's not force close, it just takes me to homescreen, like I have pressed home button. When I start it again, it takes me to google... I just want to ask, did anyone else seen something like that on their phone? I think it might be related to ram management but I can't be sure
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With every browser or stock browser ?
Cheers
yackovsky said:
Hey, since I have galmin, I noticed some weird behavior of browser. No matter what rom I'm using, it closes by itself. It's not force close, it just takes me to homescreen, like I have pressed home button. When I start it again, it takes me to google... I just want to ask, did anyone else seen something like that on their phone? I think it might be related to ram management but I can't be sure
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Dolphin Mini? or try Maxthon...
right, i forgot to add that it happens only on stock browser, and using something else is not a solution for me i just want to know if it happens to someone else too, and why it happens. it's not like browser closes itself every day, maybe twice a week tops? so it's not bothering me that much. and no, i'm not using any scripts or battery savers.
its on stock browser only..happened to me mostly on CM7 builds idk why..now am using andro-id so its a lil less..but it deffinitely happens..and happened in froyo too..Its not regular problem but happens sometimed like 2/3 times a week..So never thought of it as a serious problem
-Rik(Rittik)
alright then, at least i know that i'm not alone with this one ;p
Happenes to me only in cm roms no problem intthe stock based ones
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Never happened to me ... I used to use stock browser alot..but never noticed it
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Happens to me as well. Andro-ID 3.3.1 no scripts.
Yes is happened also to me but only on this forum if i go on full site from stock browser and i've found the way for "fix" this issue and the ways for "fix" this issue in my case are 2:
1. Use adaway for remove the ads from internet.
2. Deactivate the javascript.
and then all works good, however don't i've understood the exact reason of this issue but is sure that too ads freeze the stock browser.
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I guess that bcause the stock browser use a too high amount of ram, so it will close itself if system is in low memory state.
force_close said:
I guess that bcause the stock browser use a too high amount of ram, so it will close itself if system is in low memory state.
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Yes...but in my case this happens only when there too ads and only on full site of this forum happens that the stock browser it closes itself then i think that too ads eat too ram and then the browser it freeze and it closes itself because if i use adaway or disable the javascripts this don't happens anymore.
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To much image to load its make stock browse lag then close its self, because browser make a big chace on system.
I always found this problem while browsing, not only on GingerBread, you can found it on ICS to.
do reset chace and cookies before browsing, and if the stock browser feel little lag than before, back to homescreen and delete it from recent app then open it again. you cant try this method on gingerbread because GB doesnt have recent app layout.
Recent app layout on ICS looks like taskmanager but not same with taskmanager.
ichaloned said:
To much image to load its make stock browse lag then close its self, because browser make a big chace on system.
I always found this problem while browsing, not only on GingerBread, you can found it on ICS to.
do reset chace and cookies before browsing, and if the stock browser feel little lag than before, back to homescreen and delete it from recent app then open it again. you cant try this method on gingerbread because GB doesnt have recent app layout.
Recent app layout on ICS looks like taskmanager but not same with taskmanager.
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Mmm...for the cache problem there tautility but sincerely don't i've tried to use for fix this issue...but now i will try.
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Ohhh !!! I m well known with this..
When u zoom in/out contineously
or open a big site with lot of adds
then it happens....it was same with me but no more with me...
Then i reinstalled my GB 2.3.6 two to three times to avoid this.
so i suggest u the same....
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