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Just got Note - problem with browser tabs

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

Google virus?!

I have a slight problem which I can't fix. Whenever I open dolphin browser hd the Google homepage opens up even though I have the homepage set as new tab. Also Google will randomly open on a new tab while I am browsing on another tab. I tried changing all various settings and it didn't fix it. I even tried downloading Firefox and that worked fine until when I closed and then opened it again it came up with the Google homepage!
I have no idea what the problem could be. I need help please!

SpecialOffer said:
I have a slight problem which I can't fix. Whenever I open dolphin browser hd the Google homepage opens up even though I have the homepage set as new tab. Also Google will randomly open on a new tab while I am browsing on another tab. I tried changing all various settings and it didn't fix it. I even tried downloading Firefox and that worked fine until when I closed and then opened it again it came up with the Google homepage!
I have no idea what the problem could be. I need help please!
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Try clearing the cache and data for your browser. It should work perfectly after that.
Hit thanks if i have helped you in any way!!
Cheers!

abhisahara said:
Try clearing the cache and data for your browser. It should work perfectly after that.
Hit thanks if i have helped you in any way!!
Cheers!
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Nope had the same problem yesterday in my PC.It randomly changes my search results and open tabs which I didnt click.

Sounds like you have a dns virus in your router.

[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?
Sent From Galaxy Note Baby!

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?
Sent From Galaxy Note Baby!
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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.

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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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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] Browser problem

Hi people.
This is my first thread and i have a problem with the stock browser, and many other like dolphin HD, dolphin mini, miren browser, maxthon, etc.
The browser show the webpages like older wap phones.
The problem start when i change my first rom from stock 2.1 and stock kernel to froyoPro later i try gingerDX.
tired of these problem i try to change kernel, i choose nAa v11 and the rom it's miniCM7 2.2 and the problem doesn't solve. It's strange because when i go back to stock kernel and rom the browser works fine.
Please help i know i'm noob but i search to much without an answer

Maybe if u give screenshots of your problem people here will understand what u mean bro..
Sent from my X8 using Tapatalk 2

here are the screenshots he post me in minicm chat.
i dont have any idea what that problem but maybe someone else can help

I'd suggest you to use Opera Mini
The first Website requieres Javascript.
And google MIGHT detect your Phone as a PC, so your Useragent could be messed up.
You can see the Useragent in the Advanced Browser Settings.

I tried all settings which may cause that but I didn't find any could cause that..it just looks like that the pages on the screenshots are not fully loaded..
And try to clear the data or reset the browser into default and see if it works..Or try other network provider first..
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browser problem..
xbxsxi said:
I'd suggest you to use Opera Mini
The first Website requieres Javascript.
And google MIGHT detect your Phone as a PC, so your Useragent could be messed up.
You can see the Useragent in the Advanced Browser Settings.
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Opera mini works but the other browser doesn't.
sandy_tea said:
I tried all settings which may cause that but I didn't find any could cause that..it just looks like that the pages on the screenshots are not fully loaded..
And try to clear the data or reset the browser into default and see if it works..Or try other network provider first..
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The pages are fully loaded, and i don't know what happen.

You seem to be behind a proxy that optimizes the pages for you.
If that's the case try to access web pages from another network.

On Dolphin you can go into Settings and Change what websites will see you as (PC, iPhone, iPad, Android).
Choose Android, and see what happens. If nothing changes, try iPhone.
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You seem to be behind a proxy that optimizes the pages for you.
If that's the case try to access web pages from another network.
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i use 3G in all pictures
IrishStuff09 said:
On Dolphin you can go into Settings and Change what websites will see you as (PC, iPhone, iPad, Android).
Choose Android, and see what happens. If nothing changes, try iPhone.
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I know you can select the useragent but nothing works, no works: linux, iphone, android, froyo, icecream, ipad, mac. I try with these useragent's and nothing go better

Try with wi-fi please..
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no work
ElmirBuljubasic said:
Try with wi-fi please..
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Same problem

In your APN, go to bam.entelpcs.cl and delete the Proxy settings

Browser

hello i have Green Browser as my browser but i'm not sure how to make it my default browser could someone please help me i tried to look to see where it can become default but i didn't see anything... this type of browser is alot like Internet Explorer but it works way better.
Please let me know if you all have any ideas i would love to hear them cause i'm wracking my brain.
thanks again
Lilithjayne (Noob)

Go to settings/apps/all apps, scroll to the stock browser, click on it, scroll down and clear defaults. Back out of settings, go to your app drawer, click on the desire browser, a pop up window will pop up asking which browser you want to use and will also have check box asking you to either set that one browser as default or to always open that one browser. Check the box and choose the browser you want as default and you're done.
By the way, this better be for the Htc One.