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[Q]How can you enable full browsing in SGS

hey guys. got my SGS today, loving it. and been playing with it since 5 hours non stop now lol
anyways, coming from a nokia n900, im used to the browser showing sites in full web version, not mobile version.
is it possible somehow to make it appear like that in SGS browser too?
cheers

go to the browser url bar, and type about:debug and enter.
nothing will happen, but now you can go to the browser settings from the menu, and scroll all the way down. there will be new menu options there. find the one which allows you to choose between desktop/android/iphone display for websites.
this is a little bugged, because for me after i did this from a fresh rom installation, i can access espn soccernet perfectly. but if i revisit the page it will load up the mobile version.
to view desktop pages permanently try skyfire browser from the market.

awesome maaan! thanx a bunch!!! u think this will work in froyo 2.2 also?
p.s i tried youtube.com desktop version. upload loading the video, the browser crashes. and kicks me to home screen.
so i suppose some sites are not quiet ready to be run n desktop mode on SGS.
perhaps froyo wioth 10.1 flash will solve this

SonicSpinner said:
awesome maaan! thanx a bunch!!! u think this will work in froyo 2.2 also?
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Oddly enough with the stock browser and present 2.2 you cannot access the User Agent setting with About:debug.

Yea they removed it in 2.2, but why? I think it should be an option that is easy to access for everyone. This phone handles desktop sites almost as well as a PC, the big screen actually makes a lot of mobile sites look rubbish.
Sometimes we want mobile sites to save bandwidth, other times we want the full experience.
In Dolphin Browser HD you can get an addon called "Desktop Toggles" which adds a switch on the right toolbar for easy switching between desktop/mobile modes. With some performance and other small improvements it would be a perfect replacement for the stock browser.

One other annoyance with the stock browser is that even with it set to desktop you are still often sent to the "Touch" version of the site and then have to scroll to the bottom and click on full site link. Shame there is not a command line or script to set it to desktop proper.

With the screen real estate on the Galaxy S we should be given the option to view full desktop versions of websites. Often the mobile sites just don't cut it. We want the full version of websites on our phones.

Google Chrome on Android

No one posted this yet?
It's available on the Android Market for ICS devices
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.chrome
APK also available here:
http://min.us/mv2d7nyM6#5o
edit: I screwed up the upload - it only uploaded around 1MB instead of 16MB - fixed now

What do you think of it, performance-wise?

Love it! :-D
Edit: 'till now ;-)

It was posted in the Themes and Apps sectino - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1485686

Running great!!

I compared several pages and it the stock browser still feels like it scrolls smoother and loads considerably faster.
This IS a beta though so improvements in this regard are inevitable.
The fact that there is no Flash support hurts it just a bit too. Once Flash is completely eradicated from the web(I can't wait for that to happen, such a completely inefficient, performance hogging format) it'll be a non-issue though.

going to try this out now. thanks for heads up

Does is work well in Desktop mode? Do websites recognize the mode correctly or does it auto load the mobile page?

kiroiv said:
Does is work well in Desktop mode? Do websites recognize the mode correctly or does it auto load the mobile page?
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Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a way to change user-agent to desktop.
chrome://flags/ doesn't work. Some of the other chrome:// commands do, none of them have the option to change user-agent.

Does not load or have option to load pages in desktop mode. What is the point in a browser for tablets that loads pages as if they where on a phone.

smegatron said:
Does not load or have option to load pages in desktop mode. What is the point in a browser for tablets that loads pages as if they where on a phone.
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In fairness, most web developers are taking a shortcut and assuming anything with "android" in the user-agent string is mobile instead of asking the browser for screen dimensions. This is bad but common practice.
The way which was finally added in the ICS browser to work around this is to change the user-agent string platform info to X11 instead of Android.
When you "request desktop site" this is what happens.
Site thinks is mobile: (Linux; U; Android 4.0.3; en-us; Build/ITL41F)
Site thinks is desktop: (X11; Linux x86_64)
This is an inelegant hack. (Though I am surprised it's missing from Chrome for Android)
Ideally, web developers will clue into the existence of tablets and properly handle things.

I find the stock ICS browser to be smoother and more fluid for me....

ZanshinG1 said:
Ideally, web developers will clue into the existence of tablets and properly handle things.
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When people still design sites/apps for IE6 I wouldn't hold my breath.

Agreed with others here. Stock feels faster and smoother.
IMO its a terrible beta. No user string, no flash, bookmarks are terrible, colour theme doesn't fit with ICS..
Also, why does it exist? If it's only for ICS and above, why didn't they replace stock browser with it? I thought stock android browser was web kit and chrome based anyway.

TheStickMan said:
Agreed with others here. Stock feels faster and smoother.
IMO its a terrible beta. No user string, no flash, bookmarks are terrible, colour theme doesn't fit with ICS..
Also, why does it exist? If it's only for ICS and above, why didn't they replace stock browser with it? I thought stock android browser was web kit and chrome based anyway.
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Funnily enough, Chrome relys on the stock browser for half its settings
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I installed it. Went to a few sites. Said cool. And now I'm back to using the stock browser.

I like it because my chrome bookmarks now sync, the feature never worked in Honeycomb or with the new ICS browser and I had to use the chromemarks app as a work around.
Its quite fast to use but it still needs a lot of work, flash, themes and extensions would be nice lolz
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I think its not bad for a beta been using it on my phone for a few days now... Remember beta here.. We cant expect everything from your desktop onto your mobile device right now as with google they are going to add features as time comes... Personally i would like to see extentions work but most people would be like that
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When i first downloaded chrome i used it a little then went back to ics + because i thought chrome was akward and hard to close tabs. I missed quick controls right off the bat because they are pretty ingenious and intuitive. Well since then i have only used chrome. I only use ics+ when i need to view flash. Chrome is fast, although it takes some effort to close tabs and open new ones. I can't wait for an update and all the things that are obvious (extensions, flash, quick controls). I love how android is growing up. I feel like a proud father watching it go from a small phone ui to now on the brink of blossoming out to all areas of life. By that i mean throughout our homes i.e. Google home integration. I don't think Google has any plans to support flash though with this browser. The HTML YouTube in this browser is fast an non buggy. I'm sure Google wants to keep their browser flash free so they can monopolize web m.

I think I have to agree with you, I've gone back to the ICS browser because it's better designed for touch screen devices. Chrome beta is quite fiddly to use with your fingers! lolz
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Can I get this feature in Chrome which is in firefox? See screenshot

Hello,
Firefox is not a bad browser, but I think Chrome is better. Firefox uses more resources and even though I have an SSD I still think it starts slow, Chrome lauching faster then Firefox, on a HDD you will see the difference better.
But on my SSD I noticed the difference to. I still use firefox because off that little arrow in the url bar which lets me go to webpages I visit often. Chrome has something like that but you need open a new tab for it.
But I like the way firefox lets me visit webpages fast better, as I not need open a new tab for it.
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No, Chrome just isn't setup that way. Adding a new tab only takes a micro second anyway...

brendonlee said:
No, Chrome just isn't setup that way. Adding a new tab only takes a micro second anyway...
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Takes me at least one whole second.....
Then again, I'm getting old and aren't as quick as I used to be....
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brendonlee said:
No, Chrome just isn't setup that way. Adding a new tab only takes a micro second anyway...
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Well Chrome is certainly fast, but adding a new tab when I have no reason to that is not the way I wish to work.
So in Chrome i need put the adress in the adress balk, but with firefox I just get a list with most visit sites.

Just start typing part of the address, eg. facebook, twitter etc. and Chrome will fill in the rest for you. Okay it's not a dropdown, but it's as quick once you're used to it, if not quicker.

How about just typing this : chrome://history/
PS: Not every browser has same features. But I just want to say the Autocomplete feature in Chrome is awesome. To get that in Firefox, we should edit some Firefox settings (values?).

Archer said:
Just start typing part of the address, eg. facebook, twitter etc. and Chrome will fill in the rest for you. Okay it's not a dropdown, but it's as quick once you're used to it, if not quicker.
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That works ofcourse to, but that is something Firefox can do to.
The dropdown is more like most visited websites, Chrome takes another approach in that and will show you thumbnails with most visit websites if you open a new tab.
Right now I still keep using firefox as webbrowser, but its much heavier then chrome, but it works good for me.
coolsandie said:
How about just typing this : chrome://history/
PS: Not every browser has same features. But I just want to say the Autocomplete feature in Chrome is awesome. To get that in Firefox, we should edit some Firefox settings (values?).
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I use Chrome mostly in incognito mode because with chrome you can surf incognito and on same time also use the normall mode in another window. I think Chrome is very good browser I just keep using firefox for the normall browser most time.
But I think firing up a chrome right after I logged into Windows will be faster then firing up firefox.

DexterMorganNL said:
I use Chrome mostly in incognito mode because with chrome you can surf incognito and on same time also use the normall mode in another window. I think Chrome is very good browser I just keep using firefox for the normall browser most time.
But I think firing up a chrome right after I logged into Windows will be faster then firing up firefox.
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But what if, Firefox is used in private browsing mode .. does the visited sites (in private browse mode) show up in drop down menu ?
And yeah, in Chrome you can browse with 2 modes. But not in Firefox I guess.

Can I get this feature in Chrome which is in firefox?
There are lots of the features of Mozilla Firefox that differentiate from other web browsers such as Web Explorer. Firefox depends on the extension technique to permit users to alter the browser according to their requirements in lieu of providing all features in the standard distribution.

How to blaze browsing and still have javascript on demand

Javascript slows your browser down, way down. This is true on any device, Touchwiz enabled devices especially. So what to do? Disabling Javascript will speed things up (dramatically) but then you hate missing all of the cool things javascript allows you to do such as view certain videos, use drop down menus, activate buttons, access special content - the list goes on.
Turning Javascript off in settings and then re-enabling it when you need it doesn't work because it is a multistep hassle. If only there were a way to leave Javascript off by default and then when you reach a page where you need it, turn it back on on the fly?
Well, if you use Dolphin Browser there is and it's pretty simple. Just create a gesture for enabling/disabling javascript. When you get to a site where you need it, click the little gesture button on the menu bar, draw your gesture and refresh. And there you go, Javascript is back on and ready to use.
If this all sounds like a pain, just try browsing with Javascript disabled. It is almost hard to believe how quickly pages load. In my honest opinion, the extra small step is very worth it.
Here's a quick video demonstrating this is action:

I'd like to try this, but how do you program the gesture?

ganstar said:
I'd like to try this, but how do you program the gesture?
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It's easy. First download Dolphin Browser. Then click the little gesture button on the menu bar. It looks like a finger inside a circle. Once that opens, click the little setup button that looks like a gear at the top right. Select more actions, scroll to the bottom of the list and pick enable javascript. Create your gesture and save it.
Stick with something simple Dolphin won't confuse with existing gestures.

Thanks, all done!

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Thanks, all done!
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Cool. I hope it comes in handy. I use it all the time and it's so much quicker than going into settings each time

mitchellvii, You annoy me with all this helpfulness..... please stop.
Buahahahaha!!!! [\sarcasm]

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mitchellvii, You annoy me with all this helpfulness..... please stop.
Buahahahaha!!!! [\sarcasm]
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Let me know if it seems to work for you.

Huge difference to me
I tried doing multiple tests with this and no doubt about it. Disabling javascript speeds up browsing immensly. Both in chrome and in dolphin. I used the test site ign.com which has tons of things loading at the same time. I noticed several banners that would take longer to load with java enabled. Once i turned it off they did not load and it sped things up. I dont know if there are gestures in Chrome but i will use Dolphin more. I do hope this gets fixed. No excuse for this these days!

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I tried doing multiple tests with this and no doubt about it. Disabling javascript speeds up browsing immensly. Both in chrome and in dolphin. I used the test site ign.com which has tons of things loading at the same time. I noticed several banners that would take longer to load with java enabled. Once i turned it off they did not load and it sped things up. I dont know if there are gestures in Chrome but i will use Dolphin more. I do hope this gets fixed. No excuse for this these days!
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Well its not a matter so much of getting fixed but the nature of how javascript works. Without javascript present websites can load multiple things in parallel making it much faster. Javascript sort of breaks that hence the slowdown. IMHO opinion this is even worse in Touchwiz than vanilla Android due to security filtering but that is just conjecture on my part. Regardless, most users don't need what javascript offers on all websites, especially if you just want to look at pictures and read. All this little trick allows you to do is blaze around until you need the extra functionality and then quickly enable it on demand if you like. IMHO overall a better experience.
Give Dolphin a chance. The new Beta (you have to sign up) is pretty quick and the swipe in from the left bookmarks is convenient. I also like Maxthon but not sure if they do gestures. Will need to check that.
** Make sure after enabling/disabling you refresh the page. That's important.

I second those who have noticed a massive improvement with js turned off. It's night and day really.
For now I just leave it off and use chrome. If I NEED it, I will enable it in the options. But so far, I seem to do okay without it mostly.

Just wanted to check in and say this set up world really well, thanks op.

ganstar said:
Just wanted to check in and say this set up world really well, thanks op.
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Glad it helped. Sounds like no big deal but it really does make things faster and easier.

You should keep an eye on Atlas Web Bowser, as you can save your java setting on a per site basis, so you could have it off by default and on for those that really require it.
Its currently beta and still has some issues and its not for everyone as its very minimalist.

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You should keep an eye on Atlas Web Bowser, as you can save your java setting on a per site basis, so you could have it off by default and on for those that really require it.
Its currently beta and still has some issues and its not for everyone as its very minimalist.
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Yes I tried that one. Still pretty buggy but good start.

Location mode, Default browser & more

Just got the p30 pro and it's a bit of a learning curve to access features from a oneplus.
1) Is it possible to access location mode on the p30pro?
In my older phones, I had access to 'High accuracy', 'Battery saving' and 'Device only'.
Can't seem to find that setting here.
2) The authentication page for a public WIFI network forces login via the huawei browser.
My default browser is set to Chrome, but it doesn't state so in default apps.
i don't wish to use the huawei browser. Is this a problem with EMUI not recognising I've set the default browser to chrome , or is there some other way of forcing the automatic authentication to use chrome instead of the huawei browser?
3) Does the front camera have zoom?
4) Can wallpapers be disabled?
cheers

1. Remember seeing it somewhere before but cant seem to find it now lol. Will update this shortly.
2. Settings- Search Default apps - Change browser to Chrome or whichever you want. Then it should open chrome by default
3. No zoom on the front camera and i guess no one zooms in on a selfie. Take a picture and crop it.
4. What you mean by wallpapers be disabled ? The megazine unlock ?

1. Please do.
2. I tried numerous times. It seems like the settings don't save the default app to chrome. It just remains as "default" which I assume is the Huawei browser. Maybe it's a bug?
3. I found another installed huawei app called mirror. That has zoom.
4. I meant I want a black or no background. Just plain.
Thanks.

sirspiff said:
1. Please do.
2. I tried numerous times. It seems like the settings don't save the default app to chrome. It just remains as "default" which I assume is the Huawei browser. Maybe it's a bug?
3. I found another installed huawei app called mirror. That has zoom.
4. I meant I want a black or no background. Just plain.
Thanks.
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2. Default is chrome... if it is set to Huawei Browser, it changes in default apps to Huawei Browser. If it is using Huawei Browser for Wifi Login this is similiar "bug" if you can call it that to iPhone using Safari for wifi even though chrome can be used for everything else... its probably has to do with the integration of the phone settings pack since it has to be something always on the phone in case you need it... since Huawei browser can't be uninstalled, this is probably the case...
3. Does mirror actually take pictures?
4. Just get a black box picture jpg or png and set as background... :good:

sirspiff said:
1. Please do.
2. I tried numerous times. It seems like the settings don't save the default app to chrome. It just remains as "default" which I assume is the Huawei browser. Maybe it's a bug?
3. I found another installed huawei app called mirror. That has zoom.
4. I meant I want a black or no background. Just plain.
Thanks.
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1. Think it's controlled by huawei's system so no way to change it, the one i saw was on my s10 plus. Im sorry, made a mistake.
2. I think they made it that way , can't try it my self here since there's no hotspot to test it out. Its like some china phones, when you install google keyboard and when it comes to type it the password, it reverts back to their stock keyboard.
3. Removed mirror app as soon as i booted it up after purchase
4. As mahst68 mentioned above, google amoled pure black wallpaper and then it will be all black.

1. Yes. Mine was on one plus. Useful.
2. Ah. Chrome is default. OK. Terrible implementation to force it to use the Huawei browser for authentication. Will have to live with it for now.
3. It does. Single tap to "pause" and you can save the shot. No fancy features like the camera, but it does have selection of borders. Not my thing. I just stick with borderless.
4. I guess that's a workaround that'll have to work.
Thanks for all the help so far.

sirspiff said:
1. Yes. Mine was on one plus. Useful.
2. Ah. Chrome is default. OK. Terrible implementation to force it to use the Huawei browser for authentication. Will have to live with it for now.
3. It does. Single tap to "pause" and you can save the shot. No fancy features like the camera, but it does have selection of borders. Not my thing. I just stick with borderless.
4. I guess that's a workaround that'll have to work.
Thanks for all the help so far.
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On regards no.2, you can easily resolve it by removing the stock browser via ADB. Plenty of guides here , especially on the mate 20 forum

JJay666 said:
On regards no.2, you can easily resolve it by removing the stock browser via ADB. Plenty of guides here , especially on the mate 20 forum
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Good to hear this! I looked into this a little yesterday but can't do it on the computer I'm on because I don't have admin access.
Also good to know that it won't bugger anything else.
Once I'm done transferring all the data, I'll look into tidying up the apps and this will be one of those I'll do first.
I'll also need to look into whether I still require Es file explorer or whether the huawei privatespace and safe functions are good enough to lock away folders, files from prying eyes.

sirspiff said:
Good to hear this! I looked into this a little yesterday but can't do it on the computer I'm on because I don't have admin access.
Also good to know that it won't bugger anything else.
Once I'm done transferring all the data, I'll look into tidying up the apps and this will be one of those I'll do first.
I'll also need to look into whether I still require Es file explorer or whether the huawei privatespace and safe functions are good enough to lock away folders, files from prying eyes.
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IMHO, i find Huawei's private space and safe to be better than other third party apps out there but obviously it's not up to par with Samsung KNOX yet. Hye, you can't win them all eh