Is there an app that will change user agent in the browser
other then about:debug don't work for some sites it still gives the mobile website
even skyfire & dolphin still show mobile sites sometimes even if it has desktop view is selected they must be using about:debug option since all they are GUI on top of the stock android browser.
only browser i seen work Xscope browser with ( UA string set to computer ) but it can't use flash 4.1 that ships in the with evo I will have to wait for froyo to get flash 10.1 and hope that xscope can use it?
it be cool if i could just use stock browser instead of having to use 3rd party browser but UA string options are very limited.
any ideas?
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Somehow my internet browser switched to a different one for default.
Opera to IE
I want Opera to be the default browser, how can I fix this?
xhypnotik said:
Somehow my internet browser switched to a different one for default.
Opera to IE
I want Opera to be the default browser, how can I fix this?
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I have the same problem but vice versa. I like IE and NOT Opera.
I had this same issue after installing Skyfire. I found the solution for restoring Opera to default here :
http://discuss.pocketnow.com/showthread.php?t=25543
[TIP] Restore Opera Mobile as default browser
If you have tried Skyfire and are wishing you could restore Opera Mobile as the default browser, there is an easy way to do this.
1) Open Opera Mobile
2) Type opera:config into the address, this gives you access to tons of preferences
3) Expand the install bullet
4) Check Browser First Time Launch and press Save
5) Exit Opera
6) Restart Opera
The first time you restart it will take a while, and may even close without showing you the browser, but now open a link from e-mail or other source and it should use Opera to open.
TaurenSnake said:
I had this same issue after installing Skyfire. I found the solution for restoring Opera to default here :
http://discuss.pocketnow.com/showthread.php?t=25543
[TIP] Restore Opera Mobile as default browser
If you have tried Skyfire and are wishing you could restore Opera Mobile as the default browser, there is an easy way to do this.
1) Open Opera Mobile
2) Type opera:config into the address, this gives you access to tons of preferences
3) Expand the install bullet
4) Check Browser First Time Launch and press Save
5) Exit Opera
6) Restart Opera
The first time you restart it will take a while, and may even close without showing you the browser, but now open a link from e-mail or other source and it should use Opera to open.
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Thank you very much. It works!
Thank you much -- it worked for me as well. Don't know why, but Skyfire was awful on my Fuze -- slow, jerky, and wouldn't even render some pages?!?
after i install this hayruko's version it seems that i'm having a problem with my browser. even when i change the uia string via about:debug to change it to desktop version after a while the browser goes back to mobile version are you guys having the same problem? i hate mobile browser version is there anyway to permanently change the uia string instead of keep changing it everytime i go to my browser?
Actually, if you configure it on googles site (search preferences) to use full html you will be fine. It is not an issue with the browser, but with google automatically dumming down the pages it lists in search results.
1) Go directly to google.com and select the settings link.
2) Truen off "Format web pages for your phone"
3) Save.
Hope this helps. If you clear cookies you will have to do this again.
did not help. there's gotta be some option to change user agent permanently...
how can i avoid being redirected to wap websites? i tried the about:debug command in the browser but didnt see the setting to set to desktop. Also tried dolphin HD and set the user agent to desktop but Im still being routed to wap websites when i want to access the full version.
1. Which APN are you using? Is it a WAP one or an Internet one?
2. Which sites?
erezak said:
1. Which APN are you using? Is it a WAP one or an Internet one?
2. Which sites?
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Im not sure how to check my APN settings. Sites like southparkstudios.com, crackberry always loads as m.crackberry, and a few other sites. Mostly I'm just curious because with flash now I wanna get the full internet experience.
p4ranoid4ndroid said:
how can i avoid being redirected to wap websites? i tried the about:debug command in the browser but didnt see the setting to set to desktop. Also tried dolphin HD and set the user agent to desktop but Im still being routed to wap websites when i want to access the full version.
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technically it is not WAP - that is even worse. You just want the full site, not the mobile version.
I would try another browser that lets you change the user-agent string. It has nothing to do with your APN settings; it is the web server looking at your user-agent string and saying "android - send over the mobile page".
BTW - the setting is in our browser:
about:debug
Settings->more->settings all the way at the bottom is UA settings (User agent) - you can change it to desktop or iphone.
All i get though is a force close, and you have to clear browser cache and data (manage apps) to get it working again.
Others have had luck with xScope Lite browser in getting full sites.
Maybe its just old age but i thought i had read somewhere how to force the stock browser to load the regular web page, not the mobile page. ???
For example the Arizona Republic and hotmail automatically load in mobile view. Thats fine on my droid x but annoying on my TF...
Sure you can change the Browser to render pages is "Despktop" view. If you are on Android 3.1, open the Browser and go to Settings > Advanced > UserAgent String and select "Desktop". If you are on Android 3.0 then you must open the Browser and do the about:debug thing. But why would you still be on 3.0?
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Thanks! That worked.
has anyone tried dolphin with user agent set to ipad and tried opening youtube?
Hi,
I tried to install a crx extension (the evernote one, web clipper), but the plugin is not activated. So I don't understand what is the use of the
plugin option in the advanced parameters of the stock web browser.
Any idea ?
Thanks !
You can try Boat browser
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boatbrowser.free
And its web page Clipperton addon
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boatbrowser.free.addon.en