I have multiple internet browser applications installed on my xoom yet I cannot select a default. Under settings/applications/manage applications when I click on one of the browsers it says no default is set, so I can't clear the default. Another problem I have that I think is linked is that when i click on a link in an email, it will not bring up a browser, it will just dim out the screen as if I were to select which app to open the link with, but that list never shows up. I'm running the 3.2 tiamat rom and kernel and I am overclocked to 1.4ghz. To fix this problem I have tried to uninstall some of the browsers iI have and then reinstall them one at a time but that still did not allow me to select a default. Has anyone else had this problem, or know how to fix it?
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legion21 said:
I have multiple internet browser applications installed on my xoom yet I cannot select a default. Under settings/applications/manage applications when I click on one of the browsers it says no default is set, so I can't clear the default. Another problem I have that I think is linked is that when i click on a link in an email, it will not bring up a browser, it will just dim out the screen as if I were to select which app to open the link with, but that list never shows up. I'm running the 3.2 tiamat rom and kernel and I am overclocked to 1.4ghz. To fix this problem I have tried to uninstall some of the browsers iI have and then reinstall them one at a time but that still did not allow me to select a default. Has anyone else had this problem, or know how to fix it?
Thanks
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I just posted this in another thread.
The problem with dimming and no "open with" window is easily resolved. Make sure that auto-rotate is enabled in settings, and thn, when that problem occurs, just rotate the Xoom--like from landscape to portrait mode. That should do the trick.
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10 char
I just had this problem too and I'm both annoyed and relieved that this was the solution. I'm annoyed at myself because I uninstalled the browser I was trying to make default and then tested with clearing the default launcher, then also uninstalled ADW etc.
legion21 said:
I have multiple internet browser applications installed on my xoom yet I cannot select a default. Under settings/applications/manage applications when I click on one of the browsers it says no default is set, so I can't clear the default. Another problem I have that I think is linked is that when i click on a link in an email, it will not bring up a browser, it will just dim out the screen as if I were to select which app to open the link with, but that list never shows up. I'm running the 3.2 tiamat rom and kernel and I am overclocked to 1.4ghz. To fix this problem I have tried to uninstall some of the browsers iI have and then reinstall them one at a time but that still did not allow me to select a default. Has anyone else had this problem, or know how to fix it?
Thanks
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If you would have read extensively in these forums, you would know that this is a known HC 3.2 issue: when the screen dims and the dialog box fails to pop-up, you just have to rotate your Xoom, like from landscape to portrait mode, and the dialog box will appear, giing you the chance to make a selection. You need to make sure that auto-rotate is enabled in settings.
You can also get an older version of gmail that doesn't have that (multiple accounts) bug. Look in the development section, rom threads for the fix.
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I changed my UAString for the built in browser to Desktop but now whenever I open the app it force closes immediately. I tried doing a factory reset hoping that it would reset the browser settings but the browser is still force closing. I even tried the solutions posted in (forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=7237114) for the Vibrant and no luck there either.
I am new to android so I am hoping that someone here can give me a solution to get the browser working again. Also, my phone is rooted and non-market apps are enabled.
Nobody has any ideas as to how to fix this?
I guess I should have posted it when more people would be online instead of four in the morning.
Rhiven said:
Nobody has any ideas as to how to fix this?
I guess I should have posted it when more people would be online instead of four in the morning.
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I had the same problem. Go to settings from the home screen. Then applications. Then manage applications. Then press the menu key and change the filter to show all applications. The browser should show up in the list. Select it and delete all app data. the browser should work now.
k2snowboards88 said:
I had the same problem. Go to settings from the home screen. Then applications. Then manage applications. Then press the menu key and change the filter to show all applications. The browser should show up in the list. Select it and delete all app data. the browser should work now.
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No luck, still force closing even after deleting the app data (not sure how though since all settings should be cleared).
Any other ideas by any chance?
All of a sudden when I select the Internet Explorer Tile from my home screen on my HTC Mozart nothing happens, it just refreshes the home screen tiles, usually when apps do this rebooting the phone fixes the problem, but not in this case, I cannot open pages from Bing or open links. My phone has been updated to Mango and I have tried to revert back to an older software version but on my Zune there is no option to reinstall the update. I dont want to factory reset my phone because I will lose everything I have downloaded and purchased.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
Does it happen if you hit the arrow and select it from your full application list?
If it doesn't remove from home screen and re-pin it.
ROCOAFZ said:
Does it happen if you hit the arrow and select it from your full application list?
If it doesn't remove from home screen and re-pin it.
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Thanks for the reply, if I open it from the tile of from the application list it still doesnt open, I have tried unpinning it and pinning it, opening it through links in text messages and through bing but nothing works, I have cleared the history and cookies but still nothing, I dont understand what has caused it.
In the hacking sub forum download my Supreme Shortcuts app and see if the two IE shortcuts open for you.
MJCS said:
In the hacking sub forum download my Supreme Shortcuts app and see if the two IE shortcuts open for you.
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How do I deploy a .xap file to my device?
Do you have htc connection setup?
if not can you download it from the marketplace and run it?
You won't lose everything.. just saved games. You have to redownload from marketplace but when you click buy, it will tell you you already bought it and download it for you. You can see a list of what you have downloaded at www.windowsphone.com. Sign in with your hotmail id.
not sure what else to tell you from there.
IE will not open on my Samsung Omnia 7 too!
JOEuk91 said:
All of a sudden when I select the Internet Explorer Tile from my home screen on my HTC Mozart nothing happens, it just refreshes the home screen tiles, usually when apps do this rebooting the phone fixes the problem, but not in this case, I cannot open pages from Bing or open links. My phone has been updated to Mango and I have tried to revert back to an older software version but on my Zune there is no option to reinstall the update. I dont want to factory reset my phone because I will lose everything I have downloaded and purchased.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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I have the same problem, like like you described. I was using my omnia 7 (wp7.5 unlocked, latest firmware) and suddenly i couldn't open IE, nor launch it from any app. Besides you, i haven't found anybody with the same bug...
JOEuk91 said:
All of a sudden when I select the Internet Explorer Tile from my home screen on my HTC Mozart nothing happens, it just refreshes the home screen tiles, usually when apps do this rebooting the phone fixes the problem, but not in this case, I cannot open pages from Bing or open links. My phone has been updated to Mango and I have tried to revert back to an older software version but on my Zune there is no option to reinstall the update. I dont want to factory reset my phone because I will lose everything I have downloaded and purchased.
Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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you wont lose all of your purchased apps cause you can re download all of your purchased apps for free.
lovenokia said:
you wont lose all of your purchased apps cause you can re download all of your purchased apps for free.
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Solved mine on Microsoft forums, switching IE settings from "open in new tab" to "open in current tab" miraculously fixed it
Balem said:
Solved mine on Microsoft forums, switching IE settings from "open in new tab" to "open in current tab" miraculously fixed it
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I was facing similar issue. I guess I know when it started (but not sure about it).
I had opened Google Search app. I was searching some images. In results displayed, I clicked 1 image. It opened Internet Explorer. When I tried to open "Tab" from Menu to close tab and exit IE, IE was simply not getting close and it was opening continuously. I finally pressed Power button to switch off phone. After phone restarted, it wont open IE. After changing from New Tab to Current Tab in Settings, problem temporarily resolved. But I observed that while internet explorer is open and I open the tabs, it shows absolutely nothing, it doesn't show the tab for the page that is currently open or none of the other tabs that are open. Rather it shows Blank page with symbol to add new tab. But even new tab is not getting added. I tried several reboot on phone but somehow "Tab" thing is broken.
Hope this bus is fixed in 7.8.
(After I reset my phone, now IE is functioning normally with tabs working as well).
I got ADW EX since it is 10 cents today and I don't know how to make it my default. My Xoom is not rooted and running 3.2.1.
After I install ADW EX and press the home key nothing happens. The screen just gets dark, going to neither launchers. I go into Applications and the option to clear defaults for both stock/ADW EX are not highlighted/doable. They are blacked out. I can only clear data on both of them. I installed Launcher Switcher and it says no default set but it won't let me pick either launcher. I then installed Home Switcher and it again said no defaults set but this time I was able to pick ADW EX as my default. BUT, even after doing that, after I press the home key it goes nowhere again, nothing happens, dark screen.
I restarted my Xoom and after boot animation the screen was black, I could only see the bottom bar where the back/home/windows and time are. Neither stock or ADW EX was launched after I restarted. I had to go into Settings, Applications and open ADW EX to get it to come up. I then uninstalled ADW EX and pressed the home key which brought up the stock launcher. Hunky dory. I reinstalled and the same problems happened.
I searched the forums and looked online but I don't know what to do. I can manually go back and forth between launchers but that's not what I want... I just want ADW EX to work when I press the home key! I suck lol. Could someone please help me? Thank you in advance!
There may be two different issues in play, but if you are stuck with the stock launcher as default, go into settings, apps, choose the stock launcher and on the bottom of the page you should be able to uncheck default. Then if you have ADW installed, you should get the dialog box to choose the default launcher. If the screen dims and does nothing, just rotate your Xoom (i.e. landscape to portrait) and the dialog box should popup.
It could be related to another App you have installed. I did a Google search and some one else had a similar problem on an Incredible 2 where they couldn't set a launcher and it turned out to be a keyboard app causing issues.
I have a similar problem too. After installing the adw launcher I can no longer open links or office documents, or execute any other commands that require a selection via a dialog box. I tried uninstalling the launcher app, but that only fixes the home button not the other things. I already tried resetting all the defaults using the several apps in the market, but that doesn't worked. any help would be greatly appreciated.
whenever I click on an internet link or try to open an office document that I downloaded the screen dims down as it would whenever a dialog box appears except no box shows up.
rgloria12 said:
I have a similar problem too. After installing the adw launcher I can no longer open links or office documents, or execute any other commands that require a selection via a dialog box. I tried uninstalling the launcher app, but that only fixes the home button not the other things. I already tried resetting all the defaults using the several apps in the market, but that doesn't worked. any help would be greatly appreciated.
whenever I click on an internet link or try to open an office document that I downloaded the screen dims down as it would whenever a dialog box appears except no box shows up.
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Enable Autorotate and rotate your Xoom when the screen dims. It's a Honeycomb bug.
okantomi said:
Enable Autorotate and rotate your Xoom when the screen dims. It's a Honeycomb bug.
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thank you. It worked like a charm. I feel bad for blaming the adw launcher for this issue, I was about to leave a bad review...
rgloria12 said:
thank you. It worked like a charm. I feel bad for blaming the adw launcher for this issue, I was about to leave a bad review...
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I'm glad you didn't leave a bad review...I love ADW...
Ouch! If only I had read this yesterday before I wiped my Xoom and tried to reload all my launchers, only to find the problem still existed. :-(
The auto rotate worked like a charm.
Geesh.
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Ok, so recently I've noticed that my chrome browser for android on my new OPO seems to think that Wikipedia is installed when it's not. It's never been installed on my OPO, and it's not installed on any of my other android devices (Nexus 7 and SGSII), although the problem appears on those devices too. I'm not sure if it happened before I got the OPO, but it may have and I just didn't notice.
So I click on a link for Wikipedia and instead of opening the app, it just redirects me to the play store to install it. It's very annoying. The same thing appears to happen with IMDB (same situation - no app installed, never has been) ...
Any thoughts on how to fix?
Thanks!
Settings -> Apps -> All (Swipe right) -> Launch by default, clear defaults. See if the problem still happens. If it does, try downloading https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.beta and see if the problems still occurs.
zephiK said:
Settings -> Apps -> All (Swipe right) -> Launch by default, clear defaults. See if the problem still happens. If it does, try downloading https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.beta and see if the problems still occurs.
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Ok, not seeing the "launch by default" I tried resetting all app preferences (and was asked whether I wanted to use trebuchet or nova launcher when I pushed the home button, suggesting it cleared that preference at least). Still no dice.
Problem also displays on Chrome Beta
Hello,
So I've noticed on my S8+ that when the YouTube app is on the latest version 12.17.54 the crop to fit icon is no longer there but if I go to the Playstore app and type in YouTube and hit uninstall, it reverts back to version 11.43.54 and the fullscreen icon appears again and works fine. I've checked settings, done 3 factory restores, even set it up as a new phone on the 3rd try in case it was my Samsung account backup causing it but nothing fixes the issue. Anyone else have this problem?
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Isaac
Im not sure i understand what your saying.
Im on the neweat ver.
And you press the full screen button and it will cycle
Cobrakeeper said:
Hello,
So I've noticed on my S8+ that when the YouTube app is on the latest version 12.17.54 the crop to fit icon is no longer there but if I go to the Playstore app and type in YouTube and hit uninstall, it reverts back to version 11.43.54 and the fullscreen icon appears again and works fine. I've checked settings, done 3 factory restores, even set it up as a new phone on the 3rd try in case it was my Samsung account backup causing it but nothing fixes the issue. Anyone else have this problem?
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Isaac
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right now I have the same problem.
same. crop to fit will not work when you tube updates. If I want this feature to work, I have to uninstall update..