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Dolphin and 2.2 - Auto-closes?

Is it just me or do Dolphin and Dolphin HD both auto-close immediately when trying to do something?
Anyone have an older version that works?

Yep, its not compatible. Give it some time, the dev's will fix it soon I'm sure.

Damn, I'm coming from Desire and I loved the browser on there.
I can not STAND having the status bar visible while browsing websites.
Is there a way to hide it?

Paul22000 said:
Damn, I'm coming from Desire and I loved the browser on there.
I can not STAND having the status bar visible while browsing websites.
Is there a way to hide it?
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Yup, electrical tape.

JCopernicus said:
Yup, electrical tape.
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LOL
Does anyone have an older version of Dolphin Browser that works on 2.2?

if the newer versions dont work, the older ones will probably be the same and not work.

i wiped going to froyo and use the HD version i only get closes when i hit the search button or url bar so its slow going but you can use it to go places

godsfilth said:
i wiped going to froyo and use the HD version i only get closes when i hit the search button or url bar so its slow going but you can use it to go places
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Well yeah... but how do you browse without using the url bar?????? lol

Paul22000 said:
Well yeah... but how do you browse without using the url bar?????? lol
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the main dolphin page (the start page that auto opens after a hard close) has a google search bar
or you can set your homepage to google

[Q] G2x hidden menu code. getting desktop view in browser

i found the hidden menu
in dial type 1809#*999#
so i want to change the browser setting to desktop default on my G2x instead of having mobile view. how would i do that? i know i have to change something in Browser Utility but dont noe what exactly. can anyone help me out. Thanks.

just type the following in your web browser address bar
about:debug
hit enter then go to menu>more>UAstring>desktop.
It doesn't work for all websites in froyo but it does in gingerbread.

Sombooty09 said:
i found the hidden menu
in dial type 1809#*999#
so i want to change the browser setting to desktop default on my G2x instead of having mobile view. how would i do that? i know i have to change something in Browser Utility but dont noe what exactly. can anyone help me out. Thanks.
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How do you get the settings to stick after a reboot? Trying to change the brightness of the keys on the bottom.
Edit: Found the answer from a kernel thread I posted in. Thought I would share here:
My lights were on full, all the time the screen was on. Internet, games, whatever. The tip from snoleopard9 appears to have fixed my issue.
I found this free app on the market for those that want the full name: LG 2X/G2X Touch Key Brightness
Thanks for the help.

whenever I entered the code 1809#*999# it says com.android.process.acore FC

c19932 said:
whenever I entered the code 1809#*999# it says com.android.process.acore FC
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try fix permissions in rom manager. reboot and try again.

Sosomeone tell me what good this is.
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So back to op's question....
What do you chose in the "change_uastring" menu?
Type in secret menu
Browser utility>change uastring
I see list of phone/browser types but which one is the desktop version. What do you check to make the defualt browser open in a desktop version
Thanks
And please I already know about typing "about:debug" that's not what the op was asking. You don't need the hidden menu to do that from the browser ...
"If Satan lived in heaven he'd be me.... "

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why the hidden menu didn't appear after i had typed 1809#*999*?
my rom is Faux123 1.2.1 r2

FREE Touch key brightness adjuster
jcbofkc said:
I found this free app on the market for those that want the full name: LG 2X/G2X Touch Key Brightness
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That app is not free? It is $1.50... ridiculous. Maybe the dev change it after he saw your post? lol. There is another though, LG Optimus 2x touch key lights - That one is free, and is exactly the same as the $1.50 app. Plus, it has a "Thanks" to the XDA community. That's the one I want.

ANYWAYS..... if we could stay on topic and answer the original OP's question..
Seriously i cant believe no one knows the answer to this. THERE HAS to be a way of permanantly setting the defualt browser to open in desktop view and making and keeping it that way after a reboot or exit of browser. entering about:debug into the broswer, has nothing to do with this question unless you can tell me how to make it a perma fix. WE are talking abt making this a perma fix through the hidden menu or any toher hack.
ANYONE?????

i did some poking around, it looks like your only option is to try another browser like dolphin. If that's not an option, there's nothing you can do..

I recommend Skyfire (you can change UI on the fly) or Opera Mobile 11 if you want another browser engine.

i dialed in the code and no menu appeared for me i running cm7.1 nightly 201. Does that make any difference?

BlazinHitman said:
i dialed in the code and no menu appeared for me i running cm7.1 nightly 201. Does that make any difference?
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CM does not have Hidden Menu.

freakboy13 said:
ANYWAYS..... if we could stay on topic and answer the original OP's question..
Seriously i cant believe no one knows the answer to this. THERE HAS to be a way of permanantly setting the defualt browser to open in desktop view and making and keeping it that way after a reboot or exit of browser. entering about:debug into the broswer, has nothing to do with this question unless you can tell me how to make it a perma fix. WE are talking abt making this a perma fix through the hidden menu or any toher hack.
ANYONE?????
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You can do it through the hidden menu, but it does cause some flash issues.
Just click on "browser utility", then "change UA string" then select mozilla. :/
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[Q] Dumb Q: how to get "home" on stock browser?

This is gonna sound dumb but is there a "home" button that I don't see on the stock browser???
How do i get "home" after surfing a bunch of pages?

The only one I know of is on the top right of the Bookmarks screen
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Can't you open a new tab, and that is your homepage? Thats what I do.

thank you both for those suggestions, they will work for me.

alternatively, from from the quick menu via the sides, hit the bookmark and it'll be on the upper right of the bookmark screen

lacrossev said:
alternatively, from from the quick menu via the sides, hit the bookmark and it'll be on the upper right of the bookmark screen
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yes, enable the quick access menu from the Settings of the stock browser. That will give you buttons like: forward&back&reload, bookmarks, new tab, etc. Basically if you open a new tab that will have your home page.
rio

I thought the first thing everbody did when they got their transformer was to install another browser

checkbox111 said:
I thought the first thing everbody did when they got their transformer was to install another browser
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Why? The stock browser is as good as (as bad as?) any other browser.

checkbox111 said:
I thought the first thing everbody did when they got their transformer was to install another browser
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That is true enough, but I have found that no matter what browser I try, I always go back to the stock one.
Just my 2 cents,
rio

I just wish there was an ad-blockling plug-in for it.
For all firefox mobile's problems with flash support and appalling image quality the ability to surf without annoying ads everywhere is tempting...

Matchstick said:
I just wish there was an ad-blockling plug-in for it.
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Install an ad-blocking hosts file!

Matchstick said:
I just wish there was an ad-blockling plug-in for it.
For all firefox mobile's problems with flash support and appalling image quality the ability to surf without annoying ads everywhere is tempting...
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Yea, especially from this site, I guess that is what the xda premium app is for. I have a hell of a time trying to close the ads that pop up on my transformer when browsing this site through the browser.

not to hijack this thread, but i find i cant use the search box in this forum. I click it, but i cant type on it.

Help, how do you use the stock browser?!?!

It's kind of silly but maybe you guys can explain to me how to operate it.
Sometimes when I just want to scroll it will do just that.
Sometimes when I want to scroll it scrolls and shows the url bar which is annoying.
The most annoying is when I just want to scroll and the url bar shows up accompanied by 4 bigass tabs on the bottom.
I'm sure there may be settings for these? But despite that I cannot explain why it has a mind of its own of what it wants to display when I decide to touch the screen.
Ps. How do you guys pull up the url bar without having to scroll? This design seems silly to me!

methodz said:
It's kind of silly but maybe you guys can explain to me how to operate it.
Sometimes when I just want to scroll it will do just that.
Sometimes when I want to scroll it scrolls and shows the url bar which is annoying.
The most annoying is when I just want to scroll and the url bar shows up accompanied by 4 bigass tabs on the bottom.
I'm sure there may be settings for these? But despite that I cannot explain why it has a mind of its own of what it wants to display when I decide to touch the screen.
Ps. How do you guys pull up the url bar without having to scroll? This design seems silly to me!
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the URL bar and "4 bigass tabs on the bottom" show up when you scroll all the way up and hit the very top of the page.
i wasn't impressed by the stock browser, either. i switched to ICS Browser +, and i highly recommend it for everyone. it is much better and more customizable.

Easy. Go to the Play Store, search for "Chrome," and download that.
Seriously, the default browser sucks.
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mfpearson said:
the URL bar and "4 bigass tabs on the bottom" show up when you scroll all the way up and hit the very top of the page.
i wasn't impressed by the stock browser, either. i switched to ICS Browser +, and i highly recommend it for everyone. it is much better and more customizable.
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Thanks for the recommendation. One problem with ics browser + is that it has a slight delay when I want to scroll the page. Is that normal?

The url bar and 4 buttons show up when you scroll up. They don't show up when scrolling down which is the natural way to go if you're reading something.
I actually like this a lot. If I want to open up a new tab or switch or go to a bookmark I just have to scroll up and the options are there. Much better than clicking menu and going from there.
As others have said if you don't like this you can make another browser your default. Opera, Firefox, chrome are all decent alternatives.
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jklitten said:
Easy. Go to the Play Store, search for "Chrome," and download that.
Seriously, the default browser sucks.
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Do this now, and never look back. Unless you need to use a Site with Flash.
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Desktop View of Websites in Stock Browser

I'm sorry if this question is already asked, I've searched this forum, but couldn't find it.
My question is, is there any way/settings through which we can make stock browser to automatically load Desktop View of websites when we open them? I've checked stock browser's settings, but couldn't find anything related to this
Does anyone have idea about it?
Thanks in advance
Regards

"Open the Android web browser. In the address bar enter 'about:debug' where you would normally enter a URL and hit enter or Go. Be sure to erase the 'http://www.' that the browser likes to leave in the address bar for you. No page will load and you may or may not get a pop-up message 'Debug mode'. But if you now go to Menu > More > Settings in the browser and scroll to the bottom of the list, you should see a new group of options under the 'Debug' heading. The bottom setting is 'UAString' and if selected will give you the option of enabling your browser to identify itself as Android, Desktop or iPhone. Results after making this switch have been mixed, but go ahead and give it a try if you have a need to. I'm not sure what the other options do, so use at your own risk."
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In address bar type: about:useragent

@NZ JOHN
Pretty interesting. But there is no such option. I used to type: 'about:useragent' and then there is a pop up screen to switch between Desktop, Android, etc..
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NZ John said:
"Open the Android web browser. In the address bar enter 'about:debug' where you would normally enter a URL and hit enter or Go. Be sure to erase the 'http://www.' that the browser likes to leave in the address bar for you. No page will load and you may or may not get a pop-up message 'Debug mode'. But if you now go to Menu > More > Settings in the browser and scroll to the bottom of the list, you should see a new group of options under the 'Debug' heading. The bottom setting is 'UAString' and if selected will give you the option of enabling your browser to identify itself as Android, Desktop or iPhone. Results after making this switch have been mixed, but go ahead and give it a try if you have a need to. I'm not sure what the other options do, so use at your own risk."
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Thanks for your reply. I've tried it and a new group of settings "Debug" does appear. But still unfortunately there's apparently no option of "UAString" in it
The last option is some "MultiWin3D", which is unchecked.

kyrillos13 said:
@NZ JOHN
Pretty interesting. But there is no such option. I used to type: 'about:useragent' and then there is a pop up screen to switch between Desktop, Android, etc..
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Oh great! Thank you very much. This option has worked for me. :good:
But will I've to do every time I open the stock browser or is this setting (Desktop View) has become a default setting?

Eselter said:
In address bar type: about:useragent
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Thank you!
Yeah it is working, but still when I open engadget, it is open in mobile view
But working with many other websites (which I regularly use).
And one more thing which I've noticed, that every time I open the stock browser, I've to set the default view to "Desktop" by going to about:useragent. It would have been even better if the browser had remembered this setting (like it is in dolphin browser).

I made mod with changed User Agent permament (ofc we can use about:useragent to change for android UA (ex. Galaxy S)
Download for:
HoloBean
Kyrillos' ROM
stock
I use UA from Chrome
Code:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.2; WOW64) AppleWebKit/537.17 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/24.0.1312.56 Safari/537.17

Thanks again.
But what will these softwares do? I am not an expert with android, so excuse me for my ignorance about it.
Actually when i change the useragent to desktop, it works fine, open desktop view of websites. But when i close the browser and open it again after sometime, I need to change the UA again, otherwise it opens the mobile view of websites.
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You must flash from recovery .zip from previous post if you want permament effect.

Eselter said:
You must flash from recovery .zip from previous post if you want permament effect.
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Okay. I think it wud require a root?
But my phone is not rooted.
Anyway i think i shd wait for the JB update to this phone, JB' stock browser might give this option of viewing the desktop version, and that setting remain there permanent.
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You can use other browser. Boat, Dolphin both are very good browser with option to change UA.

Eselter said:
You can use other browser. Boat, Dolphin both are very good browser with option to change UA.
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Yeah i have dolphin, but it seemed a bit slower than the stock browser, thats y i was asking. But i think dolphon browser deserves one more chance.
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