On the old browser I was able to save bookmarks to my Google account but after updating to jelly bean I only see local bookmarks. Does anyone know of a way to get the other bookmarks to appear? When I first opened the browser it did pop up for authorization to connect to Gmail
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I have the same issue. Is this a bug or feature?
Looks like a glorious new feature. I came to this forum hoping to find a fix for this, but since seeing others with this problem my hopes have been dashed. Anyone suggest a good third party solution? Stock browser loads soooo much faster than Chrome that jumping through hoops for bookmarks is worth it.
This new "feature" was bugging me at first too but I found a work around with APW from the app store. Just download the app and put the bookmark widget on your home screen configure it to use chrome's bookmarks. But when you tap on the bookmark on the widget it'll actually ask you what browser you want to use and you can set the default for the stock browser. So now I can just tap on any of the bookmarks that was orignally on chrome and it will open in the stock browser
Great idea Napkun. Since I already have APW, I'll go ahead and do it.
That being said, has anybody found a fix yet? Stock browser is so much faster than Chrome.
Use cmarks to import chrome bookmarks in stock browser.
The problem I'm discovering with the solutions proposed so far is that none of them really bring back the sync ability. What happens when I'm in the stock browser and want to book-mark? You have to copy the URL, nav into the third party tool or Chrome itself to add the item. Rather clunky. The closest I've found to replicating the old sync ability is GMarks, but that project seems to have been abandoned over a year ago just before adding ICS support. It was open source so perhaps someone with time on their hands could pick it up and push it over the goal line.
This issue has really been bothering me. There is no reason to exclude the Google bookmarks. One of the main reasons I got an android tablet was the ability to sync everything that I have on my nexus phone. This and the locked bootloader issue have me considering returning this tablet.
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I got the old Google bookmarks back! :cyclops:
How?
I uninstalled browser2ram.
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I got the old Google bookmarks back! :cyclops:
How?
I uninstalled browser2ram.
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Man, I would love to try that solution, but I've never installed Browser2Ram under Jelly Bean!
Maybe I should try installing it just to un-install it! You never know...
EDIT: Man, for some reason, I thought I read that Browser2RAM didn't work properly on Jelly Bean, but it seems to make the stock browser much faster! I think I'll just leave it installed at this point!
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Man, I would love to try that solution, but I've never installed Browser2Ram under Jelly Bean!
Maybe I should try installing it just to un-install it! You never know...
EDIT: Man, for some reason, I thought I read that Browser2RAM didn't work properly on Jelly Bean, but it seems to make the stock browser much faster! I think I'll just leave it installed at this point!
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I agree with that! Have extensive test with and without with boat and stock, browser2ram stills kick ass.!
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I agree with that! Have extensive test with and without with boat and stock, browser2ram stills kick ass.!
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The problem I have now though is when I go back to Browser2Ram I lose google bookmarks ..... Grrrr....
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The problem I have now though is when I go back to Browser2Ram I lose google bookmarks ..... Grrrr....
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Are you talking about local book marks on your tablet or google global book marks?
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Are you talking about local book marks on your tablet or google global book marks?
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Google global. I got them back but they disappear when using browser2ram.
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Google global. I got them back but they disappear when using browser2ram.
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I'm using browser2ram with Chrome. When I hit bookmarks, I have 3 folders: 1. Destop bookmarks(global imported from my pc), 2. Other bookmarks(nothing inside), 3. mobile bookmarks (my local tablet bookmarks). Is this what you're talking about??? I don't understand why browser2ram make your bookmarks disappear?
Here is the chrome bookmark sync file. You can install it as usual or move it to system/apps as long as you set permissions rwxrxrx
http://db.tt/OUJoooGU
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I'm using browser2ram with Chrome. When I hit bookmarks, I have 3 folders: 1. Destop bookmarks(global imported from my pc), 2. Other bookmarks(nothing inside), 3. mobile bookmarks (my local tablet bookmarks). Is this what you're talking about??? I don't understand why browser2ram make your bookmarks disappear?
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No I have disabled chrome. I'm talking about the stock browser which used to be able to sync bookmarks with chrome. Anyway sync adapter posted above for those who want it back.
I installed gapps againand browser now appears in accounts settings.
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Thanks sbdags!!, that was the only thing it was bothering me after the upgrade. Now my tablet has everything I want
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Can Somebody try the app out on the transformer? And is it optimized for honeycomb?
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Ive read in reviews there is alread an app on the tablet pre installed that is compatible with google docs
It is not optimised for tablets, essentially it's just the website in a browser window.
greetz
Thanks for the notice on this new application. From the comments on the market it doesn't look like it is optimized for tablets, but I'm interested to hear from current Transformer owners on how it functions.
Talks about the pre installed one here http://www.anandtech.com/show/4277/asus-eee-pad-transformer-review/8
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Talks about the pre installed one here http://www.anandtech.com/show/4277/asus-eee-pad-transformer-review/8
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"If you supply your Google login credentials you can edit/save documents stored in the cloud."
Excellent.
I wouldn't say excellent. Google Docs is much more than storage. I hope Google will fix the Android browser to be able to work with Google Docs without any apps. Dual booting Google Chrome OS would be great too.
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It is not optimised for tablets, essentially it's just the website in a browser window.
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What? No it isn't.
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What? No it isn't.
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It is indeed just opening the docs up in a browser. At first I had a login issue because it hadn't passed authentication yet and I briefly saw the Google Docs mobile login site on it. It has the exact same functionality as if you had opened the Doc up in the browser. It's just a pretty interface to the Google Docs site
Just tried it on my eee pad. It works fine but as stated before it's not optimised layout-wise for honeycomb. Does what its meant to do though.
With the Google Docs app, you can take pictures of text and have it converted to an editable document. My question if anyone has tried it yet is this.......If you take a picture with text AND a picture, does it import the pic also?
I get my Transformer in the a.m. tomorrow, and if no one can answer this, I will try it when I get a chance and follow-up, in case anyone else is interested.
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Most of these guys are kind of slow. There is an actual app that is not via the browser. I'm not sure if its optimized for HC but my guess is yes, why wouldn't they make it for all platforms. I used it today on my EVO so I'm positive it works on HC.
Yea it's a application in the market. I hope that's what people are responding about. Also the app works well on my g2 for whatever that's worth.
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Could not find a way to edit existing docs - no edit button, while newly created and saved document can be edited. Also was able to edit spreadsheet loaded before
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Most of these guys are kind of slow. There is an actual app that is not via the browser. I'm not sure if its optimized for HC but my guess is yes, why wouldn't they make it for all platforms. I used it today on my EVO so I'm positive it works on HC.
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I think the confusion is that the front end of the Google docs app where you browse your docs is NOT from the web, it's an actual UI from the app itself. However, once you start viewing a doc or editing it, you are then basically thrown back into the mobile Google Docs webpage, which has very limited functionality.
What I'm saying is, don't expect it to replace a dedicated Office suite anytime soon...
I think on tablets Google Docs should work without problems in browser. That it does not right now shows that the browsers are very limited and similar web apps won't work neither.
I was just lamenting my typing lag, when I realized that I've been using google search to test the lag every time. I also noticed that Google was offering some suggestions as I typed.
So I turned off "automatic guessing" or whatever it's called in google prefs and the lag stopped!
If you are getting lag in google searches, then give it a try.
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I was just lamenting my typing lag, when I realized that I've been using google search to test the lag every time. I also noticed that Google was offering some suggestions as I typed.
So I turned off "automatic guessing" or whatever it's called in google prefs and the lag stopped!
If you are getting lag in google searches, then give it a try.
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How do you change that?
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How do you change that?
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I thought he might be talking about "Word suggestion settings" in the Keyboard settings.
"Next word prediction" is turned off by default. "Word reselection" is turned on, I turned it off, but no change, still get lag.
Maybe he's talking about some other setting???
PS. Though both ASUS and Android keyboards have gotten crappy lag since I installed the 3.1 update.
I'm talking about the instant prediction settings in Google. Just hit the gear icon at the top-right and change it to not instant predict...
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I'm talking about the instant prediction settings in Google. Just hit the gear icon at the top-right and change it to not instant predict...
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I think you need to dumb this down for me. "in Google"? You mean the browser? I don't have a gear icon.
Yes, I'm talking about in your browser.
If you are at Google dot com, and you are signed in, then there is a way to change your account settings, in my case it was the gear icon at the upper right of the google page in my browser.
Then once you are in your account settings, you'll see an option to turn off "instant search"....do that and close and open the browser again.
Go back to google in your browser and try and search something....the typing lag should be gone.
Is that more clear?
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Oh, on the google.com page. But that should only impact that particular site though. Don't think this would do anything for the keyboard lag on all the other sites with the browser, such as typing messages here or other forums, which is probably my bigger problem.
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Oh, on the google.com page. But that should only impact that particular site though. Don't think this would do anything for the keyboard lag on all the other sites with the browser, such as typing messages here or other forums, which is probably my bigger problem.
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I agree with you
I just dropped the ASUS keyboard all together and started using Thumb Keyboard.
this also applies to desktops, equally as annoying!
there are some sites i always have to press the request desktop site this is annoying can i make it always that i always request desktop site
Not on stock browser. You can use ICS Browser+.
On CM9 you can change the user agent string on stock browser.
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Not on stock browser. You can use ICS Browser+.
On CM9 you can change the user agent string on stock browser.
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where can i download ICS browser+?
Hearmeman said:
where can i download ICS browser+?
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Is this a serious question?
Hearmeman said:
where can i download ICS browser+?
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Try apple store... Oh wait...
what the hell guys?
you said ics browser i didnt realised this is a seperate browser from the stock i thought it a modification
I use the stock browser when i want a mobile site, but if I want the full version I use dolphin or chrome or opera. This is how i've done to work around
dolphin for pad seems to crash when i download something
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what the hell guys?
you said ics browser i didnt realised this is a seperate browser from the stock i thought it a modification
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you can get it from the market if you dont know already... though from my experience the request desktop site still not permanent.. i might have missed something.. using dolphin hd now
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you can get it from the market if you dont know already... though from my experience the request desktop site still not permanent.. i might have missed something.. using dolphin hd now
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It is permanent, but you have to go into settings and change it from there. Simply clicking the "request desktop site" does not save it.
Yahoo refuses to load the desktop page using Opera on my TF by default.
If I do a Google search using Opera & go to a link on the first page. When I try to go back Opera takes me back to main Google search page instead of back to the first page of my original search.
Opera frequently crashes too and I never had any of the issues before ICS.
Best work around I have found for stock browser is to request full site, then bookmark the site and just load from bookmark.
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How exactly
im in the settings nothing about that there
Hey all,
1st post here and needing advice/help. Have been using CROMi-X for 2 months now and keeping up with updates/patches. Its great and was eager to use 4.7 when it came out. Installed/flashed with no problems from 4.6.9 but now when I use the stock browser, no bookmarks/settings are saved after any reboots/shutdowns. Have reinstalled 4.7 after making sure cache and dalvik were wiped as well and still same problem.
Any one else running into this? Suggestions on what I should do, or how I fix this??
Thanks everyone.
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Hey all,
1st post here and needing advice/help. Have been using CROMi-X for 2 months now and keeping up with updates/patches. Its great and was eager to use 4.7 when it came out. Installed/flashed with no problems from 4.6.9 but now when I use the stock browser, no bookmarks/settings are saved after any reboots/shutdowns. Have reinstalled 4.7 after making sure cache and dalvik were wiped as well and still same problem.
Any one else running into this? Suggestions on what I should do, or how I fix this??
Thanks everyone.
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Hi, I use an app called bookmark folders, and it solved my problem of loosing bookmarks and settings.
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Hi, I use an app called bookmark folders, and it solved my problem of loosing bookmarks and settings.
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Good to know - Thanks!
Just worried I'm having a problem with my install, etc. Since this was never an issue for me with prior versions of CROMi-X.
Others?
jt1998 said:
Good to know - Thanks!
Just worried I'm having a problem with my install, etc. Since this was never an issue for me with prior versions of CROMi-X.
Others?
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Like I said to you before - never seen such an issue. Usually the browser sync backs everything up and then restores it - is the sync working in settings - accounts - google?
Everything except for browser. Don't know why that won't sync.
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Everything except for browser. Don't know why that won't sync.
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Does it have the little sync mark stuck next to it? Do you have a PC with chrome? Add a bookmark to it to see if it gets going again.
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Hi, I use an app called bookmark folders, and it solved my problem of loosing bookmarks and settings.
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I like this app - thanks. It temporarily solves the problem.
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Does it have the little sync mark stuck next to it? Do you have a PC with chrome? Add a bookmark to it to see if it gets going again.
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It does have that sync error. I do have a PC with chrome. I've reset the Google Dashboard, reset the sync passphrase, signed in/out, nothing changes. Added a bookmark while signed in on the PC, still nothing affecting the tablet. Also, installed chrome on the tablet, tried signing in, and it recognizes my gmail account, but constantly says the sync passphrase is WRONG on the tablet, despite resetting it multiple times.
UPDATE!!! - As I was waiting the 5 minutes between posts b/c I'm a newbie, I reset everything out of chrome on tablet and PC. Reset sync passphrase. Logged in tablet 1st. Then logged in PC, did sync everyything, now all is working on the tablet!!! AWESOME...
So glad this is resolved!
Appreciate the help. FYI - it wasn't working like this pre 4.7.0. I never synced with Chrome. All tablet bookmarks just saved on Local but would persist after reboots/shutdowns. Reinstalled 4.7.0 last night after a format and factory reset, now it works like it did on 4.6.9.
Thanks!
I love the stock browser and the new m8 has chrome. Anyone have stock browser apk ?
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jdtweak said:
I love the stock browser and the new m8 has chrome. Anyone have stock browser apk ?
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I tried installing the apk from the m7, but it didn't work. I also really liked the stock browser.
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I tried installing the apk from the m7, but it didn't work. I also really liked the stock browser.
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One of my HUGE problems with this phone. Stock browser on my DNA was awesome. Chrome sucks.
Hello...no HOME button!?!? Also, I may be different..but my phone is my phone...I don't need all my bookmarks pushing to every computer I ever log into Chrome on..I hate that.
Also...it's thoroughly annoying in order to alphabetize my bookmarks I have to do it from Chrome on a desktop or laptop...
HTC stock browser MUCH better in my opinion.
Once this thing is rooted and S-OFF I imagine we can install the browser.apk from the M7
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One of my HUGE problems with this phone. Stock browser on my DNA was awesome. Chrome sucks.
Hello...no HOME button!?!? Also, I may be different..but my phone is my phone...I don't need all my bookmarks pushing to every computer I ever log into Chrome on..I hate that.
Also...it's thoroughly annoying in order to alphabetize my bookmarks I have to do it from Chrome on a desktop or laptop...
HTC stock browser MUCH better in my opinion.
Once this thing is rooted and S-OFF I imagine we can install the browser.apk from the M7
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I would think and can almost say i'm sure that the intl. version of the M8 has the stock browser. It's the damn US carrier versions that don't, makes sense right kind of like leaving out the htc flashlight app too and all intl versions have this! Maybe when we get the software update with power save modes it will come or we're SOL until root and custom roms come out. Read earlier that it IS on these devices but carrier hides them and without permissions we cannot UNhide them.
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I would think and can almost say i'm sure that the intl. version of the M8 has the stock browser. It's the damn US carrier versions that don't, makes sense right kind of like leaving out the htc flashlight app too and all intl versions have this! Maybe when we get the software update with power save modes it will come or we're SOL until root and custom roms come out. Read earlier that it IS on these devices but carrier hides them and without permissions we cannot UNhide them.
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Somebody needs to put deeznuts in Verizons mouth! I'm getting tired of their crap but I just can't give up my unlimited yet...
It comes with chrome, which awesomely syncs all your bookmarks.
But you can download Opera, Dolphin etc. Plenty of choice.
Out of all those choices, why would you want the HTC one? Its the first thing I replace when getting a new phone.
I really like the stock htc browser also. Anyone know if it will be possible to load it without having root?
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It comes with chrome, which awesomely syncs all your bookmarks.
But you can download Opera, Dolphin etc. Plenty of choice.
Out of all those choices, why would you want the HTC one? Its the first thing I replace when getting a new phone.
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I honestly found the stock browser to be far superior than any other browser available.
I'm sure we can just use the system dump from att/tmobile/sprint (if they have one) to pull the apk
EDIT: The browser is in the Sprint HTC one m8 dump, but I can't install it. It needs to be pushed to system
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It comes with chrome, which awesomely syncs all your bookmarks.
But you can download Opera, Dolphin etc. Plenty of choice.
Out of all those choices, why would you want the HTC one? Its the first thing I replace when getting a new phone.
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Lol..yeah the first thing I love is to have my bookmarks on my phone synced to any thing I ever log into...awful idea lol
The fact that I can only alphabetize my bookmarks by logging into a desktop or laptop..epic browser fail
No home page button..epic fail..
Opera Firefox and whatever else suck worse than Chrome.
I'm dealing with it..but the Htc browser is far superior
I too like the stock browser and was pissed when I realized it wasn't there. Chrome sucks. Been trying different browsers and someone recommended Boat browser. That's what I've been using and it seems pretty good so far.
I guess we'll have to wait until jcase publishes his root method so we have access to the system folder.
I try to push the browser to system/priv-app but when I reboot it don't show probably because the root has to activate every boot
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I try to push the browser to system/priv-app but when I reboot it don't show probably because the root has to activate every boot
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After the reboot and root kicks in about a minute later, does the Internet app then show up and work? This is my concern with this root method, it is a form of "rooting" but with the reboot feature what root options/apps/tweaks will actually stick and work?
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I try to push the browser to system/priv-app but when I reboot it don't show probably because the root has to activate every boot
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Its because the temp root only makes /system/xbin writable
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Its because the temp root only makes /system/xbin writable
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Yes I read up in the Root thread by jcase, Thanks
Its also not going to work because of conflicting provider error. just grab one from a vzw rom, sign it then adb install it . it will show you the error
I initially gave up and just decided to settle with using Chrome.. until it randomly wouldn't open mobile versions of pages, crashed, and wouldn't let me log in to pretty much anything. I then gave up and started using Firefox.. I do still like the stock browser better, but seeing as how I don't have it, Firefox is doing the job pretty well for the time being.
Still hoping someone can make this apk work.I know this is a dumb question but what prevents this apk from being able to be installed like any of the play store browsers.Is there a way to modify it to be installable.
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Still hoping someone can make this apk work.I know this is a dumb question but what prevents this apk from being able to be installed like any of the play store browsers.Is there a way to modify it to be installable.
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Just a guess (I'm not a dev) but I'd say that it's a system app and we can't write to /system as of yet.
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