Is there a way to replace the stock browser with chrome as the default browser???
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Yes. After installing chrome, go to an app that requires you to click on a url, like xda or YouTube. You'll see a pop up window saying "complete action using". Select "use by default for this action" then click on the icon for chrome.
To remove an app that is currently the default. Just go to settings> application manager and select the app. At the bottom right, select "clear defaults".
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Just a little point. Chrome does not support Flash. So any websites that need you to run Flash, they won't work.
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Not correct!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtS5eUPenK4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Phsyclone79 said:
Not correct!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtS5eUPenK4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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I am on my tablet using a wifi on my phone connection so I can't watch the video. I am assuming this video is how to load Flash onto Jelly Bean as Flash is not supported.
This is correct but even if you have flash on Jelly Bean Chrome is still incompatable. I tried it on my mates Nexus 7 with Chrome and Jelly Bean.
I use Dolphin Browser as that supports Flash.
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Download not supported on phone. I tried downloading a theme blue steel for humble 5 tells me download failed this type of file cannot be downloaded anyone know why this happened?
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bfitzpatrickd2d said:
Download not supported on phone. I tried downloading a theme blue steel for humble 5 tells me download failed this type of file cannot be downloaded anyone know why this happened?
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what rom are you using and what browser are you downloading it from.. I know the stock one sometimes does this to me, I just switched to Dolphin HD and no problems after (though IMO the stock aosp browser in custom roms is a little faster)
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Humble 5 stock
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Hope this helps
try this! i think i know what your problem is. Go to the market and download astro file manager. Open astro and press the hard menu button on the phone. Select preferences and scroll down until you see "enable browser download" make sure the box is clicked and voila!!! It should allow you to download the file.
Seemed dimplier to download dolphin plus didn't read this till I already flashed theme ;-) :-\
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thareefer said:
try this! i think i know what your problem is. Go to the market and download astro file manager. Open astro and press the hard menu button on the phone. Select preferences and scroll down until you see "enable browser download" make sure the box is clicked and voila!!! It should allow you to download the file.
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ah beat me to it lol
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If you still insist on using stock browser, get Download Crutch from the market
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What does crutch do?
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bfitzpatrickd2d said:
What does crutch do?
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Exactly what it says-just acts like an app that tells Android it can run everything so you can download. It doesn't actually do anything.
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Ah sweet thanks
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Does anybody know why the Chrome Browser isn't compatible with our phone. I am on CM7, could that possibly be why it isn't?
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Sario27 said:
Does anybody know why the Chrome Browser isn't compatible with our phone. I am on CM7, could that possibly be why it isn't?
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Yes Chrome is ICS compatible and cm7 is GB just flash cm9 and you'll be good
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I'd recommend you don't use chrome. For me it was very laggy. The stock browser from cm9 is a lot better
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mierkat09 said:
I'd recommend you don't use chrome. For me it was very laggy. The stock browser from cm9 is a lot better
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Have you used chrome since it came out of beta?
eollie said:
Have you used chrome since it came out of beta?
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Yea i downloaded it from the play store just a few days ago. There's no way to change the user agent too
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I just uninstalled it.
It rebooted my phone 2 times because it froze loading a page. The stock browser is just fine.
That's funny, it's been really great for me. It's smoother and faster than the stock browser for me on AOKP. I never had a crash with it yet. The syncing feature with chrome on my desktop is also very convenient.
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That's funny, it's been really great for me. It's smoother and faster than the stock browser for me on AOKP. I never had a crash with it yet. The syncing feature with chrome on my desktop is also very convenient.
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+1
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I used it on CM9, AKOP, and PA and well really was not all that impressed. It served OK as a browser but things like not being Flash compatible was it's undoing that lead me to uninstall it.
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I used it on CM9, AKOP, and PA and well really was not all that impressed. It served OK as a browser but things like not being Flash compatible was it's undoing that lead me to uninstall it.
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You know adobe is stopping support for mobile flash in august right?
I heard something about that, let's hope they change their minds. Because that would mean the end of Kongregat games and other mobile flash games.
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mierkat09 said:
Yea i downloaded it from the play store just a few days ago. There's no way to change the user agent too
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Wait, I believe you can change the user agent. It's in the menu when you select "request desktop site"
It has no devoted "desktop" mode. you can select load desktop but only for that tab.
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Chrome has been great on aokp. Would recommend over stock browser.
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There is actually a version of chrome ported from Linux that runs smoothly on our phones. I will upload the link if you would like.
Update: Here is the link. http://www.4shared.com/android/yzdjL9Va/ChromeLinuxPort.html
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things like not being Flash compatible
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There is, for a mobile software vendor, no point in Flash anymore
http://blogs.adobe.com/conversations/2011/11/flash-focus.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2012/06/flash-player-and-android-update.html
There will be no certified implementations of Flash Player for Android 4.1.
Beginning August 15th we will use the configuration settings in the Google Play Store to limit continued access to Flash Player updates to only those devices that have Flash Player already installed. Devices that do not have Flash Player already installed are increasingly likely to be incompatible with Flash Player and will no longer be able to install it from the Google Play Store after August 15th.
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Stock, rooted, android 4.0.4, can't clear the Browser from being the default. Went into apps manager, cleared defaults but Browser still opens by default for most apps. Only using Google search, does it let me choose from Browser or Chrome.
Do I have to change permissions somewhere? I never had this problem on custom ROMs before and I'm not ready to flash because I'm actually okay with the current stock experience.
Any recommendations?
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Did you try app associations in settings?
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Personally I use Dolphin and first thing I do is remove stock browser. Problem solved.
shadowch31 said:
Personally I use Dolphin and first thing I do is remove stock browser. Problem solved.
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Congratulations..not much help to the op though
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Spastic909 said:
Did you try app associations in settings?
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I just realized this is an option. Thanks for the info. I still prefer having the dialogue box pop up and choosing between browser options but this is definitely a step in a better direction. Thanks!
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I'm trying to update CWM in order to be able to see my sd card on a rootbox rom I'm trying to dl... I want to update without having to plug my phone up to a pc. Any suggestions would be appreciated... Rooted SGS3 on Verizon. Thanks!
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Get EzRecovery from the play store. Pretty much self explanatory from there after you have downloaded the latest recovery img file.
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GoonAssJuan said:
Get EzRecovery from the play store. Pretty much self explanatory from there after you have downloaded the latest recovery img file.
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Thanks... I have the newest zip file for CWM... Will that work???
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AndroidChicago said:
Thanks... I have the newest zip file for CWM... Will that work???
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If you downloaded from the CWM website, it downloads as an img file not a zip. If its an img file, yes it will work.
I wemt to the website and wasn't able to dl the img file... Clicked on the Verizon SGS3 version and it showed a whole bunch of code... Nothing dl into my phone... Sorry for being a noob but how am I to transfer that code on my phone???
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Shouldn't be seeing code, just a lot of devices and their CWM download links. I just downloaded it using Chrome, so try using Chrome, Dolphin, or another browser then find the VZW S3:
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
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Shouldn't be seeing code, just a lot of devices and their CWM download links. I just downloaded it using Chrome, so try using Chrome, Dolphin, or another browser then find the VZW S3:
http://www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager
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Sent back using my dolphin browser and got this... Can you forward me the img?? I have lk 1.6 and running the MA2 rpm & modem over K3 I don't know of that's the problem....
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Never mind I just downloaded with chrome... That was weird... Thanks for all of your help
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Hmm, I'm seeing the same thing on Dolphin. I wonder what's not playing nice BUT it doesn't matter haha happy flashing!
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SlimSnoopOS said:
Hmm, I'm seeing the same thing on Dolphin. I wonder what's not playing nice BUT it doesn't matter haha happy flashing!
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if you "long press" in dolphin, it'll give you an option to "Save Link." For some reason, sometimes, it just opens the file in html and displays it on the webpage and sometimes it doesn't.
I'm on 4.1.2 so why no xbox smartglass.........? Is there away to get apps like this and zite to work on the note 10.1?
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tattedup660 said:
I'm on 4.1.2 so why no xbox smartglass.........? Is there away to get apps like this and zite to work on the note 10.1?
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You can download XSG1.apk and try side loading it. https://www.box.com/s/hfysx1jg5faoaugoec1s
Same with zite http://androidsight.com/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=1032
Not sure if it works or not but sometimes you can get lucky.
Thank you so much
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This is why I root my device... I can grab these apk files from my data file to try out later. Had a few apps go missing from the app store and this was the only way to get it...
Most apps are compatible but you will find the occasional one that isn't....