Hi folks...
So some websites do things to Chrome on Android that I don't like.
In particular:
1. Some sites, when launched from a link on the Home Screen, launch into a mode without any browser controls
2. Some sites don't let me add a link to the Home Screen, but only let me run it "as an app"
Is there any way around these sorts of things?
That is, I want to add a link to the Home Screen that will ALWAYS launch in full browser mode.
Or I want to add a link to the Home Screen for sites that seem to force Chrome to favor running "as an app".
Some news sites I frequent do the 1st thing.
outlook.com (which I use for work) does the 2nd thing.
I'd like them to behave like regular websites, and launch in full browser mode in Chrome from a Home Screen icon/link. Is there any way to force this, does anyone know?
If I'm using the wrong terminology, please let me know. I'm not sure if these sites are running a Chrome App, or an Instant App, or somehow otherwise force Chrome to behave differently.
Thanks much!
- Tim
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I have an idea that would combine Chrome to Phone, Phone 2 Chrome, and also allow for a tablet to be used independently.
When installed, you give your device a name (Phone, Tablet, EVO etc)
It would operate just like the other two apps mentioned:
On Google Chrome:
Press an extension button and a drop down menu would allow you to select the device to send the page to.
On an Android device:
Press share while on the browser and choose the device or browser which you would like to open the page on.
The page would automatically load on that selected device or browser.
Nice and simple, and only one app is needed!
Can somebody please make this for me (or help)? It would be greatly appreciated
Sam
Even though you have desktop mode selected, clicking on a link on that same page and same site opens up a new tab in mobile. So, every time you open a new tab, you have to keep requesting desktop site, which is BS. There is no good reason for Chrome or Samsung Internet browser to force mobile sites on us if we don't want to use them.
If I'm using Chrome and looking something up I might click on a Reddit or news link, it asks you if you want to open it via Chrome or if I have the app installed the that app.
Sometimes it's faster just to view the web page instead so I don't usually choose use app all the time.
Something changed where no longer can select use Chrome just this instance, the pop up comes back and you can only choose the app.
I'm not sure when this changed, if it was the Android 11 upgrade or one of the patches since.
For now I just turned off opening links in apps.
Any ideas if it's a bug or one of the many things Samsung changed in 11?
No problem here, go to Chrome and clear defaults. You might have accidentally tapped always.
Which browsers support background play for Youtube when it is in the background?
Except: Bromite, Uc, X, Brave.
asliaral said:
Which browsers support background play for Youtube when it is in the background?
Except: Bromite, Uc, X, Brave.
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I use Firefox for this, but you can probably do the same thing with other browsers.
Install Firefox(or other browser). Open it, go to YouTube page, tap the browser's menu button then choose the "desktop site" setting, find your video you want to play, play it then go to home or whatever app you want to use, it should continue to play in the background, it will even continue to play with the screen off.
Droidriven said:
I use Firefox for this, but you can probably do the same thing with other browsers.
Install Firefox(or other browser). Open it, go to YouTube page, tap the browser's menu button then choose the "desktop site" setting, find your video you want to play, play it then go to home or whatever app you want to use, it should continue to play in the background, it will even continue to play with the screen off.
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Thank you.
But I think it doesnt work for all pages.
asliaral said:
Thank you.
But I think it doesnt work for all pages.
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It works just fine for me, I haven't found any pages that don't work this way. The key is using the "desktop site" setting and making sure every page loads in "desktop site" format.
You could also do a Google search for:
"Play youtube in background on android"
That will give you links to a variety of ways to achieve this.
Droidriven said:
It works just fine for me, I haven't found any pages that don't work this way. The key is using the "desktop site" setting and making sure every page loads in "desktop site" format.
You could also do a Google search for:
"Play youtube in background on android"
That will give you links to a variety of ways to achieve this.
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I use via and couldt do it. (Also for youtube).
And the other thing; I am looking for a browser 'cause the desktop mode is not completely solution.
While listening to something, I often open another tab and look at something else.
Now; I can do it only on Brave (I am not sure, maybe Bromite too). But but it consumes more battery and ram.
My Eng is not good. I hope İ can tell what I want to tell.
Thank you.
Hi everyone,
I use the Twitter app for one of my accounts, but since I like to quick-switch between them, I've resorted to using Firefox and I've installed a shortcut to the Twitter web page on my OnePlus 9 homescreen.
I know I could switch between accounts in the app itself, but I don't like it. I'd rather use two different apps, one for each of my Twitter accounts.
Problem is, unless I do two things I really, REALLY don't like (use the default system launcher AND use Chrome instead of Firefox), the user-experience of this setup is disastrous.
Scrolling up and down my timeline in the Firefox pinned shortcut is painfully slow, more often than not I have to tap a Like or Retweet button several times for the action to register, and generally speaking, it's no fun to use at all, regardless of the power setting I use.
I want to use Firefox because it has add-ons I like, such as uBlock Origin (bye-bye promoted tweets!) and NoScript, which, to my knowledge, can't be installed on any other Android Web browser (please correct me if I'm wrong).
Of course, it works flawlessly in Chrome or any other Chromium-based browser, but seeing all those promoted tweets just makes me nauseous...
(As for the default/system launcher, I just don't like it: the app drawer can't be customized worth a lick, and though it feels fast, it's just not my cup of tea.)
I've tried all the Android flavors of Firefox (stable, beta, Dev Edition), the result is the same.
Am I missing something here? Have you guys experienced the same issues, and if so, how did you solve them?
EDIT: I've installed Friendly for Twitter and it seems OK. Any users around to share feedback?
Revanced Twitter App + Magisk Delta + LSposed + https://github.com/Dr-TSNG/TwiFucker
dyscostic said:
Revanced Twitter App + Magisk Delta + LSposed + https://github.com/Dr-TSNG/TwiFucker
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Thanks, but that is mean the phone has to be rooted?
I may have found the reason why it was so slow: I chose 1.1.1.1 as specified DNS (in fact it's "1dot1dot1dot1.com") and that must have messed up how Twitter works in Firefox, because right now, that shortcut on my homescreen works fine, albeit a bit more slowly than the Twitter app.