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dafman

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#99154 13-Mar-2012 21:37

Hi - is there any way I can get text to automatically resize with the standard browser on my newly purchased S2? When I zoom into text and then double tap, it always zooms out to the whole page again. Selecting 'auto-fit pages' in settings doesn't make any difference. I downloaded Opera, but don't like the interface - ditto for Dolphin. Is there any simple fix I am missing?

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#594805 13-Mar-2012 21:51

Have you tried Firefox?

I find Opera browser the best on the SGII

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#594826 13-Mar-2012 22:22

johnr: Have you tried Firefox?

I find Opera browser the best on the SGII

John

agreed. i love opera browser on android

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#595023 14-Mar-2012 12:11

Try double tapping again to zoom in, auto resizes for me.

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#595036 14-Mar-2012 12:35

The default browser is pretty rubbish, I'd suggest getting used to Opera or Dolphin HD until you get ICS, they've drastically improved the browser in 4.0, but you can also use Chrome which is better still, albeit a tad unstable sometimes, but it's improving (currently beta).

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#595280 14-Mar-2012 20:17

stevenz: The default browser is pretty rubbish, I'd suggest getting used to Opera or Dolphin HD until you get ICS, they've drastically improved the browser in 4.0, but you can also use Chrome which is better still, albeit a tad unstable sometimes, but it's improving (currently beta).

Thx - how do I find Chrome beta - it's not on google play?

Also - which Opera - Mobile or mini?

cheers

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#595309 14-Mar-2012 21:02

dafman:
stevenz: The default browser is pretty rubbish, I'd suggest getting used to Opera or Dolphin HD until you get ICS, they've drastically improved the browser in 4.0, but you can also use Chrome which is better still, albeit a tad unstable sometimes, but it's improving (currently beta).

Thx - how do I find Chrome beta - it's not on google play?

Also - which Opera - Mobile or mini?

cheers

Opera Mobile. Plus Google Chrome is only available if you have Android 4.0

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#595534 15-Mar-2012 11:28

Thx - installed both operas. Will install Chrome when ICS comes along.

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#595631 15-Mar-2012 14:42

As a matter of interest, in the stock browser

Text Wrap: Out of the box the Galaxy S2 doesn’t automatically reflow the text in the webpage if you zoom in. But if you just goto settings and check the ‘auto-fit pages’ option, all is well again.

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#596189 16-Mar-2012 16:11

I'm pretty surprised that the browser interface is an issue, as most people use the full-screen browsing option since it's a small screen device.. If you didn't know, you can enable it in Opera by going to it's Settings -> Status bar: Off, Navigation bar: Off.

You'll find that Opera is quite useful when you are browsing on 2G/3G, because of the built-in data-compression. On an average, Opera (Mini) saves me around 80% data. :)

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#597096 19-Mar-2012 13:07

hazza87: As a matter of interest, in the stock browser

Text Wrap: Out of the box the Galaxy S2 doesn’t automatically reflow the text in the webpage if you zoom in. But if you just goto settings and check the ‘auto-fit pages’ option, all is well again.

I tried that, it didn't reflow the text after I selected it, there was no change.