Just wanted to let those of you with Android phones or tablets know that the Firefox browser for those platforms provides an improved experience over the built in Android browser.
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Very good to know, Charlie. An Android app is in the works, but I don't know when it will be released.
My built in brower on my Android table will not let me get to the forums at all. Is that what you were referring to when you said there was an Android application in the works? Is that the reason mine will not work?
JDA, I have no idea. I don't have an Android and have never used one.
Download Firefox for Android. Try that, worked for me.
I've used Firefox as my default browser on Android for some time and it does work. My big issue is navigating to the bottom or top of the page. It is an excruciatingly slow process. At least on my laptop or desktop using a traditional browser I can user the slider on the navigation bar to get to the top or bottom although a shortcut would be helpful.
I've been experimenting with the Opera and Dolphin browsers on my Android and thought the Dolphin browser might save the day. It has some built in gestures that let you go to the top or bottom of a page quickly. Works real nice on some sites but for some reason doesn't work on the OGR Forum.
Waiting for the Android App.........
Steve
I just discovered the Dolphin browser and installed it on my Android tablet. it works great. Can see all of the forum info. I really like the way the tabs work. If you have not tried it, I would encourage you to try it.
I originally posted this on the "Questions/Problems" thread.
The new forum does not function properly whenI access it using a Samsung tablet.
1. I cannot select a page to start reading a topic. I am forced to start with page 1 and scroll and scroll and scroll until I get to the page I desire.
2. The screen often locks when a large picture is displayed and wil not allow me to scroll past it. Very frustrating.
All the above worked just fine with the old format.
If there something I need to add to my tablet?
Then I saw this thread. So I downloaded and installed the Dolphin browser, but that did not resolve the above issues. Any suggestions?
I'm still using Firefox for Android without issue.
Has anyone found a tablet browser that will display all the postings when you click on a subject? I have tried several and all of them only show the first 3 or so postings on a subject. That makes the tablet unusable for the forum. I have tried Dolphin, Firefox and Opera and all do the same thing.
Originally Posted by JDA:
I just discovered the Dolphin browser and installed it on my Android tablet. it works great. Can see all of the forum info. I really like the way the tabs work. If you have not tried it, I would encourage you to try it.
Revision to my comments. Only displays about 5 or 6 postings for a subject.
