Setting of Homepage in the Stock Browser App in Android 4.4 Kitkat

 

Bookmark webpage is a feature that you can find in the stock Browser app in the Samsung Galaxy SIV. You can use this feature to mark a webpage so that you can load them later easier without having to enter the webpage address(URL). This will of course will make you easier and faster accessing your favourite webpage and prevent you from a trouble of forgetting the webpage address.



Aside from bookmark a webpage, the stock Browser app also has another useful feature which will facilitate your browsing activities. One of which is a feature that will allow you to assign a webpage as your homepage so that whenever you're opening the stock Browser app, the webpage that you've assigned as the homepage will be automatically loaded.


How to set homepage in the Stock Browser app?
There are 3 methods that you can use to set homepage in the stock Browser app. You can see them below.

Method #1: From the settings menu of the Internet app 
This is a common method used by users to set their homepage. Here are the steps:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Tap the Menu key, scroll to the bottom to find Settings and then tap it.
3. Tap Set homepage.
4. Here, you'll see four options available, they are:
• Default page: select this option if you want to set the default webpage (it's usually a Samsung webpage) as your homepage.
• Current page: select this option if you want to set currently opened webpage as your homepage.
• Most visited sites: select this option if you want to set the most visited sites as your homepage.
• Other: select this option if you want to set another webpage as your homepage. When you select this option, you'll be asked to enter the URL of the webpage you want to set as your homepage.
5. Tap Done button.
6. The selected homepage will be set.

Method #2: From the bookmarks
This method will allow you to set one of bookmarked webpages as the homepage. Here are the steps:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Tap Bookmark icon  located at the top right corner of the screen.
3. Tap Bookmarks tab.
4. Long tap the required bookmark.
5. On pop up menu select Set as homepage.
6. The selected bookmark will be set as the homepage.

Method #4: From the Internet histories
This method will allow you to set a webpage that you've ever visited as the homepage. Here are the steps:

1. Open Internet app.
2. Tap Bookmark icon  located at the top right corner of the screen.
3. Tap History tab.
4. Tap the required history of a webpage.
5. On pop up menu select Set as homepage.
6. The selected history of a webpage will be set as the homepage.

I personally prefer to set the most visited sites as the homepage because it'll make me easier and faster accessing up to 6 webpages of the most visited sites whenever I'm opening the stock Browser app.

Bookmarking of  a Webpage and View It in the Stock Browser in Samsung Galaxy S4

Internet app is one of the stock apps available in the Samsung Galaxy SIV that you can use to browse webpages. You need to have an internet connection to make this app works. You can get it by connecting to a Wi-Fi network or by using mobile data.


As with another stock apps, Internet app also has come with some useful features that will facilitate your activities while using this app. One of features available in this app is a bookmark feature. This feature will allow you to bookmark a currently opened webpage to make you easier to access them later.

How to bookmark a webpage?
You can do so by following the steps below:

1. Open the Internet app.
2. Tap the address bar, and then enter the web address or URL by using the on-screen keyboard and then tap Go.
3. The webpage will be loaded shortly.
4. Once the webpage is fully loaded, tap Bookmark icon  located at the top right corner of the screen.
5. In the Bookmarks tab, tap Add bookmark.
6. If necessary, you can create new folder for your bookmark by tapping My device option and then tap Create new folder icon . Enter the name for your new folder then tap Done button. Now, you can select the newly created folder to save your bookmark.
7. If necessary, you can edit the bookmark name in the Title field.
8. Tap Save button.
9. The webpage has been bookmarked.

How to view a bookmarked webpage?
When a webpage has been bookmarked, then you can easily access the webpage later by following the steps below:

1. Open the Internet app.
2. Tap Bookmark icon  located at the top right corner of the screen.
3. Tap Bookmarks tab. Here all bookmarked webpages will be displayed.
4. Tap the desired bookmark you want to view.
5. The selected bookmark will be loaded shortly.

Given its function, it'll be useful if you use bookmark feature to bookmark your favourite webpages so that you can access them easily whenever you want without having to enter the web address. Aside from bookmark favourite webpages, I usually use this feature to bookmark a useful webpage that I find while I'm browsing webpages but having no time to read it. So, by bookmarking the webpage, I can easily load then read them later without struggling hard to remember what the web address are.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Reduce Data Usage on Chrome Beta App

When you browse the web using the stock browser app in the Samsung Galaxy SIII, you might be found an option which will allow you to set the browser to load images in the web or not. This option of course will help you to save more data, but this will also decrease your quality of experience while browsing the web caused by the image not loaded.


That's will be different if you're using the third-party browser app named Chrome Beta app. Indeed, this app doesn't have the option to turn on or off images in the web, but this app has the option to reduce data usage while you browse the web. The advantage of this option is that you can enjoy browsing the web with the complete image loaded without having worry to lost lot of data.


How to enable reduce data usage option on Chrome Beta app?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Download install Chrome Beta for Android app.
2. Follow the on-screen instruction given by the app.
3. In the first time you use this app, you will be prompted to sign in to the Chrome Beta app. You can either to choose to sign-in by tapping Sign in button or skip this step by tapping No thanks button.
4. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
5.  Scroll down to the Bandwidth management, then tap it.
6. Tap Reduce data usage.
7. Slide the slider next to Reduce data usage option to the right to turn on this option.
8. Go back to the Chrome beta screen, and then you're ready to enjoy browsing the web with more lower data usage.

While you're in the reduce data usage screen, you can also see the information about how much the percentage of the data being compressed by the app and how much the data you're saving in certain period of time. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Quickly Accessing Your Favourite Website

Nowadays we can easily get the information we want through the Internet. That's why no wonder if the easiness to do that makes Internet users growth rapidly from time to time. The growth of Internet users has also resulted in a growing number of websites present which offers a variety of information to the visitor.

As the users of the Samsung Galaxy SIII, you can utilize the stock Browser app available on this phone to browse the web and get the information you want. Usually when you use this app to browse the web, you may be met with an interesting website that you might want to visit again later. Well, here we'll discuss about some methods that you can do to make you more easier and faster to access your favourite websites by using the stock Browser app inside your precious Samsung Galaxy SIII.

1. Add to bookmarks
By adding your favourite websites to bookmark, then another time you can easily reopen the bookmarked website by tapping the bookmark icon and choose which bookmarks you want to open.


2. Create shortcut on Home screen
Create a shortcut to your favourite website on the Home screen will certainly make you more faster in accessing the website, simply by tapping the shortcut on the Home screen and it'll open up the web in the Browser app.

3. Set custom homepage
Set the browser homepage to your favourite websites is the next method that you can do to access the website more faster and easier. Once you set the homepage, then every time you open the browser app, then the app will open up the web page that you have previously set as the homepage.


4. Access from the Internet history
The last method that you can do to access the website is through the Internet history. You can reopen the website through the available entries under the last 7 days section, last month section or most visited section.

Well, these are 4 methods that you can do to speed up accessing your favourite website. And because all of the methods mentioned above don't require you to manually entering the URL, then of course all of them will save you from the trouble of forgetting the website address that you want to visit. Even so, if you know any other method to do so and it's not listed here, then I'll really appreciate if you're willing to share it through the comments below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set Home Page on Chrome Browser App

Nowadays the Internet has become a daily need for almost everyone. Due to this fact, that's why no wonder if almost all of smartphone available today has present the stock browser app inside to be able to meet the needs of their users, including the Samsung Galaxy SIII with its stock Browser app. You can use this app to browse the web, download the files, etc.


Although the stock Browser app has been equipped with several options that will facilitate the user while use this app, but there are some users who are not satisfied with this app and then decided to use a third-party browser app to replace it. One that has been widely used is Chrome browser app. One of the reason is that the browser is considered to be lighter and faster than the stock Browser app. Unfortunately this app does not have the option that allows you to change the homepage which will make this app open up certain web page whenever you open it. However, you can still do so with a little trick by adding certain shortcuts to the website that you already bookmarked on Chrome app to the Home screen.


How to add a website shortcut on Chrome app to Home screen?
Below are the steps you need to do:

1. Open Chrome browser app.
2. Navigate to the desired web page you wish to set as the home page by entering the URL in the address bar.
3. Tap the Menu key then tap the Star icon to bookmark the web.
4. If necessary, you can edit the bookmark's name and then save it in Mobile bookmarks.
5. Tap Save button.
6. Tap the Menu key then select Bookmarks.
7. Long tap in the required bookmark then on the pop up menu select Add to home screen.
8. The shortcut to the bookmark has been created on the home screen.
9. Later, you just need to tap the shortcut then it will load the web in the Chrome browser app. If you prompted with the "complete action using" menu, then you can set Chrome app as the default.

Indeed, this step only add certain web page shortcuts to the Home screen not set the homepage. But, at least by using the steps, now you can load the desired web page on the Chrome app every time you tap it, which is the same as how the homepage works.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Get Out from Incognito Mode

Incognito mode is one of feature available inside Browser app in Samsung Galaxy SIII. When you browse the web under the incognito mode, then the page won't appear in the browser history, the download files won't appear in the download history and the cookies will wiped out once you closed the page. Browse the page under this mode of course will help you if you want to access something important or a sensitive data without having to leave any trace.


Aside from the advantage, some of users said that once they turned on this mode or accidentally get in into this mode, they have difficulties to get out from there.


How to get out from incognito mode?
If you're also have the difficulty to do so, then you can follow the step listed below:

1. Open Browser app.
2. If you're in incognito mode, tap the Thumbnails of active browser windows icon.
3. Here you should see the plus (+) icon and the Incognito icon.
4. Find the incognito tab that's open, then tap the Red minus button on the top right of the tab to get back to the regular mode.
5. Tap the Bookmark icon .
6. You can choose to tap either the History or Saved pages.
7. Tap and hold an entry from the list to get the pop up menu.
8. Tap Set as homepage to assign the selected entry as the new homepage.
9. Now, try to close the app then open it again.
10. The browser will load the new homepage in a regular mode.

Well, your thought might be right, the step mentioned above actually not removing the incognito completely, but this will allow you to switch between the incognito and the regular mode, as well as prevent you to enter the incognito mode each time you open the Browser app. However, if you know another methods to do so and they are not listed here, then I'll appreciate if you willing to share them through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use the Incognito Feature in the Browser App

As one of pre-installed app in Samsung Galaxy SIII, You can directly use the Browser app without having to install it first. You can use this app to browse the web, read online magazine, etc. By default, the app will record all of your browsing activities to help you more easier to track what you have searched before. But, if you don't want to keep them, you can easily remove them from there. As we all know that lot of caches will make the browser run more slower and heavier.


Aside from manually clearing the histories, you can also utilize incognito feature inside this app which will make the page you open will not appear in the browser history after you close the page. This of course will useful if you want to browse any web page without leaving any trace.


How to use incognito mode?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open Browser app.
2. Tap Thumbnails of active browser windows iconlocated in the upper right corner.
3. To use incognito mode, tap the Incognito iconin the upper right corner.
4. The incognito page will opened and explained in the screen. The page will marked with the incognito icon in the left of address bar.
5. Now, you're ready to browse the webs by typing in the URL in the address bar to navigate the web you wish to visit. While you using this mode, all of the webs you open will no longer appear in the Browser history, the files downloaded will not record in the download histories and cookies will not be saved once you closed the page.
6. To use the regular mode, tap Thumbnails of active browser windows icon and then select a web page which is not using the incognito feature.

By knowing how to use incognito feature, now you can make the browser app not to record your browsing activities which means you have no need to clear the browser cache and history manually as what you do when you use a regular mode. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Zoom In or Zoom Out Webpage

Samsung Galaxy SIII has come with some useful pre-installed apps that you can use directly without you need to install them first. One of them is the Browser app that you can use to browse the web, read online magazine, etc.


To facilitate you while using the Browser app to browse the web, this app allows you to zoom in or zoom out the webpage to make the page more easier to read, moreover if the webpage is too big or too small.


How to zoom in or zoom out the web?
There are some methods that you can do to zoom in or out the web on Browser app. You can see them below:

1. TILTING
   While you're viewing a webpage, tap and hold the screen with your two thumbs at two points then tilt the phone away from you or tilt the phone towards you to zoom in or zoom out. In order to make you be able to use this motion, first you need to enable this motion in Settings menu.
2. PINCHING
   While you're viewing a webpage, pinch the screen using your two fingers then move them farther apart or closer together to zoom in or zoom out.
3. DOUBLE TAP
   While you're viewing a webpage, double tap the screen quickly to zoom in or zoom out.

Well, these are three methods that you can do to zoom in or out the web. However, if there is a methods you know and it's not listed here, then I'll really appreciate if you willing to share them here through the comment below :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set and Clear Default on Certain Apps

Once upon the time, one of this blog's visitor named Kelly was send me an email. She ask me how to bring back the "Complete action using" menu because she was accidentally made a wrong selection when her Samsung Galaxy SIII prompt her to choose between the stock Internet browser and Mozilla Firefox browser when opening a URL of website.


How to set apps as default for certain action?
For those of you who don't know how to set certain app as the default to perform specific action, here I show how to do so. According to the Kelly's problem, we'll try to set the stock Internet browser as default when the phone open the URL of a website:

1. Open the URL of a website in any app, for example if you already receive a text message with a URL inside, then open the Messaging app and open the required text message contains with URL.
2. Tap the URL.
3. You should see "Complete action using" option menu appears (on Kelly's mail, she said that she has two option available, Internet Browser and Mozilla Firefox Browser). The option appears may vary depending on the apps installed on the phone.
4. Tick the checkbox next to the "Use by default for this action" option.
5. Tap the Internet Browser.
6. The URL will be loaded in the Internet Browser app for now and so.

How to clear default on certain apps?
In certain case, you may ever made a wrong selection, as happen in Kelly's problem. Well, to fix this problem kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Scroll down to Application manager, then tap it.
3. Swipe to the All screen.
4. In this case, tap the Internet Browser app.
5. Tap Clear defaults button.
6. Now you should see the "Complete action using" menu whenever opening the URL link.

Well, these two methods also can be applied in another applications. For instance if you want to get rid the annoying "Complete action using" menu or want to set the Gallery apps as the default when opening the image, then you can use the step to set certain apps as the default as mentioned above. While if you have made a wrong selection or want to bring back the same prompt to make a correct selection, then you can use the step to clear default as mentioned above. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Use Reader Mode in Browser Apps

Internet Browser apps is one of the pre-installed application that you can find inside the Samsung Galaxy SIII. You can use this apps to meet your Internet needs, such as to browse the webs or read online magazine, etc.


While you use this apps to view web page and read its content, usually you'll see another web's components, such as widgets, header, frame, advertisement, etc. Luckily, when your Samsung Galaxy SIII have upgraded to the Android Jelly Bean then you'll see the new feature in the Browser apps called reader mode. This feature will make the Browser only to show the main content allows you to read the content more comfort.


How to enable or disable reader mode?
Below are the steps to do so:

1. Open the Stock Internet Browser apps.
2. Navigate to the desired web page you wish to read its contents.
3. Once the web page is fully loaded, tap the R icon next to the URL in the address bar to use reader mode.
4. Now the browser will only show the main contents. This would be like you're reading a book.
5. You can adjust the web's font by tapping the T icon at the top area of the browser apps.
6. To disable reader mode, simply tap the Back key and the Browser will display the web with all its components.

Enabling this mode of course will help you when you want to read magazine or article on certain web page without being distracted by other components owned by the web page you're currently viewing. So, hope this helps :)

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Add Website Shortcut on Home Screen

Bookmarks your favourite or most visited website is one of the way that you can do to make you more faster and easier when you want to visit them. By doing this, you don't need to enter the URL each time you want to access them, you just need to tap Bookmark icon then choose which the bookmarked website you wish to visit.

One more way to make you more easier and faster accessing the bookmarked website is by adding the shortcut to them in the Home screen. This of course will save your time, because you just need to tap the shortcuts on the Home screen to visit them without having to open the Browser apps first.


How to add shortcut to a website on Home screen?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Long tap on the Home screen.
2. On pop up menu select Add to Home screen.
3. Tap Widget tab.
4. Find Bookmark 1x1 widget, then tap and hold to move it on your Home screen.
5. Now you'll see thumbnails of the bookmarked website.
6. Choose which bookmarked website you wish to add its shortcuts.
7. Finish. The shortcuts of your selected bookmarked website has been created on the Home screen.

Once you've done these steps, now you can easily accessing your favourites website by tapping the shortcuts on the Home screen then it will load the site in the Browser apps. For the record, make sure you have space enough on your Home screen before you add the widget.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Make the Browser to Load or Not the Flash on the Web

One way to do to enable you viewing flash-based website is by installing Adobe Flash Player on your Samsung Galaxy SIII. Even though nowadays Adobe Flash Player is no longer available on Google Play Store, you still be able to install it from another source. First, you need to allow your phone to install from unknown source to do so.


once you've finished installing it on your phone, now you can viewing website contains with flash through the Browser apps. But, you should remember that load the flash on the web may cost you more data. Fortunately, there is an option in the stock browser apps which will allow you to make the browser to load the flash or not.


How to customize plug-ins settings on Browser apps?
Below are the complete steps to do:

1. Open the Browser apps.
2. Tap the Menu key then select Settings.
3. Tap Advanced.
4. Tap Enable plug-ins.
5. Now you'll see three options available on pop up menu, they are:
• Always on: choose this option to allow the browser load flash on the web.
• On demand: choose this option if you want to decide which the flash content on the web you wish to load.
• Off: choose this option to make the browser not to load flash on the web.
6. Tap the required enable plug-ins option you wish to use. When the dot indicator next to the option shows green means the option is selected.
7. Tap the Back key to return to the browser page.

By knowing how to change plug-ins settings on the Browser apps, now you can set it according to your needs. When your priority is a better experience while viewing the web then you can set it to always on, but if you have no problem to view the web without load the flash and want to save more data, then you can set it to on demand or turn it off.