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opuntia2

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This started about one month ago, but for some reason if I go to a webpage from a google search results page, and when I hit the "back" button to go back to the search results it just skips it. It'll go back to the webpage that I was at before I did a search.

Anybody else seen this?
 
I just tried it with the stock browser and mine goes back to the search page and not the one before it.

Are you using the stock browser?
Maybe its the web page doing the fiddling?

... Thom
 
Yes, I'm using the stock browser. It happens with any search I do so I don't think it's a specific page causing the problem.
 
opuntia2 said:
This started about one month ago, but for some reason if I go to a webpage from a google search results page, and when I hit the "back" button to go back to the search results it just skips it. It'll go back to the webpage that I was at before I did a search.

Anybody else seen this?
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Mine's been doing it too!
 
Yes, my new bionic is doing that also with the stock browser! It makes web browsing very difficult. :-( Are there settings somewhere that will help us? Like open search results in a new window? I will mess with it more and let you all know if I find a solution.

Geo
 
I've actually been having this problem too lately, kind of annoying. I've been using dolphin hd which helps a little.
 
New Rising said:
I've actually been having this problem too lately, kind of annoying. I've been using dolphin hd which helps a little.
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Ditto, I switched to dolphin HD also. At least it's a great app, but I'm not a big fan of how tab switching work, but it's a trade-off I can live with.
 
Dolphin does the same on mine if I search from the address bar. The only solution I've found is to open link in new window.
 
Lars said:
Dolphin does the same on mine if I search from the address bar. The only solution I've found is to open link in new window.
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Yeah Dolphin has been doing the same for me too now, is this some kind of bug with the new software update or something? It doesn't seem like everyone is having this problem though.
 
Lars said:
Dolphin does the same on mine if I search from the address bar. The only solution I've found is to open link in new window.
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I get the same problem in both the stock browser and Dolphin HD. I found another workaround, which is to search from the Google app (I use the widget) instead of the address bar of Dolphin. This fixes the issue (so far at least).
 
Somniferum said:
I get the same problem in both the stock browser and Dolphin HD. I found another workaround, which is to search from the Google app (I use the widget) instead of the address bar of Dolphin. This fixes the issue (so far at least).
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Wouldn't this be the same results as just using the search button? Since I have Dolphin as my default browser it automatically links to Dolphin when i search something but i still get the same problem.
 
New Rising said:
Wouldn't this be the same results as just using the search button? Since I have Dolphin as my default browser it automatically links to Dolphin when i search something but i still get the same problem.
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Just tested it and using the search button also fixes the problem for me. Not sure why. Searching from the Dolphin HD address bar still causes the issue.
 
Did anyone ever find a fix for this? I have the same problem with my razr. It doesn't seem to happen if I remove the browser-android bit of text from the address bar (it's stuck in there on google searches, even when I'm viewing from desktop mode ). I wonder if dolphin HD ' s search bar uses some but in functionality of the stock browser, which I think might have been replaced by a modified Motorola one on the bionic and razr.
 
SirEagle said:
You guys sure that your search results aren't opening in a new window????
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A demonstration of the "Can't go "back" in browser to a google search results page" problem.
Watch as I start on the AndroidForums page, go to Google via the factory installed bookmark, perform a Google search, choose a result, view that Wikipedia page, then press the "BACK" soft button on the Droid Bionic and it brings me back to the AndroidForums page.... NOT GOOGLE SEARCH. I then press menu:forward and again skip over the Google Search page, and go straight to the Wikipedia page.

Throughout the video I demonstrate that only one window is open during the entire video.
This is a bone stock Bionic running the official OTA 5.5.893.XT875.Verizon.en.USGoogle Search Problem on Droid Bionic - YouTube
 
I tried the example in the video and it works correctly for me.

I suggest that this is a "feature" of Google Search and you might get some help form the Google Help Forum ... the best I could find was ... http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Web+Search?hl=en.

Perhaps a condition is being set when you leave Search and go to the web page. For some reason when you return from the webpage you return to Google search and it immediately return to the previous page.

... Thom
 
My Motorola Atrix just started doing this today! Is making me mad...makes me re-run the search if i clicked a link that wasnt what i was looking for. Perhaps its a ploy to force more data usage! Or perhaps its a virus. Anyone find a solution? Im using stock browser, android 2.3.4. I tried clearing cashe, cookies, and all other clear optio z. Tried turning off plugins too and also rebooted the phone...nothing works!
 
IMAZMAN said:
My Motorola Atrix just started doing this today! Is making me mad...makes me re-run the search if i clicked a link that wasnt what i was looking for. Perhaps its a ploy to force more data usage! Or perhaps its a virus. Anyone find a solution? Im using stock browser, android 2.3.4. I tried clearing cashe, cookies, and all other clear optio z. Tried turning off plugins too and also rebooted the phone...nothing works!
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This seems to be a strong second vote for a Google Search bug. See ... Click Here.

... Thom
 
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