Help stock chrome browser query

[BillyBoo]

Hi All
I'm using the n7's stock chrome browser for web surfing, can somebody tell me if I can save web pages for reading off line, I want to save a couple of sites web page, as they have contact details on them. Thanks

 

[John Bean]

I don't think you can, not from within Chrome anyway.

There are dedicated apps for saving webpages but I usually just make sure the info I want is visible on the screen then do a screen capture - press power and volume down simultaneously until it beeps and shows the capture animation.

The captured screen is stored as a PNG (image) in /sdcard/Pictures/Screenshots but just opening the standard Gallery app will find it automagically anyway.

Easy

 

[RichSz]

Another way to save web pages for offline reading is by using an app like Pocket as John Bean suggested.

I love Pocket! Install the app, create an account then when you want to save a page, you can "Share" it to Pocket. When you open the Pocket app it'll download all the pages you've saved to it, so you have to plan ahead to do that before you're offline. There are also plugins for desktop browsers like Firefox, for example, so you have access practically everywhere.

 

[skelms]

if you use tabs when browsing, chrome tends to keep most open tabs in your cache. So if you disconnect from wi-fi and later open chrome, your page should be fine without wi-fi. I used this process for a walkthrough for a game I was playing. Chrome saved the whole page (it was a lot of text) no problems accessing it offline.

I don't think this works if you shut down your tablet, or completely exit chrome. But I haven't experimented either one of those situations.