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rocketcuse

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Hopefully I explain this correctly...While my son was playing with my phone to decide if he wants to leave his iPhone he brought up an issue I didn't realize with web browsing. I see this issue on the stock browser, Dolphin HD and Mini and Skyfire.

A lot of sites he visits don't fit the screen. In particular, espn.com. On the Captivate, text (headliners on main screen) goes off the screen but you can't scroll to view it. On the iPhone it fits on the screen without issue. No zooming needed either to read the all text on the screen.

he also didn't like how the android always brings up the mobile version of the web site while the iPhone for MOST sites loads the desktop version.

anyone else seeing this? Is there a fix?
 
Have you tried selecting auto fit under settings? I have not experienced a problem with web pages not fitting. I have found that many pages do go right to the mobile version, although I have not had a problem over riding that when I want to.
 
Shelbster said:
Have you tried selecting auto fit under settings? I have not experienced a problem with web pages not fitting. I have found that many pages do go right to the mobile version, although I have not had a problem over riding that when I want to.
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Auto fit is selected.

In ESPN.com case, the articles themselves load fine, but the link to the article runs off the screen. So if you go to espn.com for all I can see for this headline: GameCast: Rejuvenated Syracsue Hits Yankee S
or Video Kiper: NFL Potential of top players in B

if they were links to articles, not videos, I could click on the link and the article loads correctly.
 
I am not having that problem. The espn mobile site fits perfectly on my screen. When I just loaded the full site, it fit fine as well. That is odd that yours is showing differently.
 
I never have an issue with sites fitting the screen either. My Captivate always scales site to the screen (including ESPN).

As for some sites going to the mobile version that aren't on the iPhone - that is odd.

It is completely up to the web developer to direct you to the mobile version of the site based on what device you are coming in with. Almost 100% of the time sites that have a mobile version will treat Android devices and iPhones the same. Most likely either your son has been to his regular sites on the iPhone before and has previously selected that he wants the full version of the site or his device isn't properly identifying itself as an iPhone.
 
I've seen plenty of sites that only detect iPhone. If it determines from your user agent string that you're on an iPhone, it gives you a special mobile version. Otherwise, you get the full version and you have to pan about.

Dolphin has a feature built-in to fake the UA string to iPhone or something else. In Firefox, there's an extension available to do the same thing. Nothing I know of for the stock browser.
 
rocketcuse said:
Hopefully I explain this correctly...While my son was playing with my phone to decide if he wants to leave his iPhone he brought up an issue I didn't realize with web browsing. I see this issue on the stock browser, Dolphin HD and Mini and Skyfire.

A lot of sites he visits don't fit the screen. In particular, espn.com. On the Captivate, text (headliners on main screen) goes off the screen but you can't scroll to view it. On the iPhone it fits on the screen without issue. No zooming needed either to read the all text on the screen.

he also didn't like how the android always brings up the mobile version of the web site while the iPhone for MOST sites loads the desktop version.

anyone else seeing this? Is there a fix?
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I'm having the same problem. Samsung Mesmerize 2.1. Any solution?
 
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