What is the gingerbread auto-wrapping browser app called?

[Guest JethroUK]

Just switched from android 2.3 to 4.0

On 2.2 the Internet browser used to auto-wrap text on zoom - so like for this forum i could pinch to zoom and any text would automatically zoom and wrap to screen size (to avoid panning)

Also noticed it would only scroll EITHER up/down OR left/right whcih made it really easy to scroll down a column of text without it wandering all over

On 4.0 it has 2 default browsers (incl Google Chrome) and neither behave like this - I have to either set font size in settings or double-click to zoom the browser but neither will wrap the text so it can be read easily - crap actually

Dunno whether auto-zoom-text-wrapping (Black berry used to call it "columning" text) is an attribute of the OS or browser

So in the first instance I'm just looking for the 2.3 gingerbread browser - so if anyone can give me the name of the browser I'll try and install it thanks

[Guest holtend]

Try Opera Mobile browser, easily my favourite :)

edit I know that doesn't answer your question, but it does behave how you want, and if you put it in single column view you won't ever need to zoom.

Edited October 7, 2012 by holtend

[Guest JethroUK]

Thanks but surely someone still has 2.3 OS and browser - whats it called????????

[Guest fr0do]

Both Chrome and the default ics browser behave like you describe for me. And the stock ics browser is a great improvement. I loves it! :D

But I don't have the stock GB browser either! :D

[Guest foobert]

The stock Gingerbread browser was just named "Browser" wasn't it?

I'm no Android developer, but I would be impressed if it was as simple as installing something like browser.apk to ICS. I thought that the stock browser were usually pretty integral to the OS.

[Guest fr0do]

^^ you're thinking of Windows XP :D

I searched for the gb browser ages ago. All I could find was browser+ which is the ics one. :(

Edited October 7, 2012 by fr0do

[Guest JethroUK]

Both Chrome and the default ics browser behave like you describe for me. ..

Then I haven't described it properly

all the browsers (tried 42879 different ones) will pinch/zoom text

but only my old Gingerbread one would automatically re-wrap the text to the screen width 'on-the-fly'

hence all the other browsers have 'fixed' font size setting

if I cant sort it I'll be looking to role back the whooole Operating system back to 2.3

PS Couldn't post here with any browser on my mobile cuz there are no quote buttons??????

Posted from My PC :o)

Edited October 7, 2012 by JethroUK

[Guest sedj]

Why not use Tapatalk app it is much easier and does what you say

As has been mentioned use opera work's good

Edited October 7, 2012 by sedj

[Guest fr0do]

only my old Gingerbread one would automatically re-wrap the text to the screen width 'on-the-fly'

They all do this. Some work with a double tap.

[Guest JethroUK]

Sounds like mine is bust

Tried few browsers but none re-wrap

Tried double tap but results are random

Wish I had stayed on old OS

[Guest fr0do]

This is my default view. Is yours different?

[Guest fr0do]

Omg Tapatalk is driving me nuts!!

Edited October 8, 2012 by fr0do

[Guest fr0do]

Hey m8. Just re read your problem. ICS Browser + does exactly what you want, I just tried it.

* auto text reflow after pinch to zoom........

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beansoft.browserplus

Note: that feature isn't on by default ;)

[Guest holtend]

This is my default view. Is yours different?

Default is like this

And zooming in is like this.. Obviously Opera

And to quote someone when viewing mobile version just tap the post you want to quote.

Edited October 8, 2012 by holtend

[Guest Al_1604]

I'm currently running stock Gingerbread B892 (don't ask!).

Anyway, if I go into 'About' on the stock browser settings I get:

"Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.3.6: en-gb; U8815 Build/HuaweiU8815C02B892) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1"

I'm not convinced that's really much help.

[Guest JethroUK]

Try Opera Mobile browser, easily my favourite

edit I know that doesn't answer your question, but it does behave how you want, and if you put it in single column view you won't ever need to zoom.

I installed Opera Mini at first but that didn't work - Installed Opera Mobile today and that works perectly

Fanks Fanks Fanks

VVVVV Happy Bunny VVVVV

[Guest JethroUK]

Hey m8. Just re read your problem. ICS Browser + does exactly what you want, I just tried it.

* auto text reflow after pinch to zoom........

https://play.google....oft.browserplus

Note: that feature isn't on by default

Cheers for that - I've got Opera Mobile which is working fine but nice to have a choice Thanks

[Guest JethroUK]

I'm currently running stock Gingerbread B892 (don't ask!).

Anyway, if I go into 'About' on the stock browser settings I get:

"Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 2.3.6: en-gb; U8815 Build/HuaweiU8815C02B892) AppleWebKit/533.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile Safari/533.1"

I'm not convinced that's really much help.

cheers - Nice to know exactly what my old browser was called