How To Use Browser Settings – Samsung Galaxy S4 Active

Amarnath Natarajan

10 years ago

Categories: Gadgets

Learn how to use browser settings on your Samsung Galaxy S4 Active. To make adjustments in your browser settings, follow these steps:

From any webpage, press Menu key > Settings. The following options are available:

Set homepage: Sets the current home page for the Web browser.
Auto fill forms: allows you to enter text to be used in your web profile. Tap Add profile, then enter text for the Web form auto fill.

Search and URL suggestions: displays predictions of related queries and popular websites in the address bar as you type.
Preload available links before opening: allows you improve performance when loading pages.
Remember form data: Allows the device to store data from any previously filled out forms. Remove the checkmark to disable this function.
Remember passwords: Stores usernames and passwords for visited sites. Remove the checkmark to disable this function.
Delete personal data: allows you to delete all personal data such as Browsing history, Cache, Cookies and site data, Passwords, Auto-fill data, and Location access.

Text scaling: allows you to preview the text size, scale the text size using a slider bar, set the zoom amount on double tap, and minimize the font size using a slider bar.
Force zoom: allows you to override the websites request to control zoom.

Full screen: allows you to use Fullscreen mode to hide the status bar.
Text booster: allows you to view PC websites easily by boosting the text size.

Note: the layout may change as a result.

Accept cookies: Allows sites, that require cookies, to save and read cookies from your device.
Enable location: Allows websites to request access to your location.
Enable JavaScript: Enables Javascript for the current Web page. Without this feature, some pages may not display properly. Remove the checkmark to disable this function.
Block pop-ups: Prevents popup advertisement or windows from appearing on-screen. Remove the checkmark to disable this function.
Default storage: Allows you to set your default storage to Device or Memory Card.
Website settings: View advanced settings for individual websites.
Enable notifications: Allows website notifications. Select Always on, On demand, or Off.
Clear notifications: Deletes website notification access information.
Reset settings: Restores all settings to default.

Preload webpages: Allows the browser to preload pages in the background. You can set to Always, Only on Wi-Fi, and Never.
Load images: Allows web page images to be loaded along with the other text components of a loaded website.
Open pages in overview: Displays an overview of newly opened web pages.