Help! Android Browsers Issue--Works Fine on iPhone Safari
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Sanjay Kapoor
Dec 10, 2009, 5:54:12 PM12/10/09
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Here's the issue I've found on ALL Android Web browsers, including the
stock DROID and Steel browsers, but is not an issue on iPhone's Safari browser.
If you go to the site http://wsj.com on PC, and click on an article, you'll
see the main article has at least two tabs: "Article" and "Comments."
However, on Android Web browsers, clicking on the tab "Comments" displays the
same content as for the tab "Article." Here's an example of a WSJ article,
where you can see the 2 tabs I mentioned (try this on both PC and Droid):
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125876581091558417.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond
Strains in Party Threaten Democrats' Plans - WSJ.com
In fact, you can see all other links on FF/IE on PC and iPhone but not
on Android browsers. This issue is with ALL Android mobile browsers for
DROID, but the site works perfectly fine on iPhone's Safari browser and of course PC. Any
suggestions?
=======
Also, perhaps related to the issue I mentioned, if you go to any page other than the cover page of the WSJ.com site on Droid, the following links do not appear. They appear fine on the main home page of WSJ.com on DROID. Again, I see this issue on ALL Android browsers. Also, the site works perfectly fine on iPhone browser:
stock DROID and Steel browsers, but is not an issue on iPhone's Safari browser.
If you go to the site http://wsj.com on PC, and click on an article, you'll
see the main article has at least two tabs: "Article" and "Comments."
However, on Android Web browsers, clicking on the tab "Comments" displays the
same content as for the tab "Article." Here's an example of a WSJ article,
where you can see the 2 tabs I mentioned (try this on both PC and Droid):
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125876581091558417.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsSecond
Strains in Party Threaten Democrats' Plans - WSJ.com
In fact, you can see all other links on FF/IE on PC and iPhone but not
on Android browsers. This issue is with ALL Android mobile browsers for
suggestions?
=======
Also, perhaps related to the issue I mentioned, if you go to any page other than the cover page of the WSJ.com site on Droid, the following links do not appear. They appear fine on the main home page of WSJ.com on DROID. Again, I see this issue on ALL Android browsers. Also, the site works perfectly fine on iPhone browser:
WSJ.com is available in the following editions and languages:
- Login/Register to set your edition
kolbysoft
Dec 10, 2009, 6:01:36 PM12/10/09
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Sanjay,
this is clearly a webkit on Android issue, so please file it as a bug
to google's Android project.
Good luck with that. Or stick with the iphone. Just kidding.
Some websites do try and analyze what device the request is coming
from and deliver different content based on THEIR analysis.
So just because webkit shows different content on different devices
doesn't mean it's the device's fault.
So, you could also file it as a bug with the WSJ.
Michael
On Dec 10, 2:54 pm, Sanjay Kapoor <san...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's the issue I've found on ALL Android Web browsers, including the
> stock DROID and Steel browsers, but is not an issue on iPhone's Safari
> browser.
>
> If you go to the sitehttp://wsj.comon PC, and click on an article, you'll
> <http://online.wsj.com/home-page?_wsjregion=na,us&_homepage=/home/us>
> - Asia
> <http://asia.wsj.com/home-page?_wsjregion=asia&_homepage=/home/asia>
> - India
> <http://india.wsj.com/home-page?_wsjregion=asia,india&_homepage=/home/...>
> - China * * <http://cn.wsj.com/gb/index.asp>
> - Europe
> <http://europe.wsj.com/home-page?_wsjregion=europe&_homepage=/home/europe>
> - Americas
> - en Español <http://online.wsj.com/americas>
> - em Português <http://online.wsj.com/portuguese>
>
> - Login/Register<http://commerce.wsj.com/entitlements/release_freereg_rel3/login.shtml...>to
> set your edition
>
> - Set my edition <http://setup.wsj.com/pznsetup/pznhome/edition.html>
>
> - Today's Paper<http://online.wsj.com/public/page/us_in_todays_paper.html>
> - Video <http://online.wsj.com/video>
> - Columns <http://online.wsj.com/page/columnists.html>
> - Blogs <http://blogs.wsj.com/>
> - Topics <http://topics.wsj.com/>
> - Journal Community <http://online.wsj.com/community>
this is clearly a webkit on Android issue, so please file it as a bug
to google's Android project.
Good luck with that. Or stick with the iphone. Just kidding.
Some websites do try and analyze what device the request is coming
from and deliver different content based on THEIR analysis.
So just because webkit shows different content on different devices
doesn't mean it's the device's fault.
So, you could also file it as a bug with the WSJ.
Michael
On Dec 10, 2:54 pm, Sanjay Kapoor <san...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's the issue I've found on ALL Android Web browsers, including the
> stock DROID and Steel browsers, but is not an issue on iPhone's Safari
> browser.
>
> see the main article has at least two tabs: "Article" and "Comments."
> However, on Android Web browsers, clicking on the tab "Comments" displays
> the
> same content as for the tab "Article." Here's an example of a WSJ article,
> where you can see the 2 tabs I mentioned (try this on both PC and Droid):
>
> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125876581091558417.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_M...
> However, on Android Web browsers, clicking on the tab "Comments" displays
> the
> same content as for the tab "Article." Here's an example of a WSJ article,
> where you can see the 2 tabs I mentioned (try this on both PC and Droid):
>
> Strains in Party Threaten Democrats' Plans - WSJ.com
>
> In fact, you can see all other links on FF/IE on PC and iPhone but not
> on Android browsers. This issue is with ALL Android mobile browsers for
> DROID, but the site works perfectly fine on iPhone's Safari browser and of
> course PC. Any
> suggestions?
> =======
> Also, perhaps related to the issue I mentioned, if you go to any page other
> than the cover page of the WSJ.com site on Droid, the following links do not
> appear. They appear fine on the main home page of WSJ.com on DROID. Again, I
> see this issue on ALL Android browsers. Also, the site works perfectly fine
> on iPhone browser:
>
> U.S. Edition<http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125876581091558417.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_M...>
>
> In fact, you can see all other links on FF/IE on PC and iPhone but not
> on Android browsers. This issue is with ALL Android mobile browsers for
> DROID, but the site works perfectly fine on iPhone's Safari browser and of
> course PC. Any
> suggestions?
> =======
> Also, perhaps related to the issue I mentioned, if you go to any page other
> than the cover page of the WSJ.com site on Droid, the following links do not
> appear. They appear fine on the main home page of WSJ.com on DROID. Again, I
> see this issue on ALL Android browsers. Also, the site works perfectly fine
> on iPhone browser:
>
>
> WSJ.com is available in the following editions and languages:
>
> - U.S.
> WSJ.com is available in the following editions and languages:
>
> <http://online.wsj.com/home-page?_wsjregion=na,us&_homepage=/home/us>
> - Asia
> <http://asia.wsj.com/home-page?_wsjregion=asia&_homepage=/home/asia>
> - India
> <http://india.wsj.com/home-page?_wsjregion=asia,india&_homepage=/home/...>
> - China * * <http://cn.wsj.com/gb/index.asp>
> - Europe
> <http://europe.wsj.com/home-page?_wsjregion=europe&_homepage=/home/europe>
> - Americas
> - en Español <http://online.wsj.com/americas>
> - em Português <http://online.wsj.com/portuguese>
>
> - Login/Register<http://commerce.wsj.com/entitlements/release_freereg_rel3/login.shtml...>to
> set your edition
>
> - Set my edition <http://setup.wsj.com/pznsetup/pznhome/edition.html>
>
> - Today's Paper<http://online.wsj.com/public/page/us_in_todays_paper.html>
> - Video <http://online.wsj.com/video>
> - Columns <http://online.wsj.com/page/columnists.html>
> - Blogs <http://blogs.wsj.com/>
> - Topics <http://topics.wsj.com/>
> - Journal Community <http://online.wsj.com/community>
Sanjay Kapoor
Dec 10, 2009, 6:26:21 PM12/10/09
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Thanks for your reply. DROID is many times better than iPhone. I've logged this issue with Android. Will also contact the WSJ.
Regards,
Sanjay
Regards,
Sanjay
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