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Android User’s Guide

Opening Browser

Use Browser to surf the web.

Some websites have two versions of their sites: full-size for computer-based web
browsers and another for mobile devices. They may allow you to switch back and
forth. Full-size sites are often harder to navigate on a mobile browser than sites
designed for use on mobile devices.

Open Browser

S

Touch the Phone icon

at the bottom of the Home screen or the Phone

application icon the Launcher or on the Home screen.

See “Opening and switching applications” on page 40.

Browser also opens when you touch a web link—for example, in an email or text
message.

When you open Browser, the last webpage you were viewing is displayed. If you
have not used Browser recently, your home page opens.

The web address (URL) of the current page is displayed at the top of the window,
unless a mobile site scrolls the URL bar off the top of the screen (if so, just drag the
page down to bring the URL bar into view).

The address (URL) of the current page.

Some sites scroll the URL bar off the top
of the screen, but you can drag the page
down or press

Menu to see it again.