Paranoid Android

[Drago]

Right peeps, I need your help with a computer related quirk. As you know my knowledge of computers falls short of switching on a Sinclair ZX80, you your insight and advise would be appreciated.

I normally surf the web on a newish Samsung Galaxy A9 tablet. Its a nice bit of kit, 4G too so good when out and about.

It comes with samsungs own browser, which works fine but is awkward and unintuitive to use. Therefore, I use Chrome, which is nice and simple, and has the added bonus of syncing with the Chrome on my laptop and desktop too so all my saved book marks are identical across my devices.

To the point. Increasingly, when posting on this forum and one other forum, I am unable to to so. I click in the text box to type my reply and the cursor shows I am there, but does not respond to any typing. Close Chrome and open it again, and things are back to normal.

I've tried reseeting Chrome, deleting and reinstalling the Chrome updates (I can not remove Chrome from the device as it's preinstalled and won't let me) but to no avail.

Any ideas good folks of CC?

Bern.

 

[Leedsbusdriver]

Install another browser. I recommend Brave browser, it's just like Chrome but has adblock and tracking protection built in.

 

[Dirk]

I use CM browser and VPN on all my mobile devices. Never had any problems and no ads either.

 

[simonali]

Root it and you can remove what you like. Failing that, you can force stop the app, clear all its data and then disable it which will also hide it and it won't appear in the app drawer. I use Firefox for Android and then add on Decentraleyes and uBlock Origin which block tracking and ads respectively.

 

[Drago]

Root it? I like puppies!

Remember, I'm the guy who thought Alan Turing was a radio 2 presenter. My computer knowledge is somewhere South of non existent.

 

[marinyork]

Do you have a samsung shop near you that you would be passing when doing something else?

 

[Drago]

Not that I know of bud.

 

[simonali]

Root it? I like puppies!

Remember, I'm the guy who thought Alan Turing was a radio 2 presenter. My computer knowledge is somewhere South of non existent.

Have a read and see if it's for you...

https://www.search4roots.com/

 

[classic33]

Cleared cache and cookies?

 

[bluenotebob]

@Drago - not sure whether It's mentioned above, but there is also (possibly) a very occasional problem with Chrome on a sister website. If you have want fault-free access to Cycle Chat, you're probably better off using another browser. I use Internet Explorer 11 and have had no problems whatsoever.

 

[Lonestar]

Rooting it isn't always the answer.If you uninstall system apps it's likely your tablet wont work on reboot.Trust me I've been there.

 

[Tin Pot]

Remember, I'm the guy who thought Alan Turing was a radio 2 presenter. My computer knowledge is somewhere South of non existent.

The iPhone is designed for you.

 

[simonali]

Rooting it isn't always the answer.If you uninstall system apps it's likely your tablet wont work on reboot.Trust me I've been there.

My Android tablet doesn't have Chrome on it. As long as you check which ones are safe to uninstall first there's no problems and like I added, you can always just disable them to hide them from view instead...

 

[Lonestar]

My Android tablet doesn't have Chrome on it. As long as you check which ones are safe to uninstall first there's no problems and like I added, you can always just disable them to hide them from view instead...

Yes with Titanium Backup.

 

[simonali]

That only works on rooted devices...