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Best way to access h2g2 on mobile?

Post 1

Dogster

I'm sure this has been discussed loads of times but I didn't find anything recent. At the moment I'm using the new skin in the stock Android 2.3 browser and it's ok but not ideal. Same with the plain skin, but the others are quite problematic. Anyone found a better way?


Best way to access h2g2 on mobile?

Post 2

Geggs

Firstly, I use the Opera Mobile browser rather than the native one. It's easy enough to find on Google Play.

Next, I mainly use Alabaster. It pains me to say it, as I still love Goo, bit it just looks cleaner on the screen and it easier to read.

Finally, bookmark your MP page, with &s_type=pop&s_target= on the end of the url. It makes finding conversations so much easier.


Geggs


Best way to access h2g2 on mobile?

Post 3

Dogster

Good tip on Opera - I'll try that too. I was just downloading Dolphin to try that out, I'll try Opera too. I tried Firefox (which I use on desktop), but the Android Firefox seems to be terribly slow and useless.


Best way to access h2g2 on mobile?

Post 4

Baron Grim

I don't access h2g2 on my phone but I do on my tablet. My tablet is running Android 4.1. What I find that works best for me is Brunel. From any page, I can click on "my conversations" and they'll pop up in a separate tab. I can see when new posts are made by an asterix on the tab title. When I tap on a new post, it opens a new tab and all subsequent posts will open in that same tab when I tap them.

Now, for reading actual entries, Pliny might be better.


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