set default browser

answered 2013-12-30 00:21:23 +0200

Nux
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http://enux.eu/

updated 2014-06-12 01:03:15 +0200

You can kind of hack into this if you have Developer mode on:

1. Go to: /usr/share/applications.
2. Open files: sailfish-browser.desktop(*) and your-favorite-browser.desktop.
3. Copy "MimeType" property from "sailfish-browser.desktop" to "your-favorite-browser.desktop".
4. Remove (or add hash) before "MimeType" property in "sailfish-browser.desktop".
5. Save :-).
6. Run this command: update-desktop-database (must be run as root!).

Done. The file /usr/share/applications/mimeinfo.cache should be updated after that.

(*) In more recent Jolla version you need to edit open-url.desktop instead of sailfish-browser.desktop.

For browsers working on Android you need to enable adb. Then your exec should contain something like: Exec=/opt/alien/system/bin/adb -e shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -n package.name.of.you.favorite.android.browser/.BrowserActivity -d ' %U'. Note that the space before "%U" is crucial!

Example http handler file for Dolphin (create it in "/usr/share/applications/dolphin-open-handler.desktop"):

[Desktop Entry]
Exec=/opt/alien/system/bin/adb -e shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -n mobi.mgeek.TunnyBrowser/.BrowserActivity -d ' %U'
Name=Dolphin HTTP handler (opener)
Type=Application
MimeType=text/html;x-maemo-urischeme/http;x-maemo-urischeme/https;
X-Nemo-Application-Type=no-invoker
X-Nemo-Single-Instance=no
X-apkd-apkfile=/data/app/mobi.mgeek.tunnybrowser.apk
NoDisplay=true

Oh and, to edit files in /usr/share/applications you either need to do it as root or use something like chmod a+w /usr/share/applications/*

Warning! A typo in a command that is run in terminal might brick your device. Use with care (when possible use copy&paste to e.g. PuTTy)!

Edit: Firefox example:

[Desktop Entry]
Exec=/opt/alien/system/bin/adb -e shell am start -a android.intent.action.VIEW -n org.mozilla.firefox/.App -d ' %U'
Name=Firefox HTTP handler (opener)
Type=Application
MimeType=text/html;x-maemo-urischeme/http;x-maemo-urischeme/https;
X-Nemo-Application-Type=no-invoker
X-Nemo-Single-Instance=no
X-apkd-apkfile=/data/app/org.mozilla.firefox.apk
NoDisplay=true

answered 2014-08-06 23:43:40 +0200

MarcG
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I was asking a similar question a few days ago. "Can it be make possible to select the browser in the applications settings?" Lets hope that this wil be available in the next update. The above noted solution is to complicated for normal users.

answered 2015-10-06 20:16:22 +0200

leszek
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Mimer a graphical mimetype configuration tool for the basic apps is now available here: https://openrepos.net/content/llelectronics/mimer

It has still some limitations as not being able to set an android app as default. The reason for this is there is no easy way (despite the adb enabling shell trick from above) to launch android applications with parameters. Also dbus service files (necessary for example to launch a new tab in an already opened browser) are not available yet in this application. There seems to be a lack of standards for this to integrate into mimer.