PRS-T1 Browser blank after trying Gmail

Saga Felix · 06-16-2012, 09:31 AM

Hello all,

I bought a Sony prs-T1 some days ago, and eagerly tried it out - it's my first reader ever.

When I tried the browser, I connected to google and wikipedia, and then wanted to try to connect to my Gmail. I got directed to the Gmail log in screen of course, entered my info and clicked enter...

-And then my browser was stuck on "Loading Gmail". Nothing I did could get it away from that. I clicked "Stop", I wrote other web-addresses and tried to load those, I shut down the Wi-Fi and re-connected, nothing worked.
Whenever I opened the browser, it was back on the white screen with the "Loading Gmail" bar in the middle. (-And no, it wasn't actually loading - I left it at it for 15 mins first time just to make sure. It was just stuck.)

Then I clicked around in the menu and managed to close the window that was loading Gmail. Well hooray, then it was just stuck on a blank screen. No improvement there.

-But today, when looking up an English word in a book, I clicked the "wikipedia" button just to see if THAT approach would work. And it did! I happily "surfed the net" on my reader.... and then tried accessing Gmail again... *facepalms*

So, back to the same ol' problem - screen is blank no matter what I do, the web browser is simply completely unusable. -And no, a 2nd try on accessing it via highlight of a word in a book was unsuccessful too.

Any advice? Anyone who tried the same? I obviously looked in the manual + tips & tricks etc., but found nothing - so any help would be appreciated.

rigong · 06-16-2012, 09:53 AM

Same to me. From PC i set the basic HTML view (I don't know exactely how is named in english) for GMail and then from the e-Reader browser it works.
Probably the problem is caused from the new release of GMail full of Java script.

Alternatively, I rooted my PRS-T1 and I installed the GMail app (as on Android phone) that works very well.

AndrewH · 06-16-2012, 01:28 PM

The fault is more with Gmail than it is the T1's browser. Try this:
1. Bring up the browser, press the Options button, click "More", "Windows", then close all open windows.
2. Try the "old" version of Gmail mobile:
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/x/pmlttwcnxrkk/r/.

I recommend bookmarking that in your T1's browser.

If you find there's something you can't do in the mobile version, there's a link at the bottom to access the Desktop version of Gmail... though it's not the easiest thing to work with on a 7" screen.

rigong · 06-16-2012, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewH

The fault is more with Gmail than it is the T1's browser. Try this:
1. Bring up the browser, press the Options button, click "More", "Windows", then close all open windows.
2. Try the "old" version of Gmail mobile:
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/x/pmlttwcnxrkk/r/.

I recommend bookmarking that in your T1's browser.

If you find there's something you can't do in the mobile version, there's a link at the bottom to access the Desktop version of Gmail... though it's not the easiest thing to work with on a 7" screen.

Very nice !!! It works perfectly !!!

Saga Felix · 06-16-2012, 03:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewH

The fault is more with Gmail than it is the T1's browser. Try this:
1. Bring up the browser, press the Options button, click "More", "Windows", then close all open windows.
2. Try the "old" version of Gmail mobile:
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/x/pmlttwcnxrkk/r/.

I recommend bookmarking that in your T1's browser.

If you find there's something you can't do in the mobile version, there's a link at the bottom to access the Desktop version of Gmail... though it's not the easiest thing to work with on a 7" screen.

Thanks so much, Andrew! This helped, I can now use my T1's browser <3 I bookmarked this for future use.

-Saga

AndrewH · 06-16-2012, 04:32 PM

I'm glad it's working for both of you!

Pegster · 06-16-2012, 08:59 PM

Stupid question here - I've book marked a couple of sites in my browser but I can't find the bookmarks now! Any advice?

frozennorth · 06-16-2012, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pegster

Stupid question here - I've book marked a couple of sites in my browser but I can't find the bookmarks now! Any advice?

Touch the heart symbol.

bla · 06-17-2012, 08:00 AM

tap browser page-top right hand side near the battery icon - heart icon

06-16-2012, 09:31 AM	#1
Saga Felix Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Sony prs-T1	Browser blank after trying Gmail Hello all, I bought a Sony prs-T1 some days ago, and eagerly tried it out - it's my first reader ever. When I tried the browser, I connected to google and wikipedia, and then wanted to try to connect to my Gmail. I got directed to the Gmail log in screen of course, entered my info and clicked enter... -And then my browser was stuck on "Loading Gmail". Nothing I did could get it away from that. I clicked "Stop", I wrote other web-addresses and tried to load those, I shut down the Wi-Fi and re-connected, nothing worked. Whenever I opened the browser, it was back on the white screen with the "Loading Gmail" bar in the middle. (-And no, it wasn't actually loading - I left it at it for 15 mins first time just to make sure. It was just stuck.) Then I clicked around in the menu and managed to close the window that was loading Gmail. Well hooray, then it was just stuck on a blank screen. No improvement there. -But today, when looking up an English word in a book, I clicked the "wikipedia" button just to see if THAT approach would work. And it did! I happily "surfed the net" on my reader.... and then tried accessing Gmail again... facepalms So, back to the same ol' problem - screen is blank no matter what I do, the web browser is simply completely unusable. -And no, a 2nd try on accessing it via highlight of a word in a book was unsuccessful too. Any advice? Anyone who tried the same? I obviously looked in the manual + tips & tricks etc., but found nothing - so any help would be appreciated.

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06-16-2012, 09:53 AM	#2
rigong Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: SONY PRS-T1	Same to me. From PC i set the basic HTML view (I don't know exactely how is named in english) for GMail and then from the e-Reader browser it works. Probably the problem is caused from the new release of GMail full of Java script. Alternatively, I rooted my PRS-T1 and I installed the GMail app (as on Android phone) that works very well.

06-16-2012, 01:28 PM	#3
AndrewH Fanatic Posts: 553 Karma: 1234566 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Device: Sony PRS-T1, & Kobo Mini	The fault is more with Gmail than it is the T1's browser. Try this: 1. Bring up the browser, press the Options button, click "More", "Windows", then close all open windows. 2. Try the "old" version of Gmail mobile: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/x/pmlttwcnxrkk/r/. I recommend bookmarking that in your T1's browser. If you find there's something you can't do in the mobile version, there's a link at the bottom to access the Desktop version of Gmail... though it's not the easiest thing to work with on a 7" screen.

06-16-2012, 04:32 PM	#6
AndrewH Fanatic Posts: 553 Karma: 1234566 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Device: Sony PRS-T1, & Kobo Mini	I'm glad it's working for both of you!

06-16-2012, 08:59 PM	#7
Pegster Devourer of Books Posts: 135 Karma: 508928 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Southeastern US Device: Sony PRS-505, Sony PRS-350, Sony PRS-T1, Samsung S5	Stupid question here - I've book marked a couple of sites in my browser but I can't find the bookmarks now! Any advice?

06-17-2012, 08:00 AM	#9
bla E bookworm Posts: 358 Karma: 2013666 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Sony PRS T1,Android Tablet, I phone	tap browser page-top right hand side near the battery icon - heart icon

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