How to Use the Experimental Browser on a Kindle Keyboard

Once you found that experimental browser, you might be asking yourself "great... now what can you do with it?" If you are in that same boat, this article will be there to help you. This article will explain how you can use it effectively.

Steps

The steps for your device are the same, though the device name on this article is different.
Get the feel of what it's like and how to select buttons and stuff.
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They will be located at the top left corner of the device's screen. Wait for the appropriate button to be highlighted (using the 5-way controller).
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Recognize the placement of the Reload button. It is located to the right of the address in the URL bar at the top of the screen. This button is your "Refresh" button.
- Realize that there is no way to "force-refresh" a page on a browser of this type. Reset the device (hold the power switch in) to force-refresh the device.
The stop button will only display in the same place where "Reload" is located during the time the page is loading.
The URL box is located at the top of the Back/Forward buttons.
Although some sites load with their respective mobile sites (when available), some sites that have mobile sites aren't triggered on the device. Other sites that don't have mobile websites will only open up to their respective full sites( however, the page will ask you to zoom in on a section of the page, to select the links/buttons).
These include Bookmarking (Bookmarks and Bookmark This Page options) exists, a way to view History exists, along with a way to view Browser Settings exists too. Use the 5-way controller and Select button at its center to select the appropriate action you want to use.
Find the Quick "Enter URL" button which will help you arrive at the address bar for quicker entry of the URL without a lot of navigation. This button will be disabled if you're at the farthest known page in your browser history (such as when you've gone back a page from a farther off other page).
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I can't find the experimental browser on my Kindle Fire. What should I do?
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There is no Experimental Browser on Fire. There is a Silk Browser which is the browser for Fire.
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This assumes that one's Kindle has a keyboard. What about those that don't?
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This article is specifically about kindle keyboards, so I would suggest going to a different article to find what you need.
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If you've never used this browser before, both the URL bar is empty as well as the page is blank. Just a slight word to the wise to not freak-out when you see this for the first time. To submit a URL for retrieval, either tap on the "Enter" key to the right of the 5-way controller, or use the 5-way controller-arrows to navigate to the "go to" (verbatim button text) button and then press the "Submit" button inside the 5-way controller.
- Realize that there's no fast way to clear boatloads of information from the URL bar without clicking to "Enter a URL" from the browser menu and starting over.
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Due to the fact that this device is not an Apple Corporation tablet nor Android tablet like the other newer eReaders by Amazon (Amazon Kindle fire and Amazon Kindle Paperwhite), you can't get apps that will work on or with your device.
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From the "Settings" area located under the "Menu" button's options, you'll find the links to clear the history, and cookies from your browser, along with disabling JavaScript and images.
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This browser is unable to open new tabs for pages that require additional new tabs or windows to open. Instead, it will come up with a message saying that this action cannot complete for this reason and will stop loading completely.
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Realize that this browser has no way to view any form of video. This browser is a no-nonsense browser, with no form of multimedia available to be seen (with exception of images and links).
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