Learn how to customize internet settings on Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.Use the browser settings to customize the browser on your Samsung Galaxy Tab 2.

• From the Home screen, touch Internet.
• While viewing a webpage, touch Menu > Settings.

Customize the Browser by using the following options:

General

• Set home page: View and set the default first page that displays when you launch Internet.
• Form auto-fill: Enable or disable form auto-fill to complete Internet forms with a single click.
• Auto-fill text: If Form auto-fill is enabled, set up the following information:
  • Full name: Enter your name.
  • Company name: Enter a company name.
  • Address line 1: Enter your address.
  • Address line 2: Enter any additional address information.
  • City/Town: Enter your city and town.
  • County: Enter your county.
  • Postcode: Enter your ZIP code.
  • Country: Enter your country.
  • Phone number: Enter your telephone number.
  • Email: Enter a valid email address.

Privacy and security

• Clear cache: Delete content and databases stored on the device.
• Clear history: Delete the list of previously-visited pages.
• Show security warnings: When enabled, the browser warns you if there is a problem with a sites security.
• Accept cookies: When enabled, allows the browser to save and read cookie information used by webpages.
• Clear all cookie data: Delete cookie information saved to the device.
• Remember form data: When enabled, stores information you enter into forms to make future forms easier.
• Clear form data: Deletes saved form information.
• Enable location: When enabled, sites you visit can request access to your location.
• Clear location access: Clear location access for all websites.
• Remember passwords: When enabled, saves user names and passwords for sites you visit, to make future visits easier.
• Clear passwords: Clear all saved user names and passwords.
• Enable notifications: Set web notifications access information as Always on, On demand, or Off.
• Clear notifications: Remove web notification access information.

Accessibility

• Force zoom: Override the website’s request to control zoom.
• Text size: Use the Preview field and the following controls to configure text size:
  • Scale text up and down: Scale the text size up or down using a slider bar.
  • Zoom amount on double tap: Set how much to zoom when you double-tap the screen, from 75 to 125 percent.
  • Minimum font size: Set the minimum font size, which can range from 1 point to 24 points.
• Inverted screen rendering: Use the Preview screen and the following controls to configure inverted screen rendering:
  • Inverted rendering: Enable the display of websites with inverted colors black becomes white and vice versa.
  • Contrast: If Inverted rendering is enabled, use this slider to set the contrast, which can range from 100 to 300 percent.

Advanced

• Select search engine: Choose a search engine from Google, Yahoo!, or Bing.
• Open in background: When enabled, new windows open behind the current window.
• Enable JavaScript: When enabled, Internet automatically runs JavaScript scripts on pages you visit.
• Enable plug-ins: When enabled, Internet automatically loads and runs plug-ins on pages you visit.
• Default storage: Select where Internet stores files.
• Website settings: View and manage settings for individual websites.
• Default zoom: Adjusts the zoom feature. Set to Far, Medium, or Close.
• Open pages in overview: When enabled, displays an overview of newly-opened pages.
• Auto-fit pages: When enabled, Internet automatically sizes webpages to fit your devices display.
• Block pop-ups: When enabled, blocks pop-up windows.
• Text encoding: Choose a default character set for webpages.
• Reset to default: Clear all browser data and reset all settings to the factory defaults.

Bandwidth management

• Preload search results: Enable the browser to preload high confidence search results in the background to help speed up searches. Options are: Never, Only via Wi-Fi, or Always.
• Load images: When enabled, images are automatically loaded when you visit a page. When disabled, images are indicated by a link, which you can touch to download the picture.

Labs

• Quick controls: When enabled, the Application and URL bars are hidden. To access the hidden controls, swipe inward from the left or right edge of the screen to access Quick Controls.
• Google Instant: When enabled, you can use Google Instant when you use Google Search to show results as you type. Enabling this option can increase data use.

Note: This article will work on both Samsung Galaxy Tabs; including Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1.