Browser Issues/Questions

[WattsappMTL]

I don't use the onboard web browser very often and could use some help on a few difficulties:
1) When browser opens, the Favorites window is automatically displayed. When I press the X on that window, the browser closes completely. The only way to enter a new URL is to select an existing favorite, which then closes the Favorites list. Is this normal?
2) I can't figure out how to add Netflix to Favorites. When I enter the URL, it immediately opens Netflix full-screen so I can't save as a Favorite. Do I have to type the full URL every time?
3) When Netflix is running full-screen, how do I close it? I finally gave up and just put the car in Drive, but there must be a better way.

 

[frankvb]

Any reason not to use the built-in Netflix player? Not that this solves your other questions.

Actually I'm now wondering if the UI simply opens that player if you browse to netflix.com.

 

[WattsappMTL]

Actually I'm now wondering if the UI simply opens that player if you browse to netflix.com.

Yes, it looks like that is what is happening. I actually didn't realize the built-in player existed as a separate function! It isn't mentioned in the manual and the Entertainment screen always opened by default on games page rather than Theater so I didn't see Netflix or YouTube icons. before. That answers question 2.

Also, I realized that if you tap the Netflix screen, an action bar appears at the top for volume, brightness and temperature and there's an X at the right corner to close the player. So that answers question 3.

Question 1 is still open - does this happen to others too? Car is going in for service next week and I'll get them to check this out if it is abnormal behaviour.

 

[frankvb]

For your first question - that is not what should happen. I hardly ever use the browser so need to double-check, but as far as I remember it just opens up the last page you were on. Are you able to tap in the address bar?

 

[WattsappMTL]

For your first question - that is not what should happen. I hardly ever use the browser so need to double-check, but as far as I remember it just opens up the last page you were on. Are you able to tap in the address bar

The browser address bar is obscured by the Favorites pop-up, so no. However, the problem now seems to have disappeared as randomly as it arose. When I open the browser, it's on the last page I visited. I can open and close the Favorites page normally without affecting the browser. Weird!!