Frequently Asked Questions

Simply download the CAB file to your computer, transfer it to your phone via Bluetooth, ActiveSync, or memory card, and click on the CAB file in the File Manager.

The Iris Browser for Windows CE and Qt is only available to device manufacturers.

Using a registry editor for your phone, such as Mobile Registry Editor, set the key \\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\IrisBrowser\AnimationsEnabled to false.

In the registry, you can set the following keys:

• DesktopModeWidth
  an integer describing the width to simulate when in desktop mode
• DesktopModeHeight
  an integer describing the height to simulate when in desktop mode
• OverscrollEnabled
  true or false, used to prevent the page from scrolling past the edge and bouncing back
• AnimationsEnabled
  true or false, used to enable or disable all animations in the browser
• FitToWidthByDefault
  true or false, used to prevent the browser from automatically zooming the page to fit the width into the screen
• GSensorEnabled
  true or false, used to prevent the browser from automatically rotating on HTC devices with a g-sensor
• KeepAwakeEnabled
  true or false, used to prevent the browser from keeping the backlight on
• FileMappingEnabled
  true or false, used to prevent the browser from using flash storage for temporary data (note: this is not the same as the web cache)
  

YouTube's standard desktop version requires Flash 9 or above. This is not available for Windows Mobile. If you leave the browser in Mobile Mode (Page->View->Mobile Mode in the menu), you can visit YouTube and will be redirected to the mobile edition. If you happen to have the FlashLite 3 ActiveX control installed, Iris Browser will automatically use it and videos should work.

This is a known issue specific to AT&T and Sprint Touch Pro and Diamond devices by HTC. We do not have a device that reproduces the issue in our offices, but we are working hard to come up with a solution.

There are two ways to zoom. Double-tapping the screen on a touchscreen device will attempt to zoom to the region of the page you are interested in. The algorithm is not perfect but will in most cases identify the proper region. Double tapping again will zoom back out to fit the entire page in the screen. Zoom can also be achieved by the menu (Page->Zoom) or key bindings.

No. Iris does not use any proxy servers for rendering or pre-processing. Everything is done directly on the device.

There are two ways to disable "zoom to width" by default. As of v1.1.4, in Page->Options->Preferences there is a check box to "Fit Content Width by Default". Uncheck this box to disable "zoom to width". Alternatively you can alter the FitToWidthByDefault key in the regsitry.

Iris initially had multiple levels of double tap zoom. This feature was removed due to usability complaints from users.