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My biggest complaint was the Opera browsers 9 and 10 on the HD2. Constant timing out and forever loading. I like skyfire but without 3g, its worthless.
What are the best browsers for the Vibrant and can I run Skyfire and Opera
BTW: My Vibrant is still on the way. Havent checked it out yet
Stock browser works fine for me (will work even better when we get 2.2 for Chrome to Phone) or Firefox for Android (Fennec). Dolphin Browser and Skyfire are pretty good alternatives.
Yes there are plenty of browsers available in the Market. Skyfire and Opera are among them, but my favorite is Dolphin HD. You can theme it (though there arent many to choose from), and add extensions.
You can check it out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg1tfMSBYEI
Mozilla also has an alpha available for Fennec (mobile version of Firefox).
I've tried Dolphin HD, Fennec, and Opera. Of the three, I ended up keeping Opera and am pretty happy with it. Fennec showed promise though, I'm waiting until Mozilla polishes it up some more until I try it out again.
I use dolphin hd works great and has plenty of customizable options... Didn't know mozilla had a mobile browser going to check that out myself now
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My vibrant is coming in a few days, have any of y'all tried xscope browser? That was my favorite on current phone
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I've tried Dolphin, Skyfire and even the beta Fennec (Firefox mobile) but I will always go back to stock coz it's fast, simple and clean.
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I've tried Dolphin, Skyfire and even the beta Fennec (Firefox mobile) but I will always go back to stock coz it's fast, simple and clean.
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Fennec isnt Beta... you meant Alpha, I'll definitely give it another try when a stable final version becomes available.
Is there a better browser for the Vegan 5.1 release? The Facebook website in particular has a problem with the bottom-docked chat bar scroll up the screen and getting in the way of games and posts.
Thanks!
Jim
I have seen the problem your talking about on Facebook. I haven't used any other browsers on it besides the default, an old version of fennec and the crashy veiwsonic one. When I get back home ill check out how fennec does on Facebook. I know dolphins a popular browser but I've never tried it. Does anyone know how it does on the gtab?
Decided to use my precious limited data on my Htc Aria, Xda app
I've been really happy with Dolphin HD on Vegan 5.1. The up and down gesture controls are pretty helpful.
There is also skyfire and xscope
Okay, I installed Dolphin on my Gtablet. It seems like a nice browser and a little more adapt for tablets than the regular android browser in froyo. It still dosnt seem to be better with the facebook chat bar. To tell you the truth I wasnt expecting the bar to work at all in any browser in android when i fist got my gtab. Im hoping for better browsers soon. If you take a look at the demo of the moto Xoom, It looks like they might have put chrome in honeycomb, if so it would be much better than any browser for android right now.
They are all sorta lacking
Skyfire has a nice feature in being able to easily switch between mobile and desktop rendering of a web page. I find their little toolbar at the bottom of the screen that lets you integrate with Facebook to be annoying and there's no way to turn it off. The tabbed browsing isn't very friendly. You have to access it from a button on the control bar which opens another screen to select the tab. I never did figure out how to close a tab. It is pretty speedy. It's the only one I tested that isn't compatible with my Netvibes homepage--I don't know why, so I don't know what other sites might trip it up.
For me, Xscope was noticeably slower than the others in rendering pages. It's tabbed browsing works well, more like a computer browser's would. This one seemed to be the best at keeping flash-based items framed where they are supposed to be in relation to the rest of the webpage. (The facebook chat bar still rides up on this one...it rides up on all of them.) I don't like the fact that you cannot save webpages/bookmarks as shortcuts on the device's desktop with this browser.
No reason to talk about Opera Mobile.
I am using Dolphin. The tabs are best of the bunch. Swipe right and the bookmarks show. You can save bookmarks as shortcuts on the desktop. It's not quite as fast as Skyfire, but faster than Xscope. It does get to acting flaky sometimes--like trying to enter a term into the search field on the XDA site here. I've had it shut down a few times. To me, this ones features and usability set it apart from the others.
I mainly use Dolphin HD but have also installed Dolphin Mini and I really like it on the Gtab.
There's also a newer browser named Miren Browser. Check the market for it. It supports full flash and has tab browsing. Pretty neat.
Scott
Miren and Dolphin HD are my "go to" browsers on this.
Miren just "looks" nicer for some reason then Dolphin HD. I tend to use Miren more for aesthetic purposes.
Either browser sometimes gives me download errors when I try to download. Once in a while (more often then not) I get the following error when trying to download: "Can't download as file size is unknown" and then it just quits.
Any one have any ideas how to fix that?
I'm also for Dolphin HD. Lately it's been FC-ing on me, but I'm not blaming Dolphin itself (I'll be repartitioning today).
Dolphin Mini, seems to be geared more towards the g-tab. I've tried several of the others and mini works best for me.
I just put vegan on my gtab but many of the applications wont show up on the market and when i find them via browser it says they are not compatable with my device ie launcher pro and any of the dolphin browsers. I love HD on my droidx and would love to have in on my gtab aswell
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I just put vegan on my gtab but many of the applications wont show up on the market and when i find them via browser it says they are not compatable with my device ie launcher pro and any of the dolphin browsers. I love HD on my droidx and would love to have in on my gtab aswell
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All u have to do is look at the sticky that says READ HERE FIRST. its got a market fix that will let u access everything
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take a look at firefox. Was using Dolphin, but this is much faster.
I have been using dolphin browser hd. It has been working well on my g-tab
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On the G-Tab I have tried most of the browsers.
Dolphin HD is my favorite so far. I am really looking forward to their public beta of the tablet optimized version.
Skyfire is fast, but I HATE that bottom bar.
Firefox 4 is out for Android, but the website graphics are bad compared to others. Some type of optimizing I am guessing. Despite that it is still slow.
I need to try Miren. I have not had a chance yet.
Being a tablet as opposed to a phone I would love for them to just release full Chrome on it.
Dolphin HD has some nice features, but it seems to present a condensed version of my favorite daily newspapers. I've tried typing in the full url, but it changes it and won't seem to present the normal view, that the stock Vegan browser presents. (An example, AZcentral.com.) Anyone know of a fix. Meantime I will try Miren. Can't get firefox to download to my Viewsonic, as Google does not recognize it as a android device. (I heard that going back to stock rom will fix that??)
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Dolphin HD has some nice features, but it seems to present a condensed version of my favorite daily newspapers. I've tried typing in the full url, but it changes it and won't seem to present the normal view, that the stock Vegan browser presents. (An example, AZcentral.com.) Anyone know of a fix. Meantime I will try Miren. Can't get firefox to download to my Viewsonic, as Google does not recognize it as a android device. (I heard that going back to stock rom will fix that??)
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That's probably on the newspaper's web site, reacting to the fact that it is a mobile browser. Go in to the Dolphin settings and change the user agent to Desktop, and see if that helps.
Guys I am curious. What is your preference? Between all those custom browsers vs stock ones, which do you like and use?
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Stock, it just does everything so smoothly. I have never needed any other features already present in the stock browser.
I prefer using dolphin browser but i also use the stock one too sometimes
After testing some popular browsers in the market by myself, I have this conclusion "Stock FTW".
Dolphin browser for xmarks and lastpass integration, and a exit button, though the tabbed ui is nice in theory, in practice its a bit of a pain.
Same rendering engine as the stock browser so web pages look the same.
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i prefer stock, but I cannot start any downloads with it. Every download I start fails automatically. Anyone have a clue?
Alternatively I use Opera Mini. It's really smooth and fast, has the ability to compress images and to download!
I've tried many, and while ones like Dolphin HD, Opera and Firefox offer more features none of them can match the stock browser for fluidity.
Only the stock browser is hardware accelerated (Samsung did it themselves) from my knowledge, hence the smooth scrolling even with flash.
I use Dolphin but sometimes stock browser. Also when I can not connect to 3G network due to its limited coverage in mountains area I prefer Opera Mini which is faster and does not need so much traffic.
Miren and xScope are the only 2 I use. Tried most of them. Hate stock
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I used to frequently delete the stock browser along with the bookmarks widget and replace with dolphin but lately I'm sticking to stock... this whole new motion thing with Samsung is sick!
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After testing some popular browsers in the market by myself, I have this conclusion "Stock FTW".
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My thoughts exactly. The stock browser is by far the fastest for me.
ive tried stock, dolphin hd, dolphin mini, opera mobile, miren, xscope, skyfire, firefox.
the best for me is stock. the added features of other browsers cant make up for the speed, fluidity and (less)battery consumption of stock.
among the alternative browsers however i recommend opera mobile just because its text reflow is just so good and its almost as fast as stock. downside- battery consumption and doesnt do 100% native flash
a close second would be dolphin mini for its gestures and tabs. but its just not as smooth as stock and also uses more battery.
Stock browser has hardware acceleration, so it will be faster and smoother than all the other browsers out there. There is no practical replacement out there. Nuff said
Regards.
I use stock mostly but for the occasional just quick check ups I use Firefox.
Stock as well as Opera Mobile
Both are cool!!
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I'd prefer the stock browser over any other alternatives out there just because it is hardware accelerated. The Galaxy S II has redefined mobile internet browsing and taken it to a whole new level.
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i prefer stock, but I cannot start any downloads with it. Every download I start fails automatically. Anyone have a clue?
Alternatively I use Opera Mini. It's really smooth and fast, has the ability to compress images and to download!
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It's I think a limitation of Android 2.3 that it won't download file types for which there is no app installed on your phone. An easy way that I use to fix this is to download Astro file manager, and in it's preferences there's an option to 'enable browser downloads' (or something like this) and this basically associates all file types with Astro, so the OS thinks that there's an app that can open the file.
Btw I use the stock browser usually, but when I get over 8 tabs I 'transfer' them to Dolphin and continue with that .
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i prefer stock, but I cannot start any downloads with it. Every download I start fails automatically. Anyone have a clue?
Alternatively I use Opera Mini. It's really smooth and fast, has the ability to compress images and to download!
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I use opera mobile for that and when I want text reflow
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thx for the tip, will try it!
When you guy say "Stock" what do you mean? My default browser with my new SGS2 is Skyfire!? So stock = skyfire? and if not how would I run the the stock browser?
Thanks
I'm using a Galaxy S II I9100G with DZKH4 stock firmware, Android 2.3.4. I'm finding that the browser sucks. Firstly, there's no Home in the menu. I can set a URL as Home in the options, but while I'm browsing, there's no way jump to Home other than opening a new window. Then the bookmark function is broken. I marked a page as a bookmark, but when I click the bookmark button, it doesn't show. In fact, the bookmarks list is totally empty! If I tried to re-add the same page as a bookmark, it says that the bookmark already exist, but I can't find it!
So the question is, why does it suck, and is there anyway to fix it, or even replace the stock browser with a better version? I like the stock browser on my (now dead) HTC Desire, is it possible to put that one into my Galaxy S II?
I use Dolphin Browser HD, free on the market. Lots of addons and highly customizable.
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I like the stock browser, Well the old one with bounce and not the new one with crappy overscroll.
Only thing i wish it had was tabbed browsing. I know Dolphin has that but i dint really like that one.
As for the OP bookmark issue ive no idea why that is happening, it certainly shouldnt be. Have you tried clearing the cache/data in settings?
use opera browser, dolphin hd they are good ones from the market..but for me i love my stock cant live with out it....and if you press menu button while in browser you can get options to make the browser the way you want.....i cant live without it
I switched to Opera mobile from day 1. The stock browser doesn't reflow text when zoomed in, make reading articles a pain in the butt.
I havent gone through all the posts, but any advice on a latest free browser for internet usage.
At the moment i am using Opera Mini for a few years and you get stuck in that mode, unless you try something else out.
ORA
ORA 1 said:
I havent gone through all the posts, but any advice on a latest free browser for internet usage.
At the moment i am using Opera Mini for a few years and you get stuck in that mode, unless you try something else out.
ORA
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Both Chrome and Dolphin Browser for me
I don't browse the internet much on my DX, but when I do, stock browser is already enough for me...
Stock Browser for Me or Chrome browser if i'm using Stock rom, don't really feel that it makes any difference like it did on Older devices that were lacking in the Browser App. But i always used to use "Dolphin Mini"
Dolphin is better i guess but as OP stated *famous* its Chrome
Trying chrome now, seems very complicated and awkward...might give Firefox and Dolphin a go next.
I installed Chrome and after the 20mb of app I found more than 100mb on my sdcard only with cache and useless files.
Dolphin for me is ok, Opera too.
xpirt
Is Firefox any good?
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Is Firefox any good?
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For me it lagged very hard, but you can try
Stock browser for stability/functionality, Opera Mini for speed.
Wasn't satisfied with any others I tried. Then again, it's up to you to find the most suitable one for you.
If you're interested in a faster, lightweight browser: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113198
If any of you has tried "NEXT Browser", you'll forget every dolphin chrome n opera out there. Sheer speed of rendering and load times beats every other browser.
I was a Chrome-person, but was amazed. Try it.
Firefox has one major feature that sets it apart from the others : it supports embedded flash (there's one more browser that can do that , think it was Chrome but I hate the way Chrome behaves) .
Firefox works hecka fast on my DX - with one small problem though . Ever since I've switched over to mySENSEdx5 , flash playback lags a little on higher resolutions . On mySENSEdx+ it ran just fine . Can't remember if I also changed the flash version along with the ROM though .
If you want a balanced speed / quality ratio , go with Opera Mini . If you want speed , I also recommend Lightning Browser / NEXT Browser .
The stock one is also pretty neat but it lacks hell lots of features ,
Firefox seems alright but as chrome it rapidly takes up loads of space. Just tried Next launcher and seems pretty good so far (had second thoughts when I saw it was by the Golauncher team lol)
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Yes, Dont worry about Go Team, Some of their Stuff is GREAT.
Next Browser also supports Flash for all the flash-fanatics (me too, i watch soccer highlights on phone.)
I use the chrome browser
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I usually use Chrome, but a clean yet feature packed browser you should check out is Puffin. It even supports flash if for some reason you need it:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cloudmosa.puffinFree&hl=en
BAIDU is a nice browser
I first used the default browser because of its ease when zooming (scaling the page and the text accordingly) but now I give a try to Chrome.
stock browser, full screen and quick controls, thats all i need. and its the only browser i know of thats able to block gif-animations.
My like browser
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Stock browser for stability/functionality, Opera Mini for speed.
Wasn't satisfied with any others I tried. Then again, it's up to you to find the most suitable one for you.
If you're interested in a faster, lightweight browser: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113198
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I like stock browser of easy, Chrome is animated, easy management with tabs.