Well, i went to download FF4 on my o1, but it doesn´t appears me in the market, and in Android´s Market web i can´t download it because it´s incompatible with o1. Anyone knows how can i install in the o1, or it´s impossible?
Firefox 4 sucks... it doesn't have flash support like skyfire and uses a lot of RAM.
Try using skyfire (for flash support) or Dolphin (for speed and low RAM consume)
It's incompatible with Optimus One due to armv6 Cpu.
You're not losing something important... as firefox is one of the top desktop PC browsers, on mobile version is one of the WORST ! So just forget it.
Miren browser / stock browser / Opera browser are ages in front!
Tried firefox 4 on my friend's HTC desire, uninstalled it after 10 minutes.
as said above, it's better not to use it, opera mini are just awesome, skyfire is good as well if you need flash support.
it's a shame it doesn't work on our optimus, i really don't like opera, or skyfire (Tried miren too, i didn't liked it). I miss firefox sync on my mobile i guess i'm just staying with the stock browser
Opera mini 6 works fine for me. Saves a lot of data.
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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.
So, what do you guys think is the best web browser for the X10 mini??
Personally, i use Dolphin Browser, but i find that it's a bit slow sometimes.
What do you guys use and why?
Opera Mini
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Skyfire
I prefer Opera Mini 5.
i am still in doubt of which browser to use. normally i use opera on the street because i know it compresses content, which saves my 3g plan.
when at home, i normally use the native browser, though i think it is a bit slower than i 'd like. skyfire seems nice also, but the only feature that really attracts me to it currently is the flash video conversion thingy. if skyfire was able to compress data like opera, it would be perfect
for speed xscope (1.6 version)
how do you guys run dolphin? whenever i tap the screen the page zooms in, making it virtually unusable on the mini (and yes i did try the non hd edition).
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for speed xscope (1.6 version)
how do you guys run dolphin? whenever i tap the screen the page zooms in, making it virtually unusable on the mini (and yes i did try the non hd edition).
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I agree fully to this and this is the reason I uninstalled the app. Can anybody elaborate zooming?
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how do you guys run dolphin? whenever i tap the screen the page zooms in, making it virtually unusable on the mini (and yes i did try the non hd edition).
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Same thing for me, and would like to know why too, so if someone have an idea ... Thx
Was wondering if anyone is able to email xscope lite to me? Or redirect me to an external link? I'm not able to find it on the Market. Cheers.
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EDIT: Found it on market today. Google has opened up its paid apps.
http://www.androidblip.com/android-apps/xscope-browser-lite-for-16-593.html
Opera Mini
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+1 Opera Mini
Opera Mini FTW
Eh, dude, skyfire use compression data like Opera mini, in fact, from a brief survey, I say Skyfire is faster than Opera mini.
Opera mini is the best...
I actually use the stock browser, opera mini and skyfire depending on the pages I visit. Opera for general browsing, though for me a lot of times it doesn't handle signing into sites very well, which the stock browser does quite well. Skyfire for videos. Though I would really like all of them to stop asking to be made the default one.
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+1 Stock , fast and clean
Edit : Ouch, I was wondering where this comment went. This was supposed to go to the touch pal Dialer threat.
Anyway, since I'm here, what the heck. I'm using Xscope right now. Its interface is a lot better than others and it has pin to zoom which is the closet thing we get to one touch zoom in the album. But I'm also keeping skyfire around to fire up its video capability if I ever need to.
It depends on each persons personal needs. Nothing wrong in the stock browser , SE has done quite well in bringing out the best from donut
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Can you even cut and paste in the stock browser?
I like the stock browser but there's just a few little annoying things that forces me to use other browsers from time to time.
If its something that I wanna cut&paste then ill use either my desktop or my other phone ! Browsing is not very easy thing on the mini's even if you have a different browser. Just not worth it. Screen size kills user experience
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I know about sky fire, fire fox, dolphin. But honestly it doesn't seem like any of these are a better alternative to the stock web browser. Dolphins ability to view desktop pages is cool though. Can anyone recommend a browser that is actually all around better than stock or does such a thing exist?
XScope is not bad. I use DolphinHD myself.
http://androidandme.com/2010/04/app...-the-fastest-alternative-browser-for-android/
I like Miren Browser the best out of all I have tried. It's a very simple UI with tabbed browsing, and I find it to be the fastest of the browsers I have used (I'm sure many people would disagree with this, but on my phone this is what I've found). Hope this helps!
xscope and miren are the best. xscope is due for another major update.....cant wait.
My vote is going to have to go with Miren as well. I have been using it for the past week and a half and i have to say, it's slightly faster, and it fits well with my blue theme. Simple UI, advanced features when I need it, all around solid browser. Dolphin HD seemed a little slow for me all the time, but then again, other people may have diff experiences.
To me it's a toss-up between Dolphin HD 4 and Miren. Both are fast and feature packed. Dolphin mini was ok but lacked add-ons that I use with HD.
Opera Mobile 10 seems to work best for download sites such as filesonic, etc. but is a little slower and usually re-directs you to mobile websites even when setting the 'Mobile View' option off.
Xscope 6.x seemed to be the most feature-packed and perhaps the most bloated. It was considerably slower in loading AND rendering pages than all the other I've used.
Don't even waste your time with Firefox - it's the slowest of them all and has a lot more development to go before it can be a usable browser on android.
Skyfire is different than the above because it uses proxy servers to render content so it appears faster because of this and also has video capabilities. Since it doesn't connect to websites directly and instead uses proxies you may experience slow connections or no connections (happened to me a few times). The main advantage is you can view flash video content from sites like CNN.COM and ESPN.COM. If you are running Android 2.2 or higher you can view flash content directly and therefore Skyfire it not really needed.
Opera Mini works similar to Skyfire in that it uses proxy servers to view websites but doesn't have video capabilities (last time I checked).
I don't really like browsers that use proxies (UCWEB is another), I want a direct connection to websites just like on my PC.
I haven't really found the 'perfect android browser' since I sometimes I find a site that works better with one browser than the other which is why I keep Dolphin HD, Miren and Opera Mobile. I guess my main browser would have to be Dolphin HD.
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I know about sky fire, fire fox, dolphin. But honestly it doesn't seem like any of these are a better alternative to the stock web browser. Dolphins ability to view desktop pages is cool though. Can anyone recommend a browser that is actually all around better than stock or does such a thing exist?
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Dolphin mini is my favorite. its about the same speed for me on the vibrant but on my girls mt3g slide it is super fast. dolphin mini not dolphin hd
Opera mobile is my fav. Reminds me of Firefox for desktop.
My second is Firefox mobile.it jusy doesn't seem as fast as Opera IMO.
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I have a little problem. I love the opera mobile browser....but each time when I am browsing and decided to switch to another application on my vibrant, for e.g messages, yahoo messenger e.t.c. when I try returning back to opera mobile to continue from where I stopped using the task manager it just open opera mobile afresh with all the tabs I was reading gone. does any one know the solution to this?
xScope is fast but the UI is hideous. (no offence but I really hate the UI).
I was using Dolphin Mini for a very long time, it's lighter and faster than HD. I've just switched to Opera Web recently but I haven't decided if I want to keep it yet.
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I have a little problem. I love the opera mobile browser....but each time when I am browsing and decided to switch to another application on my vibrant, for e.g messages, yahoo messenger e.t.c. when I try returning back to opera mobile to continue from where I stopped using the task manager it just open opera mobile afresh with all the tabs I was reading gone. does any one know the solution to this?
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Are you using any task killer? If you are, stop using it.
If programs still get killed too fast, get minfree memory manager, set it to a value that gives you more room for apps running at the same time.
Maxthon was posted in the main android dev forum on here a couple weeks ago. I have been using it some and like it so far.
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I use Dolphin HD and love it. As a LastPass user, it has the built in browser plugin that is essential for me.
Try the Miren browser, it's nice, can do flash just like the stock google browser, and home pages when opened up.
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hey guys
what's the fastest and powerful internet explorer for android?
what you think? let me know and ttyl.
PS : I used to use Dolphin until reports that dolphin has been anonymously collecting user's data then i stopped it.
opera for sure..
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Stock browser for me.
Firefox. Easy to sync with PC (bookmarks, etc. Opera is fiddly), plenty of add ons....Just plain works.
stock browser for me but when i try to download something from zippyshare or others sites i use opera because stock doesnt download it,dunno why...
I personally prefer the stock browser, but have had good experiences with Dolphin HD (didn't know about the data collection concerns). I'm also currently using the new Chrome beta, and yeah it has some issues that need ironing out, but it's VERY nice. I'm a desktop Chrome user and sync bookmarks between PCs, so it's great that I can finally do that in my mobile browser as well. (Firefox also offers this functionality, but I don't like Firefox.)
I already used the stock, dolphin, opera and they are ok, but the miui's stock browser is the best one... and there's the google chrome browser now that i think that may be good...
I use Dolphin HD for my main browsing (only because it's the first one I used and has been pretty stable). I've tried Opera, Firefox, and even Chrome. But for just speed, I find Dolphin Mini to be best. Apparently it uses similar tech to Opera with regards to caching/compressing.
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.
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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.
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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.