Hey I've been trying several browsers and only Miren browser had the feature I need. I mean then I loaded pages stays loaded until I close the tabs/browser manualy.
All the other browsers keeps reloading pages then I don't need them to reload. For example - open some website, go to other app, then turn off mobile network and wifi, then go back to internet browser and it's only blank page (or an error page).
Recently I have flashed ICS ROM and now Miren browser FC sometimes.. I guess it's because of Miren browser is no longer supported and some ICS incompatabilities or ROM problems..
So can someone recommend me another browser which doesn't reload pages when apps being switched back and forth? Or way to keep all browser loaded tabs (in cache(?)) so it don't need to reload so much?
Opera mini or mobile.
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melvinchng said:
Opera mini or mobile.
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Thank you for replying but I already had had tried Opera Mobile.. Now I have tried it again and Opera Mini. And still if I open any page, switch to other app and turn off network and then switch back to Opera, page reloads..
This sucks. Even phones with Symbian can do better..
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It sounds like a bug in the ROM your using honestly, try flashing a new ROM and testing the browser.
How much RAM do you have? For me both Dolphin and Opera will keep the last page(s) open if I hit the home button and come back. I imagine if you are running low on RAM the browser process is getting killed.
Any solution for this? I'm using the stock ROM and stock browser... I don't remember that this used to be a problem, is it a setting that was changed or an update that caused it?
Very irritating, any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanx.
Mex.
solution to mobile browser page reloads
There is a solution to this problem in case you're using opera mobile:
1) start opera mobile
2) in the web address field type about:config
3) in the search field on the now open page type refresh
4) uncheck "client refresh" and "client refresh to same location"
5) click on "save"
6) close opera mobile and - just to be sure - restart the phone to clear all caches.
Be aware though, that now you'll have to refresh pages manually if they contain heavily updated content (such as live feeds).
Hope this helps
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I've been an Opera user on desktop since before I was on Android so I was bummed to find out it didnt yet have flash support. Months and months of using Dolphin Browsers waiting for Opera to get flash with no updates or blog posts about it was starting to make me think the.project got abandoned. Well.. just opened up Market and there it is. Some changes include flash support and ui changes. Just thought id alert all the other opera fans incase you didn't know.
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Thank you for that. I ve been waiting for that for long time too. Opera mini on older java enabled phones is awesome so is opera desktop on computer.
I've never been a fan of Opera Mobile, doesn't render pages very well and has a bunch of other quirks. I'll probably check it out though.
Been messing with with since I posted this and the first thing I noticed is the UI is gorgeous. Pages seem to render properly and on large pages most of the content is already viewable while the rest loads. Also the scrolling is still smooth even while loading finishes. SO awesome to finally have my bookmarks and speeddail back.
Also I noticed the browser does use significantly more memory than others. I didn't notice any lag with my phone will opera sat in the background though.
YouTube videos play on the full site smoother than I've seen on any other android browser.
Now I need to try it with Turbo mode on.
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What is the big difference(s) between Opera Mobile and Opera Mini? I see that Mini was just updated to 6.0.
Opera mobile renders pages client side and you have access to your bookmarks. And now has flash.
Opera mini renders server side. And if I remember correctly you can only save bookmarks to your opera account but can't get full access to your bookmarks.
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It's definitely my favorite browser now.
I've used Dolphin (HD & Mini), Firefox, xScope, Miren, Skyfire and Boat Browser but Opera Mobile 11 suits me the most. It's simple, beautiful yet very fast and functional.
For those who don't want pages to be compressed, just turn off Opera Turbo. You have a choice to let it render server side or locally.
ive always been a dolphin fan...but it is very bloated, and can be laggy.
opera lacks features, but is very lightweight and extremely speedy.
just upgraded my opera version and right away, upon opening, the UI looks so much sleeker. my only complaint as of now is not being able to set a homepage. like looking at google right when i open my browser
also, theres no "exit" button......i want the option of either pressing the "home" button and leaving my browser open in the background, or clicking exit so my browser completely shuts down.
EDIT: one more gripe....cant add bookmark shortcuts to homescreen or folders
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i know it sounds like im being overly negative, but dont read too much into it. im seriously ocnsidering dropping dolphin for this. which says a lot cause ive only used dolphin since i started using android altogether. im just sharing observations and *****ing out loud .....still a fantastic browser!
I think the lack of a homepage is to promote the speeddail. I too wish for a exit button but since the task manager is only a long press away its not that big of a deal to me.
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you can set the home page in opera:config
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you can set the home page in opera:config
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Can you please classify....where is "config"...i don't see it here in the settings
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type "home" into the search bar and it'll come up.
tried it, still like the feel of stock browser.
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regP said:
type "home" into the search bar and it'll come up.
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i typed "home" in the search bar, and the navigation bar.....it just acts as normal behavior
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i typed "home" in the search bar, and the navigation bar.....it just acts as normal behavior
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Its just like firefox. Type opera:config in address bar and hit enter and it will take you to configuration settings. Scroll all the way down to user pref and expand it and you will find what you are looking for.
1.type opera:config
2. user preferences
3. custom user agent
4. paste this Opera/9.80 (Linux; en) Presto/2.7.81 Version/11.00
5. save & restart browser.
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Nice browser for sure. Needs better copy/paste and google live search in search bar. Any one tried new Firefox released today ?
try scrolling fast when page is long, magic button pops up
kolyan said:
try scrolling fast when page is long, magic button pops up
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I saw that too but mine only shows when scrolling up
regP said:
I saw that too but mine only shows when scrolling up
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i get it up and down....maybe a bug or something.
ps. tried Firefox on my Nexus One.....didn't feel like its complete...but web pages loaded a bit faster then on Opera, at least they did a few times that i tested.
For some reason, i believe the stock task manager is violently overkill app processes.
Is anyone else experiencing this. I do not have power saving settings on at all. Can't figure this out and driving me crazy. Guess my Tf Prime got me spoiled!
Is there a cure?
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I'm with you; this drove me up the wall until I just abandoned the stock browser and started using Opera as default. So far I haven't had any need for the stock one and Opera retains previously visited sites (even if it needs to reload it).
I was pulling my hair out when I was cross referencing something. Every time I left the browser to check phone settings the page was gone what I came back, having defaulted to Yahoo.
Opera is free from the app store. I'm using the Mobile edition, as opposed to the Mini edition. It's more like a regular browser and doesn't rely on a server to 'feed' you a simplified page.
i use opera. it can hold page in memory.
I also stopped using stock browser and went with dolphin hd.
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I had the same issue with the stock browser and then switched to Opera as well.
But for some reason Opera wouldn't display Flash so I ditched that and switched to the Dolphin HD browser. Dolphin HD is definitely my favorite so far!!
I've been meaning to ask this a long long time ago but I always forget. So here it is:
I've been using opera for watching flash videos for a while now. I really like how it handled flash videos that is why I choose it. So I tried using it as my default browser and I noticed that the fonts are too small. I always had to pinch to zoom to make it bigger.
I went to the settings and change the font size to be large. It did not help.
I also tried the Single Column. At first I thought that it was the solution but nope .. it made things better but if you either scroll up to the top, or all the way to the bottom, you will notice that its still messed up.
Dolphin, and the default browser does not display this issue.
I really like to use opera as my main browser, maybe someone can help.
**BTW I've tried the mini and it displays the same thing**
I run opera with no problem now. I used to have that issue until latest update. It is fixed now. opera rocks by far the very best .
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That was weird. I reinstalled Opera (full) and now its all different - it works. Even the Opera (mini) changed.
Thanks for the tip.
I too have used opera since s60 symbian and WM phone days. It has always been the best. Reinstalling Opera fixed same issues I was having like the OP. But it seems to load pages really slow. This is with Turbo is enabled.
I like Dolphin but hate how it was staying active in "what's using battery" screen in menu. TunnyBrowser (Dolphin) was staying at 73% even after reboot.
Back to Opera, I'm getting an error message every once in a while. "can't find gateway", this is with 4G LTE active.
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Mine right now is dolphin and Google chrome. Dolphin because 1# Im used to it. I am getting sick of it because it freezes and make wait sometimes. Chrome is very nice but flash does not work.
Tried Dolphin but there is no option to always show the tabs.
Currently I'm using Xscope, it always shows tabs, uses GPU acceleration and supports flash.
Overskreen
It works faster than stock/Chrome and the only thing it is missing is Find On Page. Give me that feature and I'll forever forget the other 2 browsers.
Opera, because its the only one without "wait" issues. if I need flash, I'll open the android default browser.
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Overskreen
It works faster than stock/Chrome and the only thing it is missing is Find On Page. Give me that feature and I'll forever forget the other 2 browsers.
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This guy knows whatsup
Opera Mobile primarily with Chrome a close second. Opera Mini when I don't need flash. Opera is my primary browser on my laptop, sooooo I am use to it OKs it syncs all my bookmarks. I also feel that Opera Mobile is quicker and works better in a few situations than Chrome.
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OverSkreen for multi-tasking, I just pretty much use this lately and Opera Mobile for fast surfing due to it's speed. Tried Chrome but somehow became slow over time.
Is there anyway to turn off auto rotate in overskreen?
I find the HTC browser crashes a lot and loses all my tabs. Mainly using chrome atm
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Opera mobile for now.
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I'm using Dolphin now, used to be Boat but that just crashes WAY too much.
I can't seem to import bookmarks from my desktop with the other browsers so I can't use them.
Using Xscope and with no problem so far. Used dolphing but sometimes crashes when trying to open flash content, and facebook.com in desktop view is buggy.
I've been using ICS Browser+, although I will say that I do get the "wait" issue from time to time... it's still a very smooth browser and I like the gestures ability. On top of that (literally), I use Overskreen when I want to wikipedia something I'm reading, or if I want to do a translation.
Boat is smooth for me, but only when the page is fully loaded. Opera Mobile is fast at rendering, but panning around the page gets that weird ghosting looking that hurts my eyes.
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Is there anyway to turn off auto rotate in overskreen?
I find the HTC browser crashes a lot and loses all my tabs. Mainly using chrome atm
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Look on the market for rotation locker, it's a pink icon in the shape of an L. When you launch it, it will give you a menu, long press landscape or portrait, and you shouldn't have issues.
It also has a tasker plugin which I use on my phone for FPSE to keep it landscape, then set back to auto when I exit FPSE.
I kinda liked Maxthon before
I kinda liked Maxthon before but this was really cool to let you customize a browser.
http://custom.maxthon.com/
Using Opera Mobile Labs now. Think someone linked it on another thread in this sub forum. You can't get it in Play Store but if you do a Google search you should find the apk easily. It is in testing and by far the best mobile browsing experience ever. Using it on my Prime and my Evo 3D
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garbagedump481 said:
Overskreen
It works faster than stock/Chrome and the only thing it is missing is Find On Page. Give me that feature and I'll forever forget the other 2 browsers.
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Is there a way to make overskreen open full screen?
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Is there a way to make overskreen open full screen?
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As in no tool Bar? I don't think so.
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Well, I have used the overskreen browser since yesterday afternoon. Got it set to full screen when it opens. I am very happy with it. It is fast and feel state of the art.
Chrome Beta i have zero issues with lag it syncs wiht my phone and desktop bookmarks and im pretty much signed in on all my fav spots. Can't wait for it to loose the beta tag
I'm pretty satisfied with the stock browser, in my testing chrome was sometimes much slower, I believe when browsing asus website about firmware updates.
also IIRC it doesn't have the cool "slider button" on the right side of the screen as the stock browser has, which allows to scrolly the whole page quickly.
Is there anything I can do to stop the browser from reloading the Web Page every time I go back to it?
Example; open a Page, screen goes off, a little while later I go back to the browser and it has to reload the Page.
Example 2; open Page, multitask over to Facebook app or anything else, multitask back to browser and wait for it to reload the Page. It's a pain on slow 3g speeds.
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I believe this is due to HTC wanting the browser to be using less Cached RAM this leaving a little more RAM available to use when browser is not open. Now to answe your question I do bot believe so to be honest but it does not bother me so I have looked into it at all, sorry.
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yamaford said:
Is there anything I can do to stop the browser from reloading the Web Page every time I go back to it?
Example; open a Page, screen goes off, a little while later I go back to the browser and it has to reload the Page.
Example 2; open Page, multitask over to Facebook app or anything else, multitask back to browser and wait for it to reload the Page. It's a pain on slow 3g speeds.
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I agree...this really sucks...
I would like to know also.
I've noticed that if I switch apps, the page won't reload if I just use the back arrow to get back to the browser. You can't always back arrow to the browser, but when you can, it's great. I've also had better luck re-opening the browser from the home screen than I have with the recent apps button. It ALWAYS ALWAYS reloads the page if you use the recent apps button. At least for me it does.
As a side note....**** you HTC. **** you and your stupid ass refusal to fix the multitasking. Can't wait to get on a non-sense ROM.
I would think the carriers would rather not have it reload to save data.
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Not just HTC
I have this problem on my stock ASUS Transformer 300 also. Happens with multiple browsers, including Chrome.