just like title says. make sure to update your opera mobile. great changelog and flash support for android 4.03 is back. Seems like the fastest browser around is back with full functionality again. flash video n movies working great on it.
I tried to love chrome, but opera right now is better for me. Smoother and it supports scrolling with the mouse.
Too bad they didn't fix the useless bookmark system..
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Too bad they didn't fix the useless bookmark system..
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I agree. it sux..lol
Opera was my first browser until I found Boat which I've grown fond of. Thanks for the tip on the update. It looks like it is time to revisit Opera.
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Opera was my first browser until I found Boat which I've grown fond of. Thanks for the tip on the update. It looks like it is time to revisit Opera.
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its worth the revisit. still haven't used a browser faster than this. now that flash is working really well on it, this will become the fav. again. getting tired of stock or ICS+ browser FC. I have boat also. its a nice browser, ill admit.
Opera Next (beta) is not bad either
Had a look on the Opera site. Saw you could download Opera Next (beta).
I must say real smooth and not bad.
Will give it a try for a while
what is Opera Next beta? what are new features or difference from opera mobile on android? I might check it out.
edit: seems like its just a new opera mini. opera mini usually doesn't have flash support. I saw opera mini next. is that the one you talking about?
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what is Opera Next beta? what are new features or difference from opera mobile on android? I might check it out.
edit: seems like its just a new opera mini. opera mini usually doesn't have flash support. I saw opera mini next. is that the one you talking about?
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yes you're completely right
No flash
My mistake
But smooth browsing
Really fast and good to get flash support.
And I think Opera Mobile is the only browser that you can use the little search button on XDA.
On other browsers the search box disappear when you try to enter text.. In Opera the search box works like on the computer.
Some sunspider results, lower is better
Rom: Original ICS 4.0.3
Browser: Opera Mobile 12
Tweak: OC 1.6GHz
Result: 1352.3ms +/- 0.7%
Rom: Original ICS 4.0.3
Browser: Chrome Beta. Version 0.16.4215.215
Tweak: OC 1.6GHz
Result: 1558.8ms +/- 1.9%
Rom: Original ICS 4.0.3
Browser: Chrome Beta.
Result: 1828.3ms +/- 1.8%
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Really fast and good to get flash support.
And I think Opera Mobile is the only browser that you can use the little search button on XDA.
On other browsers the search box disappear when you try to enter text.. In Opera the search box works like on the computer.
Some sunspider results, lower is better
Rom: Original ICS 4.0.3
Browser: Opera Mobile 12
Tweak: OC 1.6GHz
Result: 1352.3ms +/- 0.7%
Rom: Original ICS 4.0.3
Browser: Chrome Beta. Version 0.16.4215.215
Tweak: OC 1.6GHz
Result: 1558.8ms +/- 1.9%
Rom: Original ICS 4.0.3
Browser: Chrome Beta.
Result: 1828.3ms +/- 1.8%
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yeah, opera mobile always yells the fastest sunspider results. you see the screen flashing so fast on opera. on any other browser the test seems to take its time. plus I've gotten even faster time than you showed on opera before.
I had many freezes with the stock browser, I installed opera mobile and freezes no longer occur, this browser is very fast and fluid, is my favorite.
opera mobile needs the hardware acceleration and smoothness of opera mini next currently has. Opera mobile's scrolling is way too choppy in framerate.
digressing a little from the main topic... does Opera have adblock extension support for android?
not sure exactly what you mean. if you mean within the browser itself, not sure. haven't seen anything like that. But if rooted, you could just use AdAway and it'll block all ads period. works very well and speeds up browsers even more because it not loading flash ads.
Sorry, yeah, I meant extension for the browser itself. I tried AdAway, it works, but as soon as I add more hosts file (totalling roughly 8megs of hosts file), the app crashed with out of memory error (which surprised me because it works on my samsung galaxy s phone running CM7). So currently I am manually copying the hosts file from my linux to ATP's /system/etc; with just minor alterations to make - a little of a hassle.
Thanks for reply.
Op are you sure this update on Opera Mobile gives us flash.I looked at it last night but the update said nothing about flash.It did say something about having better support for the Samsung 7.7 or something.Another thing what is up with all the new permissions Opera wants now (being able to take video & pictures of what's on your phone)..they're getting a lot of complaints about it too.I love Opera but what gives?
Yes Opera Mobile 12 have working flash on ICS 4.0 DEVICE.
Maybe Iam late to the party but with Opera i can run a video in the browser and the open a second window and i continue to hear the audio from the video playing on the first window.
From the description on Android Market for Opera Mobile
Added:
Support for more than 9 speed dials
WebGL support
HTML5 Camera (Android 2.1+)
HTML5 Device Orientation
HTML5 parser (Ragnarök)
Android Beam support (NFC)
Added Flash support on Android 4.0.3
RTL text support in UI
Turkish translation
Improved:
Keyboard support
Scrolling on high pixel devices (Galaxy Nexus)
Closing of tabs
SSL connection speed
Upgraded:
Presto core (2.10.254)
Permissions: see "http://bit.ly/opera_permissions"
Opera mobile freezing after update
I have been lucky enough to have no problems until now with my Prime or the apps on it.
Unfortunately this update has made my Opera Mobile unusable. Within three minutes it freezes, usually after I've clicked on a link.
I've restarted the tablet to no avail. Will uninstall and reinstall Opera now.
Update: After reinstall the freezes continue, this time even sooner. Anyway, this problem along with their new permissions makes it an easy choice for me. I'm looking for something to replace it. Currently using Dolphin HD but keeping my options open.
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I have been lucky enough to have no problems until now with my Prime or the apps on it.
Unfortunately this update has made my Opera Mobile unusable. Within three minutes it freezes, usually after I've clicked on a link.
I've restarted the tablet to no avail. Will uninstall and reinstall Opera now.
Update: After reinstall the freezes continue, this time even sooner. Anyway, this problem along with their new permissions makes it an easy choice for me. I'm looking for something to replace it. Currently using Dolphin HD but keeping my options open.
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don't really see how. its very stable and hasn't froze or rebooted on me once since update. alot better than stock or ICS+ browser. plus I'm on .15. nothing wrong with Dolphin HD if it works for you. that's what's great about choice of browsers to use. Opera still the fastest n most stable around. now with flash support back n better, this my main browser again.
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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
Via TT
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
Swyped from my St0n3d VEGAn 1.0 Beta 5.1.1 G-Tab
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.
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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I use (used ) Opera Mobile 11.1 .
It's a great brower, with everything I could wish, but it seems unstable to me:
- Sometimes the standard-settings are deleted, so the phone asks to open links with browser a, browser b etc. again, although I have set Opera as standard.
- If I multitask (i.e. holding home button, pressing home button, selecting app from status bar), the browser sometimes shuts down, and when I restart Opera, not all tabs are restored. EDIT: same with standard browser.
- Browser needed reinstall several times, because it wouldn't start, freezes at "Opera Mobile" logo.
- Opera doesn't support cookies, so you have to log in every time again
Are there other people with this problem, or does anyone know how to solve it?
What will be the second best browser if I like Opera Mobile (not Opera Mini derp )?
I use standard ROM latest version on a Xperia Neo, non-rooted.
Im having trouble on the latest UK Rom fir the arc if I install any extra browser, but it only starts to happen once I set one as the default then all sorts of things happen black screens freezes keep having to uninstall the downloaded browsers have tried opera and a couple more. Back to standard browser again :-(
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Use Dolphin Browser HD. It's top notch. I feel that it's better than Opera.
Market link here.
No problem with Opera 11 on Arc with 145 generic firmware.
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Use Dolphin Browser HD. It's top notch. I feel that it's better than Opera.
Market link here.
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Thanks, I'll try it.
I've had problems with dolphin hd since the latest 4.0 firmware update..
Only seems to work properly using stock browser
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No problems at all with any of the browsere.
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opera mobile is my main browser (& that's all)
maybe have some glitches, but why i'm stay:
1. among fastest browser (i found maxhton is the fastest yet not most stable)
2. best text reflow (but not for photo/picture reflow)
3. easier multi tab management (easier to reach, tab at bottom, rather than dolphin on top & very small or stock that i think very long way to reach)
4. rightest download server application (expecially server that will popup when start downloading, like multi-upload etc)
5. very lightweight
my setup:
1. depend on website, i'm switching between mobile or desktop (mainly mobile, desktop as last resort)
2. flash on click (don't really need it, rather use proper apps)
3. navigation bar & status bar always on
4. single column view off
5. text wrapping on
when my best browsing experience on my lappy, i'm using my arc browser (opera of course) for ad hoc info, find some idea, download small size file (<50mb maybe, that needed by my arc, too lazy to plug in my arc to my lappy), before-bed browsing & other simple task. don't expect too much from 4" browsing experience, it will never replace real computer browsing experience. use proper application for exec task (like youtube, twitter, fb, email, vevo, stream radio, games etc)
Netfront browser works really well.
Better than most.
Plus it has some cool UI features and great looks.
Also fast and low on ram.
https://market.android.com/details?...roid.nflifebrowser.lite&feature=search_result
Opera (not mini) is the best for me, by far. It has great synchronization with my desktop, smoothest scrolling, good loading speeds, good multitab controls. The downside is it uses a lot of resources so you should have a latest generation 1GHz smartphone or dual core with at least 512MB Ram, preferably more when you want to multitask.
punkmonkey1984 said:
Netfront browser works really well.
Better than most.
Plus it has some cool UI features and great looks.
Also fast and low on ram.
https://market.android.com/details?...roid.nflifebrowser.lite&feature=search_result
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Is it more stable than Opera Mobile 11? Any cons?
& forgot to say what the biggest reason why i'm stick to opera mobile: link press/selection prediction are most true & auto zoom when more than 1 link pressed at the same time. other browser, either you're sniper, or really have small finger, or will doing much zoom in&out.
when not the most eye pleasure ui, opera just most matured browser that easier to use no matter what.
I have used both of them (Opera and Dolphin) for a few weeks, and I conclude:
- Dolphin is loaded with options and functions
- Opera has nice animations, is easier to use, but slower for large pages and faster and smoother for normal/small pages.
So I decided to make Dolphin my main browser, and use Opera for the quick browsing sessions. None of them is the best, though they're all way better than the stock browser.
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punkmonkey1984 said:
Netfront browser works really well.
Better than most.
Plus it has some cool UI features and great looks.
Also fast and low on ram.
https://market.android.com/details?...roid.nflifebrowser.lite&feature=search_result
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Wow, Netfront looks nice, I like the tilt part, Dolphin is not animated enough. Let's try Netfront.
I tried with several browser to download from my mail some document in .doc format and only with Opera Mobile Browser I succeed..but I have a question..why is the appereance a little bad? I mean when I go on Google page the Google logo seems a little bit poor.with low resolution..with stock browser and other browsers it's all clear..can anyone answer my question?
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I tried with several browser to download from my mail some document in .doc format and only with Opera Mobile Browser I succeed..but I have a question..why is the appereance a little bad? I mean when I go on Google page the Google logo seems a little bit poor.with low resolution..with stock browser and other browsers it's all clear..can anyone answer my question?
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Are you sure you use Opera MOBILE, not MINI? In mini there's a setting for image quality low/middle/high.
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Are you sure you use Opera MOBILE, not MINI? In mini there's a setting for image quality low/middle/high.
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I am using Opera Mobile..which one do you suggest?I tried with Opera Mini and checked image quality high and same appereance..you don't have such problems?if it could be named as problem..try go on Google.com and ckeck if logo is normal viewed..
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I am using Opera Mobile..which one do you suggest?I tried with Opera Mini and checked image quality high and same appereance..you don't have such problems?if it could be named as problem..try go on Google.com and ckeck if logo is normal viewed..
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Try reinstalling if you have not done it already, or phone reset as a final step.
opera don't have latest interface from google (or youtube), but i found it usefull since i just want google as search engine, not really care what the appearence.
turn off opera turbo to high quality image (turn on will save some bandwidth-if you really care & save some time loading page).
turn off navigation bar to hiding lower bar (menu key to popup). but i personally turn on to fastest access to all function (tab, back, stop, refresh). maybe we can start customizing nav bar for better appearance?
since i'm not big fan of phone browsing (mainly on my lappy, i'm just using dedicated applications for specific purpose since they are optimize to the screen phone (eg: tapatalk, ym, fb, youtube, streaming radio, games etc). so far opera give rightest way to browse. i can rightly download from download server, better than other browser link selection prediction, best text reflow (better than stock), light & fast, tab management at bottom (tired with dolphin far top, small tab) - meeting my requirement to mobile browsing.
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I am using Opera Mobile..which one do you suggest?I tried with Opera Mini and checked image quality high and same appereance..you don't have such problems?if it could be named as problem..try go on Google.com and ckeck if logo is normal viewed..
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personally i don't know what is the real benefit of opera mini (i just found one, better graphics reflow). unless the connection really slow (30kbps?), use other browser. overall i feel opera mini slower than opera mobile, less function & less engine. downloading files also slower on mini (& many times end-up with error).
here on latest firmware it chrashes very soon
going to use another browser
Anyone else think android browser and even Dolphin are still somewhat laggy in ICS Opera smooth as butter.
PrimeTimeBro said:
Anyone else think android browser and even Dolphin are still somewhat laggy in ICS Opera smooth as butter.
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I liked Silk from the Kindle, which worked on my Nook Tablet (but it was returned), but i can't get Silkport to work with this.
PrimeTimeBro said:
Anyone else think android browser and even Dolphin are still somewhat laggy in ICS Opera smooth as butter.
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I'm constantly switching between stock and opera atm...I like stock for quick controls so I have a full page of viewing and for flash but it seems like it stops responding frequently and then you click wait and then the browser is immediately responsive, I love opera for its fluidity and the start page but no flash is killing me
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Opera mobile is by far faster and smoother IMO.... major issue is that imbedded youtube vids will still not play in opera mobile. Quite the annoyance. Without that it would be perfect.
Opera mobile still the best n fastest. crazy thong is we just got a flash update the other day which is to support ICS and flash still doesn't work right on opera. Opera mobile on my Atrix plays flash the best out of the other browsers I have on there.
Why does it seem that Opera mobile is the only one wth flash not working? I know one thing, Opera way overdue for an update as they haven't had one since November..lmao
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Anyone else think android browser and even Dolphin are still somewhat laggy in ICS Opera smooth as butter.
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Not me...pinch to zoom, scrolling and load times are faster on both stock and dolphin for me. Opera doesn't seem to use hw acceleration yet....unless I am using the wrong version?
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Not me...pinch to zoom, scrolling and load times are faster on both stock and dolphin for me. Opera doesn't seem to use hw acceleration yet....unless I am using the wrong version?
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If this is the case then Primes are the most inconsistent device I have ever seen..... My stock browser will pause for a full second sometimes before I can start scrolling whereas Opera seems to load almost instant and I can start scrolling right away.
Opera mobile is better but lacks flash. Also using the google search from the top bar always defaults to mobile, which I really hate, so I don't use it
Also thought I would share, for me flash works in opera but its wonky in order to see what your watching you have to click on it once to activate it, then click it again so it starts playing then you must be magical and click the expand to full screen button without seeing it and it will work just fine. I keep seeing ppl saying flash doesn't work, it does but not correctly they need to update soon tho
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Also thought I would share, for me flash works in opera but its wonky in order to see what your watching you have to click on it once to activate it, then click it again so it starts playing then you must be magical and click the expand to full screen button without seeing it and it will work just fine. I keep seeing ppl saying flash doesn't work, it does but not correctly they need to update soon tho
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I've noticed that also. seems like I lost my magical touch though..lol hard to find where to expand at.
Boat Browser > Opera > stock
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Boat Browser > Opera > stock
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Its got overall good reviews on the market. testing now, Uninstalled dolphin as its to slow on ICS. Opera i had issues on as well. But think that was mt fault!
Curently using ICS Browser +
d1ez3 said:
Opera mobile is better but lacks flash. Also using the google search from the top bar always defaults to mobile, which I really hate, so I don't use it
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Anything that lacks flash sux by default. Not being able to watch special movies on my tablet gets a no go from me
For me, the stock browser was so much worse than Dolphin HD that I couldn't stand it for a second. For me Dolphin and Opera performed the same, and I dumped Opera.
ye opera is smoother then the stock browser of ICS... the stock browser will get stuck at loading pages for a few sec.
But the stock browser has more options then opera. Hope they will update the browser in the next OTA.
Q. Does opera support flash player like (own3d.tv) cause its not working for me... while the stock browser plays without prob.
Stock ics browser is hands down the best and smoothest on my prime, maybe yours are defective?
jzen said:
Stock ics browser is hands down the best and smoothest on my prime, maybe yours are defective?
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lol....this is what I mean everything is so inconsistent from prime to prime..... were you being sarcastic?
d1ez3 said:
Opera mobile is better but lacks flash. Also using the google search from the top bar always defaults to mobile, which I really hate, so I don't use it
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You can easily change the default search engine from the ugly mobile Google site to the full one: Just go to the google.com desktop site, long click on the search box and select "add search engine" (amazing feature of Opera btw as it works with pretty much every other search box on any website as well). Then you have to hit Opera's search box at the top and hit the small google icon in the left and you can choose which search engine you want to use, including the just added full Google search.
On Honeycomb I use the stock browser 90% of the time which is smoother, has the quick controls and also the better rendering. But I'm really curious how both the stock browser and Opera Mobile will change when ICS finally hit my TF101, but I think I will still use the stock one more which should be improved again.
Arjoma said:
You can easily change the default search engine from the ugly mobile Google site to the full one: Just go to the google.com desktop site, long click on the search box and select "add search engine" (amazing feature of Opera btw as it works with pretty much every other search box on any website as well). Then you have to hit Opera's search box at the top and hit the small google icon in the left and you can choose which search engine you want to use, including the just added full Google search.
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Thanks for this tip. It works to a certain extent, but it seems like it's impossible to set the new Google search option to be the default. Any workaround for this?
geinome said:
Its got overall good reviews on the market. testing now, Uninstalled dolphin as its to slow on ICS. Opera i had issues on as well. But think that was mt fault!
Curently using ICS Browser +
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Let us know how you like Boat Browser. I initially used Boat Browser Mini on my Evo 3D and was blown away by how smooth it is. I love the simple UI. I'm kind of surprised that it isn't more popular by now.
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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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.
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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.