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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
PrimeTimeBro said:
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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mike infinity said:
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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franky_402 said:
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 +
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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 +
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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.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.chrome
It says it's incompatible with my Touchpad (maybe it's because of the 132dpi) so can anyone extract it upload the .apk? Thanks.
don't worry pal, got u covered ;-)
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...et-the-chrome-for-android-beta-apk-right-now/
It is compatible, I am using it now. I will post the apk when I get on my desktop. Works really well after 5 minutes of testing. Clicking on a youtube link closes the browser for me though.
installed it on mine from the market - works nice - just like the desktop version so far
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.chrome
It says it's incompatible with my Touchpad (maybe it's because of the 132dpi) so can anyone extract it upload the .apk? Thanks.
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Just an FYI if you want to use 132 dpi you should use this to fix the market, however since alpha 0.6 now officially supports 120 dpi (as an add-on option) you are probably better off just using that.
I am running at 120 now and have no issues with this or any other app in the market.
Pretty damn stupid that its only available in less than a dozen countries. Thanks for the side load link
No problem
Works well, unfortunately no flash support due to the fact that Adobe has pulled support. I've found myself using the default browser, I like all the improvements they have added since gingerbread.
wonder where the option to load "desktop" version is
EDIT: nvm, it doesn't support desktop view nor flash
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No flash support, and no user agent choice. Not even a "request desktop site". Kind of embodies the reason I felt CM7 was unusable. Beta? Feels like alpha.
Back to ICS Browser + for me. Uninstalled Chrome already.
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I really am liking it, running it on my nexus and touchpad. Maybe my chromebook will get a little less use, sadly my touchpad feels twice as fast.
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Shame about the Flash support, this is HOT.
So I guess in Android 5.0 this will be the stock browser?
Installed, works(there is some bugs).
http://chromestory.com/2012/02/goog...-questions-and-answers-it-wont-support-flash/
no info about extensions
no flash support
Running classicnerd ICS buttah
Somebody has same problems? Let's check if it is chrome bugs or classicnerd's or because of some apps installed.
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So I guess in Android 5.0 this will be the stock browser?
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Yeah, I'm betting that from Jellybean forward this will be the main browser. I think Flash on mobile is really done whether we, or the rest of the web, likes it or not. Once we upgrade out of ICS I don't think we will have Flash anymore. Adobe very begrudgingly updated it for ICS and I'm pretty sure that's the last time they are going to do that. They certainly don't seem willing to make any exceptions here for Chrome mobile.
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Running classicnerd ICS buttah
Somebody has same problems? Let's check if it is chrome bugs or classicnerd's or because of some apps installed.
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your problem is that little green guy in the lower right corner! i havent seen anyone use a task killer since froyo! LOL jp
as far as the browser goes it seems a tad slower than the stock browser. if you dont like mobile view you can usually go to the bottom of most web pages and manually select "classic version" like on yahoo.com. i still use the stock browser but once chrome will support desktop view i will for sure switch makes my TP look like a desktop
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Running classicnerd ICS buttah
Somebody has same problems? Let's check if it is chrome bugs or classicnerd's or because of some apps installed.
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Even I am having the same problem and no I don't use any task killers . I think we should wait until it gets a final release. How is it working in cm?
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Yeah, I'm betting that from Jellybean forward this will be the main browser. I think Flash on mobile is really done whether we, or the rest of the web, likes it or not. Once we upgrade out of ICS I don't think we will have Flash anymore. Adobe very begrudgingly updated it for ICS and I'm pretty sure that's the last time they are going to do that. They certainly don't seem willing to make any exceptions here for Chrome mobile.
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I wouldn't be too quick in talking about the death of Flash. There are 10's of millions of sites using flash on the web. It'll take years to change them all. Btw, in all the notices I've read of Flash being developed for ICS, not once did I read a hint of it being grudgingly developed by Adobe. As well, if that was to be the last of Flash development, why are Adobe right as we speak developing Flash Player sandbox for Firefox?
Chrome beta is not running well on this release of buttah. Erratic and some weird stuff. Both are early releases of course.
Folks,
Be sure to grab the new Chrome Beta in the play store that fixes many of the issues we've had with Chrome on the Nexus 10.
Don't expect UI or UX changes in this beta. This is the first build available now that the Chrome for Android team has most everything upstreamed to the open source Chromium project. This build should feel faster due to optimizations for touch and bug fixes. There's still quite a bit of work to improve fluidity of the UI as seen here: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/i...r+Summary&x=mstone&y=releaseblock&cells=tiles
I suspect Chrome will improve a good deal faster than it has in the past now that it has been open sourced and the Chrome for Android team can focus on things other than upstreaming the project.
cant find it when i search the play store
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cant find it when i search the play store
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Yeah, you'll have to search for it in your browser
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chronniff said:
cant find it when i search the play store
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Here you go: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chrome.beta
I made a thread about it a while ago, but the current version of Chrome Beta out-performs AOSP browser on Sunspider
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I made a thread about it a while ago, but the current version of Chrome Beta out-performs AOSP browser on Sunspider
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Yeah its still really choppy though. Hopefully that gets fixed soon since they finally look like they are resuming development
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Thanks for the link
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I installed it, but whenever I opened the settings it would crash (from a null pointer exception). OK, so it has some bugs still, that's to be expected. However, now when I open the settings for the stable chrome app, it crashes with the same problem. I sent crash reports to Google for both cases, but does anyone know if the two versions interfere with each other and if there might be something I have to delete from the drive to make it work? I'm rooted, so doing that should be pretty simple.
Edit: sorry, this was on my nexus 4. But if anyone has any ideas, that would be great.
Edit 2: nvm, looks like it was a ROM issue.
How does it compare to stock s3 browser? Only had 5 minutes with it and about to sleep so can't test it but noticed within seconds it's amillion times faster and smoother than the last stable chrome which is s brilliant sign. Would love chrome to be Good enough to be my default browser on the s3 (and ipad) again ASAP.
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I'd say it loads/renders pages noticeably faster, but it seems a little choppier with scrolling - a worthwhile tradeoff imo.
Very, very fast.
But for me, the main issue now Is NO FULL SCREEN mode.
Come on Google.
Anyone using the new beta have it freeze up - requiring a reboot of your N10? Sadly, this happens to me 2-3 times per day, especially if I'm browsing Chrome while listening to music (Google or Pandora). I'm going to give it a try regardless, just curious as to what others are experiencing.
I loaded up theverge.com on the new Chrome Beta then on Ocean browser,
Ocean browser is still MUCH faster to load and scroll,
Chrome beta still redraws all graphics when scrolling like my old xoom, YUCK!
Some sites is still clunky, but others is not a problem.
Video review + benchmarks - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azNB4QKm8Ag&feature=youtu.be
Page load times are indeed faster but scrolling is much slower than building chromium yourself. My guess is there are a few things still disabled in the beta build that are enabled in the chromium source.
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some problems with typing in websites like facebook or forums.
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Doesn't kill battery as much as the other one. However zooming doesn't adjust text size so kind of useless from that point of view.
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Chrome needs so much work to be competitive with other offerings its sad.
I ran the Chrome beta a bit yesterday, but it only took about 25 minutes for it to freeze up and force me to reboot my Nexus 10. I don't know how prevalent this is with the beta, but it appears to still be an issue. I've gone back to using AOSP browser.
Hi all.
Bought a 2nd hand Nexus 10 last Friday. Anyway, while getting round to rooting my device today I used a number of browsers over the weekend. I used Chrome, Dolphin and Firefox.
First off Firefox seemed to have rendering issues on web pages and scrolling was juddery. Dolphin had blank spaces with web pages and also had juddery scrolling. Chrome crashed my device
I have just installed AOSP browser and web browsing is now super fast. I am a long time fan of AOSP browser and so glad to have it on my device now. Pages load up in milliseconds. Rendering is perfect. Scrolling is silky smooth. I can now feel the power of the A15 cpu's.
Why Google persist with Chrome I will never now.
Long live AOSP browser!
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Hi all.
Bought a 2nd hand Nexus 10 last Friday. Anyway, while getting round to rooting my device today I used a number of browsers over the weekend. I used Chrome, Dolphin and Firefox.
First off Firefox seemed to have rendering issues on web pages and scrolling was juddery. Dolphin had blank spaces with web pages and also had juddery scrolling. Chrome crashed my device
I have just installed AOSP browser and web browsing is now super fast. I am a long time fan of AOSP browser and so glad to have it on my device now. Pages load up in milliseconds. Rendering is perfect. Scrolling is silky smooth. I can now feel the power of the A15 cpu's.
Why Google persist with Chrome I will never now.
Long live AOSP browser!
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Well chrome is a lot more improved in 4.3 update. No crashes and faster loading but i also still prefer aosp browser. It seems smoother still.
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abdel12345 said:
Well chrome is a lot more improved in 4.3 update. No crashes and faster loading but i also still prefer aosp browser. It seems smoother still.
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I still feel AOSP better than chrome in 4.3, not sure about chrome beta.
TBH I was using Chrome Beta when I had the reset. But I have read that Chrome can also cause this on the N10.
I did like Chrome originally but it just seems to have got progressively worse. Performance was bad on my Nexus 7 and that's what caused me to try AOSP again and I loved it. I also put it on my Nexus S because Chrome was just unusable on that phone.
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Never had quite as much trouble as everyone else with Chrome, but it certainly is no speed king. The big reason people would use Chrome is for the value-add features, such as tab syncing.
Tab syncing? I rarely used that but it's a neat feature. I certainly wouldn't sacrifice everything that AOSP brings to the table just for that one feature.
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Tab syncing? I rarely used that but it's a neat feature. I certainly wouldn't sacrifice everything that AOSP brings to the table just for that one feature.
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For me, it's a make-or-break. Password syncing would have been nice too before I switched over to Dashlane, but it's why I'm somewhat eyeing a switch to Firefox as desktop Chrome has started behaving erratically for me. I try to use one piece of software whenever I can, so Chrome having much of what I wanted built in ruled out the AOSP browser as my default.
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For me, it's a make-or-break. Password syncing would have been nice too before I switched over to Dashlane, but it's why I'm somewhat eyeing a switch to Firefox as desktop Chrome has started behaving erratically for me. I try to use one piece of software whenever I can, so Chrome having much of what I wanted built in ruled out the AOSP browser as my default.
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Do you mean bookmark syncing or tab syncing?
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Do you mean bookmark syncing or tab syncing?
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I think he means the ability to see what was just open on the tablet from say a phone or PC and continue browsing.. heck even back button history is there to use as well... very handy when swapping out devices like I do. I'll deal with the minor annoyances for that feature.
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Do you mean bookmark syncing or tab syncing?
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As above, I mean tab syncing. I don't use bookmarks anymore (haven't for a long time), so that feature is sadly useless to me on any browser that offers it. Being able to pick up my browsing session roving from device is important when you have around seven.
Yeah I understand. Chrome to phone. To me that is a feature I rarely use.
Dude why do you need 7 devices on the go at the same time ?
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I use Dophin. Everything working fine. No problems at all.
You may also want to try Boat Browser.
Aosp is the best. However when I want to use a site like rapidshare etc I use opera as in the other browsers it doesn't download.
Second for dolphin.
The only thing that really keeps me on dolphin is the startup screen. All my favorite websites a touch away.
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Dolphin, Boat, and pretty much any browser in the Play Store are just skins over the AOSP rendering engine. Performance is either going to be the same or slightly slower than AOSP because they add a little bloat on top. The only exceptions are Chrome, Firefox, and Opera - those three use their own custom rendering engines and show significant performance differences. But at the moment, they all seem to be much slower than AOSP.
I'm kind of torn on the issue.
I prefer Chrome's UI and features. The smoothness advantage of AOSP browser isn't big enough to make up for that for me.
I find scrolling is handled better by Chrome as well. If you scroll quickly, AOSP browser can't keep up rendering the page and just starts showing the page background. Chrome can keep up better and will generally render it, although at a lower quality until you stop scrolling. I find that preferable as well.
It's a shame Chrome isn't as smooth, especially when zooming. It can really diminish the experience.
I used Naked Browser myself. Though installed I rarely use Chrome and Ocean Browser.
I was a long time user of dolphin until about 2 months ago. Memory leak issues, FC's... I then transitioned to boat, but for some reason that had issues rendering pages that would lead to FC's. I've been using AOSP for about 1 week and it's been hassle free so far.
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Yeah I understand. Chrome to phone. To me that is a feature I rarely use.
Dude why do you need 7 devices on the go at the same time ?
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Chrome to phone involves another add-on and it's not quite as useful as tab syncing for my uses.
And who said anything about needing? Some people spend discretionary income on beer or cars; I choose to collect shiny electronics instead and tinker around with them. It also comes in handy for when a friend breaks something and I can supply a lending unit for a while until their warranties catch up.
overall I like it, almost as smooth as Apple Safari. but I am not able to click the link if it is small. have to zoom in to click the link. anyone has same issue?
I always use Dolphin as my web browser on Android
I tried it as well. When scrolling, a little bit choppy, . Coming from ios, smooth is my first priority.
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I always use Dolphin as my web browser on Android
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There isn't any other browser as smooth as chrome for Android, sadly.
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I tried it as well. When scrolling, a little bit choppy, . Coming from ios, smooth is my first priority.
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On Android it is not possible to have as smooth scrolling as on iOS, because on Android you have continuous scrolling while on iOS it only scrolls as much as how long your finger is touching the screen.
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On Android it is not possible to have as smooth scrolling as on iOS, because on Android you have continuous scrolling while on iOS it only scrolls as much as how long your finger is touching the screen.
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Not true. Its just Android cannot really do power scrolling as smooth as iOS, sad but TRUE.
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I found this one recently, CM Browser, which is very fast and nice:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ksmobile.cb
ture. but are you able to click the small link? I can not click it or take several times
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There isn't any other browser as smooth as chrome for Android, sadly.
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I feel it smooth even when I choose extended usage mode from stamina. Google chrome.
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thanks. just tried cm browser, it is awesome. no idea why chrome have to zoom in to click.
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I found this one recently, CM Browser, which is very fast and nice:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ksmobile.cb
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kptnk said:
I found this one recently, CM Browser, which is very fast and nice:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ksmobile.cb
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Certainly no comparison to chrome in terms of speed (pretty laggy actually compared to chrome, try datpiff.com or other rich sites on both browsers) but clicking links works a bit better indeed.
Just another chromium webview frontend.
Hopefully Google fixes that issue.
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Certainly no comparison to chrome in terms of speed (pretty laggy actually compared to chrome, try datpiff.com or other rich sites on both browsers) but clicking links works a bit better indeed.
Just another chromium webview frontend.
Hopefully Google fixes that issue.
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i don't like it
Chrome is my favourite
Chrome on cyanogenmod is silky smooth, syncs tabs, passwords and bookmarks between desktop and other devices and scrolling is definitely not choppy...
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Chrome on cyanogenmod is silky smooth, syncs tabs, passwords and bookmarks between desktop and other devices and scrolling is definitely not choppy...
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Chrome is the only really smooth browser available on android.
Chrome is made of high quality chrome, that's why it's awesome. I use it everywhere, not only on my Xperia Z2.
Google Chrome.
Google Chrome is my favorite webbrowser, Use it on my phone and on my computer.
One thing i dont like though is when you close out all open pages the browser shuts down on my Z2. On my samusung phone it does not.
Have tried Maxthon Web browser?
You should!
For me it is the best one, both on my phone and PC .
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Frantiic87a said:
Google Chrome is my favorite webbrowser, Use it on my phone and on my computer.
One thing i dont like though is when you close out all open pages the browser shuts down on my Z2. On my samusung phone it does not.
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It changed with an update to Chrome a while ago, unfortunately...
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It changed with an update to Chrome a while ago, unfortunately...
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not really a big deal, but frustrating at the same time lol
I am crazy about browsers.
I like Chrome but it has one f...g problem: all new websites open in mobile view.
I NEVER use mobile view.
Recenty Opera Mobile is amazing.
And in many cases, Naked Browser beats it all, really.
Naked Browser has an ugly UI though, but very practical.
Opera is pretty and now fast and stable..