Hey guys, this is mike and i would like to know which browser would you recommend for an android mobile phone or tab because Mozilla is very slow in android phones so if you know anyone else then please let me know?
I appreciate your time and patience.
Thanks a lot!!
mike5568 said:
Hey guys, this is mike and i would like to know which browser would you recommend for an android mobile phone or tab because Mozilla is very slow in android phones so if you know anyone else then please let me know?
I appreciate your time and patience.
Thanks a lot!!
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Depending on your device Chrome works flawless (On Nexus 4 is impressive, whereas on S3 was a bit slugglish, so pretty much device dependant). You can also try to search in here for AOSP Browser which is the default browser for AOSP ROM's and behaves pretty well too ^^
MuertoKo said:
Depending on your device Chrome works flawless (On Nexus 4 is impressive, whereas on S3 was a bit slugglish, so pretty much device dependant). You can also try to search in here for AOSP Browser which is the default browser for AOSP ROM's and behaves pretty well too ^^
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Thanks a lot for your reply and yeah i tried chrome and [ROOT]AOSP Browser but chrome is very slow and aosp is also not good enouph.But let me tell you i found two browsers named as Dolphin and Maxthon and both looks good.Can you suggest me one from these because i heard these 1st time!!
mike5568 said:
Thanks a lot for your reply and yeah i tried chrome and [ROOT]AOSP Browser but chrome is very slow and aosp is also not good enouph.But let me tell you i found two browsers named as Dolphin and Maxthon and both looks good.Can you suggest me one from these because i heard these 1st time!!
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Dolphin works great, even though i don't like the fact it used to reset my openened tabs after reboot (I usually stack over 20 tab to read later or similar, and that nerfed a bit my experience even it works great, definitely worth a try!). Maxthon used to be a nice browser back in my Sensation times, it's been a while since I used it but some dev's even include them on their builds, so worth a try as well.
As nearly everything in android world you should just try it, usually worth the experience because it hardly depends on device and use (for example, my "special" use and Dolphin browser).
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hi guys sorry if its been asked before but carnt find anything what is the nest web browser overall for hd2 id like it to be like destop browsing and capble of playing flash videos ive tried skyfire is this prob the best out there thanks guys n girls lol
anyone lol
brockyneo said:
hi guys sorry if its been asked before but carnt find anything what is the nest web browser overall for hd2 id like it to be like destop browsing and capble of playing flash videos ive tried skyfire is this prob the best out there thanks guys n girls lol
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Opera 10 works fine for me with flash. you can also try http://www.uzard.com/en/main/main.asp. This is a server based browser, like Skyfire, which works fine but one must be aware of privacy issues with this type of surfing
I used to use Skyfire but i switched to xScope and absolutely love it. I wouldn't go back to anything else now. Dolphin is also very popular but i didn't like it so much.
hi there is xscope just for android or can it be used for winmo too ?
Hey every one I read a article this morning that was on the app Appy Geek but was originally posted on Tech Radar. But the article says.
A snippit of code posted on Google's Chromium Code website reveals Google's Chrome web browser is to be ported to it's Android smartphone operating system.
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Here is a link to the article, Chrome finally coming to Android?
Now I think this might just make a pretty significant change to Android and the user experience with Android. I also think it is about time Google made Chrome part of Android, that is if this turns out to be true with the release of Ice Cream Sandwich.
What is your opinion about this? And any links to other articles about this would be awsome.
Edit: I decided to do some more investigation on this subject. Below are some more articles that discuss this topic. From what I have found so far we will know for sure about this and if it will just be a app or the new default browser.
Is Google Chrome Coming To Android with Ice Cream Sandwich?
Google Chrome browser coming to an Android smartphone near you
Google Chrome will be released for Android Smartphone
Google’s Chrome browser finally heading to Android
Love it! Chrome is what I use at home.
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Doubt it is going to happen anytime soon, but I love chrome and cannot wait for it to be ported to our phones.
Toss3 said:
Doubt it is going to happy anytime soon, but I love chrome and cannot wait for it to be ported to our phones.
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I don't know about that now cause the article also says this.
Expect to see the official announcement at Samsung Mobile's Unpacked 2011 event in San Diego on 11 October - which is where we're also expecting to see the unveiling of Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest iteration of Android, and the Google Nexus Prime.
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I also added a link to the article in the first post..
It's definitely a possibility, the Logitech Revue already uses Chrome.........I'm using it right now!
I have no real issues with the stock browser apart from its inability to download all files out the box.
Would be cool to see what They come up with tho, the firefox android version was pretty pants imho
I like the default Android browser, heck I have never even tried another internet browse for Android cause it is a very functional browser to me. Now when I was using Windows Mobile on my HD2 I tried several different browsers on it cause Internet Explorer just was notfor me.
Now having said that I do have two things I do not like about thedefault browser. One is the URL address box does not stay at the top of the browser pagewhen you scroll down. And the little icons you use to highlight text to copy and past or whatever you want to do with it does not really work that great. Even on my Acer Iconia A500 tablet, which I am using right now.
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I added some more links on this topic to post #1, and this is a shamless BUMP!
I use Chrome everywhere now, except my phone, but I did think that the stock Android browser was based on Chrome. Am I mistaken in that assumption?
As for a fully fledged, actually called "Chrome", browser on Android, that just smacks of win!!! Especially if you can sync with the desktop version
Edit: Incidentally, I used to think the stock Android browser was the best available, after trying all the Market available browsers, but now I'm on MIUI and the browser is just amazing! (I do still want Chrome though )
i cant install google chrome in my phone =(
youthisbaka said:
i cant install google chrome in my phone =(
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It's not available.
johncmolyneux said:
It's not available.
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Currection, it is not available yet. .......
One more week and hopefully it will be available on Android, and hopefully the default browser
I hope so : D hopefully nexus prime comes out on sprint next week
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This and BBM is coming take that apple
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This and BBM is coming take that apple
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Yeah take that Apple
I have never used BBM, but what I hear it is pretty dang good.
Plus from what I have been reading so far Apply had a epic fail today.
Hummm I sense a great shift! Yes a great shift in power I feel......
If Chrome comes to Android, there will likely be minimal change compared to the current browser. They're both based on WebKit, so the backends are identical. The only possible change I could see is to the UI, which is minimal on the phone side. Maybe we'll see proper tabbed browsing, like what's in Honeycomb.
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If Chrome comes to Android, there will likely be minimal change compared to the current browser. They're both based on WebKit, so the backends are identical. The only possible change I could see is to the UI, which is minimal on the phone side. Maybe we'll see proper tabbed browsing, like what's in Honeycomb.
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Yeah that is like one of the main reasons I personally would like to see Chrome on Android. I have a Acer Iconia A500 and I love the tabs on it. They make using the browser so much smoother and user friendly to me.
One of the articles I read today was talking about just this point. I can not remember if I posted a link to it or not in post #1. But remember the browser in Honeycomb is themed to look more like Google Chrome bit it is still basically the same browser as the phone OS under it all. Point being this ICS is suppose to combine Gingerbread and Honeycomb into one OS. Also if Chrome or even a Chrome themed. Browser is intergrated into the Android OS it will be a pretty big change as the better internet browsing experience will help make Android more appealing to users.
I think this is a great idea, ICS with chrome. I just hope it will be fast!
wah nice if chrome is the default browser in ICS
The android stock browser is not bad, but it's only not bad,no more.
And It's not based on chroome, but it has webkit like chrome
Hi guys
Sorry to post another browser thread, but i searched and all i could find were threads full of people saying how bleedingly fast Opera Mobile is for them, so i had to post this.
I've been trying it out in comparison to the stock Android Browser (i'm using a Galaxy SII on 2.3.4). To test, i was loading up the full desktop version of the Engadget site, as it has lots of graphics and seems like a good test.
Well, the stock browser finished loading (i.e the little green bar) in about 20 or so seconds (didn't time it exactly as the difference between the two browsers is so massive). On Opera Mobile it loads for, and i'm not joking here, about 2 whole minutes! The site is readable long before then in fairness, but it should not be taking this long surely. I was using 3G for both tests so i cannot see why there is such a huge difference. I tried out a few other sites, and they too were much slower, so it wasn't a one-off.
The thing is i really like the Opera browser and would love to use it, but not with these kind of load times.
Can people share their experiences, and let me know if i'm not alone in this regard, or if i'm missing something?
Cheers guys.
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Hi guys
Sorry to post another browser thread, but i searched and all i could find were threads full of people saying how bleedingly fast Opera Mobile is for them, so i had to post this.
I've been trying it out in comparison to the stock Android Browser (i'm using a Galaxy SII on 2.3.4). To test, i was loading up the full desktop version of the Engadget site, as it has lots of graphics and seems like a good test.
Well, the stock browser finished loading (i.e the little green bar) in about 20 or so seconds (didn't time it exactly as the difference between the two browsers is so massive). On Opera Mobile it loads for, and i'm not joking here, about 2 whole minutes! The site is readable long before then in fairness, but it should not be taking this long surely. I was using 3G for both tests so i cannot see why there is such a huge difference. I tried out a few other sites, and they too were much slower, so it wasn't a one-off.
The thing is i really like the Opera browser and would love to use it, but not with these kind of load times.
Can people share their experiences, and let me know if i'm not alone in this regard, or if i'm missing something?
Cheers guys.
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you are not the only one..
me too facing this weird problem!
opera has so many features, but for now, I'll just use stock one !
thnx for sharing experience
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Opera Turbo usually introduces such 'infinite' loadings for me. Have you tried turning it off?
Yes
I had a bunch of problems with Opera as well......Sticking with Dolphin for now as stock is not playing well with CM7
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Thanks for the replies guys. I turned off Turbo and it made a big difference I have to say. The jury's out though as to whether our not it's actually any faster.
Something else is bugging me now though
The font in Opera Mobile is just horrible. I've changed my system font in Display Settings to Helvetica S. With it webpages look so much nicer, but Opera mobile uses it's own horrible font. Is there any way I can make it use the same font as the rest of my device?
opera mini is the fast one... though fairly buggy
Hi guys. I'm from the HTC EVO 3D section and was considering maybe going for this phone at some point in the future. One thing I am curious about though, is does the S3 support proper (not pre-defined) text reflow in stock or dolphin browser in the same way HTC devices do? If not, are there any custom roms which allow this?
Thanks for any info.
I think Chrome supports reflow, don't know about any others, chrome runs pretty well as well, worth checking out.
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I think Chrome supports reflow, don't know about any others, chrome runs pretty well as well, worth checking out.
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Thanks for the response.
I much prefer Stock or Dolphin though. Unfortunately Opera is out of the question too because the default google search cannot be changed to the UK version.
I'm not sure...but I heard that the S3 has a read mode, that does text reflow. Don't have mine yet..so I can't check.
It seems, at least on my end, that all the 4.2.2 ROMs that I've flashed recently have a bit of lag when it comes to web browsing. Pages don't load and render as quickly as 4.2.1. I've tried several browsers but each with the same outcome. Custom kernels seem to help speed things along a bit but I wanted to hear what other users have noticed in that department, since upgrading to 4.2.2.
Anyone else notice any change in web browsing (positive or negative) ?
Hmmm, what browser do you use?
Personally, I've not had any browser issues specifically since 4.2.2, in general I don't think browser performance has changed much. I use the beta version of Chrome.
Web browsing still choppy on any non aosp browser. Battery life about 1/3 lower.
I primarily use Boat so it was a noticeable difference when jumping to a 4.2.2 ROM. But I've tried AOSP, Dolphin, and Chrome as well.
AOSP browser performs way worse. Not crash/hang/lag, but pages don't load most of the time. Have to press stop button and re-visit the URL for it to load properly. Sometimes, if I wait long enough (in the minutes) it changes pages.
I'm really not so concerned about inadvertently starting another which browser is "best" thread. I was just curious if anyone noticed a bit of lag in web browsing under the same conditions as 4.2.1, regardless of browser, after upgrading to 4.2.2. It may just be something on my end and, if so, no worries.
Thanks for the input guys! :good:
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I'm really not so concerned about inadvertently starting another "which browser is "best" thread. I was just curious if anyone noticed a bit of lag in web browsing under the same conditions as 4.2.1, regardless of browser, after upgrading to 4.2.2. It may just be something on my end and, if so, no worries.
Thanks for the input guys! :good:
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Just for clarification, in case your first line was directed to me: I don't use any browser aside from AOSP browser, and it sucks so much on 4.2.2 compared to running it on 4.2.1.
codewisp said:
Just for clarification, in case your first line was directed to me: I don't use any browser aside from AOSP browser, and it sucks so much on 4.2.2 compared to running it on 4.2.1.
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I wasn't directing anything against you, I appreciate all the feedback and your response was perfectly in line with my query.
I switch ROMs and use custom kernels so often, my observation may simply be a coincidence. That's why I was looking for feedback on the subject. I'm not a nitpicky user when it comes to my tablet, but I do like it to have the best performance possible and 4.2.2 seems to have some benefits overall. I've actually managed to resolve my web browsing lag by flashing some performance tweak scripts (which can be found in the main Android Hacking and Software Development threads) along with a custom kernel. Its been so long since I've been on pure stock that I may have spoiled myself by always running the great ROMs and Kernels our devs have released.
As far as the original topic, I consider it resolved on my end. Thanks again for the feedback.
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AOSP browser performs way worse. Not crash/hang/lag, but pages don't load most of the time. Have to press stop button and re-visit the URL for it to load properly. Sometimes, if I wait long enough (in the minutes) it changes pages.
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check this thread AOSP on nexus 10
I have done this, and have had amazing results with the AOSP browser. no crash/lag at all.