If not you should. It is a revelation of speed and good design.
1) Web pages load fast and look great.
2) Super clean interface.
3) Bookmarks are easily organized with cloud syncing and backup.
4) Bookmark tree retains your last position.
5) Features prefetch and fast back (you have the option to return to a cached page when hitting the back button as opposed to the page reloading. This can save A LOT of time).
6) While flash animations won't play, YouTube and embedded videos seem to load quickly and play without lag.
7) Has a desktop version which will sync as Chrome does.
I've tried them all and for me, this is the premier tablet browser available today. Check it out in the Market. There are 3 versions. Pick the Tablet one. It's the best.
Your right.
Not an option in my book. If it doesnt sync with my desktop browser i don't use it.
HughesNet said:
Not an option in my book. If it doesnt sync with my desktop browser i don't use it.
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Totally agree, I tried a lot of mobile brower but I always came back to Chrome because of the Google account synchronisation..
Kholargol said:
Totally agree, I tried a lot of mobile brower but I always came back to Chrome because of the Google account synchronisation..
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Just wish Chrome would finally give us sidebar bookmarks like Dolphin. I'd be on it in a second. Bookmarks in Chrome are so multistep and kludgy to use.
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Just wish Chrome would finally give us sidebar bookmarks like Dolphin. I'd be on it in a second. Bookmarks in Chrome are so multistep and kludgy to use.
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Yeah I want a mobile browser robust as Opera, synchronised like Chrome, and with Dolphin bookmarks sidebar + Maxthon gestures to change tabs !
Kholargol said:
Yeah I want a mobile browser robust as Opera, synchronised like Chrome, and with Dolphin bookmarks sidebar + Maxthon gestures to change tabs !
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People have been wondering for years why Chrome refuses to do sidebar bookmarks. There is a nice addon for desktop but nothing for mobile. They would double their user base overnight with that one simple addition. But they WILL NOT.
I am trying it out tonight. Thanks Mitchell!
Milhouse82 said:
I am trying it out tonight. Thanks Mitchell!
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Cool. And by the way, you can sync your bookmarks over the cloud using this just like Chrome and use it on your PC desktop as well. I especially like the way it caches pages so you can go back and forth without reloading.
HughesNet said:
Not an option in my book. If it doesnt sync with my desktop browser i don't use it.
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Maxthon does sync over the cloud and has a desktop version.
Been using Maxthon since I saw this thread and love it..
Inkedadrenaline said:
Been using Maxthon since I saw this thread and love it..
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I just wish Maxthon implemented gestures as deeply as Dolphin. I like using a gesture to turn javascript on and off on the fly. Can do it with Maxthon the old fashioned way but takes more steps. Nevertheless, if that isn't a priority for you it is a great browser and offers a desktop version which dolphin does not.
Does it have modules like Firefox? Can't use any browser without adblock at least.
Here's the link to their extensions center.
http://extension.maxthon.com/
Didn't see anything specifically to block ads but it may be there under different name. There are tons.
Great find. Lots of potential but still buggy.
NixxonExxo said:
Great find. Lots of potential but still buggy.
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Yes a few quirks but don't they all?
Hi.. Anyone know which tablet support invert colour or built in black background with white text? I don't like night mode on every browser I've tried cause its not that black, so anyone? I also tried Firefox with black background white text add on, but the browser feel so lag while using the add on which I feel annoyed.
OK mitchellvii,
You MUST try Baidu Browser HD.... TRUST ME.
Tried Baidu HD: looks promising, but sluggish scrolling, gesture support but with too much lag, no auto fullscreen, odd rendering (fonts too small even at settings large)
Im downloading it now and giving it a try. thanks. Ill let u know what I think later.
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Just purchased mine today and extremely happy!
Plays all my Gameloft titles superbly and all my HD Movies!
Only gripe I have so far is with the Web browsing suprisngly enough.
Web browsing
I don't seem to be able to turn off mobile view for web pages.
On the HTC devices there was on simple tick box within the internet settings.
Is there another way round this?
Baggyb said:
Just purchased mine today and extremely happy!
Plays all my Gameloft titles superbly and all my HD Movies!
Only gripe I have so far is with the Web browsing suprisngly enough.
Web browsing
I don't seem to be able to turn off mobile view for web pages.
On the HTC devices there was on simple tick box within the internet settings.
Is there another way round this?
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Type about:useragent in navigation bar and select a desktop useragent.
download dolphin mini.. stock browser blows
I use one called boat browser tried opera mini but it doesn't support flash so pointless, why I don't like the stock browser it doesn't have text re-flow option like the others have, so it keeps text readable without having to pan left and right to see it all.
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Type about:useragent in navigation bar and select a desktop useragent.
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Cheers mate!
but it is not permanent.
dolphin browser hd
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exactly, well annoying. if it was permanent it would be perfect. Miren browser is pretty good.
Hi guys, I had a quick question regarding using multiple browsers in your android os. Everytime I use another browser, it keeps asking me to pick a browser when I click on a link.
For example, If I am using skyfire and i click a link, it will ask me again if I want to use skyfire or stock browser for the link.... im like.. im in skyfire I'd like skyfire to complete the link.
I know I can solve this issue by setting the default program for internet but if I do set the default to skyfire, it won't let me use the android browser as a link pressed in android default broswer will open up skyfire for any link I press in the stock browser....
Any help would be appreciated thanks!
Solution: Either keep pressing the select browser to open link every time or use the default browser and switch to using only 1 browser.
Opera is a really good choice btw and better than both stock and skyfire.
There really aren't too many other "solutions" for this. Find a browser you really like and use it for your default.
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Solution: Either keep pressing the select browser to open link every time or use the default browser and switch to using only 1 browser.
Opera is a really good choice btw and better than both stock and skyfire.
There really aren't too many other "solutions" for this. Find a browser you really like and use it for your default.
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Hey thanks for the help. I guess I'll just have to stick to manually clicking my choices each time because I do want both. Sometimes, other browsers just have problems and I need to use the stock android browser.
I also tried all of them, dolphin(s), opera, miui, etc... I came out liking skyfire best other than the stupid social network bar at top.
one quick thought, it only makes sense that this needs to change. it's kinda like using chrome on my desktop and it asking me what browser to use everytime I click a link. Is this a fix on the os side or the app side??
I use 2 browser which is the stock and opera, I don't have this problem.
try this, if you're on the stock browser select the stock browser as default, then when you're on Skyfire when it ask you again choose Skyfire. I think that's what I did.
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There is also a free app in the market that lets you input a URL and choose which browser to use for that specific URL.
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one quick thought, it only makes sense that this needs to change. it's kinda like using chrome on my desktop and it asking me what browser to use everytime I click a link. Is this a fix on the os side or the app side??
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It's OS-side and I don't see it being changed simply because most people use a single browser and never have this issue.
Here is yet another "possible" fix though: Set your default Android browser as default. Get an icon to skyfire on your homescreen. Every time you click a link from within another app (XDA, Email, Messaging, etc), it will open it with the default browser. Every time you wish to use Skyfire, start it up from its icon.
You should never be asked which browser you wish to use again.
I'm currently using Opera and I really like it however I notice that when I'm on certain websites it still treats everything like its a mobile browser. (yes I realize it is). Like Facebook for example, it doesn't bring up that chat functions at all. Is there a browser that has true full blown browsing ability as if your on a regular comp?
In Opera you can change user agent and then all web pages are loaded like on desktop!
In Dolphin HD, they even have a widget to switch back and forth between mobile and desktop user-agents at the touch of a single button, so you can go with whichever works better on the nook for a particular page. Mostly, I keep it set to desktop, but occasionally a site looks better as android.
found that TUT : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=12285171&postcount=1
Personally, I prefer Miren. Opera is awesome, but its UA is typically passed as IE and Opera doesn't render all IE fixes the same as IE. Miren can be set to view as desktop and it still uses the webkit engine for rendering.
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GMKcz said:
In Opera you can change user agent and then all web pages are loaded like on desktop!
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Can you explain? I don't see that anywhere in the settings.
I like maxthon
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GMKcz said:
In Opera you can change user agent and then all web pages are loaded like on desktop!
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I've been using Opera since I was rooted stock 1.1. Recently I flashed Phiremod 6.2 and changed the user agent in Opera to desktop browser mode. OMG, this is the tablet I've always dreamed of.
Here's how:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1009443
is it possible to set the agent permanently?
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nolook said:
is it possible to set the agent permanently?
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Not sure what you mean. The setting stick for me.
In Opera, how do you keep the page from moving around? Is there a way to make the columns snap into place after you zoom in. thxs
boxcar8028 said:
In Opera, how do you keep the page from moving around? Is there a way to make the columns snap into place after you zoom in. thxs
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Unfortunately, no. Not with this version. Not that anyone's been able to find, anyway. One of my peeves with Opera. It's just too damn good to give up, though.
If U dont want to change hidden settings for Opera, why dont U just use Dolphin which has this as a standard option?
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Can you explain? I don't see that anywhere in the settings.
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to modify user agent.
1. download opera mobile from market (not mini)
2. open it and in the url bar type--> opera:config
3. scroll down to the second to last option 'User Prefs'
4. expand it and look for 'Custom User-Agent', it will be empty.
5. enter --> Opera/9.80 (Linux; en) Presto/2.7.81 Version/11.00
6. scroll down way to the bottom and hit save, close, and re-open.
7. go to cnn (full site) and compare scrolling with stock vs. opera mobile. much better.
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to modify user agent.
5. enter --> Opera/9.80 (Linux; en) Presto/2.7.81 Version/11.00
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You enter that exactly? along with the symbols and slashes?
That's what I did and I get desktop versions, just making sure I did it right.
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You enter that exactly? along with the symbols and slashes?
That's what I did and I get desktop versions, just making sure I did it right.
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That's what I did, complete with spaces and everything. Desktop web pages seem to be working fine for me.
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You enter that exactly? along with the symbols and slashes?
That's what I did and I get desktop versions, just making sure I did it right.
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Yep, enter that exactly everything after -->
i was going to put it in quotes, but then people add the quotes.
you can test cnn.com for a test. that would normally default to mobile site. once you save pref. and restart opera, you'll be good.
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Yep, enter that exactly everything after -->
i was going to put it in quotes, but then people add the quotes.
you can test cnn.com for a test. that would normally default to mobile site. once you save pref. and restart opera, you'll be good.
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Yea I did that. It loaded full CNN, it thought I was from outside the US but oh well.
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Yea I did that. It loaded full CNN, it thought I was from outside the US but oh well.
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interesting, i didn't really pay attention to where it thought i was from.
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interesting, i didn't really pay attention to where it thought i was from.
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Anytime I've ever used Opera anything, I've had the issue, I'm just thinking because Opera is based in Europe.
or PC browser ported to Android tablets because I'm tired of getting redirected to mobile phone friendly pages of websites when my Transformer Prime has the same resolution as my 12.1" laptop and thus is capable of displaying websites at the same size.
Why does it look like there's nothing being done about this?
Why does this browser even give off the detail to websites as if the system it's operating on is a mobile phone. There should least be a way to turn this feature off. I'm annoyed by it.
Lots of browsers in the market allow you to disable the mobile version. E.g. ics+ browser.
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Lots of browsers in the market allow you to disable the mobile version. E.g. ics+ browser.
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+1 ICS browser+ is great desktop view option owns!
Problem solved. Downloaded the Dolphin browser from the Marketplace.
This browser looks amazing and is loaded with features. I've already set it to my default browser. The default ICS browser even makes Internet Explorer seem amazing.
HAHAHAHA
Maybe better then IE8. On par with IE9 i would say.
Boat Browser is the best one out there by far imo.
Once you try xScope you stop trying the other ones.
xScope is my favorite and I've tried them all
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or PC browser ported to Android tablets because I'm tired of getting redirected to mobile phone friendly pages of websites when my Transformer Prime has the same resolution as my 12.1" laptop and thus is capable of displaying websites at the same size.
Why does it look like there's nothing being done about this?
Why does this browser even give off the detail to websites as if the system it's operating on is a mobile phone. There should least be a way to turn this feature off. I'm annoyed by it.
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Have you even tried any other browsers??
Most browsers give you the option of setting mobile or desktop view.
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Boat Browser is the best one out there by far imo.
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this. I have tried several browsers, none looked and felt as great as Boat
It's all about Firefox Mobile. Give it a try, the awesome tablet UI and plethora of extensions just can't be beat.
ICS browser+ is by far my favorite
Dolphin ftw
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Long time opera and dolphin user here, and I have to admit that boat is now the only browser in my adw dock!
There's the great ICS+ improved by a fellow XDA developers member, great stuff indeed.
Cheers
Can u post a link, I tried looking for this, couldn't find it, I tried ics + and love it. Didn't like boat browser
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Desktop browsing with Stock Browser - no additional software needed
If you would prefer the Desktop view of websites, rather than the Mobile view, then there is an easy way to change it without using any third party app.
Open the standard browser and type about:debug into the browser's address bar. Then go to Menu > Settings. You should have a new option called Debug. Press Debug, then on the right side press UAstring and change the option to Desktop.
Websites should now be displayed as they would on a computer desktop browser.
Other options are: iphone, ipad, android (default), honeycomb.
Thanks..
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If you would prefer the Desktop view of websites, rather than the Mobile view, then there is an easy way to change it without using any third party app.
Open the standard browser and type about:debug into the browser's address bar. Then go to Menu > Settings. You should have a new option called Debug. Press Debug, then on the right side press UAstring and change the option to Desktop.
Websites should now be displayed as they would on a computer desktop browser.
Other options are: iphone, ipad, android (default), honeycomb.
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I tried this n it works BUT it doesn't stick. After browser is closed down n started back up it reverts back.
just click on settings in the right upper corner and then click desktop. unfortunately it doesn't stick...
opera mobile would be my choice, but i have to admit that i didn't tried any others ;-)
demandarin said:
I tried this n it works BUT it doesn't stick. After browser is closed down n started back up it reverts back.
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Try this:
1) Make a new shortcut to a website (doesn't matter which one, this is just a workaround)
2) Edit that newly created shortcut, make the URL point to 'about:useragent' (without the quotes)
3) If you click on the shortcut nothing will happen. BUT if you now click on the addres bar of the browser the URL should be there. Just press enter.
4) Select the client you want your device to mimic
This doesn't save the client, so you will have to repeat steps 3 & 4 every time you restart the browser. But is a tiny bit more comfortable than editing a configration file I think
Is there any way to get rid of that annoying menu in the browser that pops up when you are scrolling through a web page? It looks like this:
| Add to | Bookmarks | Saved |
Use Chrome
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Chrome is a laggy POS. Also, the chrome beta says it's not compaitable with our phone. The stock browser is pretty smooth but that menu popping up all the time is super annoying.
Well since its a laggy pos then just do a search for browsers on the play store and decide for yourself.
Use the AOSP browser.
http://omniimpact.com/android/roms/myfishbear/?dir=/Droid DNA/patches
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Chrome is a laggy POS. Also, the chrome beta says it's not compatible with our phone. The stock browser is pretty smooth but that menu popping up all the time is super annoying.
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The chrome beta is compatible, Im using it. It shows up in the play store too...
orangechoochoo said:
Use the AOSP browser.
http://omniimpact.com/android/roms/myfishbear/?dir=/Droid DNA/patches
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does this work?
revolt1 said:
does this work?
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I've been using it for over a month
orangechoochoo said:
I've been using it for over a month
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Couple questions on the AOSP browser on the DNA, choochoo:
Does this zip replace the DNA's browser, or get installed alongside it? How would you go about going back to stock if you don't like it? And it seems like the stock browser gets all greedy with intents -- youtube, maps, etc. Will regular web links open in the AOSP if launched from another app? And does it reflow text after a zoom?
Okay, I guess that was technically four questions.
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Couple questions on the AOSP browser on the DNA, choochoo:
Does this zip replace the DNA's browser, or get installed alongside it? How would you go about going back to stock if you don't like it? And it seems like the stock browser gets all greedy with intents -- youtube, maps, etc. Will regular web links open in the AOSP if launched from another app? And does it reflow text after a zoom?
Okay, I guess that was technically four questions.
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It replaces it, I suppose you can copy the stock browser apk and save it for later. As far as app associations, that's controlled in the settings of the phone.