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Better Browser for Hero.. ?

I just do not like the address bar and some display problems.
Basically I do not need multi-touch. The one from HTC Magic or Loccy's Better Browser is fine for me.
Is there an alternative for Hero or Hero ROM ?

you can try steel ...
http://www.cyrket.com/package/com.kolbysoft.steel

telee said:
I just do not like the address bar and some display problems.
Basically I do not need multi-touch. The one from HTC Magic or Loccy's Better Browser is fine for me.
Is there an alternative for Hero or Hero ROM ?
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Loccy's Better Browser works almost perfectly on my Hero. Flash is missing but that only slowed down the browser and the search button brings up a normal address bar rather than a search bar. Just install it as per the instructions for installing on the G1.

I am playing with Opera Mini 5 that runs under Java. Loads pages faster than the normal browser but running inside Java slows the touch response down. It also doesn't use the standard keyboard which is a pity. I guess it can't really since this is running under Java.

Just a thought... you would have thought that android (developed by google) would have at least a mobile browser in the format of Chrome available... or does this seem unreasonable!

AshtonBRSC said:
Loccy's Better Browser works almost perfectly on my Hero. Flash is missing but that only slowed down the browser and the search button brings up a normal address bar rather than a search bar. Just install it as per the instructions for installing on the G1.
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How did you manage to get Better Browser working on your Hero? I tried installing Better Browser on my Hero and just got FCs.

seanyowl said:
Just a thought... you would have thought that android (developed by google) would have at least a mobile browser in the format of Chrome available... or does this seem unreasonable!
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Very strange thought considering the browser is available. It's just that OP doesnt like it and wants an alternative.

lsim001 said:
How did you manage to get Better Browser working on your Hero? I tried installing Better Browser on my Hero and just got FCs.
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Try uninstalling the original browser with adb uninstall com.android.browser first then installing the Browser.apk with adb.

seanyowl said:
Just a thought... you would have thought that android (developed by google) would have at least a mobile browser in the format of Chrome available... or does this seem unreasonable!
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Both Chrome and the standard Android browser are based on Webkit (FWIW so is the iPhone browser), so in essence you can almost think of the Android browser as being "mobile Chrome". Much of what makes Chrome different (separate address spaces and processes per tab etc) would really be applicable on a resource limited mobile device anyway.
However, at some point in the future, I'd expect Google to release a "Chrome branded" version of the standard browser for Android.
Regards,
Dave

there is a new browser released, no multitouch but the rest seems to be okay.
name: Dolphin

Opera Mobile
I heard rumours that Opera Mobile 9.7 was coming to android fairly soon.
Would be great to have it as the turbo mode is so useful on a slow connection.

anyone knows something about that mobile firefox?

The mobile FF was branded Fennec, I've not seen an Android build, but I didn't get on with the Beta in win-mob.
Still, it's nice to have options and I'll be checking out the various borwsers suggested in this thread.
Great discussion!

Loccy's Better Browser works on Hero ROM.
I can replace the Browser on MyHero 1.1.3.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=551119&page=51

Incorrect
Actually the Dolphin browser as well as the default browser on the Android G1 does have multi touch and pinch zooming if your phone is rooted.
Mine does all of this with just about every Rom I have flashed..

Firefox Mobile release candidat ready for Maemo. Guess Android have to wait a while.
I really like Dolphin.

cbanbury said:
I heard rumours that Opera Mobile 9.7 was coming to android fairly soon.
Would be great to have it as the turbo mode is so useful on a slow connection.
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Opera Mobile 9.7 is out-of-date
Opera Mobile 10 is coming to android, but for OEM's to install on the phone only. So if AT&T or any carriers want to put a browser on the phone and chooses Opera, we can rip the APK out
Opera Mobile 10 will not be avail for consumers to download.

jaded17 said:
Actually the Dolphin browser as well as the default browser on the Android G1 does have multi touch and pinch zooming if your phone is rooted.
Mine does all of this with just about every Rom I have flashed..
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My phone's not rooted and they both have these. I still use the stock browser simply because of the flash integration, though I like Dolphin's tabs better. Anybody know of a way to make Dolphin use HTC's built in flash app?

Different browsers?

What are my options for alternative browsers? What I dislike the most about the stock browser on this thing is that a lot of sites go into "mobile" mode. I dont spend 30 bucks a month to browse a dumbed down version of the internet
This is my first smartphone
EDIT: ok so i went with dolphin. is there a function similar to "about:debug" in dolphin. i know that in dolphin i can scroll down and hit classic view but i would rather have it always on.

Skyfire has the option to toggle between one or the other. Dunno about any others
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There should be an option to select a desktop user agent instead of an android user agent in the settings of the stock browser.
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Dolphin Browser also has an add that lets you toggle between mobile and regular versions.

TheBadBen said:
Dolphin Browser also has an add that lets you toggle between mobile and regular versions.
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+1 for dolphin
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Miren browser
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Type "about:debug" in the address bar then hit go. This will give you access to advanced settings. Including user agent. Its under "ua string" change it to desktop and voila no more mobile
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Great tips above but i think there are plenty of other alts like Firefox (in beta), Skyfire (mentioned earlier), Dolphin (also mentioned earlier) and also the Opera Family (Mini, which is compressed on their servers or some nonesense like that, and Mobile, which is a full fledged browser) I like Firefox because i use it at home and its actually has a nice UI unlike some other browsers. Skyfire has video, and Dolphin is just solid. I'm not a huge fan of the Opera family but they are still good

Xfire browser let's you choose exactly what version of a site you see, whether its mobile, Android, regular, heck you can even spoof yourself as an iPhone.
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fupamobile said:
What I dislike the most about the stock browser on this thing is that a lot of sites go into "mobile" mode.
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1. Mobile sites are much more convenient and are usually designed for the smaller screen res and a limited selection methods or touch screens.
2. Type in "about:debug" into the url bar. Then hit menu->more->settings->UAString (down at bottom) -> select desktop. You may now type in "about:debug" to remove the extra dialogue options.
I, personally, wouldn't say it's dumbed down... It's streamlined for use on mobile devices. (loads quicket, better interface for device)

Yeah, you might miss mobile sites pretty soon.
xScope and Dolphin are the best IMO. You can easily toggle mobile in either. Skyfire is worth keeping in the app drawer for flash video every now and then.

TheBadBen said:
Dolphin Browser also has an add that lets you toggle between mobile and regular versions.
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CamdogXIII said:
Type "about:debug" in the address bar then hit go. This will give you access to advanced settings. Including user agent. Its under "ua string" change it to desktop and voila no more mobile
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ok so i went with dolphin. is there a function similar to "about:debug" in dolphin. i know that in dolphin i can scroll down and hit classic view but i would rather have it always on.

Yeah, its in there somewhere...
I noticed it when I had tried it.
Hopefully, a dolphin user will chime in. or you could try googling it.

Viewing pages as "Desktop" user agent

I have a Sprint tab and since I bought it I have been using Dolphin browser with user agent set to "Desktop".
It's always been my preference with Android devices to view full desktop versions of web sites as opposed to mobile versions.
For some reason (And this has been the case through a firmware update or two) some web sites won't see my tab as a Desktop device. Mainly www.bankofamerica.com but I've found others.
My Samsung fascinate does not have this problem. I'm wondering, does anyone know how I can fix that? I have root access on my tab.
cheers,
Collin

Have you tried this with the Miren browser? This one too had various user agent settings that can be changed on the fly... Check if it has the same behavior with this browser, it might work... Our not...
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I use the iPad user agent and it went to the desktop version of the bank site you posted.

Very strange- I followed both of your suggestions. With Miren set to Desktop user agent and with Dolphin set to iPad user agent, I still get the mobile version.

0TheRain0 said:
Very strange- I followed both of your suggestions. With Miren set to Desktop user agent and with Dolphin set to iPad user agent, I still get the mobile version.
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Are you manually entering the desktop URL for the title page of the site?

0TheRain0 said:
Very strange- I followed both of your suggestions. With Miren set to Desktop user agent and with Dolphin set to iPad user agent, I still get the mobile version.
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I don't know what ROM version you are using, but I can tell you that when I got my Tab, I had precisely the same issue and the only way I was able to solve it was to flash to a later ROM.
Regards,
Dave

I use Dolphin HD set to Desktop and just went to that site this morning. No problems, except I forgot my password, lol. Got the desktop site.
Using stock Korean version, no roots, no mods.
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samspunker said:
I use Dolphin HD set to Desktop and just went to that site this morning. No problems, except I forgot my password, lol. Got the desktop site.
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+1 same for me.

Is there a way to change the user agent of the built-in web browser, using the stock ROM? I'd rather not have to install and use another web browser such as Dolphin.

onlinespending said:
Is there a way to change the user agent of the built-in web browser, using the stock ROM? I'd rather not have to install and use another web browser such as Dolphin.
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I have same issue/question.

How do I delete locked bookmark??

So i'm getting really annoyed with the pre-installed bookmarks that come with the stock browser. How the heck do I get rid of them? (steeldroid 3 deodexed if it makes a difference).
Who goes to the verizon website anyway, much less needs a permanent bookmark to it?

Install Miren Browser

i had the same problem before, just load a bookmark sync app of some sort, and run it, that should do it
an alternate browser like he said ^^^ should also do it, if it manages bookmarks on its own

Alternate browser that lets you deleted bookmarks. Dolphin, miren skyfire. I can confirm this works

You shoukd search before posting forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=97686572

thanks guys, got em off.

[Q] Best Browser for CM9?

The standard thread question...
I didn't see any prior topics about this. I use the CM9 nightlies.
I've tried the following:
Browser (I haven't really used this much)
Chrome (I get a lot of crashes when I scroll quickly on sites with heavy coding)
Dolphin (Don't like how the address bar disappears when scrolling down)
Dolphin Mini (I like how the address bar stays, but this browser has limited features)
Opera HD (Meh)
Maxthon (Everyone says to use this one. While it's nice, I've found that you can't really open a lot of tabs with this browser without it crashing and/or freezing.)
What do you guys use? What should I try?

It doesn't look like you have tried Firefox, so that might be worth a go. It is a very personal choice, but I have stuck with the ICS browser for most use (also have Chrome, Dolphin and Firefox installed).

Dolphin. It's fast and fullscreen. I would've used Chrome (i like the sync with Google account), but it's laggy and adress bar and tabs are unhideable.

For now, I'm using ICS Browser+.
I have most of the ones mentioned installed, but use ICS Browser+ most of the time.

I've just been using the standard browser. It allows a desktop user agent, supports flash, has tabs and is pretty stable which is all i need.
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I think opera mobile its more stable browser

I myself haven't found any reason to switch from the stock browser. I love the quick controls.

I like Dolphin HD for all my Andorid decices. I like having multipe tabs open.
*EDIT*scratch that, after a few days.of ok browsing with Dolphin HD, I can't even get it open without crashing. It's constantly asking me to send an error report. Gonna try uninstalling and reinstalling and see what happens.
[Sent from my *voided* HTC EVO 4G via Tapatalk 2]

The new Firefox is probably the fastest browser on android.
I still use the Firefox Nightlies because I like the gestures for closing tabs.

jask0 said:
The standard thread question...
I didn't see any prior topics about this. I use the CM9 nightlies.
I've tried the following:
Browser (I haven't really used this much)
Chrome (I get a lot of crashes when I scroll quickly on sites with heavy coding)
Dolphin (Don't like how the address bar disappears when scrolling down)
Dolphin Mini (I like how the address bar stays, but this browser has limited features)
Opera HD (Meh)
Maxthon (Everyone says to use this one. While it's nice, I've found that you can't really open a lot of tabs with this browser without it crashing and/or freezing.)
What do you guys use? What should I try?
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One thing about Dolphin's address bar disappearing when browsing, you can change the setting so its always showing.
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