Just wondering which web browser everyone thinks is the best. I used to use steel but have recently switched to dolfin browser I think steel might have been faster and the favorites were easier to access. Are there any good browsers I'm missing? What do you think the best is?
Opera Mini is the fastest to render pages, but has some quirks and uses a lot of memory. Still, if you're going to be doing a lot of surfing, it's worth it for the speed increase.
Dolphin browser is pretty good also, it alows tabs and multipoint
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I've used three browsers so far: the default Donut browser, Dolphin, and the default Eclair browser. My favorite by far is the Eclair browser that comes with CyanogenMod.
EDIT: I also tried Opera Mini, and despite loving it on feature phones in the past, it's not the best smartphone browser
TeeJay3800 said:
I've used three browsers so far: the default Donut browser, Dolphin, and the default Eclair browser. My favorite by far is the Eclair browser that comes with CyanogenMod.
EDIT: I also tried Opera Mini, and despite loving it on feature phones in the past, it's not the best smartphone browser
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on the contrary(I know everyone is entitles to their opinion), but I have come to love opera mini beta 5..I am actually using it now and has been my daily browser for about a week now. It's really good with loading websites super quick and I also love the interface and the one touch zoom. of course, some pinch to zoom or some zoom buttons would be nice, but.It's really nothing to complain about. can't wait for the updates for it...and that's my two cents
I like stock HTC Eclair browser. It's totally lacking on features, but it just looks good. I'm a bit of a fanboy
As far as others, I used Dolphin for a time and liked it, just didn't like the look. But when Fennec is officially released (even in beta), heads will roll
TeeJay3800 said:
I've used three browsers so far: the default Donut browser, Dolphin, and the default Eclair browser. My favorite by far is the Eclair browser that comes with CyanogenMod.
EDIT: I also tried Opera Mini, and despite loving it on feature phones in the past, it's not the best smartphone browser
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Yes , it is
Tunny Browser RC, by the devs of Dolphin Browser... is aweseome.
All I can find is a R(ed) C(andy) theme for Dolphin...hardly the "best browser"...
Been using xScope this past week and find it miles better than the stock browser. Have made it my default. Excellent browser.
Skyfire....hehe
Pictures of Skyfire on g1:
skyfire is cool so far, of course it's still beta and missing a lot of the cool features that makes skyfire great on other platforms, but its not bad. i switch back and forth between skyfire and the default sense browser.
Shrivel said:
Been using xScope this past week and find it miles better than the stock browser. Have made it my default. Excellent browser.
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I have been using the XScope broswer for a while now and find it the best browser I have tried. I really like the way tabs work and it is also very fast.
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i have owned both a g1 and an iphone and i have always thought the iphones browser was superior however since i have used the hero browser i think it beats safari hands down. It renders pages quicker and it formats the text to fit the screen without jumping everywhere, it has FLASH something all mobile browsers have been lacking until now, the scrolling is almost as smooth considering it does it through software and the iphone uses a graphics chip, the double tap to zoom is precise as the iphone's and last but not least you can CHOOSE weather you want to view the mobile site or full site. this is just my opinion i would like to hear from others
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i have owned both a g1 and an iphone and i have always thought the iphones browser was superior however since i have used the hero browser i think it beats safari hands down. It renders pages quicker and it formats the text to fit the screen without jumping everywhere, it has FLASH something all mobile browsers have been lacking until now, the scrolling is almost as smooth considering it does it through software and the iphone uses a graphics chip, the double tap to zoom is precise as the iphone's and last but not least you can CHOOSE weather you want to view the mobile site or full site. this is just my opinion i would like to hear from others
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they are both webkit based and support multitouch
however the hero will come with flash installed, text wrap, and has the ability to download files so id say its better
JJbdoggg said:
i have owned both a g1 and an iphone and i have always thought the iphones browser was superior however since i have used the hero browser i think it beats safari hands down. It renders pages quicker and it formats the text to fit the screen without jumping everywhere, it has FLASH something all mobile browsers have been lacking until now, the scrolling is almost as smooth considering it does it through software and the iphone uses a graphics chip, the double tap to zoom is precise as the iphone's and last but not least you can CHOOSE weather you want to view the mobile site or full site. this is just my opinion i would like to hear from others
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I don't have an iphone so I can't compare, but the htc browser is excellent. It scrolls a bit smoother than even cyanogen's 3.6.5 image. Plus javascript heavy sites run faster than the stock browser.
The only thing I don't like about the hero browser is that it covers the status bar. I understand that its to provide more screen space, but at least give the user the option.
dwang said:
I don't have an iphone so I can't compare, but the htc browser is excellent. It scrolls a bit smoother than even cyanogen's 3.6.5 image. Plus javascript heavy sites run faster than the stock browser.
The only thing I don't like about the hero browser is that it covers the status bar. I understand that its to provide more screen space, but at least give the user the option.
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yeah that really pisses me off too lol
is there an apk to install the hero browser? or is it based on the hero framework? i;m running cyanogens 3.6.5 mod with the androidplus theme
renegadedj said:
is there an apk to install the hero browser? or is it based on the hero framework? i;m running cyanogens 3.6.5 mod with the androidplus theme
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gotta install hero...
...plz delete, i posted in the wrong forum
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I tried Dolphin HD browser and it was really great. Its got lot of innovative features. But its not much of use on Galaxy S i guess, because within minutes of using it bcomes horribly slow. Each tap almost takes seconds for the app to respond. Even the scrolling is equally bad.
I really dont want to uninstall this browser. Does anybody have any tweaks to make it usable ? Do all galaxy S users feel the same or it works okay on others.
Any comments will be helpful.
yes, don't use dolphin
use skyfire, it is the fastest one
2nd fast is opera mini
According to the maker of Dolphin it had some issues in the later builds. But now it is more focused on speed improvements.
Opera is good. Hasn't tested skyfire on android. Didn't like it much all those years ago on PPC. The issue with Opera is when u use it for rapidshare or megadownload for instance (when u get the count down to the link) it is not updating. Probably because of the proxy to Opera. Turning this off hasn't worked for me.
Good luck!
Wow, if the makes of dolphin really work on improving the speed, I will be one happy camper.
Haven't uninstalled dolphin yet, hoping for a fix to come soon.
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dolphin is one heck of a good browser, but the speed is horrible
my 10 years old Palm Treo loads faster than that
and the Treo was known to have the worse browser on the planet at that time
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dolphin is one heck of a good browser, but the speed is horrible
my 10 years old Palm Treo loads faster than that
and the Treo was known to have the worse browser on the planet at that time
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Guys, I tried Skyfire. Many people suggested that its very fast and all for Galaxy.
however, I am seeing the same sluggishness with Skyfire as well. The pages load fast but the browser acts very slugish. The taps dont respond well, the scrolling gets held up at places etc.
Still searching for a better stock browser replacement.
Anybody?
What's wrong with the stock one? I find it very good!!
Tried xscope? Best non proxy browser imho
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araje said:
Guys, I tried Skyfire. Many people suggested that its very fast and all for Galaxy.
however, I am seeing the same sluggishness with Skyfire as well. The pages load fast but the browser acts very slugish. The taps dont respond well, the scrolling gets held up at places etc.
Still searching for a better stock browser replacement.
Anybody?
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did you try opera mini?
my main browser is still sky fire, i don't have the sluggishness you described, i'm on stock JH2 ROM, no lag fix
Guys, looks like my prayers got answered.
Dolphin update: v 3.1.1
It's as smooth as Silk. Amazing improvement. NOW, it is the best I can say.
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Yes the new version of Dolphin HD has much better performance. Now I'm happy to use it as my default browser
Have just installed the latest version and after spending a little time with it, I think it's better than opera for me
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3.1.1 ?? I can only find 3.0 ?!?
Its faster but I'm just not used to it, I think I'm too used to Xscope
Yeah, How do I acquire dolphin browser hd 3.1.1 ? Market shows 3.0 to be the latest...
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I'm sure he uses just dolphin browser not dolphin browser HD.
Dolphin browsers latest version is 3.1.1 but HDs latest version 3.0.
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I'm sure he uses just dolphin browser not dolphin browser HD.
Dolphin browsers latest version is 3.1.1 but HDs latest version 3.0.
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Oh, I see... That makes more sense.... Well, does that mean that the regular dolphin browser is better than dolphin browser hd ?
P.S. I didn't find dolphin browser hd 3.0 any faster than 2.x as opposed to how it's advertised. Good browser all over, but I didn't notice any major (performance) improvements. Is it just me ?
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I'm sure he uses just dolphin browser not dolphin browser HD.
Dolphin browsers latest version is 3.1.1 but HDs latest version 3.0.
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Sorry after reading the post I went back to see market and appbrain. They both show 3.0 only. I might have seen just the dolphin brower I guess. BUT, I just upgraded the HD browser from market and I am sure I have dolphin HD. I see a nice HD on my icon.
The speed and the general handling is completely different and smooth now. The performance improvement is easily notice able
Sorry for all the confusion guys, I guess was just to excited seeing the speed.
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Continuing from my previous post, are you guys saying that you have upgraded to latest version yesterday and stol not seeing the improvements?
If you haven't, I suggest you upgrade.market will show you that an upgrade is available for them.
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I have upgraded to 3.0 but it still is kinda slow. Although I haven't tested it with wifi cause my connection is down.
Still the built in browser is faster than dolphin HD with 3g.
I used only dolphin hd when I had desire and really liked it but in galaxy it is just too slow.
I have JM2 installed if it makes any difference...
I know that everyone will have a personal opinion and preference (not to mention that this question has probably been done to death); but with the latest GB update/ROM, 2.2 roms and so forth...At this point in development, is the stock browser just as good/fast as 3rd party ones (specifically sykfire and opera mini).
I am updated to the 1/28 Gingerbread, and while the stock is ok, I still prefer Dolphin. I have a difficult time exiting out of stock (the back key just pages back, does not exit), and downloads don't always seem to complete in the stock browser for me. Just my 2 cents.
Yeah I figure it really depends on the user's needs/wants. I read this interesting review, (tried to post the link but not allowed yet :-( and it looks like skyfire is the best overall (supposedly plays flash on non-flash devices pretty well)
Miren is the best.
Skyfire for Flash video conversion support. Also a good system for tabs and a great browser overall.
LATE EDIT: I read the topic wrong, I thought it was like a poll... Umm, the stock is still nowhere near as good as Skyfire or Dolphin.
I use dolphins mini.
ive used xscope for quite a while and nothing else ever really feels right when i try it
I like miren as well.
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I'm using Opera atm but I don't like that there is no pinch to zoom or text formatting when I zoom in. It's still much better than stock, maybe I'll check out dolphin or miren
I would say boat browser
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Miren seems like a really good browser. I like it.
Was using Opera now Dolphin is my primary, however a bit frustrated with not being able to set my home page. They all run rather slow to open up and are sluggish on my phone. Web pages are a pain in the *** on all of them. Either too small or too big.
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Miren seems like a really good browser. I like it.
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Haven't heard of it. How does it compare. Why do you like it. I might have to give it a try.
Opera Mobile
Now using Opera Mobile and I find it is very snappy. I tried Dolphin and it seemed a bit cumbersome. I will have to check out Miren.
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ive used xscope for quite a while and nothing else ever really feels right when i try it
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Xscope is very good, especially the newest version as they worked out alot of bugs, it is a paid app tho. Try the different versions of dolphin browser they are really fast and customizable.
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I liked the functions embedded in Skyfire, but on the aospCMod, it seemed to cause some FC and weird booting issues.
I use dolphin HD licensed and skyfire for flash yxplayer fc's on me in aospcmod
Best browsers for android
For me it is opera mini ucweb for more info
my-source-codes.blogspot.com/2011/03/best-android-browser.html
I’ve tried few and have to agree skyfire works best.
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Has anyone tried this yet? Been using since last night and I have to say... wow. It's what the android browser should've been. Opera 10 was smooth, but this is even better with flash support now. Runs buttery smooth (iPhone like... smoother than any other android browser) even when I'm underclocked to 800mhz =)
Yes, better than the laggy stock browser, more smooth and support flash, for me the better mobile browser with safari.
you know yes....! Opera - need to be original browser in Nexus S
I'm liking it a lot more.
Tried it and uninstalled within half an hour, word-breaking for Thai characters looks terrible. Super lag compared to Dolphin Mini & stock browser...
I dont seem to get any reactions to anything I touch on webpages:S?
Wait reboot and fix permissions sorted it...BEST BROWSER TO DATE! I use the psx scene site as a benchmark which one dolphin and stock lags like a *****! On opera its perfect..very very smooth!
To enable desktop view:
opera:config>UserPref>Custom User>Agent-Agent>Type:Opera/9.80 (Linux; en) Presto/2.7.81 Version/11.00 >Scroll down the list untill you find the save icon (quite a way down the expanded user pref list) then restart and there you go
I have to agree. Opera 11 is awesome. (click for browser shootout)
dude is fantastic! !!!!
Thanks for this! I was wondering how to get the full engadget site to show. =)
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To enable desktop view:
opera:config>UserPref>Custom User>Agent-Agent>Type:Opera/9.80 (Linux; en) Presto/2.7.81 Version/11.00 >Scroll down the list untill you find the save icon (quite a way down the expanded user pref list) then restart and there you go
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I've just tried the V11 and ... WOW :O
Absolutely perfect, lighteningly fast, no checkerboards at all, no lag, etc... The fastest browser I've ever seen.
The best mobile browser ever!!
Thanks to Opera team for this fantastic work on Android.
xmRipper said:
I've just tried the V11 and ... WOW :O
Absolutely perfect, lighteningly fast, no checkerboards at all, no lag, etc... The fastest browser I've ever seen.
The best mobile browser ever!!
Thanks to Opera team for this fantastic work on Android.
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that's true!!!! I hope Cyanogen gonna change original stock laggy browser, for beautiful and performance Opera 11.
I love this browser as well, but some of the pages don't look like they should. Like m.db.no and mobil.aftenposten.no. (these pages are in Norwegian, but you'll see what I'm talking about). Any tips? I would like the mobile version, not the desktop one.
Edit: the m.db.no seems to be working as it should now, but what I wrote still holds true for mobil.aftenposten.no.
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To enable desktop view:
opera:config>UserPref>Custom User>Agent-Agent>Type:Opera/9.80 (Linux; en) Presto/2.7.81 Version/11.00 >Scroll down the list untill you find the save icon (quite a way down the expanded user pref list) then restart and there you go
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how the hell do you get this to work?
I tried putting in opera:config that takes me to a list of stuff but got stuck there theres no userpref option halp thanks
I would love it if it didn't make a lot of websites look terrible. great speed and features but I can't stand how it renders google.com
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jaker.the.skater said:
I would love it if it didn't make a lot of websites look terrible. great speed and features but I can't stand how it renders google.com
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It's the old-mobile version of Google. You have to change your user-agent to default Android browser or iPhone browser etc. to see proper mobile version of Google.
what should I put for the user agent in the opera:config to get the android user agent?
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Ya that is quite nice. I've used previous versions and none of them were quite perfect but this might just do the trick. Its quite a nice piece of kit, if I'm honest. I use Bank of America and can't use their mobile site in my area or even load their full site on the standard browser for reasons unknown to God himself but this using the spoofing lets me do just that which makes it completely worth its weight in Gold.
The lack of a user-agent preference in the settings area is a big downside. The browser's fast, but that's a setting that should be easily accessible. Going to the config page address and what-not is a pain in the ass.
been using the new firefox beta and actuqlly i like it, its smoother than the opera and works nicely, just type "firefox" on the play store and download the beta
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The best browser i've ever used on my o2x is boat browser...
It's fast and smooth, no random crashes, nice ui, nice customization and a wide browser agents selection.
well tested here the boat browser and i find it very laggy compared to mozilla.and other
i hope you're kidding.
every browser, except for the android 2.3 default one and boat browser, is laggy as hell on o2x devices
if you do have problems with boat browser and don't with firefox or opera, well... you don't have a lg o2x
Firefox is not on beta, the beta is only for them to try new functions. I tried firefox yesterday, it was not a good experience
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pidocchio said:
i hope you're kidding.
every browser, except for the android 2.3 default one and boat browser, is laggy as hell on o2x devices
if you do have problems with boat browser and don't with firefox or opera, well... you don't have a lg o2x
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lol, for me default 2.3 browser and boat are laggy, opera is almost smooth, and firefox smooth, bug with bugs
and yes lol i have a o2x
i gonna made a vid!
Firefox beta has been updated (May 18) with some good improvements.. including Flash support (but only for phones / 7" tablets).
pidocchio said:
i hope you're kidding.
every browser, except for the android 2.3 default one and boat browser, is laggy as hell on o2x devices
if you do have problems with boat browser and don't with firefox or opera, well... you don't have a lg o2x
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No browser lags on my o2x.... guess your using a s**t rom.
MAXTHON
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I have installed FF beta and must say it awesome fast and smooth. For me it replace stock and Opera browser...
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No browser lags on my o2x.... guess your using a s**t rom.
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agreed, i never ever ever have seen a browser lagging on my o2x O_O
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well, now i can definitely say firefox unfortunately performs great, but idk why it lags like hell at least on youtube
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agreed, i never ever ever have seen a browser lagging on my o2x O_O
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well, now i can definitely say firefox unfortunately performs great, but idk why it lags like hell at least on youtube
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Youtube mobile site lags for me 2. When hq or hd is enabled. It does work on desktop site
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I actually tried FF beta, and i do prefer opera mobile. They're both smooth, as any browser i tried, but opera is faster to me.
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In my opinion, Dolphin and Opera are the best browsers as of now. I tried firefox too, but it seemed unnecessarily complicated and buggy as hell. Altough it's been a couple of months since I tried Firefox, so most of the bugs have probably been taken care of!
But I've been using Dolphin for the last couple of weeks and I'm really satisfied with it!
I would love to use FF on my O2X, but its laggy, What combination of rom/kernel did you use?
I have to agree that FF beta is now the smoothest and fastest browser I've tried on my o2x. Faster n smoother than opera!! Only wish there was a thin loading bar (dolphin hd style) when on full screen mode.. Anyway, amazing performance there, everyone should give it a try
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