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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.
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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.
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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
im having a hard time finding a good processing app @[email protected]
What about Google Docs? Does it work in Android browser or Dolphin? It's quite good.
There's going to be QuickOffice Pro HD for Honeycomb coming out soon.
And if you subscribe with your email, there's going to be 30% discount when you purchase it.
http://www.quickoffice.com/quickoffice_connect_suite_android_hd/
MS Office Live
Has anyone tried MS office for web? It runs very good in chorme on desktop, waiting for my wifi xoom to see how it works in honeycomb browser
Search office live in google to find it i cant post outside links yet
I have paid for Documents to Go and Picsel Smart Office. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. I like Picsel because it is the only app so far that displays graphics correctly but track changes are not available until the next big release (they have a good customer support). D2G has the track changes but lacks a lot of correct rendering and PPT support is atrocious. I'm sure in the next 2-3 months we'll have a decent selection to choose from!
Both Office Live and Google Docs are too heavy for the Xoom browsers, which is to be expected, they are not exactly optimized for our screen size and lack of desktop horsepower.
They both run, but are very clunky.
I tried ThinkOffice, no go - FC off the bat.
OfficeSuite Pro trial seems to loose the document as you type, then goes into a "Recover your doc screen" - I couldn't even get a paragraph in with this.
I'm open to suggestions here, I really need a solid Doc/XLS app that won't have issues that hinder it - I don't need full fledge office or anything, but I do need something that will let me View/Edit and finding one that does bullet points would be freakin sweet.
I don't need anything for graphics really, I just really need to read pdf and word docs and be able to edit all of them
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niiza said:
I don't need anything for graphics really, I just really need to read pdf and word docs and be able to edit all of them
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Then Documents to Go and Picsel Smart Office should work for you! But only the paid version allows to edit
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Both Office Live and Google Docs are too heavy for the Xoom browsers, which is to be expected, they are not exactly optimized for our screen size and lack of desktop horsepower.
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What do you mean? I use them on my home computer in the same resolution in a browser that scores less in SunSpider than the Xoom stock browser. Is it because of touch? How would it work with keyboard and mouse (or touchpad)? Have anyone tried?
I purchased the Quick Office HD and I have to say I am really impressed so far!
Works great on my Xoom.
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I purchased the Quick Office HD and I have to say I am really impressed so far!
Works great on my Xoom.
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I cannot say that I am impressed with any of the currently available apps. Check out my comparison of Quick Office, Picsel SmartOffice and Documents to Go!
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What do you mean? I use them on my home computer in the same resolution in a browser that scores less in SunSpider than the Xoom stock browser. Is it because of touch? How would it work with keyboard and mouse (or touchpad)? Have anyone tried?
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Try them, you can tell that the browsers struggles. More the office live than Google docs, but even with google docs there are things that you just have to have a mouse for. Sadly there is not yet an HTML standard for touch input as a replacement for mouse events. Especially with things like Hover, Drag, and Drop.
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I think that the office apps that are available in the market are more than adequate for some light editing and productivity on the go. Its not necessary for these apps to have full compatibility with desktop versions imho. Being far too critical really.
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I have been using quickoffice HD. So far its pretty good. I also have docs to go, whichnis good but the file browsing is better in quickoffice.
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Accophox said:
I think that the office apps that are available in the market are more than adequate for some light editing and productivity on the go. Its not necessary for these apps to have full compatibility with desktop versions imho. Being far too critical really.
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Sure, I can also use my phone for typing but what I need a tablet to do is to recognize basic fonts, comments, and paragraph formatting. I don't think we're expecting too much. If I want a text editor that's different but if you claim to have a "professional" office suite and can't even display the symbol font then something's not right. But I'm glad it works for you!
i also ordered quick office HD and I mainly use powerpoint but quick office keeps auto advancing the slides. I don't want to have to keep pressing the pause button every time I manually advance the slides. Does anyone know how to turn off the auto advancing so that I can just manually advance the slides when I want to?
I have Quickoffice Pro HD. Not too impressed with it. I'm a college student so I bought my Xoom for notetaking in my classes (and because I am an Android freak). It works well enough for notes, but not as I would like it to. Formatting is very weird, and the worst part is no auto correct or spell check. If I am going to type fast and efficiently, I can't be going back every five seconds to touch the screen and change a letter. Very frustrating.
I'm hoping the office tech catches up with tablets soon. Don't really understand why I can't just have the same text functionality in my word processing app that I do in my Gmail or text messages.
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I have Quickoffice Pro HD. Not too impressed with it. I'm a college student so I bought my Xoom for notetaking in my classes (and because I am an Android freak). It works well enough for notes, but not as I would like it to. Formatting is very weird, and the worst part is no auto correct or spell check. If I am going to type fast and efficiently, I can't be going back every five seconds to touch the screen and change a letter. Very frustrating.
I'm hoping the office tech catches up with tablets soon. Don't really understand why I can't just have the same text functionality in my word processing app that I do in my Gmail or text messages.
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My auto correct works in quick office hd.
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Isn't autocorrect also a feature of the keyboard that you use? I have to admit that none of the keyboards I tried so far has as good an autocorrect as my iPhone :-(
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I live in Canada so can't download Currents from the Market, but you can easily find an .apk with a quick Google search.
Currents is exactly the killer app I was looking for to read my Reader streams. I love Flipboard on the iPad and this is its equivalent for Android tablets. It's extremely smooth and looks awesome on the GT 7.7.
This makes all the difference!!!
I agree currents is a pretty great app. It seems a little aggressive on the data and battery use but that can be manually stopped. It can make almost any article based site look good and the sites that have custom made currents look great.
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I agree currents is a pretty great app. It seems a little aggressive on the data and battery use but that can be manually stopped. It can make almost any article based site look good and the sites that have custom made currents look great.
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I have it set-up for 6-hour intervals. My GT is WiFi only but I left it on all day (sporadic use to be honest) with syncing Email/Calendar, Twitter, FB in background (as well as Currents...) and it only consumed 25% in over 10 hours.
i couldn't agree more. one of the few apps on my homescreen!
Now we're talking!
Superb app! Marvellous to encounter a slick purpose built tablet app, and looks phenomenal on the 7.7.
Guaranteed recipe to wow your mates - 7.7 + Currents + 500px. Job done.
My only issue with google currents is the "500px magazine" (photos). When you click on one of the photos, then swiping to next/previous photo is not responsive at all most probably is because it waits for the next/previous photo to be loaded
Hey, do you get the pictures of + 500px in G. Currents in full screen? I can only see them in the upper left corner, about 50% size of the screen ...
Google Currents Bug
I seem to have an issue, which no one else mentioned here (or anywhere else on the web yet). I used Google Currents on Asus Transformer with no problems, but same app on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 does not display the articles properly, there is a overlapping column on the right side (as seen on the picture). I have tried all the possible settings, small/medium/large font...the problem remains. Does anyone have any idea what could be the cause and solution??? Thanks in advance!!!
I find Feedly better to be honest.
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I find Feedly better to be honest.
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Ok, good for you, but does anyone have any idea whats wrong with my google curretns app to come up like this???
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I seem to have an issue, which no one else mentioned here (or anywhere else on the web yet). I used Google Currents on Asus Transformer with no problems, but same app on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 does not display the articles properly, there is a overlapping column on the right side (as seen on the picture). I have tried all the possible settings, small/medium/large font...the problem remains. Does anyone have any idea what could be the cause and solution??? Thanks in advance!!!
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did you change your lcd density?
I have the same issue with columns all messed up. I'm running rooted stock without density change.
Then again ; I live in Switzerland where Currents is not available so I got it through Market Enabler. Don't know if that could create the issue.
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Instead of sarcasm you might try starting a thread about your issue.
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Ok, resolved. The density needed to be changed. You can achieved that with a free app from android market. Btw, no sarcasm in my previous post whatsoever. I guess computercommunication makes people a tad paranoid.
Uh... changing density is hardly a solution. I mean sure one can do that, but the app itself should support different resolution/size/density to be considered a "killer app" !
What I really don't get is how people have it working without changing density as I haven't.
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Ever since v1.9.3 or 1.9.4 (can't remember), the Facebook app shows everything in a narrow column down the center of the screen, and photos are cropped so you only see the left side. There are a few bad reviews on the Play store that mention this issue. I posted a thread in the general section about this, but someone replied he doesn't have the issue with another tablet. I wonder if it's an issue with touchwiz and facebook. I had the issue before and after the ICS update. I've tried clearing data, as we as uninstalling and reinstalling. Only thing I haven't tried is backing up to a side-loaded older version.
U can only see the full pictures without cropping in the portrait view just force close facebook app and open it again in the portrait position
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zeema said:
U can only see the full pictures without cropping in the portrait view just force close facebook app and open it again in the portrait position
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I'll give that a shot. It used to work in landscape, where pictures would take the entire width. I'm trying to figure out if it's an issue with just the tab 8.9, any samsung tabs, or all android tablets. Comments in my other thread would make it seem that it's not a problem on all android tablets. It's like the code to size the pictures uses the full width, then some other code that formats the columns, just uses some max width, which ends up cropping photos. In addition to that, the Facebook app on the Gtab also doesn't show the new timeline with cover photo, where the same facebook app version on my phone does.
Use the browser
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Use the browser
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Notifications.
Also, you're reply doesn't help me narrow down if the problem is the app itself, or an issue with the app only on the 8.9.
zeema said:
U can only see the full pictures without cropping in the portrait view just force close facebook app and open it again in the portrait position
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The pictures are still cropped when I do this, just seemingly by not as much (since the slim center column is closer to the width of the screen in portrait.
Here's the email I sent to FB on Jul 13
Just updated to 1.9.7 on my Galaxy Tab 8.9. The center column and cropped picture issue is still here. Please fix this soon. It worked just fine several versions ago, I think somewhere around 1.9.0 or so.
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I have tried every version from 1.8.3 up till the latest, and they all have the problem. So, that means one of these things are the cause:
1. The Tab 8.9 has issues with Facebook (not likely at all, since the problem showed up after an update to Facebook)
2. The FB app has issues with TouchWiz tablets (plausible perhaps, but also not likely. only have an 8.9, so can't verify)
3. The FB app had some server side change, since all the older versions that used to work just fine, show the same problem (most likely to me)
But, I don't have any other tablet to test with, and from my other thread, people didn't seem to indicate that they had the problem.
I really hope the rumored Android app rewrite fixes this sorry excuse for an app.
I guess for the time being, I'll leave it on for the notifications, and just use the web page till then. Not ideal. SMH
Any other good app for FB ?
I have the same problem on my Xoom and I believe it is the same on all Android tablets. Very annoying.
If it was same on ipad it would have been fixed the same day.
PS Android version on tablets doesn't make any difference HC, ICS, JB I tried them all Fb has the same issue on all of them.
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Here's the email I sent to FB on Jul 13
I have tried every version from 1.8.3 up till the latest, and they all have the problem. So, that means one of these things are the cause:
1. The Tab 8.9 has issues with Facebook (not likely at all, since the problem showed up after an update to Facebook)
2. The FB app has issues with TouchWiz tablets (plausible perhaps, but also not likely. only have an 8.9, so can't verify)
3. The FB app had some server side change, since all the older versions that used to work just fine, show the same problem (most likely to me)
But, I don't have any other tablet to test with, and from my other thread, people didn't seem to indicate that they had the problem.
I really hope the rumored Android app rewrite fixes this sorry excuse for an app.
I guess for the time being, I'll leave it on for the notifications, and just use the web page till then. Not ideal. SMH
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I have the same problem on my Xoom and I believe it is the same on all Android tablets. Very annoying.
If it was same on ipad it would have been fixed the same day.
PS Android version on tablets doesn't make any difference HC, ICS, JB I tried them all Fb has the same issue on all of them.
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Thanks for the input. Really hard to believe FB doesn't have the funds available to buy a single Android tablet to test their app on. What's more puzzling is that it probably is just a wrapper for the web page. I dont' understand why the same version on my ICS phone shows the timeline/coverphoto page for someone, but on my ICS tablet, it shows some watered down page and only in a center column.
And, in my experience, on tablet its impossible to switch from wall view to info view, so you can't lookup phone numbers , email, etc
Not only that but photos are cropped when shared in a group or on a wall. So annoying.
It does this on the 10.1 Tab as well. I was disappointed to discover it does this also on my new 8.9 LTE . SO ANnoyed....and disappointed really.
Looks like the 2.0 update for Facebook has finally fixed this issue.
When using the pinch to zoom feature in the browser, gmail, maps etc I noticed there is a delay in that your fingers have to travel a certain distance before the phone/OS start reacting to the command and begin zooming, Once it begins to zoom its very responsive, it's just the initial delay when you first begin to initialize the zoom.
After the Jelly Bean update on my last phone the Galaxy Nexus I've become so accustom to a instantly responsive experience that this is driving me nuts. The phone is great in every other way, that's my only gripe but I haven't noticed anyone else complain which really surprises me. I'm really interested in trying this on the Optimus G to see if it's hardware related or the new version of Jelly Bean.
i believe its been like that for awhile. I guess its just the way android works. it doesnt want you to accidentally pinch to zoom when you might be trying to do something else
Yes, that's true. But the zooming out is not affected, only the zooming in. Should be a software issue. It doesn't bother me.
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Yes, that's true. But the zooming out is not affected, only the zooming in. Should be a software issue. It doesn't bother me.
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Yep you're correct zooming out is not affected which lead me to realize something. If you space your finger apart and zoom you wont get the delay. So it's definitely something where the phone is not recognizing multi-touch input until your fingers are spaced out.
Yep. This isn't an issue with just gmail, try and zoom within gallery. It's almost too stiff.
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seems not to be hardware related (puh...) check out this guy pinching and zooming on optimus g:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05rSXn96QrU&feature=related#t=7m44s
its definatly not hardware related...see above post... as for the argument that androids been lik this for some time is horse apples... and there is only the zooming feature that involves multitouch in the UI ..so saying it is to avoid mistaken inputs is also wrong... its definatly a software BUG which is to be fixed...
It is a software problem. Basically the screen is set to recognise touches as taps even after a certain amount of movement and not as swipes to allow for some movement of the finger and not be overly sensitive. The SGS2 had this 'problem' as well, but a guy (I think his name is vitalij, not 100% sure though) found where this value was stored and it could be tweaked perfectly afterwards. So I wouldn't worry a lot about this, probably it'll be solved similarly in the foreseeable future.
btw guys check out firefox it doesnt have the problem!
its much better
i made a video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU-N3mEOwU0
I tried a N4 today and it was present in the gallery but not maps.
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I tried a N4 today and it was present in the gallery but not maps.
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Very true, just tested, so far iv found it in all browsers except Firefox and in the gallery
This is probably just google designing around a patent. Function patents need to describe extremely specific methods. This lets you design around them. Some vendors (ahem, Samsung) tend to use the "best" way instead of properly designing around, but the reason that Apple hasn't attacked Google directly is because Google designs around pretty well.
I hope all of you guys are reporting this to google here:
http://code.google.com/p/android/is...s Owner Summary Stars&groupby=&sort=&id=40445
Make a comment...the more comments, the higher on their priority it should become. Right now it only has a paltry 26 comments, so they won't think of it as a problem.
I'm suprised so few people are bothered by this issue. I for one am getting extremely annoyed everytime I try to zoom in the browser or gallery app. I settled with using just double tap for a while, since in my opinion pinching is not usable. I only just started using firefox. What a difference! Why the hell don't googles own app zoom properly like that??
I think it's a real shame googles own apps don't work properly on their own Nexus flagship phone for crying out load... this issue deserves more attention from google!
edit: I could not find a ticket about this specific issue (only about generic screen sensitivity) so I created one. If you think this issue is as annoying as I do, please star it/leave a comment so it will get noticed by google.
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=54093&thanks=54093&ts=1365444331
Is there a fix for this problem in any custom roms?
I don't find it that bad in gallery but I must admit that pinch to zoom on Chrome is a real nightmare for my eyes. Just try Firefox or aosp browser. The difference is heaven and earth. The best way to see the difference is to magnitude the view as much as you can and then swipe. Scrolling on Chrome will be just physically painful. Firefox or aosp browser feels incomparably smoother.
I also came from Galaxy Nexus and I agree totally with OP about its swiping experience. After JB update pinching to zoom was being registered instantly and swiping felt almost perfect. Perhaps it has something to do with the lower touch sensitivity (due to new drivers that came with 4.2.2).
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In the MIUI Rom there's not the pinch to zoom issue. Hope someone can use it to solve the problem once and for all
If you want an instant pinch to zoom just put your fingers a little bit far from each other when you start pinching.
This is why zooming in works well for you guys