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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.

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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.

A list of Honeycomb applications available

I just wanted to make a non exhaustive list of apps and games made for Honeycomb tablets. Most of these apps where shown during the Xoom presentation or the MWC, feel free to add new ones.
Google Earth
Unfortunately no video of it running, just a picture.
You can see the 3D buildings with textures, looks beautiful.
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CNN App
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.cnn.mobile.android.tablet&feature=search_result
USA TODAY
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.usatoday.android.tablet.news
Weather Bug
Pulse News
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.alphonso.pulse&feature=search_result
Swiftkey
LogMeIn Ignition
Quickoffice
Words with Friends
Samurai II: Vengeance
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.madfingergames.SamuraiII&feature=search_result
Fruit Ninja THD
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.halfbrick.fruitninjathd&feature=search_result
More to come (Accuweather, Games, etc)

Monster madness
http://bit.ly/esLDMJ
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How is Words with Friends supposed to work?? Looking at that video it looks good but on mine it rotates to portrait and is all jacked up

Maybe the Honeycomb version isn't out yet ?

If you watch the video they act like its the same app for the phone and tablet..evidently its not tho because it don't work at all on mine.

swiftkey is not available yet, right?
And like others said, I dont think words with friends is out for honeycomb yet. I d\l it and it is jacked up.

sprke said:
How is Words with Friends supposed to work?? Looking at that video it looks good but on mine it rotates to portrait and is all jacked up
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I tried this app on my Captivate a week ago and it was too buggy to use. Constant server connect issues and saying it was my turn but when I would make a play it would say it is not my turn. Notifications suck. Wordfeud works well although it will only work in portrait mode. but it works well including notifications.

my all time favorite game app fruit ninja is also available for honeycomb based tablets.

Facebook app. Force closes for me. Anyone else?
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does the nook app work on the xoom?

csseale said:
Facebook app. Force closes for me. Anyone else?
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It forced close on me when I wanted to use the Facebook widget. Remove the Widget and everything seems to be working fine for me. They seriously need to make a tablet facebook app though.
That or get the Browser sorted so that it stays on the full version of facebook when you navigate away from the opening page. That is frustrating for me

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It forced close on me when I wanted to use the Facebook widget. Remove the Widget and everything seems to be working fine for me. They seriously need to make a tablet facebook app though.
That or get the Browser sorted so that it stays on the full version of facebook when you navigate away from the opening page. That is frustrating for me
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Quick, someone send Zuckerberg a Xoom!

The nook apps works fine on the xoom on this end, also the kindle app.
also the VEVO app looks really nice on the XOOM, but at times it force closes and they should add support of FULL HD also.

Anyone else noticing problems streaming HD videos? Especially on Youtube app, it seems like Xoom is not buffering enough. I've got it wifi connected to a 24mb/s connection and its talking to router at 54mb/s. Wonder if there is something I can do?
EDIT: Confirm same problem on VEVO noted above (FCs).
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Robo Defense Hd Beta is in the Market for free for a limited time - I believe it includes a free upgrade also.

does anyone have the USA today apk? Its not in the market on the xoom and my google apps account won't sync with it either from the web based market.

Pihrana said:
It forced close on me when I wanted to use the Facebook widget. Remove the Widget and everything seems to be working fine for me. They seriously need to make a tablet facebook app though.
That or get the Browser sorted so that it stays on the full version of facebook when you navigate away from the opening page. That is frustrating for me
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In the browser,type about:debug into the address bar. Click the button in the top right corner, go to settings, debug, agent, set to desktop. Type about:debug into the address bar again, and your browser will be treated like a grown-up.

sprke said:
If you watch the video they act like its the same app for the phone and tablet..evidently its not tho because it don't work at all on mine.
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I can't get it to work right on my Xoom, I can't see the letters at the bottom. It is only available in portrait mode on mine.
Works fine on my Evo.
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gregnice631 said:
does anyone have the USA today apk? Its not in the market on the xoom and my google apps account won't sync with it either from the web based market.
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Search the market for "USA Today for Android Tablets"

Maverick was recently updated for tablet screens:
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[Q] Anybody still using stock browser?

Am I the only one who just doesn't find any of the other browsers to be worth using?
and before everyone tells me to try Opera, I don't get why everyone likes it.
To me, it looks sloppy and unorganized and I don't see an advantage over webkit.

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I Am Marino said:
Am I the only one who just doesn't find any of the other browsers to be worth using?
and before everyone tells me to try Opera, I don't get why everyone likes it.
To me, it looks sloppy and unorganized and I don't see an advantage over webkit.
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No, you are not the only one. I used Opera and Dolphin previously, and after flashing multiple ROMs, I find that the stock browser does everything I want and need just as good as Dolphin or Opera.

I've tried several browsers, but the stock browser is just fine for my uses.
Stock is less bloated too.

i'm still waiting for my first android tablet thus cannot provide an answer, but what problem does the stock browser have? I guess it must be pretty good being probably I guess (?) a derivative from google's chrome, or not?

I use dolphin hd because of bookmarks to sd and lastpass plugins.
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I have been experimenting with all the others, I just keep going back to the stock browser--It just Works!
I am playing around with Firefox now.

I like the stock browser but the ability to Titanium Backup a 3rd party browser 100% intact with all my bookmarks, settings, saved browsing history, passwords etc if I need to wipe and re-flash Android is extremely helpful.
Along with whatever features using a 3rd party browser brings, this simple ability alone makes it worth it for me to use another browser.
I know you can use Titanium Backup with the Android apps but that it can also cause instability and other issues, so that's why I don't do it.

I mostly favor the stock browser too. I can't stand Opera, it's fast but the text rendering is terrible and the interface is sloppy. I've been using Dolphin Mini over the past few days and so far I'm liking it, but I'm not about to commit to it by removing the stock browser.
Stock does do pretty much everything with no fuss, but I'll say Dolphin Mini's interface is clean and the tabs are nice. I can't afford to give up the screen space for tabs on my phone's 4 inch display, but it's not an issue on the Nook.
I've tried a bunch of other browsers as well, and so far Dolphin Mini is the only contender to replace stock.

Unless I'm missing some setting, I feel like tabbed browsing is very poorly implemented in the stock browser. Its an easy enough fix to add it to the address bar so that you don't have to click through menus.
Opera and Dolphin HD also feel (subjectively) faster to me. Dolphin HD has gestures which is nice...especially the page up and page down.
Being able to jump to the top of a page by taping the top of the screen like in Safari iOS would be nice. Scrolling is kind of a pain in the but on all of the Android browsers I'd tried.

I have Dolphin HD as a secondary browser but I still think stock is so much cleaner.

I use Opera and love it. To be fair, I never really gave the stock one much of a shot because I didn't see an easy way to use tabs (which apparently, there is.)
Opera's UI though is great IMO and it is pretty damn fast. That and syncing with my desktop is nice.

Where is the option for tabs in the stock browser?

I Am Marino said:
Where is the option for tabs in the stock browser?
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Menu > windows
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henhowc said:
Menu > windows
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I know that.
I meant like actual tabs like desktop browsers or Dolphin?

I Am Marino said:
I know that.
I meant like actual tabs like desktop browsers or Dolphin?
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Nope. The stock browser for Android < 3.0 does not have tabs. Only in Honeycomb.

Paul22000 said:
Nope. The stock browser for Android < 3.0 does not have tabs. Only in Honeycomb.
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Didn't think so, someone said something so I had to make sure.
Is there any way to port the Honeycomb browser over by any chance?

i really like opera esp once you set it to desktop user agent....

nolook said:
i really like opera esp once you set it to desktop user agent....
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The stock browser can be set to a number of different user agents, including linux desktop and mac desktop, and ie6 (shudder).

LinuxParadigm said:
The stock browser can be set to a number of different user agents, including linux desktop and mac desktop, and ie6 (shudder).
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I'm using Mac desktop, liking it personally although most differences are subtle at best.

The stock browser is my favourite too. The rest have all the bells and whistles that I don't need, which clutter up the space. If I need to access more than one website ata time, I just open another window.
Good to know I'm not the only one.

[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.
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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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Great replacement apps..

So a few of you know that I can't stand how Google has tried to have us use their services by removing and or tying a lot of their built in apps with Google+. So, I have found a few great replacement apps and have pretty much made them look like stock applications.
I took some screenshots as you can see below as to how they look when installed and modified to my liking. (Many of them have themes and QuickPic is also working on themes for their app as well.)
Instead of Google Photos I use QuickPic. It's basically like the old gallery app but allows to you to move files. (You can also sync photos if you wish to do so.)
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Instead of Google Play Music I use Shuttle+ Music Player. (For one thing, when you open the app you can have it go right to YOUR music on the device and even default to what tab you choose. No taking 3 or 4 steps just to get to your music or playlists.)
Instead of Messenger I use QKSMS+ (It just looks better, you can edit the themes and it has Quick Reply. And it looks very much like the stock Google app.)
And of course you can edit the app icon with your favorite Launcher.
What are some apps you guys and gals use? Do you use third party apps or keep everything Google?

I use the Sony Ericsson album app
Slide left or right to show more or less pics at once.
https://mega.co.nz/#!FAVwDDZI!sXkg0nsJV_xrSlAhBqn5t01Fh55KY1qsov1Im4VhiLY
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Does anybody have the moto gallery app?

deanesn said:
Does anybody have the moto gallery app?
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And the camera

Pikture gallery is the best with material design

+1 for QuickPic

I like evolvesms instead of googles messenger. It has quick pop up reply, options to wake when receiving new messages, and auto download pics.

I like Chomp SMS

+1 for QuickPic, and I just use Hangouts for messenger. Root Explorer for file manager and VLC for player

+1 Quickpic, Textra for messaging and Neutron for music player.

Bookmarks app/widget anybody? I hate chrome so bad

So if you choose to use some of these apps instead of Google's apps, and you're not rooted, can you remove the corresponding Google app (i.e., Google Play, Google Photos, Google Messenger, etc.)?

Radicchio said:
So if you choose to use some of these apps instead of Google's apps, and you're not rooted, can you remove the corresponding Google app (i.e., Google Play, Google Photos, Google Messenger, etc.)?
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Nope .

Radicchio said:
So if you choose to use some of these apps instead of Google's apps, and you're not rooted, can you remove the corresponding Google app (i.e., Google Play, Google Photos, Google Messenger, etc.)?
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You can always hide them if you are using another Launcher....

not a replacement really, but Swipepad is in my opinion one of the best apps ever made. Been using it for years.
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You all know this but I'm gonna say if I only had one non Google app it's....... Wait for it...... NOVA. HAHA. Seriously though. It's a must have.

Mahapederdon said:
You all know this but I'm gonna say if I only had one non Google app it's....... Wait for it...... NOVA. HAHA. Seriously though. It's a must have.
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Yeah, I love Nova. Just wish they would update the Froyo based home screen editing style and make it at least like Kit Kat. Get rid of widgets in the app drawer, etc..

I love hello SMS because it has night mode you can set always on. Helps preserve battery if you text a lot

RamOdin said:
I love hello SMS because it has night mode you can set always on. Helps preserve battery if you text a lot
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That looks nice, but if you want to save battery why don't you use the dark keyboard? I use the google messenger app in black, but that one looks nice too!

Radicchio said:
So if you choose to use some of these apps instead of Google's apps, and you're not rooted, can you remove the corresponding Google app (i.e., Google Play, Google Photos, Google Messenger, etc.)?
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You can disable each app you dont want in Android settings, and it will disappear from the app drawer. But be warned, disabling the wrong Gapp could make the phone unstable.