Hi im currently on cassies LA3 but the browser loses its smoothness after i visit 5-6 websites! Same with stock LA3! Is there any other rom ( custom or stock ) with a more stable and smooth browser?? Im using the phone's browser a lot but this is very irritating...
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Have you not considered just installing a different browser instead of the one that came with the ROM? Try Dolphin HD or Opera?
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Have you not considered just installing a different browser instead of the one that came with the ROM? Try Dolphin HD or Opera?
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I will! ! Thanks a lot mate!! )
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Good luck! For me, Dolphin looks great so I use it when on WiFi. Then I use Opera 'Mini' when I'm on mobile data since it apparently loads faster because they process it in their servers or something like that.
BoatBrowser or its lite.
Skyfire is also good.
Too much features mean too much battery.
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I find the Opera browser to be the best and smoothest, not the 'mini' for the Note, dolphin second.
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Is the browser on Gingerbread truly awful?
Im gonna agree. I have problems navigating back on all gb roms, sometimes it just locks up and refuses to do anything, other times it takes ages to load pages.
I've given up on it and use maxathon browser.
Would be nice if we could use the browser from 2.2
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I really hate the default browser on gingerbread, I hate it so much that I went back to froyo because of that.
The part I do not like is where I can't scroll a long page all the way from top to bottom with only one swipe. Samsung for some reason copy that crappy iPhone thing to this phone.
the reason I keep using the default browser not 3rd party one is because it continue to load when the screen is off. Yes, I only have EDGE connection.
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I've also had many problems with it before i went to CM7.
Why using default browser?
Dolphin works just fine.
I find dolphin quite slow tho.
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Why using default browser?
Dolphin works just fine.
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with no flash at all :>
Anyone else having problems with the ics browser?. It crashes if you type in the browser adress, fast. If you type very slowly, it works.
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Install chrome or dolphin. Why you still stuck on the stock browser?
I dont think it suck. I just think its bad it doesnt work. Had dolphin. Think stock is better. Chrome isnt available in norway.
But i love the ics! So smooth.
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Chrome isnt available in norway.
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It took me all of two minutes to find it on the Web.
http://www.mediafire.com/?2dgkp3kchxdukil
I've tested all these browsers completely.
The ICS+ browser on the market is really good in that it has a permanent desktop setting and some nice gestures.
The only two third party browsers that hold up ( in terms of downloading heavy sites fast) are boat browser mini, and Opera Mobile. Now havent done my 5site test ina while and things might have changed a bit but the other browser whilefeature friendly are just slightly slower...or more than slightly in some cases.
Nice! Thanks man.
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I use the rocket rom ics. Any difference in the browser there, and the ics browser in marked? Or is it just the OS that is unstable? Or the rom?
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Have to use 1 process in " process in background" settings. Then the ics browser wont crash
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What do you guys think is the best browser for any Android 4.0 based roms? i personally use dolphin because of its easy access to bookmarks and awesome tab managing and smooth scrolling since it is like an overlay of the default android launcher. used to use opera, but it was just too ram consuming and slow upon first load. Share what you think is the best browser for you.
also dolphin, not as fast as stock, but as you say sidebars are awesome and handling new tabs is simply perfect. I dont wanna fastest tho its fast its just very easy to use nice looking and bugless also. I noticed some commands like copy to clipboard script on sites is not working but if only thats the price to pay for accesing your sites in one sec then im ok with it
Quick ICS Browser..pimpt stock
Chrome, I use it on all my computers so having the bookmark and tab sync is so useful, also its fast as hell.
Chrome!
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imho, stock is the best
Dolphin hd browser
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+1 dolphin ils very very good. The only one for me.
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have you ever tested opera mini next?
dolphin
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Stock!
I really wanted to like Firefox, as it's what I use on my computers, but scrolling felt unaccountably weird. I think it tries too hard to avoid diagonal scrolling. And it's a huuuge memory hog.
chrome and stock. Currently using stock though
Chrome is quite cool . With the sync stuff and all.. the only thing it s missing is a links history.
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For me Chrome is number one by far...
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stock has been great..
i tried chrome for a while and liked it, but just couldn't really get as used to it as i did with default browser
There is a surprising amount of ppl using stock browsers. :0 what is so good about it? please leave reasons if you can thanks
Ice browser+
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Must admit that I haven't used the stock browser for quite some time now. Using Opera as it just feels fastest. Tried chrome a couple of weeks ago but it took so much ram. However thinking of getting to chrome as I see that a lot of you have a good experience nowadays
As a fan of SlimOS, I'm using stock browser for its simplicity and lightweight-ness. I don't need those fancy goodies that Dolphin offers while on the go; I just need more battery.
Maxthon browser is the best!
try it u'all be impressed.
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So after updating to ICS decided to download Chrome. After doing so i found out 'NO FLASH', what gives? I did a search and found out this was known back in February. Regardles of this why push something only to criple it? Is Google becoming Apple or why didnt Adobe include Flash support for Chrome? I guess stuck with Dolphin or now try and use stock browers. What do you guys think of this? I am a bit pissed.
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If something like that pisses you off, then you need to take a step back and take a deep breath.
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As if you did not Chrome does not have flash. Flash is buggy and crashes and just crap. Any website that forces flash is pretty useless.
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i beleive that the lack of flash is directly related to adobe's decision to stop releasing new iterations of mobile flash. the updates that adobe pushes are merely fixes for the current version of mobile flash. there will be no new version releases afaik.
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Chrome
- fast
- sync with desktop
- did I say fast?
win
TBH stock ICS browser is pretty fast IMO not hard to keep it around for the occasional use of flash. Anyhow flash is on the way out with no more official support in 4.1. Wouldn't want to be an adobe shareholder
Only reason why i am asking is because i browse several website that run flash. Not really wanting to have different browser for different sites, but it looks like i will need to.
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Only reason why i am asking is because i browse several website that run flash. Not really wanting to have different browser for different sites, but it looks like i will need to.
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Not having Flash support on mobile = not having full web experience
even thought Flash is in its way out, it still relevant and widely use in a lot of popular sites (hulu, dailymotion, local news web sites etc) yeah they all offer mobile apps or mobile sites, but that is not the full web experience is crippled experience. The main reason I have an android is to be able to watch every freaking site like on my desktop and watch videos from earthcam and firstrowsports, if 4.1 is not going to have flash support then I'll just move to apple.
hmmm... before i use chrome... i have a little bit hesitation because it dont have flash... but some of the site has start supporting html5 and most of the flash site i used to browse also have no problem being open in chrome...
Adobe Flash Player for Android will die in a month, there is no reason to support it on a new browser. Read this
Have you tried Flashify?
why use chrome?after ics update the stock browser is much2 better than in HC.no more lag n speedy + flash support
chrome is lagging
ruggers said:
why use chrome?after ics update the stock browser is much2 better than in HC.no more lag n speedy + flash support
chrome is lagging
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There a few sites i visit that run flash and i tried to run them in stock browser and they DO NOT work so stock browser does not suppprt all flash running sites. I have reverted back to Dolphin for tab.
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Opera Mobile is the best browser for me not only because it reads flash but it's the one and only to have dynamic text formating ability.. With other browser when you zoom in, text is cut on left and right side.
Adobe stopped flash development in Android devices , it's no longer supported
Not supported by Adobe. But there are still tons of sites which use flash on the Web !!
I can't recommend Firefox nightly enough. Fastest, most smoothest browsing experience yet.
http://nightly.mozilla.org/
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Opera Mobile is the best browser for me not only because it reads flash but it's the one and only to have dynamic text formating ability.. With other browser when you zoom in, text is cut on left and right side.
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Boat browser is my daily browser, it also does dynamic text formatting (has to be switched on in settings). I use opera also but boat o find easier to use and lighter.
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I seem to have settled on stock ICS browser and Dolphin as a backup up. I can run the few websites I browse.
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Try downloading the vitamio plug in from the market, it gets some flash working in chrome...
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Opera Mobile is the best browser for me not only because it reads flash but it's the one and only to have dynamic text formating ability.. With other browser when you zoom in, text is cut on left and right side.
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Yes, Opera have been the best for a long time. I've gotten used to the start page together with Opera Link to sync favorites etc. They have been lazy on updates and bug fixes on mobile version though... too many old bugs.
Firefox vs chrome vs Dilphin ..
Addons vs speed vs gestures, which is better in ur experience ?
I periodically try the others, but keep going back to Maxthon. Not much in the way of add-ons, but then I don't need much. The built-in "reader" mode works for most sites and gives an easy-to-read, clutter-free experience.
Boat browser, by far.
"What do you tell a man with two black eyes? Nothing. He has already been told twice."
Firefox beta
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Tried a lot of browsers but stock browser is still my favourite by far. Its Quick Controls feature is something I can't live without.
I was actually getting fed up last night with chrome and chrome beta crashing every 2 seconds so i jumped on play store and grabbed a random browser just for fun, i found UC Browser HD and so far i absolutely love it! It works great in portrait and landscape and it feels like it loads pages really quick. Also, i almost forget to mention two finger swipe for adding and closing tabs and a handy little toolbar on the bottom right that you can add shortcuts to, right under where your right thumb usually rests.
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I'd like to mention that for me UC browser was horrible because it spammed my devices. I complained directly in their forum and asked for ad free version but they don't have a pay version. So for me UC was out of the game.
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I'd like to mention that for me UC browser was horrible because it spammed my devices. I complained directly in their forum and asked for ad free version but they don't have a pay version. So for me UC was out of the game.
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Oh really? I haven't seen a single ad, maybe because I'm running an ad blocker
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Opera Mobile. On Presto, of course.
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For me it's mostly chrome as I have no bugs and it works flawlessly with chrome on my desktop for bookmarks and tabs. Stock browser for everything else because of flash.. And the speed. Gotta love that speed.
It seems like everyone is stating something else. I think it's best to just try some and see for yourself.
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Remcotjuuh said:
It seems like everyone is stating something else. I think it's best to just try some and see for yourself.
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Just like roms and kernels, that is the one universally correct answer.
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I prefer using the stock aosp browser but on my n7 it geta wonky on every rom ive tried. It will randonly freeze up and fc and stop being able to go back to the last page. I dont have time to get around and try every rom because of time and because i have 3 users on the device so restoring is a *****. If someone could pm me a rom that the aosp browser (not chrome) works good for them id appreciate it.
Opera is amazing. Chrome is good. Firefox has really upped their game lately and I still hate stock.
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Oh really? I haven't seen a single ad, maybe because I'm running an ad blocker
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Well, I use ad blocker, too. When using UC Browser the first page/start screen showed always ads. To be true, if you're willing you can ignore it... but I am very sensitive to ads. They annoy me. :angel:
For all fans of Dolphin browser ->
read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1319529
Right now I'm using stock CM browser.
The AOSP browser by a long mile, IMHO... Sure, the other browsers (Dolphin, Opera, Maxthon) might have more options (lots of bells and whistles), but AOSP has the edge in terms of speed and smoothness.
For anybody not rooted or unwilling to flash a custom ROM, then Lightning Browser is the next best thing to the AOSP browser... (IMHO, of course).
Here are the links...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113198
http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=acr.browser.barebones&hl=en
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youdug said:
I prefer using the stock aosp browser but on my n7 it geta wonky on every rom ive tried. It will randonly freeze up and fc and stop being able to go back to the last page. I dont have time to get around and try every rom because of time and because i have 3 users on the device so restoring is a *****. If someone could pm me a rom that the aosp browser (not chrome) works good for them id appreciate it.
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Hi, youdug...
I've never experienced any problems with the AOSP browser in Paul O' Briens MoDaCo ROMs... including the CyanogenMod variant I'm currently running...
http://www.modaco.com/forum/657-google-asus-nexus-7-nexus7modacocom
Hope this is of some use.
Rgrds,
Ged.
On my Galaxy 3, I prefer Boat Browser (it's unbelievable fast),
But on my n7, I use Firefox because of f-sync, add-ons and flash...
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Tried almost all browsers in market and my favorite browser is AOSP browser love that speed and flash support. But sometime using Chrome because of browser sync feature is really useful.
How do I get firefox to work with flash ?
I tried installing the archived android flash from adobe website and nothing ?
I've recently switched to AOSP browser, and I'm happy with it.
I used chrome before, but got annoyed by those popup bubbles when clicking links, because it ended up showing a bubble EVERY time I'd click something.
And also I can't stand their text scaling, most signatures on XDA were MASSIVE while actual posts were tiny.
I tried other browsers as well, every one had something that bugged me (like swiping from one side would bring up a menu or such...)
I still use Firefox occasionally when chrome or AOSP won't download something or for very rare flash.