I have no clue who to thank for this but it should state it in the thread. But we now have Chrome browser for GB and it works flawlessly. Faster than Dolphin, IMHO. Also has embedded flash player. And chrome to phone plugin works like a charm.
Check it out and enjoy.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1802634
Awesome find. I have been waiting for Chrome for GB.
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It looks like boat browser...
It does doesn't it. But thanks.
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trying now,
edit: Hmm
I can't decide if I like it or not. It has some really cool features, and I like it a lot more than dolphin, but I feel like I've had less available memory since installing it and it's just... different. I may switch back to the stock and see if it frees up ram, but I think I'd like this a lot better than the stock browser if I used it more and got used to some of it's quirks.
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Wordwrap
The thing missing from this browser as well as most (except stock browser) is the ability to zoom in on text and have it wordwrap to fit on screen. Other than that I like it.
dadecamp said:
The thing missing from this browser as well as most (except stock browser) is the ability to zoom in on text and have it wordwrap to fit on screen. Other than that I like it.
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I don't understand. Wordwrap? If i double tap, it wraps fine but if i pinch to zoom, then it doesn't wrap. Is that what you're talking about? Cuz, like you said, that's most browsers.
Double tapping will zoom in but only as far as the text is wide. If you want to enlarge the text more (old eyes ) it doesn't wrap.
In the stock browser there's a +/- buttons that will rewrap text to fit screen.
Oh, by the way, I was not aware of the double tapping thing, that will help me out.
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Opera will do word wrapping even if you zoom in like you want to take spy photos of individual words.
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Opera will do word wrapping even if you zoom in like you want to take spy photos of individual words.
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I tried Opera per your suggestion. I LIKE IT! Thanks :beer:
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UC BROWSER :good:
It's young, sometimes glitchy software, The scrolling Isn't as smooth as others, but generally about two seconds faster to load per page (for me anyways) and thats a lot and it very smoothly TEXT WRAPS no glitchy Double-Tap to zoom and format. Just pich and slide, text auto fits and re-sizes, I love it
also can fling left and right from page to page *cough*Iphone*Cough*
some video playback plug in incompatibilities but it'll come
Trying UC.
Chrome for GB starting in Chinese gives my spidey sense a tingle.
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Wow. It's works just like it does in ics for me.
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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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malcho said:
Why using default browser?
Dolphin works just fine.
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with no flash at all :>
Heads up, the Engadget app now works in landscape, and is more or less Honeycomb optimized. Still has the menu button down at the bottom though.
I wish that they had just said stretched for landscape.
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unfortunately it doesn't work nicely with the site's videos... but it's much more pleasant now... still, videos are deal breaker, will still access through the browser (just hope they fix the UA detection redirecting to the mobile version soon...)
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I wish that they had just said stretched for landscape.
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Yeah, it looks like on phones it still refuses to go landscape. :/
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Its in the market. Go get it.
http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/02/introducing-chrome-for-android.html
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Someone should upload the .apk since its not available in every country..
/Edit, here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22276497&postcount=7
Seems interesting
Nexus S (GSM i9020a)
CM9 Nightly Kang (Build 1 of v2.1)
Eugene's Kernel (Speedy-7)
OC 1100/100 (ondemmandx)
anybody else having problems with it crashing when loading websites?
It's ok. It doesn't seem as smooth as the builtin browser in ICS. I'm really surprised they didn't make it overwrite the builtin browser like they do with Gmail updates, etc.
Well it's still beta...
ICS only? Oh **** all kinds of duck.
Awesome!
I've just converted to chrome desktop too so bookmark sync should be ace.
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hmm it's feeling rather slow and flash doesn't work.
Everything is working well here. Though pages don't scroll as smoothly or load completely like stock ics browser. All the options are sweet though. All around improvement over stock. Been waiting for this for awhile. Love chrome on PC.
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hmm it's feeling rather slow and flash doesn't work.
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Yeah, the standard browser already has Chrome bookmark sync. I think the Chrome beta has quite a ways to catch up to the standard browser's performance.
Seems kinda flaky sometimes, but that is expected cause it's still in beta! It does render much quicker than the stock browser does, and the animations are very cool!!
I like the other devices option.
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Quick HTML5 compare test
Here is mine quick compare test of stock, chrome and chrome for ubuntu
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/59/androidbrowserhtml5.jpg/
HTML5TEST.com
Yeah, render speed is good. Actually scrolling and clicking is real sluggish though. And the omnibox really slows down typing. It makes the stock keyboard freeze for a second after almost each button press. Maybe it is different on the Galaxy Nexus which has beefier hardware.
david279 said:
Its in the market. Go get it.
http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/02/introducing-chrome-for-android.html
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Dude beat you by 4 minutes http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1485437
Compare rendering of anandtech.com in the stock browser vs chrome, the text reflow and doubletap behavior is completely different. Also try the html5 fishtank demo. I will never go back to stock. Thanks Google!
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I'm an idiot...I've been using Chrome since it came out...I just realized when you have multiple tabs, you can quickly go from one to another by swiping on the edge of the screen....I was always clicking on the dots and then changing tabs...grrr
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I cannot wait until I get ICS or get Chrome on GB. Desktop-wise, I have been a Chrome user for a while now.
chrome to phone
Using chrome to phone addon is a quick way to get links and other stuff to your phone from your computer
I like Chrome a lot, I just prefer the appearance of the stock ICS browser, with the full-screen and thumb controls and stuff (which admittedly would be tricky to implement into Chrome with the tab switching, which I also really like). Chrome also has MUCH better tap-to-zoom and text entry than the stock ICS Browser.
But is it just me, or does Chrome seem like a bit of a battery hog?
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I like Chrome a lot, I just prefer the appearance of the stock ICS browser, with the full-screen and thumb controls and stuff (which admittedly would be tricky to implement into Chrome with the tab switching, which I also really like). Chrome also has MUCH better tap-to-zoom and text entry than the stock ICS Browser.
But is it just me, or does Chrome seem like a bit of a battery hog?
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Agreed - stock ICS wins for me at the moment. Using Chrome on my desktop, though. Seems to be very slim on the desktop.
Yea can't wait for a chrome version on GB .. I have been a chrome user on desktop since its first appearal and have tried it on an ICS rom and its amazingggg
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meh, rendering is only so so
I installed Chrome on my Galaxy Nexus, but it has no flash. I understand the pros and cons of flash, but in my opinion until flash is no longer used, there is no reason to leave it out of the browser. Why hasn't Google rid themselves of flash on the PC?
The sync to the desktop is really useful though. No need to add bookmarks etc everything is just way that it is on computer.
It's my go to browser over opera and stock
Sync is vital to me. I was shocked when I realised that standard Android browser didn't support Chrome bookmarks sync. Like it was on iPhone OS 3 back then. Now I'm angry because Android Chrome is ICS exlusive.
I hope Chrome gets better soon. The ICS stock browser is just so good I can't justify using Chrome for now.
I can't wait till chrome is done as buggy as it is now its still night
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Pbwizkid said:
I can't wait till chrome is done as buggy as it is now its still night
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Me too
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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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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.