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Which do you use the most for web browsing?
Opera, of course
It's lightning fast and loads almost every site I need.
opera mini is the FASTEST!!!!!
Another vote for Opera - by far the fastest and most usable for our itty-bitty screens.
Steel and Opera Mini
Steel is amazing, it should be in the list.
I use OperaMini when I need speed, but it doesn't display google reader right
OPERA MINI HANDS DOWN.
It runs alot cleaner than android stock browser
Just rooted my Nook Color and love the added functionality. Now which web browser do you suggest specifically for the NC?
I tried a couple and settled on Opera. Skyfire isn't bad but has screen scaling issues. Give them all shot.
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So far I have been using the Dolphin HD browser and like it, I have also tried Skyfire and of the two of them Dolphin gets my vote.
Does Opera go to landscape for anyone? I can't get it to switch.
The stock browser is working fine for me, after trying the alternatives I didn't see enough of a speed increase to make up for the other issues they introduce into the browsing experience on the NC (formatting errors, artifacts etc) to make me switch.
I'm using dolphin IMHO it works way better that the stock app. I don't know what artefacts the above poster is talking about.
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Dolphin HD is leaps and bounds better than the stock browser.
Dolphin
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Opera mini for basic surfing just because of the speed. Do not use it for picture quality, video or anything where you care about the password, its proxied and compressed.
I've been starting to use Dolphin mini and am liking it so far. regular Dolphin HD just seems slow but it is better then stock.
I use dolphin hd, i like the full web pages, opposed to mobile versions. As well as bookmarks to sd, it just has more features than any other browser and was meant to be used with tabs.
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I am pretty sure that you can turn off the compression in Opera in the settings the opera mini works great.
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Dolphin hd
Tried Opera and Skyfire. Both had one problem or another. Plus, while Opera might be faster, it did not look as nice. It is a browser after all!
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Dolphin HD
How can I configure the search results from the address bar or the search widget on the home screen? The results are always the mobile version of Google.
I'm enjoying the Firefox beta. I like the look and functionality over Dolphin.
I use Miren Browser. It's got a nice interface and is pretty fast. You can download from the market for free.
Those of you using Dolphin mini, does multi-touch work for you? It does in Dolphin HD for me, but not in Dolphin Mini.
I have installed the multi-touch hack, but it still didn't work for Dolphin mini...
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Dolphin HD - Mini didn't do pinch zoom for me either. I created gestures for my top 5 sites - works terrific.
I'm currently using the Firefox beta, its really smooth, although maybe not the fastest. I would use Miren browser if pinch to zoom worked in it. Does anyone know why it doesn't work?
Firefox/Fennec all the way.
It's smooth, has a nice interface and syncs with firefox sync. There are even addons you can install.
If you want to check it out, here's a link.
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/nightly/latest-mozilla-central-android-r7/
Xsope is more responsive and swiping between tabs is nice too. I also like the way it fills the screen better but I have to admit: dolphins gesture function for jumping to a site by drawing a letter on the screen rocks. I wish I could combine the two but I'm thinking of keeping both.
Dolphin Browser HD v4.2
Pros:
Screen gestures
Organize bookmarks in folders
Cons:
Once the bookmarks are organized in folders, neither the bookmarks, nor the folders containing them are visible on the Bookmarks Bar. What's the use of organizing them?
Flash panels seem to float above other web page elements and at times these panels appear to cover up some other elements.
When scrolling these Flash panels cover the status bar at the top of the screen.
Tabs are too narrow. It is easy to close a tab when you want to turn over to it.
xScope v6 Trial
Pros:
Speed/responsiveness throughout the browser.
Fewer FCs.
Wider tabs.
Better use of the limited screen space.
Cons:
Cannot organize bookmarks.
Flash stopped working. Still works in the stock browser and in Dolphin Browser HD
No gestures.
I personalty like Opra mini but I have messed with both the others opra has been relyable using it for bout a year an no problems
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baric88 said:
I personalty like Opra mini but I have messed with both the others opra has been relyable using it for bout a year an no problems
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The topic is "Throwdown dolphin vs xsope".
I've tried both, but keep coming back to dolphin, the bookmark organizing and gestures make for a more pleasant experience. Plus on xscope kept having were I would be scrolling and randomly my movements would start zooming instead.
I find this is very much like the old "Netscape and IE" days. I use Dolphin for 95% of my browsing and if it's slow or frustrating I switch to XScope.
Unfortunately, I can't see XScope with my Market hacked to think it's a Galaxy Tab (I do this for Swype keybaord) so I can't update it. ><
I'm partial to Dolphin HD. I never had a problem with it. I tried Xscope a couple of times but I didn't really like it.
Dolphin feels like a more polished experience to me.
For example:
Tab management "feels" more intuitive in Dolphin. The active tab has a close button right on the tab. You have to make other tabs active or longpress them to close, which I'll admit is a little cumbersome (ideally there'd probably be an x on each tab), but it looks and feels better than xScope's tab button, then hunting for the x for each tab's thumbnail (which are overlapped, making it harder to see).
xScope allows you to shrink text pretty much as small as you want. This might be good for a few specific use cases, but I find it preferable for the browser to lock a minimum zoom level like Dolphin.
I will admit that xScope feels quicker than Dolphin but at this point I'd consider it analogous to the initial Chrome browser release. I think it will do well in the future and probably surpass Dolphin and other mobile browsers, but right now it's not something that's enjoyable to use for mainstream (not that this forum is anything near mainstream lol).
I use and love xscope as flash has worked flawlessly for me on everything from hulu, youtube, ch131 and surfthechannel. I love bein able to stream any videos I want on my gtab
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I didn't care for the swipe to change tabs in xscope because I kept accidentally triggering it. Dolphin lets you map the volume keys as tab switcher, and I much prefer that.
Out of the blue, xScope Flash has suddenly stopped working for some folks and I am one of them. The most bizarre issue is it DID work and there was no update in between it working and not working.
As a result and by default, Dolphin wins. No funky a55 problems like xScope. I bought the app, so I have the right to beeeeeuuch!
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I use and love xscope as flash has worked flawlessly for me on everything from hulu, youtube, ch131 and surfthechannel. I love bein able to stream any videos I want on my gtab
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You mean, any except for silverlight right? (Stupid xbox preview videos!!!!)
Dolphin works for me
i like Dolphin the best, never had an issue with it myself
Dolphin vs.......
Have used both on both my EVO and G-tablet and find I like Dolphin better, just seems more polished. The only problem that I have with both my EVO and G-tablet is that when I post to Facebook for some reason the keyboard will not display. A minor irritation but can be a little frustrating.
Dolphin is definitely a better experience, less FCs and the flow is much close to Firefox to me. This is only my opinion!
Dolphin HD gets my vote
xScope, a long press let's me download images. Wallpapers of course.
Dolphon wins for me since Flash does NOT work using xScope. Has not for a few months, regardless of xScop or TnT version. Works fine on my Incredible.
Perhaps the goobers at xScope will fix the issue now that more Tegra tablets coming.
I've been using xscope for a few weeks now and love it. Flash didn't work at first, but all I had to do was reinstall flash from the market. Has worked ever since. I love how going back is instant. Dolphin would reload the page which was annoying. I do miss the swipe right to see your bookmarks. Also, if you like dolphin, try miren, its nice.
Yeah xscope has problem with flash from time to time. I think it's an issue with the cache. To solve this clear up the applications cache from androids settings.
Here's 2 alternative browser I like and use...
Miren taken from another forum run great on the gtab (will update once installed)
UC is a great browser as well.
+1,000 on Miren. It's my browser of choice for Android devices. You can change the settings to allow you to use every inch of your screens real-estate, plus it's fast and intuitive.
Curious to know what advantages it has on Dolphin HD.
Is the Miren browser compatible with Flash 10.2?
I tried Miren for about an hour but it ran really slow for me. I do like the features and how it renders compared to Dolphin HD. For now speed is my main issue so I'll have to check back on this browser after a few updates and see if it gets better.
I really like Skyfire 3.0. Though I haven't figured out how to close individual tabs yet.
Can someone tell me how to set MIUI for desktop view? All the sites are coming up mobile.
Thanks
EDIT: Switched to the Miren Browser and took care of the problem.
https://plus.google.com/104629412415657030658/posts/d82636G5qm3
Can this be ported to Gingerbread in general or to CM7 maybe?
I always thought of the android stock browser being chrome, but regardless no i doubt it just wait till its released for other version by google i seriously doubt your missing much.... firefox turned out to be utter crap.
I would love that
I would love that because it was really glitchy in NOVA CM9, but now I'm using modded gingerbread and using dolphin
there is no way to port chrome to android versions below 4.0. Sorry. It just requires full hardware acceleration, which we dont have either way..
i tried all (and i mean ALL) the browsers i could find, opera was darn good, but eats a LOT of ram (i was playing music and browsing with opera and suddenly the music player got killed...wtf. and opera process was using 170 mb of ram).
so, the best browser is ....maxthon browser, its smoother than dolphin for me, almost same smoothness as opera, has some cool features and gestures. try it out