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[Q] Is it just me or...

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 :>

Chrome for android

Well we've all been waiting for it so here it is http://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.chrome

Has anybody tried Chrome beta on custom ICS roms? Mine, on ics-deck-inc alpha 5, force closes immediately after launching.
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Chrome working on cm9 kang but no flash support
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Can't get tilt scrolling to work. Anyone got it working?

Scrolling works fine here. But I can't get it to force show desktop versions of certain websites. It'll only show the mobile versions. Also, getting to bookmarks is a bit cumbersome as there are no quick controls as in the standard browser.

Don't expect flash to ever work. Read a FAQ somewhere that there are no plans.
Really wish you could set the us string. Scrolling is super fast.

kev0153 said:
Don't expect flash to ever work. Read a FAQ somewhere that there are no plans.
Really wish you could set the us string. Scrolling is super fast.
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Yep, no flash - http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2012/02/flash-chrome-for-android-beta.html

Its amazingly fast compared to stock.
Loving it.

iammodo said:
Its amazingly fast compared to stock.
Loving it.
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I agree, it's very fast. Looks awesome on the Xoom. I'm fine without having flash, in fact, I haven't had flash installed for a long time and I've gotten along fine without it. I'll be glad to see some more features added to Chrome.

one thing I noticed (only compared one wiki page) is that chrome for android shows for text (about 2 extra lines) compared to default browser (on my xoom in landscape)

Not regular scrolling. There's supposed to be tilt scrolling where tilting your tablet up or down will scroll using the accelerometer . Also just found out about tab swiping. If you swipe your finger from the edge of the screen you can swipe between tabs. Awesome
Thought tilt scrolling was something different. Guess it doesn't work on tablet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bzdcw6WSr8&feature=player_embedded

not available in my country
Could anyone upload an apk for this?
Thanks!

no flash

So how do I sync this up with my chrome browser with my desktop computer?
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no desktop string, no flash, no thanks.
nba.com/mobile? pffft.

iammodo said:
Its amazingly fast compared to stock.
Loving it.
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I've actually found that Chrome is much slower on my Xoom than the stock browser. Scrolling is rough and pages load quite slowly.
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sujivet said:
Has anybody tried Chrome beta on custom ICS roms? Mine, on ics-deck-inc alpha 5, force closes immediately after launching.
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Works good on Eos 1.0.0. I don't really notice any improvement or slowness vs. the stock browser yet. Awesome to see a daily desktop application make its way over to the tablet though.

So, if chrome is just came out then technically what is the browser on the android os? I take it chrome will replace it in future releases?
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jediman said:
So, if chrome is just came out then technically what is the browser on the android os? I take it chrome will replace it in future releases?
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The stock browser on Android has always been a separate app. Word on the street is that Chrome will replace the stock browser when it's out of beta, and the current browser will no longer be available in the open source Android os.

tehgeekguy said:
Yep, no flash - http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2012/02/flash-chrome-for-android-beta.html
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So sadly to hear that. Flash is still a huge number sites embed it. Hope they support Chrome in the nearest future when it become default browser of Android os

Chrome on Android

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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Chrome is horrible compared to the aosp browser

Chrome is way slower and the drawing lags badly on scrolling compared to the aosp browser. There's one to. On here that uses the aosp browser. Its so much smoother and faster. Unfortunately autorotation does not work on that ROM. Why did Google make chrome the default?
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Surely you jest.
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redmonke255 said:
Surely you jest.
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Try a rom with the stock browser. It benchmarks higher and it never has to load more of the page when scrolling.
Its the same way on the galaxy nexus. They just let you choose in that case which to use.
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Don't have experience yet with my nexus 7 but chrome is horrible on the galaxy nexus. It is awful at text reflow on this phone. Hopefully it will be better on the tablet.
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Jayrod1980 said:
Don't have experience yet with my nexus 7 but chrome is horrible on the galaxy nexus. It is awful at text reflow on this phone. Hopefully it will be better on the tablet.
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Unfortunately its the same garbage on this tablet. It was really stupid of Google to make chrome the default and not include the aosp browser. I tried the aosp browser and its butter smooth with zero lag. Chrome on the other hand is a complete lagfest.
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On my phone I use opera mobile. Better than stock in my opinion. I just like the chrome sync.
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Whenever they let us download the old browser from Play somebody let me know. I don't mind Chrome as a backup but I don't like it as my primary either
**Edit. If you have root give this a shot.
NeoMagus said:
If you guys want to use the original browser , check out this thread. Everything seems to work on mine except synced bookmarks.
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NeoMagus said:
Whenever they let us download the old browser from Play somebody let me know. I don't mind Chrome as a backup but I don't like it as my primary either
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i doubt this will ever happen...i would imagine though you can pull it from Browser.apk from /system/app from any ics rom and install it

barrmulio said:
i doubt this will ever happen...i would imagine though you can pull it from Browser.apk from /system/app from any ics rom and install it
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Google said we could download it from Play already they just havent put it up somebody else can look up a source for you cause I dont feel like it right now

Yes...Chrome definitely blows for Android. Sad really. Chrome to phone and all the syncing options are really nice, but the browser itself is just awful. Hoping Google really gives this some love soon b/c as others have said, the stock regular browser that has been on Android forever is so much nicer.

Just by watching videos, I can already tell that I hate the Chrome browser. It can have a horrendous amount of lag, and it is extremely annoying having to watch reviews that show this sub-par browsing experience when I know for a fact that all of this dreadful performance could be alleviated by switching to the AOSP browser. Google quite obviously did this to promote their browser, but it does not do good for the Nexus 7 image.

Hmm have you guys fully updated your n7's? Chrome is blazing fast for me. Haven't had a single issue with it except for Swype entering spaces after every letter in the address bar sometimes.

on my GNex, ICS Browser+ (basically stock ICS browser with some additions) was smoother than Chrome.
it crashes now on JB though.

barrmulio said:
i doubt this will ever happen...i would imagine though you can pull it from Browser.apk from /system/app from any ics rom and install it
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Negative, been trying this all day. I don't mind chrome. The syncing with the desktop, phone, and tablet is ****ing awesome. Everything else is just ehh. I don't care much for opera or dolphin so I have been searching for all day for a browser apk or browsergoogle apk that will work but to no avail
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Yeah, I haven't been able to get the BrowserGoogle.apk to work on my Nexus 7. It'll start, but closes right away.

hajabooja said:
Yeah, I haven't been able to get the BrowserGoogle.apk to work on my Nexus 7. It'll start, but closes right away.
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Yeah there's one rom with it but they forgot to include the blobs for the rotation sensor so it doesn't work. The aosp browser works great though.
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blahblahyoutoo said:
on my GNex, ICS Browser+ (basically stock ICS browser with some additions) was smoother than Chrome.
it crashes now on JB though.
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That's because it needs the stock browser to work I think. At least that is how it works on my HTC One X. If I freeze the stock HTC browser, ICS + force closes.
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evonc said:
Hmm have you guys fully updated your n7's? Chrome is blazing fast for me. Haven't had a single issue with it except for Swype entering spaces after every letter in the address bar sometimes.
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Same or me on my 7 and Gnex. Chrome seems even faster than the stock browser to my on my Gnex.
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If you guys want to use the original browser , check out this thread. Everything seems to work on mine except synced bookmarks.

Chrome is terribly choppy on the 7. Go to memebase.com and it has massive rendering issues. As long as the website isn't heavy loaded with pictures, chrome is fine.
I need my stock AOSP browser back, Dolphin isn't cutting it
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Google Chrome for GB

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.

The Kraken! said:
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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