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Is there anyway i can replace my regular Browser with the Multi-Touch Browser on the Google Ion ROM?
I really dont want to flash a different ROM because i feel the Ion is the most stable and complete. No flaws
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Is there anyway i can replace my regular Browser with the Multi-Touch Browser on the Google Ion ROM?
I really dont want to flash a different ROM because i feel the Ion is the most stable and complete. No flaws
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i think it needs a kernel that enables mutlitouch.. lol i thought this was a developers forum.. and i thought you would have a way to get multitouch on ion.. smh
Again I must ask, What is the big deal with multi-touch? If a mobile browser is worth it's weight then you shouldn't need to constantly zoom in and out. Is it simply an "Apple has it so it must be needed" thing?
No...
I could care less about Apple... Multi-Touch not only makes the zooming easier but also adds a wow factor to the phone. Makes apps more fun, texting on the VK faster, and more efficient... Multi-Touch is needed on a phone like the G1, all the browser needs is some more work, but the double tap works pro. I love it, but we need multi touch for ion... is there anyway i can download it as an .apk or something and add it to my phone
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I could care less about Apple... Multi-Touch not only makes the zooming easier but also adds a wow factor to the phone. Makes apps more fun, texting on the VK faster, and more efficient... Multi-Touch is needed on a phone like the G1, all the browser needs is some more work, but the double tap works pro. I love it, but we need multi touch for ion... is there anyway i can download it as an .apk or something and add it to my phone
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Multitouch makes you have to use two hands to use your phone.
Inefficient and slow.
GenericNode said:
Multitouch makes you have to use two hands to use your phone.
Inefficient and slow.
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The G1 is large and makes your pants heavier, so get a new free phone.
No.
MultiTouch is an additional feature, nothing more. If you can have an additional feature, why not? Its not like you can't normally zoom or anything, moreover it demonstrates the capabilities of this phone in the hands of the right users.
Okay, so here is a bit of a misconception. The multitouch is not in the browser, it is in a hacked kernel. Therefore, a Browser may support multitouch, but it doesn't mean you can use multitouch. Simply, the Browser is just a means to use the multitouch, while the multitouch itself is in the ROM. No Multitouch ROM means no Multitouch browser, even if your Browser does support it.
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The G1 is large and makes your pants heavier, so get a new free phone.
No.
MultiTouch is an additional feature, nothing more. If you can have an additional feature, why not? Its not like you can't normally zoom or anything, moreover it demonstrates the capabilities of this phone in the hands of the right users.
Okay, so here is a bit of a misconception. The multitouch is not in the browser, it is in a hacked kernel. Therefore, a Browser may support multitouch, but it doesn't mean you can use multitouch. Simply, the Browser is just a means to use the multitouch, while the multitouch itself is in the ROM. No Multitouch ROM means no Multitouch browser, even if your Browser does support it.
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Yeah, because the graphics acceleration works great and the multitouch zoom looks great!
Do I have to say the "no" part, or do you get it?
I think the question is a matter of, why not? The phone is capable of it, granted it isn't as smooth, but it's not like it is going to cost you an arm or anything. You aren't compromising anything for this feature, so simply, why not?
Now we all have the multi-touch function and I am wondering what everyone else think of it.
What exactly do you guys do with the function? I mean I can only imagine the use of it on two things.
1. Use it to pinch-zoom in browser.
2. Use it in game.
If I am not missing something, what's the use? People have been wanting it for so long and now, when I see it, it's like one of those things that you won't even miss it, when it's gone.
So, where do you use the multi-touch?
That browser pinch nonsense certainly doesn't offer any tangible benefits. What multitouch *does* offer though is a better soft-keyboard experience. With single touch, you need to press a button and release it before pressing down the next one. With multitouch, you can overlap key presses for a more natural typing experience. Of course, this requires a soft keyboard with multitouch awareness.
I must agree. I don't want it, or need it.
I mean I like it but we don't have any keyboard that support the function and 'NO' the original keyboard isn't multi-touch. It is only multi IF it works like the one in Iphone. I have my swype, so Im happy.
I have never wanted it, and don't see a need for it. Now that it is implemented in places people wanted it Apple is one down, however I don't see many using it
meh, i use it when browsing through the internet, so i guess i consider it a pretty nice feature, but thats about it. Its not really a negative feature (its not like it makes the phone unstable or anything) and to me, it's really more of a cosmetic feature rather than a practical one.
Oh, and another use for multitouch: Rub it in the faces of non-rooted G1 users
deaffob said:
I mean I like it but we don't have any keyboard that support the function and 'NO' the original keyboard isn't multi-touch. It is only multi IF it works like the one in Iphone. I have my swype, so Im happy.
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Smart Keyboard has multi-touch (for 2.0 and greater):
http://www.androlib.com/android.application.net-cdeguet-smartkeyboard-pFFn.aspx
lbcoder said:
That browser pinch nonsense certainly doesn't offer any tangible benefits. What multitouch *does* offer though is a better soft-keyboard experience. With single touch, you need to press a button and release it before pressing down the next one. With multitouch, you can overlap key presses for a more natural typing experience. Of course, this requires a soft keyboard with multitouch awareness.
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+1
To me touchscreens just felt too gimmicky, that's one of the reasons I never got an jesusPhone when they first came out. After playing with one, though, I saw that it had merits, but never really warmed up to the multitouch thing. When I got my APD1, and after the cupcake update, I never really used the soft keyboard much. I used to think the physical one was just better, but when I played with a Hero (and Hero builds), it made a world of difference. I saw myself using the HTC soft keyboard a lot more.
I still find two finger operation kind of senseless, I like single-handed operation, and love the double-tap to zoom at the eclair browser, but for things that are best done with two hands (yeah, that too!), like typing, multitouch is a must.
I don't use it because the current hack of the browser with multitouch is unusable: it's slow and doesn't scale linearly but instead by steps.
If it is correctly implemented in 2.1 now, maybe I would use it in the future.
benoitb85 said:
I don't use it because the current hack of the browser with multitouch is unusable: it's slow and doesn't scale linearly but instead by steps.
If it is correctly implemented in 2.1 now, maybe I would use it in the future.
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I agree. The 2.1 ROMs, and their multitouch in the browser make me not care about the feature completely. I have not had one ROM that multitouch has ran smoothly for me, unless we (they) haven't yet achieved that?
I have MT (Dwang's rom) but never use it. For the browser, I use Steel browser and prefer its long-press-and-hold zoom system. As others have said, it's mostly useful with soft keyboards.
Eclair~ said:
I agree. The 2.1 ROMs, and their multitouch in the browser make me not care about the feature completely. I have not had one ROM that multitouch has ran smoothly for me, unless we (they) haven't yet achieved that?
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the official nexus one multitouch looks pretty smooth to me in this video:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/02/nexus-one-gets-a-software-update-enables-multitouch/
Yes, if I could have my Dream behave like that, I would use multitouch
I like multitouch in Maps, it's so smooth! Would like the same smoothness in the browser.
I dont use multi-touch most of the time, but I one of those people that likes to have the option rather than it be removed, I mostly use it if I'm bored
Since when do we have multi touch for the g1?
mylostlonelysoul said:
Since when do we have multi touch for the g1?
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the g1 has had mutli-touch capabilities since the beginning
How do we enable it?
I know Hero has it but never seen it used on any other rom or phone besides hero. But I can get multitouch hack for google maps.
mylostlonelysoul said:
How do we enable it?
I know Hero has it but never seen it used on any other rom or phone besides hero. But I can get multitouch hack for google maps.
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its included in most of the ROMses already.
i would only use multi touch for a better user experience on soft keyboards. dont really use it on the browser that much
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc3f3twWgzo&feature=player_embedded
if ur impatient fast forward to 1:16
i'm pretty sure this is gonna be implemented in the software upgrade for the X10.
fairly nice way to get around pinch to zoom i think
wont be missing pinch to zoom methinks
nice. i honestly couldn't give a ****e if multi was on x10 or not. If it did, that'd be great, but if not, meh. Don't understand the people that would pass on this phone just because it doesn't have multitouch.
yea me too, but zooming on the browser and google maps was getting a bit irritating for me. although downloading opera solves this issue with the "double tap" feature.
i just thought i should post this so those who lack of multi touch IS an issue might reconsider.
Oooh. That looks great! Hopefully that gallery will find it's way in to the standard X10 when 2.1 goes live!
Zooming is not a problem but multitouch will be required by games most likely.
This will affect gamers but for somebody else the missing MT it shouldn't be a problem.
Having gestures all over the phone will help a lot.
The only place that multitouch is really useful is the onscreen keyboard (especially for those who type fast, there'll be lest missed inputs)
vincent.hsy said:
The only place that multitouch is really useful is the onscreen keyboard (especially for those who type fast, there'll be lest missed inputs)
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its never been a problem for me even on a single touch resistive screen. also- i hate full qwerty keyboards on phones. they're too cramped and u need 2 hands most of the time. i use T9 pad (i downloaded the HTC_IME)
I use the HTC_IME as well and I have 0 missed keys Typed a long post earlier today.
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afhstingray said:
its never been a problem for me even on a single touch resistive screen. also- i hate full qwerty keyboards on phones. they're too cramped and u need 2 hands most of the time. i use T9 pad (i downloaded the HTC_IME)
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Not a problem for me either. And I used Fingerkeyboard on my X1 before I got my X10.
Any confirmation that this is coming to the X10? The video shows the X10 Mini.
wow, have yall seen how smooth windows phone 7 is? the pinch to zoom , the great animations when going from app to app or screen to screen... apple pinch to zoom is better smooth and if you've seen windows phone 7, it seems like the manufacturer of the iphone gave the tips to windows phone seven manufacturers because pinch to zoom is almost identical in the browser. However, with ANDROID, it's not as nearly as smooth even without flash 10.1.. yall can't deny that and it's kind of annoying. Its with all android phones.. the only thing that comes close to iphone pinch to zoom is sense running on a fast processor but even then its still not as buttery. I wonder what you guys think. Will gingerbread address the lag with the browser?
Why on Earth did you feel this belonged in the Vibrant general forum? The browser works just fine for me on all three Android phones I've owned, one of them not even being native Android (HD2). My Vibrant and EVO both ran/run beautifully smooth (after the lag fix on the Vibrant that is), in the browser and everywhere else where pinch to zoom was applicable...
I think its ugly.
I'm using bionix and I can't believe it's not butter.
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laristech said:
I think its ugly.
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Plus this... That interface is just hideous to me. I understand that a lot of people will like it, and it will probably be rather successful, but it's just flat out obnoxious to me.
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Why on Earth did you feel this belonged in the Vibrant general forum? The browser works just fine for me on all three Android phones I've owned, one of them not even being native Android (HD2). My Vibrant and EVO both ran/run beautifully smooth (after the lag fix on the Vibrant that is), in the browser and everywhere else where pinch to zoom was applicable...
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I wish I could block you from my thread. I POSTED IT IN HERE BECAUSE I WANTED TO. It's a general discussion, question, opinions... get lost. Don't ask me why I post it in here and then give your opinion on the subject. what's wrong with yall people.
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Why on Earth did you feel this belonged in the Vibrant general forum? The browser works just fine for me on all three Android phones I've owned, one of them not even being native Android (HD2). My Vibrant and EVO both ran/run beautifully smooth (after the lag fix on the Vibrant that is), in the browser and everywhere else where pinch to zoom was applicable...
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connnn said:
I'm using bionix and I can't believe it's not butter.
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lol it's nice.. Im running it to but I don't even have the kernel overclocked and the phone is burning up!
Why dont you get an iphone or windows phone then?
The cake is a lie!
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I wish I could block you from my thread. I POSTED IT IN HERE BECAUSE I WANTED TO. It's a general discussion, question, opinions... get lost. Don't ask me why I post it in here and then give your opinion on the subject. what's wrong with yall people.
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Every thread you start you get in a fight with someone and yell how you have the right to post here.
This is the VIBRANT general section. Your post is about Android and WP7... not the Vibrant. Not only do I disagree with your sentiment, but you should not be posting this HERE.
Check out all of these threads you have started. This is absurd:
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metalfan78 said:
Why dont you get an iphone or windows phone then?
The cake is a lie!
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Well I know I plan to get a HD7. I think it looks pretty cool and I love that they are trying to create a completely new UI. Lets face it people, Android at times seems just like iOS but with more options. WP& is breaking some fresh air into the mix.
And why can't we talking about reasons to or not to get a WP7 phone over our vibrants? Seems like a topic for a vibrant forum to me. Back on the N1 forum we had topics about the reasons to upgrade to a vibrant from an N1 threads. Yea we had some people go in their and wine, but not like this thread..... Hell we even had a thread mentioning the good things about the iPhone 4 when it was announced and people didnt have to go in there and start flame wars....
Seriously the self named mods who go in a thread and wine need to go back and hide in whatever corner they came from. Against your popular beliefs your posts 1) do not delete a thread 2) give a bump to a thread you disagree with. See the irony here?
And to get back to what the OP was saying, yes WP7 does appear to be smoother and more polished than android. It doesn't have all the features yet but I'm guessing by mid 2011 it will have every major feature android has.
Whenever someone cries about features like pinch to zoom or people who brag about how many homescreens they have. I automatically think NOOB. might be just me but why come to vibrant section to troll about wm7. I probably will get a wm7 phone because im a gadget junky.
Do you feel better after making this thread?
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WP 7 LOL
Windows products are always full of issues. I have a HD 2 and Vibrant. The hd2 even customized is only 65% as good as the Vibrant stock. I tried the WP7 its cool but it not Android. So, If you want to be wow'd by the baubles Like "it has a great pinch to zoom" feature Then you have identified yourself as a retail user.. Great !!
go buy one the others who know how to make a phones' op "Sing" will continue on
I'll have to agree with that. When I flick through homescreens, no matter what launcher I'm using, it doesn't even compare to my old ipod touch 2g, with its crappy 500mhz cpu. Same when I scroll through pages, etc. Apple just does a much better optimization of their OS in this way.
I'll keep my multitasking and copy & paste over a slightly better pinch n zoom. Some of the reviews I've been hearing about WP7 are bad. Like games taking 3 minutes to open and over slow 3rd party apps.
UI hardware acceleration. It is coming, but not here yet. I can live with a bit of UI lag, so long as it is consistant. Although it will be nice when we do get hardware acceleration.
*Picks Up My Out-Dated Zune HD*
Dude Your Late, Now. GTFO!
My G2 and Vibrant(after installing Bionix/Eugene's ROM and with Voodoo) both are butter smooth as my iPad and previously rented iPhone 4. G2 is butter smooth out of the box.
As previous user have pointed out Apple uses hardware acceleration (GPU); so the UI seems more responsive. Since they build everything in house this optimization can be done much easier than say for Google to cater to different hardware by many manufacturers.
Now the bad new: UI hardware acceleration is in Gingerbread.
I'm getting a Windows Phone 7 because the pinch to zoom is better.
In related news: I'm a total toolbag.
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richan90 said:
I'll have to agree with that. When I flick through homescreens, no matter what launcher I'm using, it doesn't even compare to my old ipod touch 2g, with its crappy 500mhz cpu. Same when I scroll through pages, etc. Apple just does a much better optimization of their OS in this way.
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2 words. No multitasking.
I'm really enjoying using the stock browser on my One, it's a real plessure to use. As I do a lot of web browsing on my device this is very important to me. Plus the gorgeous display makes happy that I went and got myself the best phone on the planet.
ye its amazing cant wait to get my own one!
faster than chrome and/or dolphin?
I know on phones the stock browser is usually hardware rendered but these days chrome/dolphin are lightning quick
Can't remember if it came with Chrome or not. If it did then I must have removed it as a matter course.
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It comes with Chrome pre-installed. Stock is slightly faster and supports Flash, but I prefer the Chrome integration across devices.
It looks great for sure. Does it still have text reflow?
Stock has yes.
I never thought i would switch from Chrome but the stock browser is extremely smoother and faster for a fairly intensive project i'm working on
The text reflow is perfect on the stock browser, that's why I'm using it.
I've also noticed it supports 16 tabs/windows at the same time!
I was getting pretty fed-up with the 5 tab limit on my Sensation ...
I must admit it's better than the S3 stock browser. I migrated to Chrome and prefer this day to day.
Is there a way to quick change tabs? It's one of the reasons I like chrome (swipe to change tabs)
But I am loving Chrome :victory:
I'm an avid chrome user but since getting this phone I've actually has no reason to actually use chrome over the default browser. It performs exceptionally well. Best stock browser I've used to date.
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Does it support flash like Samsung's stock browser ?
pinch to zoom
Hello can somebody tell me that it lags if you use pinch to zoom?
And do you always need to pinch to zoom when you load a page to fit the screen see below what i mean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XfzNMLDX7s
Let me know please...
john291 said:
Hello can somebody tell me that it lags if you use pinch to zoom?
And do you always need to pinch to zoom when you load a page to fit the screen see below what i mean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XfzNMLDX7s
Let me know please...
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I dont know if you have to zoom out evertime when you load a page.
But as i tested the one in an o2 store, there was NOT A SINGLE LAGG in pinch to zoom or scrolling. It was the best browser i´ve ever experienced on any phone (tested the s3 and ip5 in the same store for example).
shox22 said:
I dont know if you have to zoom out evertime when you load a page.
But as i tested the one in an o2 store, there was NOT A SINGLE LAGG in pinch to zoom or scrolling. It was the best browser i´ve ever experienced on any phone (tested the s3 and ip5 in the same store for example).
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Thx for your reply..
Strange that all those movies on you tube show the lag..like below here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XfzNMLDX7s
AW: Loving the stock browser
I like the stock browser as well, I.a. for it's flash capability. Funny thing: The Dropbox status (where you can see, who and which programs actually have access) recognizes the browser as SAFARI!!!
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