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whats your favourite browser and why? please share
currently using dolphin browser, with donut i didn't have much choices.
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I might go with skyfire, it's cool sadly it can't stream audio (from radios) or video from south park studios just like I did on my old x1
Just started using Xscope, looks promising.
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I use skyfire, and love it, wouldnt even think of trying anything else
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any browser able to open autoblog or engadget ??
the included donut browser sucs big time...
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My quick review of the browsers after trying out all 4.
I use xScope, I find it the best overall for performance, stability, reliability and appearance. On occassion I find pages don't load properly, but this is a very rare occurence. 4.5/5: Best
I tried Dolphin, which had loads of features, was pretty and loaded pages very well. However, I found it a little slow (and less visually appealing than xScope in my opinion). I have this browser installed on my phone in case xScope runs into difficulty loading a page. 4/5: Good
I tried Opera, which was fast, but ugly (again in my opinion) and unreliable. Pages didn't load properly half the time and I would have to exit out and use a different browser to view those particular pages. This was slow and frustrating. It is possible that this has changed with updates, but my experience was less than satisfactory. 2/5: Fail
Skyfire is cool because it can play flash videos well. Otherwise, I found it slow, cluttered and ugly. 3/5: Pass
I find skyfire visually appealing and have not had any problems speedwise with it, except when my connection was poor, but thats another thing entirely. Ive used both dolphin and opera and they're both good browsers, ive never tried xscope though.
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Currently using opera mini, don't necessary recommend it.
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Opera mini when on 2G and dolphin when on 3G
Will try xscope and report later
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What's wrong with the stock one? I find it very clean and fast! And very good at adapting pages and text.
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I like xscope gl
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I use Dolphin for general browsing and Opera for uploading files.
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No love for Steel here?
I like the stock one lol
Tried all the others, this is the most stable one that I found.
Unfortunately this means I can't vote in the poll
I've been using Dolphin for some time now. Didn't like Skyfire and Opera did not load all pages properly. Haven't tried xscope yet.
I use the stock one and it seems pretty good.
arq7203 said:
I use the stock one and it seems pretty good.
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Not being able to open my favorite blogs (eg. engadget and others) is not what I'd call "pretty good"
Lets hope this thing gets froyo-ed soon
im using opera and i dont mind it...im used to the interface (like it better then the stock) and it loads quick, i have encountered problems with page loading, but i rarely see those
X scope its the best for phones with out multi touch
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So which browser u people prefer to use?
Stock/Miren.
Dolphin Browser HD is beter than stock
I use opera mini. It's really faster than the stock one. But i didn't really try other options, this one satisfy me.
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Dolphin MINI
yh great. Does skyfire work on wildfire?
Yes skyfire works. I use dolphin bday and skyfire
Original dolphin is best, HD is so slow
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Miren ftw...
How download skyfire on stock rom?
TiiXiboy said:
Original dolphin is best, HD is so slow
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Hmmm... I'am with stock froyo rom and it's pretty fast (Have you disabled flash?), it's even faster than simple dolphin, best browser for me (cant say about dolphin mini, havent tried it yet )
Personal preference really. I like miren because it's pretty, has flash support as well and is fast and lightweight well for me), dolphin is just too bulky imo.
tried all of them but still prefere the build in.
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Hmmm... I'am with stock froyo rom and it's pretty fast (Have you disabled flash?), it's even faster than simple dolphin, best browser for me (cant say about dolphin mini, havent tried it yet )
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Hoe do I disable flash
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Browsing the web on the wildfire is a horrible experience. When i have no other means to check if the government has paid me my welfare benefit, i use Dolphin browser HD.
Opera Mini here. Been using it on Nokia before, I really like it a lot.
NICK^^ said:
How download skyfire on stock rom?
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Bumpjan
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Been using Opera Mini since my previous Nokia and it does everything i need whilst being mega simple. Don't see the need for anything more tbh.
Dolphin, Opera Mobile 10.1 beta and stock browser. Afrer update to 2.2.1 I use stock browser the most.
Opera Mobile, A bit big but it has everything I need.
Opera mini is ok but lacks Pinch to zoom and desktop rendering.
I tried xScope, Fast but not for me.
Dolphin HD, Slow compared to others and so bulky.
Yet to try Miren though.
Is the dolphin browser the best browser on the EVO? If not, what is?
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Miren browser!
Miui and Evo
stricklerjosh said:
Miren browser!
Miui and Evo
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Does it run well?
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im using dolphin just because the stock one was being pissy lol it kept closing whenever there was heavy flash on a web page
The browser that comes with gingerbread is super fast. I used to run Miren, but I'm really happy with the speed of the stock GB browser.
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The browser that comes with gingerbread is super fast. I used to run Miren, but I'm really happy with the speed of the stock GB browser.
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So before you switched over, was the Miren browser in your opinion the better browser out there? Miren > Dolphin?
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I've tried Miren, Xscope, Dolphin and skyfire. Of them all, Miren delivers the smoothest experience, and with the fewest FCs.
If you use Firefox 4 Beta on a PC then Firefox for Android is far and away the best. It syncs your favorites, passwords, history, and open tabs.
+1 on the firefox.
Dolphin Mini
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If you use Firefox 4 Beta... It *says it* syncs your favorites, passwords, history, and open tabs.
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In practice, I've not found this actually works at all, in fact, I found Firefox to be a horrible experience on the EVO.
I really wanted to like it, but it won't open when you click a link from and email for example, and it's rather slow, and I never got it to sync with my other machines. It's just not ready to daily use yet, IMHO
I uninstalled after a week, and installed Dolphin, which I really like so far.
I'm going to install Miren later today and give it a go, thanks
I like Opera Mini, loads everything super fast.
I have used miren, dolphin, xscope, and modified stock browsers my daily is xscope but im looking at miren now after it the recent update.
does anyone know if firefox for android syncs with minefield (firefox testers betas)
me personally, ive tried dolphin and i still prefer the stock android sense browser. it gets the job done, flash videos play fine, and downloading is easy.
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So before you switched over, was the Miren browser in your opinion the better browser out there? Miren > Dolphin?
Yeah, for me Miren was noticeably faster than dolphin.
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Is there a way to get the gingerbread browser on a sense rom? Anyone have it to post with maybe instructions on how to do it?
Pocket posted...
I'm going to give Miren a go. Seems pretty win.
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Opera mini
I'd have to go with Dolphin Mini. I used Dolphin HD for the longest. Tried Mirens for the last week then switched over to Dolphin Mini the last two days. So far it's the best. Fastest webpage scrolling and typing. Zero lag on that browser.
firefox feature wise sounds great but it's really really buggy
I'm curious as to what browser you guys like to use. I've used Dolphin Browser HD for as long as I can remember, as I never really fancied the stock browser.
I don't really know about any of the other browsers available, so i'm looking for something new to use (and others might be too). Any suggestions?
I use the stock one for daily use, if I run into a page that insists to be viewed in mobile form then I switch to Dolphin.
I use opera mobile.
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Opera Mobile. GPU acceleration makes browsing smooth as butter
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You should try Miren browser!! It's blazing fast!!
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Opera mobile and maxthon.
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david464 said:
You should try Miren browser!! It's blazing fast!!
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No broswer is as smooth as Opera Mobile on Android. It compares to the smoothness on Safari on iOS
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Opera Mobile. GPU acceleration makes browsing smooth as butter
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Tried it out. It runs VERY well, but nearly all of the pages I visit direct me to the mobile version of their site. Is there any way to change the user agent in opera so that I get the desktop version every time?
Thanks for the tips...I'm definitely switching from the stock browser on my Droid X!
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Tried it out. It runs VERY well, but nearly all of the pages I visit direct me to the mobile version of their site. Is there any way to change the user agent in opera so that I get the desktop version every time?
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Pretty sure there was a thread here on XDA about that. Might want to do a Google search about that. "opera mobile 11 android desktop agent" All the sites I use direct to desktop so it hasn't been a problem for me.
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Pretty sure there was a thread here on XDA about that. Might want to do a Google search about that. "opera mobile 11 android desktop agent" All the sites I use direct to desktop so it hasn't been a problem for me.
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Thanks for the tip! Found out how to do it, and works perfectly. I couldn't find it in the settings, so I figured it wasn't built in.
+1 for Miren. Only issue I run into is embedded videos just leaving a blank spot on the page, and also opening an android_asset/webkit page in the stock browser.
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I've been using Firefox 4 mobile on my phone and tab, i'll probably try opera now because anything has to be better
I using Dolphin Mini right now.
I've tried Firefox but its just too slow and too CPU intensive. It's sad because it's what I use on my MacBook Pro and would live to be able to seamlessly sync everything.
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I don't know about anyone else, but the stock browser on the Fascinate is horrible compared to other Android powered phones. I'm not sure what it is, but it just runs like crap. AND NO ANIMATED GIF SUPPORT!!!! (Custom ROMs appear to not work either, it's really weird actually. Animated GIF support goes in and out)
So i use Dolphin HD mainly. Normally I prefer stock, but since switching to the Fascinate. I use anything else, BUT!
for some reason Opera Mobile won't install on CM6. Bummer.
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I don't know about anyone else, but the stock browser on the Fascinate is horrible compared to other Android powered phones. I'm not sure what it is, but it just runs like crap. AND NO ANIMATED GIF SUPPORT!!!! (Custom ROMs appear to not work either, it's really weird actually. Animated GIF support goes in and out)
So i use Dolphin HD mainly. Normally I prefer stock, but since switching to the Fascinate. I use anything else, BUT!
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Odd. The stock browser feels the same as my old Droid's. Not much of a difference.
Back to the topic: I use the stock browser. It fills my needs perfectly. I'll try out Dolphin HD and Opera to see how they are.
I just tried dolphin mini again last night. After about an hour of use I saw no clear cut advantage over stock (for how I use it).
I don't use gestures and don't open multiple tabs on my phone. My web use is mostly simple lookups. My serious web use I do on my desktop computer. Almost every thing I do on my phone is app based. So the stock browser suits me fine and is as fast or faster as both dolphin HD and mini.
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I've always preferred xscope over stock and dolphin. Will try opera
+1 Miren
No flash
Images on wifi only
*All those default rss feeds disabled..
I have tried many web browsers out there but I always find myself coming back to stock web browser. I think its the best combination of speed and ui for web enabled sites. I also like its simplicity.
What do you guys think?
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I like the stock browser too especially on 2.1 roms. Opera is smoother though but I don't really feel using it.
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I like the stock browser too especially on 2.1 roms. Opera is smoother though but I don't really feel using it.
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Exactly my point. Opera mini is a little faster but I don't like its interface. I wanted to stick to firefox but it takes up alot of memory and also is a bit laggy.
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Try Miren from the marketplace ...best one imho
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Tried dolphin and never went back.
Sahil! I tried dolphin a while back and hated its cheap look. My $.02!
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sLiKK said:
Exactly my point. Opera mini is a little faster but I don't like its interface. I wanted to stick to firefox but it takes up alot of memory and also is a bit laggy.
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I don't think he's not talking about Opera Mini, but Opera Mobile, which recently released version 11 for Android with Flash support. It's ridiculously good and the performance is wildly superior to the stock browser.
The Stock Browser is unusable on some sites like WMPowerUser where if a blog entry has 20+ comments the scrolling is so terrible it's like 0.5 Frames per second. Opera doesn't have this issue (the Eclair browser didn't have this issue, I'm not sure what happened...).
With Opera Mobile being as good as it is I really have no idea who'd wanna use Mini, unless they only have a 200MB data plan.
My only complaint about Opera Mobile is the RAM size. It seriously can go up to 90+ MB somewhat quickly/easily and there is no exit option in the application...
I feel the stock browser is the best too..opera mini is good for having a slow connection
Opera Mobile 11 > All other Browsers
XScope pro is the best out there for me.
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I too was also ways going back to the stock browser until Oprah mobile finally updated to 11. made browsing such a better experience and opera link is very convinient seeing as I use opera on desktop also.
I use skyfire. It's nice and quick and I used to be able to watch Jersey Shore but the season ended already. :'(
skyfire is good when watching videos, but for me it has the most ugliest UI.
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skyfire is good when watching videos, but for me it has the most ugliest UI.
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Now that I think about it, that's the only time I use the web on my phone...to watch vids...
I love Dolphin HD now, never have any issues with it..
Google should make 'chrome for mobile'.
xScope Pro was the least laggy with 2.1, now it feels super fast under Android 2.2
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sLiKK said:
Google should make 'chrome for mobile'.
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maybe it's already the stock browser? but I would love a chrome browser
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Do you guys know any browsers with Inverted Color option (just like the option we find on CM7 stock Browser)?
Thank you
Opera 11 is simply the best hands down. I used to hate it... because of the mobile view. But it has transformed into a full browser like its pc counterpart. It feels so smooth. It takes advantage of our hardware much better than any other browser. Even flash intensive sites are smooth as silk.
Okay enough from this new opera fanboy. Just my 2 cents. I actually started using it today and im in love.
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