Simple fix for smoother scrolling on XDA - Xoom General

I found a tip over in the Acer Iconia section for smoother scrolling that works pretty well with the Xoom.
Change the look of the forums found at the bottom of the page from XDA 2010 to XDA Classic. Looks a little ugly color wise but adds a noticeable increase in speed

Awesome thanks. Seems to improve the text entry delay as well.

i use dolphin browser and I haven't noticed any difference

I use Opera browser mostly for XDA. Works great with the 2010 theme.
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lol
sad that they have to dumb down a great app just so it will work on their tablet...maybe it subconciously knows its inferior...

Wobblin30 said:
I found a tip over in the Acer Iconia section for smoother scrolling that works pretty well with the Xoom.
Change the look of the forums found at the bottom of the page from XDA 2010 to XDA Classic. Looks a little ugly color wise but adds a noticeable increase in speed
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This has been discussed many times on the forum. Most recently here:
Xoom and XDA
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laredo7mm said:
This has been discussed many times on the forum. Most recently here:
Xoom and XDA
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Sorry missed it

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Browser on 3.1

Am I the only one who thinks it kinda sucks? Sometimes it's really snappy and fast, and once the page has loaded scrolling is really quick. However a lot of the time it seems worse to me, especially the xda site. Text input is abysmal now (not just xda) so slow, and much worse than 3.0.1. Other bugs include no backspace in text boxes, not being able to click on links, font rendering a bit blurry when not zoomed in, and keyboard randomly getting stuck on caps.
Is it just me?
Not just u...it sucks. Such a shame as everything else is great. Text randomly not appearing in text boxes....pages not loading entirely...slow text input from dock...most annoying may be links not highlighting which leaves u guessing where u tapped. Hope a fix comes soon.
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I've actually been finding the one on the stock build a but bad too.
How about other browsers?
You can't complain too much because you have to remember that 3.1 isn't officially out yet
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Yeah, I just noticed my keyboard lags REALLY badly when trying to reply to posts on XDA. That got much worse. Haven't tried any other sites or different keyboards yet.
I hate how the page redraws images when you scroll.
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Ravynmagi said:
Yeah, I just noticed my keyboard lags REALLY badly when trying to reply to posts on XDA. That got much worse. Haven't tried any other sites or different keyboards yet.
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Are you using asus' default keyboard? Because I know that keyboard is laggy so I use the Android keyboard
Edit: and I may not know what I am talking about because I have not been on the xda website I just use the xda app.
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I was hoping that they improve the speed on the browser in 3.1 but look feels the same like in 3.0. Pages takes a long time to load. Typing is a pain in the ass even with the android keyboard. Surfing and running playerpro is very slow. Opera mobile seems to be the fastest browser ive tested so far, but the font is way tooo small and theres no way to increase it.
Tone503773 said:
Are you using asus' default keyboard? Because I know that keyboard is laggy so I use the Android keyboard
Edit: and I may not know what I am talking about because I have not been on the xda website I just use the xda app.
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I was using the ASUS keyboard. And I had some lag with it before, but it was never anything as bad as this.
I just switched to the Android keyboard. It's just as bad with that keyboard too.
I tried on another forum and it seemed normal. So it might just be this forum. The browser has never liked it anyway.
i posted this in the other thread. there are lots of browser issues with this. ill stick with it because there are lots of other improvements, but i doubt this update as is will be released to the public this week.
i didnt find that many speed issues. i was using flex T9 keyboard though. I will test tomorrow some more but i was thinking the browser had some nice improvements especially with the "quick controls"
I've seen that the thumb keyboard is quite popular. Wonder how it is working with this.
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I've seen that the thumb keyboard is quite popular. Wonder how it is working with this.
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I like thumb kb a lot, lot of good settings.
Thumb keyboard has sped up since 3.1, at least for me, it flies now.
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Xda is bad on my PC, so maybe its the website.windows 7 using Firefox. Delay is bad alot of the time
mazgaoten said:
Thumb keyboard has sped up since 3.1, at least for me, it flies now.
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I agree that Thumb keyboard is blazing fast now. There was an update to version 4 a couple of days ago so I'm not sure if that was the reason for the speed increase or Honeycomb 3.1, but it is very responsive now.
I normally use Tapatalk to access XDA, But I'm using thumb keyboard to post this reply on the XDA website directly - there is a little lag, but not too much.
Regards,
Dave
Forums in general suck on honeycomb. I gave up entirely and just use the xda app.
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I wish you folks wouldn't call it 3.1, because the official 'propper' 3.1 isn't released yet.
Whaat you've got is 3.02 or something found by a cleaner at asustech in the garbarge bins on a CD, they then uploaded it to the web and called it '3.1 leak' and you've all fallen for it! you then all come on here and start winging about, your gullibility is laughable
checkbox111 said:
I wish you folks wouldn't call it 3.1, because the official 'propper' 3.1 isn't released yet.
Whaat you've got is 3.02 or something found by a cleaner at asustech in the garbarge bins on a CD, they then uploaded it to the web and called it '3.1 leak' and you've all fallen for it! you then all come on here and start winging about, your gullibility is laughable
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Is that supposed to be a joke? It is most certainly 3.1.
In response to other posts, I'm also using thumb keyboard but still get a lot of lag, only in browser though so it's not a keyboard issue. Engadget said the browser took a massive hit in JavaScript performance with this update so maybe that's why. I'm thinking this isn't the final build so I'm looking forward to the official ota.
Like others have said though, even though the browser is worse in some regards the improvements in other areas of the rom make it worth sticking with

[Q] Laggy Browser

Hello to all,
I noticed that the browser became laggy, i can't scroll smooth. It's not on every page but it is on XDA (for example).
When I bought the tablet it was working better.
Anyone has the same issue?
Same thing here. Especially on XDA.
This perfomance drop is due to poor javascropt support on all honeycomb tablets.
Not fixed with 3.1 as per the xoom and tf forums so dont hold your breathe. Here the real issue is not your tablet but it is googles OS.
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try running in desktop mode. in the address bar type "about:debug", thn go to settings,debug,uastring, and change to desktop
also scroll to the bottom of the XDA page.
And switch it from XDA 2010 to XDA classic.
Classic doesn't look as nice, but it is a ton smoother.
Lorimere said:
also scroll to the bottom of the XDA page.
And switch it from XDA 2010 to XDA classic.
Classic doesn't look as nice, but it is a ton smoother.
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Great tip!
propagandax said:
try running in desktop mode. in the address bar type "about:debug", thn go to settings,debug,uastring, and change to desktop
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Except you have to do that every time you re-open the browser.
i will try this when i get home...tnx for the info!
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Except you have to do that every time you re-open the browser.
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No, just after each reboot. Which is still a pain and is something that really should have been addressed. This issue was present in Android 2.2 and should not have been allowed to creep over into Honeycomb.

Dolphin Pad Browser

Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that there is a great new Honeycomb browser available in the market from the Dolphin team called Dolphin Pad. I've been using it for a few minutes now and I've gotta say that it's the smoothest 3rd party browser i've tried. Give it a try and post your thoughts.
Cheers
EDIT: I can confirm that HD content from amazon instant video & youtube play silky smooth
do u mean..the dolphin hd 6.0??
It also lets me use flash 10.3
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It also lets me use flash 10.3
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Nope! Dolphin Pad https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dolphin.browser.pad
Im on it as we speak. It does seem kinda promissing in speed but had it 10 minutes using xda in the new mode with no hasitation
After using this a whole day and comparing it to say stock browser im back to stock.it turns out to be faster .sometimes the dolphin pad freezes right at the end of loading some web sites. I think its a flash or Java issue as sometimes it seems as thou its a add that is stooping it.
With that said it is in beta I sent Dev a message its promising
search dolphin pad in market to get
Can somebody please post the apk. Thanks
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I'm liking it
chad24taylor said:
Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that there is a great new Honeycomb browser available in the market from the Dolphin team called Dolphin Pad. I've been using it for a few minutes now and I've gotta say that it's the smoothest 3rd party browser i've tried. Give it a try and post your thoughts.
Cheers
EDIT: I can confirm that HD content from amazon instant video & youtube play silky smooth
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How's it so different from the regular dolphin HD browser?
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Just DLed it and spent the last 30 minutes putting it through its paces. One weird random close, but otherwise very smooth and fast. Does a good job even on CNN flash videos, and the gesture feature seems a bit more accurate than the 6.0 HD I was using.
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How's it so different from the regular dolphin HD browser?
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To be honest, I haven't been using Dolphin HD so I'm not qualified to compare the two. I definitely suggest trying it out though!
So not for us with 10" tablets running Android 2.2? Shame.
Dolphin HD I've noticed when you scroll down, you lose the tabs. With DolphinPad, they stay. Also, Fullscreen on Pad seems better, can't really describe it. Pad doesn't have that annoying gesture thing on the bottom either. Swiping side to side for shortcuts seems more fluid. Flash works well. Just seems much more optimized for the tablet. Settings layout is much better imho. Overall, Pad = Win in my eyes. I'm coming from the Asus Transformer, but I can only imagine similar performance for the Iconia.
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Dolphin HD I've noticed when you scroll down, you lose the tabs. With DolphinPad, they stay. Also, Fullscreen on Pad seems better, can't really describe it. Pad doesn't have that annoying gesture thing on the bottom either. Swiping side to side for shortcuts seems more fluid. Flash works well. Just seems much more optimized for the tablet. Settings layout is much better imho. Overall, Pad = Win in my eyes. I'm coming from the Asus Transformer, but I can only imagine similar performance for the Iconia.
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
I like it, good stuff, Thanks
I like it a lot!! Better than Dolphin HD 6.0 ....
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I like it a lot!! Better than Dolphin HD 6.0 ....
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I tried it for about an hour, then removed it. Can't find how to use gestures, and rendering on some sites sucks compared to dolphin browser HD.
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Looks good. Gonna give it a run.
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It is a very promising browser and a distinct upgrade over Dolphin HD 6. However, I couldn't find a quick way to import bookmarks from Dolphin HD and the address bar did not show the "home" icon (or I could not find it), so if anyone from the Dolphin team is reading this, please add these functions.
dictionary said:
Dolphin HD I've noticed when you scroll down, you lose the tabs. With DolphinPad, they stay. Also, Fullscreen on Pad seems better, can't really describe it. Pad doesn't have that annoying gesture thing on the bottom either. Swiping side to side for shortcuts seems more fluid. Flash works well. Just seems much more optimized for the tablet. Settings layout is much better imho. Overall, Pad = Win in my eyes. I'm coming from the Asus Transformer, but I can only imagine similar performance for the Iconia.
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You know you can disable the gestures in settings from working or displaying.
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Biologos said:
It is a very promising browser and a distinct upgrade over Dolphin HD 6. However, I couldn't find a quick way to import bookmarks from Dolphin HD and the address bar did not show the "home" icon (or I could not find it), so if anyone from the Dolphin team is reading this, please add these functions.
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No home button, just hit the plus tab and will open new page with whatever you set your homepage as.
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Better than Opera Mobile?

New browser for tablet from Dolphin!

New browser for tablet from Dolphin!
Have a look, it might be good.
Let me know, I haven't tried it yet
MJ-12
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dolphin.browser.pad&feature=search_result
I've been using it for a little bit and it seems good so far. I really like the layout and the speed and I haven't found any issues yet!
Been using it for a while, and i like it! Its my default browser..!
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So far im loving it, and it has none of the problems (random closes whenever i click certain link, specifically on Amazon) that opera mobile does. Great find OP.
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MJ-12 said:
New browser for tablet from Dolphin!
Have a look, it might be good.
Let me know, I haven't tried it yet
MJ-12
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dolphin.browser.pad&feature=search_result
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Oh what an app! Superb....am short of words. Faster than native browser.I pushed the thanks button...hope I could do it 100 times for u.
I've been using it for a while now and I am very happy with it; it has also become my default browser; download the ReadItLater add on and you're set

Using ICS

Bad Things
-Color Scheme
-Launcher
-Error in Callender sync (only in some devices)(thanks to smashbox)(can be fixed by doing a full wipe/restore)
To Make it Good
-Use Nova Launcher (in 8x10 grid) (thanks to aletheus)
Seems somewhat more responsive than Honeycomb though (not with Touchwiz). But still testing.
The looks is according to one's taste, I suppose--I liked the (pure) ICS look on my Galaxy Nexus so have little complaints here on the 7.7, especially after I switch from Touchwiz to Nova Launcher (same on my Nexus).
Added screencap of my homescreen. (Nova Launcher, Suave HD icons, Simiclock Widget.)
I don't know what condition your tablet is, but mine is noticeably snappier.
Just like EVERY SINGLE DEVICE I HAVE UPDATED TO ICS from GB or HC base
- Nexus S
- Motorola Atrix
- Sony Tablet S
Where did you get ICS? P6800 hasn't got official ICS yet.
Update: Ok, it seems that there is a torrent with some ICS update. Need to investigate more.
deio said:
Where did you get ICS? P6800 hasn't got official ICS yet.
Update: Ok, it seems that there is a torrent with some ICS update. Need to investigate more.
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Or read xda, official update man. . .
deio said:
Where did you get ICS? P6800 hasn't got official ICS yet.
Update: Ok, it seems that there is a torrent with some ICS update. Need to investigate more.
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Yeah, it hit the forums yesterday morning. What a great un-birthday present from samsung!!!
On topic:
I am surprised to be loving touchwiz! Its certainly not lagging, the entire device is much faster. I draw using sketchbook pro and photoshop touch, so the "force gpu rendering" under settings>development seems to have even sped up drawing capabilities. Lag is barely noticeable, whereas before it was inhibitive.
As far as colors, OP, you mean color sceme for ICS?
I'm disappointed to see color banding in gradients still, thouh it does seem a little better now...
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deio said:
Where did you get ICS? P6800 hasn't got official ICS yet.
Update: Ok, it seems that there is a torrent with some ICS update. Need to investigate more.
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You can get it from sammobile.com
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aletheus said:
Yeah, it hit the forums yesterday morning. What a great un-birthday present from samsung!!!
On topic:
I am surprised to be loving touchwiz! Its certainly not lagging, the entire device is much faster. I draw using sketchbook pro and photoshop touch, so the "force gpu rendering" under settings>development seems to have even sped up drawing capabilities. Lag is barely noticeable, whereas before it was inhibitive.
As far as colors, OP, you mean color sceme for ICS?
I'm disappointed to see color banding in gradients still, thouh it does seem a little better now...
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I love TouchWiz too and don't know why it's not in this Austrian update... Does anybody know???
Yes I meant Color Scheme of ICS, which is so awful, hope it gets a new color scheme in next update....
By the way I think that the way notifications pop up should be changed... What do you think???
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vask9924 said:
I love TouchWiz too and don't know why it's not in this Austrian update... Does anybody know???
Yes I meant Color Scheme of ICS, which is so awful, hope it gets a new color scheme in next update....
By the way I think that the way notifications pop up should be changed... What do you think???
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The Austrian ICS update does have TouchWiz. It's the new look of TouchWiz 5, as also seen on the Samsung Galaxy S III. There are many new features to explore under Apps and Widgets.
I've put on forced GPU rendering. Touchwiz still seems slightly (but still noticeably) laggy, albeit less than HC
morkli said:
The Austrian ICS update does have TouchWiz. It's the new look of TouchWiz 5, as also seen on the Samsung Galaxy S III. There are many new features to explore under Apps and Widgets.
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Yao, TouchWiz is getting awful with every update.....
I know it's a stupid question, can't we change TouchWiz into others like HTC sense?
I wish that soon there will be an CMW ICS ROM with everything working
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vask9924 said:
Yao, TouchWiz is getting awful with every update.....
I know it's a stupid question, can't we change TouchWiz into others like HTC sense?
I wish that soon there will be an CMW ICS ROM with everything working
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I was liking it myself, but you can try nova launcher. I've actually hared touchwiz myself, but figured i'd give it a try.
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aletheus said:
I was liking it myself, but you can try nova launcher. I've actually hared touchwiz myself, but figured i'd give it a try.
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Thank you for your opinion, it's too good after some modifications.... Thanks.....
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Anyone noticed if you don't change font size to large, all 3rd party launchers fonts look microscopic (but touchwiz is fine on medium)?
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Anyone noticed if you don't change font size to large, all 3rd party launchers fonts look microscopic (but touchwiz is fine on medium)?
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yeah i notice that as well. font is so small on ADW EX.
How is Nova? Is it better?
anyone having sync issues with the calendar?
ruffruff said:
yeah i notice that as well. font is so small on ADW EX.
How is Nova? Is it better?
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Yes, it's good after customisation...
I used it with grid 8x10 in landscape mode....
I think you should try it........
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smashbox said:
anyone having sync issues with the calendar?
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Nope, do you have issues with it ?
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I find that the touchscreen works better with and without stili. I use a cheep logiix one.
It also charges faster and the charge lasts better.
WiFi seems to be faster and picks up signel better.
I cant seem to get root but no big deal,yet.
Funny that CMW and root.zip say I have done it but It isent true?
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Oh, and the GPS is still topnoch.
vask9924 said:
Nope, do you have issues with it ?
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Yes. Says there is a sync error for both exchange and gmail

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