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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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TheSonicEmerald said:
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!
tripacer99 said:
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've tried miren and the one on cm7. But do you guys like any other good ones in particular?
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I'm a fan of Dolphin Browser HD and Dolphin Browser Mini. HD is more feature rich and Mini is more lightweight (so it should be faster than HD).
Personally i use FireFox alot. The Sync w/ desktop makes things really nice.
neidlinger said:
Personally i use FireFox alot. The Sync w/ desktop makes things really nice.
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+1. Firefox used to suck before they added flash capabilities, now it runs smooth and the sync capabilities are an added bonus.
I'm seeing a lot of bad reviews on firefox in the market. Maybe it's because they don't have the flash?
But i'll check them both out
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I'm seeing a lot of bad reviews on firefox in the market. Maybe it's because they don't have the flash?
But i'll check them both out
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To me flash isn't that big of a drawing point. I like the speed and syncing abilities. the i don't have to enter passwords on two different sites, i can do it on one [computer or phone] and it'll sync to the other.
+1 for Firefox.
I've been using dolphin hd and it has worked great for me so far... But I didn't know about the syncing abilities of firefox... I'm gonna have to try it out. I always recommend firefox for desktops. It is by far the best for that
Gopher love said:
I've been using dolphin hd and it has worked great for me so far... But I didn't know about the syncing abilities of firefox... I'm gonna have to try it out. I always recommend firefox for desktops. It is by far the best for that
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Yea, there is an add on called "sync" (go figure) and it will enable you to sync the phone with desktops.
it'll give you a 16 digit key on the handset and you punch it in on the desktop and it'll do the rest. Sorta like the Netflix "adding a device"
It doesn't do it natively.
which is browser is faster?
mightymike889 said:
which is browser is faster?
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bar far the faster is either Opera Mini or Dolphin Mini but they sacrifice alot of features for those speeds.
neidlinger said:
bar far the faster is either Opera Mini or Dolphin Mini but they sacrifice alot of features for those speeds.
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such as what?
mightymike889 said:
such as what?
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Flash, password and history syncing. image quality, video quality.
Best browser is the stock browser. I like my browser too look as I see on my desktop. I hate mobile version of websites. Every browser for download from the market, all load about 80% of the websites in mobile versions. I've tried almost every browser in the market, and none give me a better browsing experience than the stock browser.
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Lacedaemon here! According to all you HTC Evo 4G owners, what is the best mobile web browser? Post your opinions in the thread and in the poll!
I actually still use the stock browser. The only other one that I used and liked was DolphinHD. Firefox was always buggy for me.
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I actually still use the stock browser. The only other one that I used and liked was DolphinHD. Firefox was always buggy for me.
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Agreed, even though I use Firefox on my desktop, the mobile version loads pages inefficiently...
Does Dolphin still suck? It used to be good, then recent updates slowed it down horribly - constant force closing, horrendous download speeds even though other browsers downloaded fine. I had used it forever but gave up on it.
I don't think I was the only one with those issues. It happened after a full wipe/fresh flash and downloading from the market instead of restoring. I didn't use any add-ons either.
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I've used many, and Miren is my clear favorite.
Dolphin HD is too big, slow, and bloated.
Firefox just plain sucks.
Opera and Skyfire are OK.
Miren is laid out just how I like it and it works smooth as silk. Comes with a nice news and bookmark widget too.
I Prefer stock evo browser only problems I get sometimes when download large files. I keep mozilia install to download files. All other broswer like dolphin, etc. Doesn't work for me.
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Stock Browser's OK...
culua said:
I Prefer stock evo browser only problems I get sometimes when download large files. I keep mozilia install to download files. All other broswer like dolphin, etc. Doesn't work for me.
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Good choice, culua. Don't forget to vote your pick in the poll!
Maxthon, ftw!
I tried using stock browser for about 3 minutes until I realized it was horrible. Dolphin HD all the way....
Dolphin HD is the best browser hands down, has flash support, very light and the tabed browsing is great, speed dail home page and and it loads up instantly to get you where want fast cause lets be honest when you use a mobile browser most people only use it for like 3 minutes at a time so no one wants to wait 5 minutes for the browser itself to load up
Stock works fine and open source. =P
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Wheres the love for maxthon.. This is a superb browser. Very nice indeed.
I actually like the stock browser. I don't have any problems with it
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Wheres the love for maxthon.. This is a superb browser. Very nice indeed.
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Uhh, dude, I said Maxthon on the 1st page
Braneless said:
I've used many, and Miren is my clear favorite.
Dolphin HD is too big, slow, and bloated.
Firefox just plain sucks.
Opera and Skyfire are OK.
Miren is laid out just how I like it and it works smooth as silk. Comes with a nice news and bookmark widget too.
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This.
Stock is my second favorite.
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Wheres the love for maxthon.. This is a superb browser. Very nice indeed.
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+1
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Boat Mini Browser
I voted for Opera.
I've only tried Firefox and the stock browser before, though. I like Opera because the interface is fairly clean, although I think the buttons could be smaller (but other people would probably hate small buttons). I think it's nice as it has tabs, but it isn't on the screen all the time. The largest reason I wanted to use Opera was because of its ability to act as a Desktop browser, though. I don't have a limited data plan or anything so it doesn't affect me.
My biggest problem with Opera is that some things don't act right, particularly with Facebook. I wouldn't use the Facebook app at all if it did work the way I want. Message windows go off the screen and it's impossible to hit the send button without zooming out all the way and hitting the button precisely, etc. Other than that, I don't think I have any real issues with it.
Firefox had issues with format (way more than just Facebook), I didn't like how it handled tabs, and even though it was nice to be able to sync with my desktop, it wasn't enough. I love Firefox on my desktop though!
I'm going to try Dolphin since people here seem to like it, but judging from images, it seems kind of bloated.
I've been using xscope.
I used to use miren but for some reason it started getting a little laggy feeling. Xscope is freaking fast and snappy
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I say Xscope and then Miren
For the s3? I usually just stuck with the stock browser for my previous android phones, but I can't stand the galaxy s3 browser. A lot of pages take forever to load even though my connection is fast and some images overall for me are kinda glitchy when they load.
I use Chrome personally. The only drawback is that there is no support for Flash. Other than that it's a great browser.
Stock browser is fastest on mine. Tried stock, chrome, and firefox
Opera Mobile
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Chrome son!
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Vote for Chrome here...
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Dolphine!!!
Easy to use, simple switch back from android mode to desktop mode and lots of options.
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I'll try chrome and see how it is. Thanks for the inputs!
Dolphin is by far the fastest, but it's not usable. Double tap to zoom, zooms in from the left regardless of where on the page you target. Text reflow isn't great either. When you do zoom in on text it also sometimes cuts off a letter or two at the right edge. If they fixed these zoom issues it'd be very good. Has some other very good features as well.
Since Chrome is the next fastest I use that mainly, but certain flash sites like justin.tv require a browser that supports flash (any other one).
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I use Chrome personally. The only drawback is that there is no support for Flash. Other than that it's a great browser.
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that sums it up pretty well.
Opera Mobile. Opera Mobile. Opera Mobile. Opera Mobile. Opera Mobile. Opera Mobile. Opera Mobile. OPERA MOBILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've tried them all over the years. There is nothing like Chrome, especially if you use it as your main browser on all your other devices/computers. The tab syncing is ridiculously convenient, and you can have all your bookmarks in one place. It's also a fantastic tabbed browser.
The fact that Chrome doesn't support flash almost means it is doing you a favor!
The synching and info sharing between them is pretty awesome. I do like the a wiping between tabs as well.
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Chrome or Dolphin HD, I find them both very quick.
I have used Chrome and love it. Don't have any issues or anything ever. I love how it syncs with all my other Chrome sessions on different devices.
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+1 for Chrome.
Definitely the best IMO. As far as fluidity and functionality I like it the best. Honestly not having flash is a plus for me because it doesn't get bogged down trying to load up all the flash ads.
Netscape. :thumbup:
Nah, just playing. Been using dolphin because I've never found a reason not to. Checked out chrome in the play store but didn't download it after reading through some of the reviews. Maybe I'll have to check it out again though, seems like some of you are pretty big fans.
I'm really liking chrome on my s3 and n7.
ICS Browser +. Thumb controls, Syncing, Flash, Text Reflow, and fast. Way better than Chrome or Dolphin.
I say use whatever browser you use on your computer. If you use Chrome, use chrome. If you use Firefox, use Firefox. if you use Opera, use Opera. If you use Internet Explorer, kill yourself or get another browser.
Basically, Chrome, Firefox and Opera mobile are all fantastic browsers for the phone, each has their upsides and downsides but they all can sync bookmarks, tabs, searches, etc with their desktop counterparts. So use whatever you use on your computer-I like both chrome and firefox on my phone but mostly use chrome because it has a great UI and runs really well.
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Which browser are you guys planning on using on the s4?
Features that some would like to have: adblock, lastpass/xpass, flash
According to this tom's hardware article, they favor Dolphin, but it has atrocious startup times. They seem to indicate there is no hardware acceleration support is limited, it remains to be seen how the stock browser in s4 will perform.
Probably Firefox, just because I find all the extensions I can put on it to be indispensable. It'll probably run slower than stock, but as long as I have a decent connection, the phone hardware should keep pace.
stock
stock/chrome for me probably, give all the main ones a go though
Chrome. Always chrome for me.
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Firefox Beta, no question. It's beefier than others, but I use Firefox on my desktop and I love having the bookmarks, add-ons and skins synced.
FireFox has consistently gotten better.
i wonder if the stock browser has hardware acceleration.Surely the GS3, folks have a fav.
Opera.
For testing the gestures, I will try stock but I know ita sucks so I will move back to maxthon, my all time fav.
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Stock with quick gesture is awesome on my Note 2, no reason to choose others except Opera Mini (less data usage and VPN for websites blocked in my country)
I use Chrome for its very nice bookmark widget only.
Always chrome for me also. Can sync with my desktop Chrome bookmarks!
Can someone who currently owns the GS4 tell me if it is still possible to use flash with one of the browsers listed above? I've read in other forums that an older version of flash can be installed using Firefox? Flash is an important factor to me in terms of usability.
I wan to use Safari Lol.... Great Combination or Clash of the Titand
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Dolphin beta, Firefox beta, Opera and finally Chrome beta for those times when I need to access my main pc browser tabs.
I always use stock. Tried many browsers but I always end up on stock.
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I'm a pretty big fan of dolphin browser but i've heard good things about the stock browser
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Always chrome for me also. Can sync with my desktop Chrome bookmarks!
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Stock browser syncs with the Chrome bookmarks as well.
I'll most likely use more than one but the stock browser seems to be impressively good!
Chrome. Because of passwords Sync feature
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