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.
CDKJudoka said:
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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thlinx said:
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
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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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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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eventer289 said:
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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nrage23 said:
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.
Seandeezy said:
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?
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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!
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..
Opera is reaaaaaaal smooth on the xoom guys...
tried Dolphin hd (crap), skyfire (choppy) and firefox (a joke). so far, only opera feels like a true tablet browser. also, once a page is cached, the load is instant (as it should be!)
now let's hope they allow the addition of more quickdials (9 ain't enough)
btw it's the full opera, not the mini
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Opera is reaaaaaaal smooth on the xoom guys...
tried Dolphin hd (crap), skyfire (choppy) and firefox (a joke). so far, only opera feels like a true tablet browser. also, once a page is cached, the load is instant (as it should be!)
now let's hope they allow the addition of more quickdials (9 ain't enough)
btw it's the full opera, not the mini
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Really? Every time I try including right now, it is slow as crap. Dolphin HD is just as bad. Stock browser seems to be the best choice for me and that is not as zippy as I want either.
agree with OP. opera is awesome. Its the only browser I use on xoom right now, unless I need flash.
erzhik said:
agree with OP. opera is awesome. Its the only browser I use on xoom right now, unless I need flash.
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I like dolphin mini much better. I hate dolphin HD.
Yep +1 Dolphin Mini is the best browser right now.Opera is good but the lack of flash made me feel like I was using an Apple product lol.
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dolphin HD works well for me....not sure why some people say its slow especially since the last update. My problem with opera is that some pages still showed up as mobile
euuuh guys I'm talking about Opera Mobile not mini.... flash works fine.
Stock browser still works best for me. Opera is fast but also crashes sometimes and I am unable to synchronise with my Opera Link account. Hoping for a fix soon.
thanks for the tip, using it now and seems much smoother, although slight delay noticed between clicking a link and the link opening, as if it's loading in the background, need to play around with the settings
How is the tab operation in opera mobile in honeycomb?
I found the tab is not as easy as the stock browser (all tabs are accessible directly outside) .
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dolphin HD works well for me....not sure why some people say its slow especially since the last update. My problem with opera is that some pages still showed up as mobile
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keitht said:
Really? Every time I try including right now, it is slow as crap. Dolphin HD is just as bad. Stock browser seems to be the best choice for me and that is not as zippy as I want either.
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With you...read a 100 of these although browser post but none of the hold a candle to the stock browser....but everytime I read them I go download the app...still no good.
Just downloaded. It's real smooth but does not play flash. If it played flash I would make it my default.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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