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Things I hate about the new browser (2.2)

I know there are many great features but I have 3 things that I hate
1) If u open the browser now, the homepage doesn't display, instead it shows the last website
2) I hate that if u download something, it doesn't take you to the downloads
3) Also now you can't double click a flash object and isolate it
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I feel your pain, the isolation was one of my favorite Parts. Any way to have like it was?

Android .apk's are supposed to all be forward compatible, you might try installing the browser apk from 2.1

I hate how I can't watch my flash tv shows on megavideo because it says its missing a plugin and an ad takes over and redirects my page so I can't even go to the site.
Thus, I am stuck on cm6. (not like that's a bad thing though)
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the new browser (or is the new flash) handles taps incorrectly... on 2.1 i could tap the seek bar and fast forward as intended. on 2.2 tapping ANYWHERE on the flash object (typically a streaming video player) causes the video to play/pause, just as if i pressed right in the middle of that object... horrible

I cannot use Google Analytics with the new browsers. When I click on the calendar drop down, it just displays a blank instead of the calendar. It was working before.

You guys could install a different flash version.

Press and hold on video and let go.. On top od where the video box will be a bar with a rectangle to isolate... Tee hee I know what u mean.. I was the same way till I found out by accident.. Is there a way to download on our interent embedded movies or video on websites like a pluggin?
Edit: sometimes only works if you turn ur phone sideways.. Well foe me I have to or it wont work.. But isolates video with option to full screen..
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Are we talking about the stock browser or one that can be downloaded? I am using Dolphin HD and it seems to be pretty solid.
Still waiting for firefox to release a stable browser.

redrazr7791 said:
Are we talking about the stock browser or one that can be downloaded? I am using Dolphin HD and it seems to be pretty solid.
Still waiting for firefox to release a stable browser.
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Stock.. I just can't get used to another browser
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I second everything that the OP has said. I'm just waiting for Opera Mobile to finally come out for Android but that is starting to look like never ATM.

Thomas1218 said:
I second everything that the OP has said. I'm just waiting for Opera Mobile to finally come out for Android but that is starting to look like never ATM.
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Opera already has a browser for android its called "Opera mini"
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I know about Opera Mini but IMHO it is junky. I am waiting for Opera Mobile which is a full featured browser and not one that compresses things to make it faster on non 3g networks (Opera Mini is included with the Moto i1 because iDen networks dont have 3g)

Crossrocker said:
I know there are many great features but I have 3 things that I hate
1) If u open the browser now, the homepage doesn't display, instead it shows the last website
2) I hate that if u download something, it doesn't take you to the downloads
3) Also now you can't double click a flash object and isolate it
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1. when 2.1 would go to the homepage...everyone complained about that (lol)
2. why would you want to go to the downloads page when u can just get what you downloaded from the taskbar?
3. neither here nor there on that one.

Downgraded flash, still same issues... must be the browser that's the culprit. Anyone got apk for 2.1's browser?

Nevermind. Got the apk from 2.1 OTA. it fails to install...

mercuryhayes said:
1. when 2.1 would go to the homepage...everyone complained about that (lol)
2. why would you want to go to the downloads page when u can just get what you downloaded from the taskbar?
3. neither here nor there on that one.
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Oh haha but on 2, then I would have to go home and do it
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Have to say, CM6 probably had the best "stock" browser experience. What I miss from CM6 are the 8 tabs and its flash integration. Other than that they're about the same for me.

Motorola Xoom - Honeycomb 3.0.1 Update and Performance Test

Just video showing the Honeycomb 3.0.1 update.
- tested out the leaked flash 10.2.155.67 built on various website
- re-looked at the html5 and sunspider benchmark
- looked at the type in the browser lag
Xoom
html5 - 218
sunspider 2070ms
ipad2
html5 - ??
sunspider 2097 ms
besides that, how's everyone native browser performing? better or worse after the update? better or worse after flash 10.2?
fast forward to 3:24 to get past the updating process

how did you get the normal engadget.com site to come up? I have done the about:debug and selected desktop but it seems to be bringing up the mobile site.
Also, Flash seems to be working well on my xoom.

ghoticov said:
how did you get the normal engadget.com site to come up? I have done the about:debug and selected desktop but it seems to be bringing up the mobile site.
Also, Flash seems to be working well on my xoom.
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not sure! good question. i think browser remember my default settings. but there are some that directed me to the mobile site and i just tell my browser to go to the full site. and whenever i revisited the website, im always directed to full website now.
when the xoom gets updated to LTE and microsd card, this tablet will be almost perfect for me.

inspiron41 said:
not sure! good question. i think browser remember my default settings. but there are some that directed me to the mobile site and i just tell my browser to go to the full site. and whenever i revisited the website, im always directed to full website now.
when the xoom gets updated to LTE and microsd card, this tablet will be almost perfect for me.
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That's weird. I tried to select the normal site and it keeps sending me to the mobile site. I have done it on other sites and it sends me to the normal site. The other thing is really random.
I agree, once we get the sdcard I will be completely happy. I don't need LTE, even though it would be nice. I will probably go ahead and send it in to do the update just in case though. My area probably won't get 4g until next year.

New Android Market!

Anyone has the updated Market rolled to his/her device yet!?
http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-android-market-for-phones-with.html

Here the apk
http://goo.gl/gXOQm

EnmanuelTavarez said:
Here the apk
http://goo.gl/gXOQm
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Can't seem to install this. Anyone else got this to work?

Try to Uninstall the previous version with titanium backup

It works on Thunderbolt 2.2.1, stock.
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I'll back it up with RootExplorer and try this out and see what happens. I'll let you guys know if it works on the N1....

Works on galaxy S2. Seems MUCH slower than the old market

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Works on galaxy S2. Seems MUCH slower than the old market
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Same. It works fine on N1, I did get an error at first but I got it working. Its slower then the regular market, but I like it overall.

The new market looks really good and works very smoothly for me.
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Movie section of Market doesn't work with rooted devices
If your device is rooted, you won't have access to the Movies section.
Nice, Google, nice.
coffeemm

Working on rooted defy. Movie section is there. But not willing to 3.99 to test it. Someday. Running good though. Looks nice. Kinda reminds me of wm7
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Working great on my N1... thanks for posting

I noticed that some apps vanish from My Apps in the new Market. I had about 4 apps to update in the old Market, two manual because of changed permissions. I left it as-is and installed the new Market. In the new Market, only the two apps without changed permissions appeared as updates in My Apps. The other two apps had vanished completely from the My Apps list. If I search for them manually they will still show up and I can update them though.

You may want to try clearing the data of the market app

Install the new market using the apk from android central.
I like a nice little improvement to the notification: it says "updating" instead of "installing" now
Yet, it is not performing fast enough... I feel laggy when using it. And the new UI looks like WP7 (though I personally like this new design )
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so it's not just me thinking that it's really laggy ... maybe it's not the final version?
or maybe we now need a Dual-Core Phone to use the new Market

It runs fine for me on the N1 most of the time. The only lag I've noticed is when it's fetching the icons for the apps on the Staff Picks screen or similar. When the icons have been downloaded it runs smoothly. I like the Honeycomb/ICS-like design.

Downloaded Market from http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/07/12/download-the-new-android-market-v3-0-26-with-support-for-movies-and-books/ I am not sure when it will go live in my country so Downloaded from there..I love it but Kinda fell Lag.I think it is new so might take few days/weeks to fix it over it is SO COOL on SGS2 but I have a Problem I can't see Movies Option I think Movies option is not Available in my country yet

Yeah, movie section doesnt appear on my market using MIUI Rom.
Anybody else having issues with Facebook since switching markets? Logic says it can't effect of but since I updated the market, Facebook won't load. Happened immediately after installing the market.

don't be so quick to yell at google for blocking movies if you're rooted
it's pretty clear the movie studios wouldn't give them the licenses for the movies unless they blocked rooted devices
i mean, i'm not agreeing with the studios. cuz are they REALLY worried people are gonna ****ing steal ****ty low res videos off their cellphone? there's SO MANY other(better) ways to pirate these movies. but whatever

new market for tablets - download

This is the new market rolled out for the zoom the other day.
Enjoy
Post - is it any better?
MJ-12

Thanks for posting. I find it much better and much faster. The old market was very slow for me
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Works great for me an dit can be used in portrait mode
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Finally, portrait mode. I like this version thx
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Does this require root? Can someone post some screenshots? I am at work and won't have the tablet for a couple hours.

This new Market version looks exactly like the phone version.
Why have they changed the interface.
The previous one looked great.
Previous version - 1.0.27

this looks just like the new market on the android phones. i dont really like how it looks..... i wish there was a way to hide the movies/books from the market because i doubt i will ever buy/rent a book or a movie from the app store. i noticed no difference in performance. im sticking with the old market for now, but thanks for the download

bwassef said:
this looks just like the new market on the android phones. i dont really like how it looks..... i wish there was a way to hide the movies/books from the market because i doubt i will ever buy/rent a book or a movie from the app store. i noticed no difference in performance. im sticking with the old market for now, but thanks for the download
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I too hate the phone market app.they are pushing crap in your face that you did not ask for.When you do a search it brings up two also and a link to movies and books.as if your going to buy them.grrrrrrr.

erica_renee said:
I too hate the phone market app.they are pushing crap in your face that you did not ask for.When you do a search it brings up two also and a link to movies and books.as if your going to buy them.grrrrrrr.
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Precisely the reason I renamed marketupdater on my phone, and will probably be doing it on my tab too.
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I tried out the new Market app but had to remove it. It caused Earth and Legend to crash on load and I read a report that it causes Dungeon Defenders to crash too. I'm guessing these apps may have some type of protection that calls the Market app?
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I'm now running this new market on my a500. I must say that the old market feels cumbersome and clumsy.this is way more suited to hc and is feels streamlined...
I love it on my DInc2 it took a while to get used to but I can't stand the old market anymore.
I haven't run into any problems with crashing apps. Earth runs fine. I'm using honeyvillain's rom.

Does this improve any problems with the Honeycomb Market, like reviewing apps direct from the tablet?
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Portrait mode is sweet although the market is really crying out for a customized view, wierdly though the old market is still available alongside the new market on my tab 10.1(overcome rom). Accessing app details is not very intuitive, clicking the icon for the selected app shows details but there is no visual prompt to suggest this(could be a BOB issue). No issues launching any apps so far.

What's the best way to install this? I would think to remove Vending.apk from system/apps, rename this file to vending.apk and put it into the apps folder...is that right?
Update: Nope, don't need to do all that. Just download and install
Update: I LIKE! Portrait mode, FINALLY able to click a screen shot for a larger image, everything flows very well, seems like this market version is even better suited for a tablet than a phone. Thumbs up!
Thanks for the download MJ-12!

3.1.6 is over here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1284647

Do you need to have the 3.2 OTA to make the new market work? Because I have 3.1 still and it does not work on my Iconia

jakmayhopher said:
Do you need to have the 3.2 OTA to make the new market work? Because I have 3.1 still and it does not work on my Iconia
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3.1.6 is working on 3.1 for me.
Need to work on upgrading one day. lol

redbullcat said:
Does this improve any problems with the Honeycomb Market, like reviewing apps direct from the tablet?
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yeah you can review apps from that tablet now

Definitely a better market than what was built in. It is a lot faster than the old one, which is especially impressive considering the very limited internet I have access to right now.
Havn't ran in to any problems with it so far.

Downloaded this And I still have old market and new market. 2 different icons.
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Chrome sucks!

Now with JB update, the main browser is chrome and is very slow slow slow and sometimes when I am playing html5 videos makes my system reboot, I know html5 is now and the future but a lot of web sites still use flash player. We still have the android browser but with the update now it does not synchronize anything. In my my opinion, asus tf300t is I nice device but for internet browsing is little bit frustrating. I tried dolphin that used to work fine with ICS, and now is slow.
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While I'd hold off on saying it sucks outright, I will say that it leaves a whole lot to be desired. Chrome for Android is no where near as good as it's desktop big brother.
What I'm confused the most about is that they include it alongside their 4.1 updates, with it indented to become the users default browser, but it lacks some of the basic functionality of even the stock Android browser.

I am curious as to what you think is basic features? not bashing in any way...some need more than other.
i personally think Chrome is completely Fine. it does everything i need it to do and works well enough that i dont feel like i have to download or try any other browser out there.
however there is the occasion i need FLASH and have to use the stock browser.

turdbogls said:
I am curious as to what you think is basic features? not bashing in any way...some need more than other.
i personally think Chrome is completely Fine. it does everything i need it to do and works well enough that i dont feel like i have to download or try any other browser out there.
however there is the occasion i need FLASH and have to use the stock browser.
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I want it to be able to request, by default, the desktop version of websites, without me having to either specify it every time I load a new site or root and run any custom scripts.
For a device as capable as the TF300, and considering the stock browser has that function, I'd consider that a pretty basic feature. Until I see that little check box in the settings menu that allows me to "Always request desktop site", it's the stock browser for me.

Bolandk said:
I want it to be able to request, by default, the desktop version of websites, without me having to either specify it every time I load a new site or root and run any custom scripts.
For a device as capable as the TF300, and considering the stock browser has that function, I'd consider that a pretty basic feature. Until I see that little check box in the settings menu that allows me to "Always request desktop site", it's the stock browser for me.
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http://droidnerds.com/content/how-to-permanently-have-desktop-mode-on-chrome-mobile-for-android/ there you go

SpeedNess said:
http://droidnerds.com/content/how-to-permanently-have-desktop-mode-on-chrome-mobile-for-android/ there you go
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I posted similar information here on xda, but I had the useragent string that the tf300 defaults to on desktop mode, if you'd rather do that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29386622&postcount=7

SpeedNess said:
http://droidnerds.com/content/how-to-permanently-have-desktop-mode-on-chrome-mobile-for-android/ there you go
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rumspringa9 said:
I posted similar information here on xda, but I had the useragent string that the tf300 defaults to on desktop mode, if you'd rather do that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29386622&postcount=7
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Come on guys, did you not read my post?
"I want it to be able to request, by default, the desktop version of websites, without me having to either specify it every time I load a new site or root and run any custom scripts."
I do not want to unlock in order to root. Once there is a root exploit developed for 4.1.1 that maintains the locked boot-loader I'm all game to give the above options a try.
In the meantime though I'm still of the opinion that if the default browser can be programmed to request desktop versions of websites by default, there is absolutely no reason why Chrome can not be developed to do the same.

I agree it's silly that the old android browser would have features that chrome does not. Chrome can be unbearably slow on my pad. Google now as well.

Bolandk said:
Come on guys, did you not read my post?
"I want it to be able to request, by default, the desktop version of websites, without me having to either specify it every time I load a new site or root and run any custom scripts."
I do not want to unlock in order to root. Once there is a root exploit developed for 4.1.1 that maintains the locked boot-loader I'm all game to give the above options a try.
In the meantime though I'm still of the opinion that if the default browser can be programmed to request desktop versions of websites by default, there is absolutely no reason why Chrome can not be developed to do the same.
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Did you get it on ics?
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Did you get it on ics?
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Did i get what on ICS? The custom script for Chrome that is linked above? Yes I was using that while locked/rooted on ICS, but that's not the point of my complaint with Chrome.
There should be no reason that a feature like automatically requesting the desktop site in a tablet based browser should not be included, without the need to unlock/root/run custom scripts. It's just a lack of effort on the part of the Chome developers as far as I'm concerned.

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Did i get what on ICS? The custom script for Chrome that is linked above? Yes I was using that while locked/rooted on ICS, but that's not the point of my complaint with Chrome.
There should be no reason that a feature like automatically requesting the desktop site in a tablet based browser should not be included, without the need to unlock/root/run custom scripts. It's just a lack of effort on the part of the Chome developers as far as I'm concerned.
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I think its something that'll be coming.. I mean chrome for android hasn't had as long to develop as the stock aosp browser has.
Also, I meant root on ics. It was possible without unlocking. I am rooted but locked.
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Surprisingly the new firefox outperforms both chrome and stock in my opinion. I principally use my tablet for surfing and notice little lag and smooth scrolling on firefox.
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Surprisingly the new firefox outperforms both chrome and stock in my opinion. I principally use my tablet for surfing and notice little lag and smooth scrolling on firefox.
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Firefox gives me old school Google like on my dumb phone... I won't use it
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Dolphin browser beta for me
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Currently useless app on tf300, I use it on my sgs2 running aokp-jb and it works so good. Crap on tf3 though.

chrome alternative
have you ever tried ninesky browser, it is similar to chrome but does not FC and is very stable, no flash issues, no html 5 issues and overall a speed demon try that as an alternative very good browser

Some news about the full screen mode?
I heard some rumors in February and nou we are in September...

bige914 said:
have you ever tried ninesky browser, it is similar to chrome but does not FC and is very stable, no flash issues, no html 5 issues and overall a speed demon try that as an alternative very good browser
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Well, I would love to try ninesky but it crashes upon opening the app.

Zadeis said:
Well, I would love to try ninesky but it crashes upon opening the app.
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Yes I am seeing that as well. I am pretty disappointed with chrome on this beast (hell it loading like aol did on my 386). I use Chrome everywhere else (galaxy nexus, razr maxx, my linux machine and my windows 7) and it blows all other browsers away - the sync is amazing when switching between devices. There has to be something coming soon that will get it back to where it belongs. Does anyone know if these chrome issues are related to JB running on tablets or is this a transformer thing. I love this tablet (bought it two nights ago lol) but without chrome working, it feels broken. Hope this gets handled soon. I am debating on trying out one or two more tablets before I fully commit (tf700t? I actually have no other ones on my radar-nothing seems exciting). Anyone know of anything i should check out before I commit?)

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http://droidnerds.com/content/how-to-permanently-have-desktop-mode-on-chrome-mobile-for-android/ there you go
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rumspringa9 said:
I posted similar information here on xda, but I had the useragent string that the tf300 defaults to on desktop mode, if you'd rather do that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29386622&postcount=7
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Well I finally unlocked, installed Hydro and then tried applying the custom command line linked to by SpeedNess above...no joy.
I then tried the method liked to by rumspringa9, again no joy.
Yes I changed permissions on the command line file. Might be that the new chrome version doesn't allow for the custom script to work.
Oh well, back to the stock browser and Browser2Ram for the time being.