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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!
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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.
TheSonicEmerald said:
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 was wondering which browser you all are using? I've tried the stock, miren, maxation, opera and dolphin. IMO all but maxathon are slow. I wish miren worked, but all I kept getting is force closes.
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by "dolphin" do you mean dolphin HD, dolphin mini, or dolphin for pad (beta)? I use dolphin for pad exclusively.
Opera...cause it's the only one that works for ecollege.
Dolphin for pad is great. Been using it since I got the tab and I always revert back to it after trying others.
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another vote for Dolphin for Pad. Although there are a few bugs and I wish they would release an update...
Opera mobile and dolphin for tab should opera give me a problem.
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I was unaware that there was dolphin for pad... I'll check that out. I was using the Dolphin HD before. Thanks!
meh i like the stock browser even if its slower then 3rd party... idk why =/
yeha i too like the stocker,but Im chasing fastest performance.
+3 for Dolphin for Pad beta. Also wish they would update it. The only two things I would change on it is to be able to do gestures while in full screen and to have bookmarks sync.
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Gonna have to try out these other browsers. Although I really don't have any complaints with the stock browser.
So far, really happy with Dolphin Pad, especially for a beta
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Another for Dolphin Pad even thought I get a crash bug all the time.
Im using firefox for android
Because it render facebook and google doc correctly
I hope firefox for android get faster and more stable especially for tablets
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Im using firefox for android
Because it render facebook and google doc correctly
I hope firefox for android get faster and more stable especially for tablets
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Mozilla is working on a tablet specific version so your wishes will come true eventually.
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Stardate Tab 10.1 said:
+3 for Dolphin for Pad beta. Also wish they would update it. The only two things I would change on it is to be able to do gestures while in full screen and to have bookmarks sync.
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How do you activate the gesture? I tried to draw the signs but nothing happens
I tried Maxthon for 10'' tablet but got some problems with displaying non active tabs so I'm using the TW stock browser
'yeha after heavy use of maxthon, i noticed issues too. A lot of hang ups
I use Opera Mobile.
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How do you activate the gesture? I tried to draw the signs but nothing happens
I tried Maxthon for 10'' tablet but got some problems with displaying non active tabs so I'm using the TW stock browser
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Click the Play button within the circle, in the top right corner to use gestures.
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I'm liking the dolphin pad browser
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I've been a Xoom user sine February of this year. I love my xoom but for some reason my browser sucks it lags in certain pages like n4g.com or even ESPN.com I'm not sure why I have cleared the cache on it and its still does it. Does anyone have this problem?
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tried espn work fine.
I'm [email protected] browser with desktop ua in stock browser
Try n4g.com
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Try typing comments or status-updates on Facebook.com with the XOOM default browser. It's an absolute nightmare.
that site opens and runs fine on my xoom. I'm rooted running odachi kernal but I keep CPU speed @ 1000. Still waiting till they port the full version of chrome with extensions for android. Til then it's sort of a second rate os but androids potential far surpasses windows IMO.
I love the stock browser.I make sure the Plugins are set on on demand so that it will not run automatically.it may cause lag.i just experience a slight delay on typing on facebook.
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Try n4g.com
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works fine also
the browser on honeycomb is a pos
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i hate the stock browser on teh xoom. its slow and flash is terrible. i've converted over to dolphin hd and its so much faster.
I agree that some of the other browsers are faster and render pages better than pos honeycomb browser but I am addicted to the quick controls. Every time I use another browser I find myself reaching for quick controls and when I don't find them I go back to stock browser.
Well, Chrome lags. Dont know if its a hardware fault (i seriously doubt it) or just the browser's fault, but it just lags. Even the default browser on my HTC Sensation feels a lot more smoother.
Is there any other good browser which doesnt lags?
I believe Dolphin browser is a popular alternative.
Firefox, Opera, Opera Mini
You can't go wrong with the major ones
But Dolphin is also good.
Quite a few, all up to you :thumbup:
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I'm an opera person myself.
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I was a Dolphin user for a couple of years. It's a good browser, and recently I switched to Firefox. A few months ago Firefox was quite terrible bit it has really matured a lot.
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I've been using Boat Browser along side Chrome - its nice and quick. Not sure why I haven't made it my default browser yet LOL. I do agree that Chrome is significantly slower than most third party replacements.
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I am using Boat Browser. It supports flash and has nice themes.
I use smooth Rom which upon install with aroma asks what browser you want to install. I chose the stock android browser because I chrome is pretty laggy and it works a charm xD. You don't get all the functionality of chrome, but it adds up to be a much more pleasant experience.
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I've been using Boat more and more. All I really care about is how well a browser renders and scales a page since I'm almost always in portrait mode.
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i've been using dolphin beta and it's not too bad. is there one besides chrome or stock that will sync bookmarks with your google account?
I highly recommend dolphin
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Most important to me in a browser is text reflow.
I don't get that on my note with dolphin so i use Opera mobile & Maxthon mobile (by far the fastest browser I've ever found) both give Reflow on my note.
*Maxthon is a good simple browser with some well thought out settings options & one touch full screen button.
Dolphin is trying to be everything while neglecting its basic purpose in my opinion.
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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