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Multitasking issue ?

For some reason in any launcher I used, when I go to xscope browser or engadget news, I cannot multitask. When I return to the app, they seem to start from the begining state....
Anyone else ?

Android will automatically close Apps that aren't doing anything if the RAM is getting full. So maybe your browser is eating up RAM?
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Swaps almost instantly for me. First time occurrence? Also make sure that you have used that app otherwise it will close, easiest way is to long-press HOME and you'll see the last six recent applications.

I do longpress Home.....engadget and xscope both reload everytime I try to get back.

Tested on stock and xscope browsers, both jump to the same page BUT they both reload it
EDIT: FIXED BY RESET

native browser doesn't work in the background!!

If I open any web address in the native browser of the phone and then switch to any other app, so that after some time, the webpage opens. When I switch back to native browser after sometime, I noticed that the web page was not opening and starts opening as soon as I switched back to native browser. Can anyone please let me know the resolution to this?

If I open any web address in the native browser of the phone and then switch to any other app, so that after some time, the webpage opens. When I switch back to native browser after sometime, I noticed that the web page was not opening and starts opening as soon as I switched back to native browser. Can anyone please let me know the resolution to this?
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It's because of android's memory management. To run the app your closing, ram is needed. So they close background apps. Thus, on our this low ram phone, multitasking is harder. Try v6 supercharger, may help
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You can lock the browser in the phone memory if you want using v6 supercharger ,kyoraapp., which makes the browser to remain in memory from boot up to shut down
If you are desperate to have browser running in background then lock it in memory but you might occasionally feel your phone is sluggish if you open lots of websites and leave it in background
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What browser are you using and why

Tried dolphin browser which has long been my favourite due to desktop mode. But it's been very laggy and stuttering to use on my note 4,as compared to note 3. Can you please share what browser you prefer on the note 4 and why?

I have Dolphin for flash when I need flash,
other than that I use the touchwiz browser because it allows scrolling when hovering the spen at the top and bottom of the screen when chrome doesn't

Chrome has been fine for me. No problems whatsoever.
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UC browser for flash
Stock browser for surfing web

Dolphin browser.
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I didn't know uc browser can play flash..dolphin and firefox is so laggy..
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iznee said:
I didn't know uc browser can play flash..dolphin and firefox is so laggy..
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I'm using Firefox and it doesn't seem laggy. Am I wrong?

Chrome:
- reliable
- password sync
- tab sync (which I use a lot between my Android, desktop and ios devices)
- formats websites perfectly
EDIT: I actually run both Chrome and Chrome beta, each with separate google profiles, and it works wonderfully.

For me dolphin was all round the best. Sadly until they update it it's pretty much useless on note 4. I agree the default browser is best for browsing at the moment with no lag.

Firefox, because I can long-press on an image and share it to Hangouts without having to download the image.

Chrome is the best all round browser IMO

marvi0 said:
For me dolphin was all round the best. Sadly until they update it it's pretty much useless on note 4. I agree the default browser is best for browsing at the moment with no lag.
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Agreed i used dolphin for the longest putting up with the crashes and freezing because of the extra features but enough is enough. Stock browser for me on my note 4

pushcush1983 said:
Agreed i used dolphin for the longest putting up with the crashes and freezing because of the extra features but enough is enough. Stock browser for me on my note 4
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Dolphin had an update a few days ago and after updating and turning of java script under settings. It's usable now but had to turn of java script and also set flash to be on demand instead of on always.

I'm tired and just use Chrome. It syncs across all devices and home computers. And now that Amazon deemed android worthy of prime video I'm finally finding flash less important.
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Opera Beta has text reflow when resizing and a menu along the bottom of the screen, which is good for one-handed operation of a phone with such a big screen.

What's the best browser for flash? I like to watch sports with adthe.net and can't find a browser that work

marvi0 said:
Dolphin had an update a few days ago and after updating and turning of java script under settings. It's usable now but had to turn of java script and also set flash to be on demand instead of on always.
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Thx i may return

I used to be on Dolphin but it's so laggy... Right now I'm using Chrome. They get you hooked because it's most likely your desktop/laptop/tablet browser and it syncs everything....

Opera Next.
Fast, reliable.
Chrome was slow on note 1. Yes it is faster on note 4. But opera is even faster.

Really need a browser that allows desktop view to load always, been using Dolphin but it has been annoying me as it has bugs. Firefox doesn't have tab view like in Chrome or Dolphin. Chrome doesn't have always desktop which is ridiculous as it came installed on my note 12.2, also it's bookmark area just sucks. UC browser HD doesn't work with SwiftKey as auto correct is non existent for some reason. I've tried others, all the popular ones and each one has some usage breaking quirk. I need a browser with desktop view and sync bookmarks and unfortunately I have been forced to use Dolphin for years as its the most complete package out of them all.
One that I've previously used was opera on my LG g2 and it was decent. Just at the time the sync feature was in future plans. Might try it again when I recieve my note 4
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Chrome vs Internet (Samsung Browser)

I just performed a couple of benchmark tests on my newly bought Galaxy S6
Chrome eats dust unfortunately (still me preferred browser for other reasons)
JetStream (browserbench.org)
Chrome: 35951
Internet: 40168
Octane (chromium.github.io)
Chrome: 6335
Internet: 8269
Speedometer (browserbench.org)
Chrome: 14.4
Internet: 19.0
Browsermark (web.basemark.com)
Chrome: 1724
Internet: 2369
Photos here:
http://imgur.com/a/F8Ywq

I love chrome but even Firefox destroys it on my wife's nexus 5...
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Prefer Samsung stock browser over all others as it is the most optimized browser with the device

Chrome isn't fast, efficient or feature-rich, but it still wins over every other browser for me because of the sync feature. I switch phones a lot and not always to Samsung devices, so it has to be Chrome. I also use Chrome on my PC and need to have my tabs and stuff all synced up for the work I do.

Sevael said:
Chrome isn't fast, efficient or feature-rich, but it still wins over every other browser for me because of the sync feature. I switch phones a lot and not always to Samsung devices, so it has to be Chrome. I also use Chrome on my PC and need to have my tabs and stuff all synced up for the work I do.
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The sync is the only feature which currently keeps me using chrome on the PC (already switched back to default on the S6), otherwise the latest Chrome versions are resource hungry and laggy.

Chrome can't be used with a single hand since they made it a point to put the buttons to the farthest places possible. Why put the home button to left-up? Do you have something against people pressing that button?
The default browser however is very user friendly and fast. It's my choice.

chrome got better actually with updates but still not optimized for performance nor for battery life or memory usage.....i still use it for syncing ( bookmarks , passwords etc.. )

I don't use Chrome for one main reason, high battery usage. and I can't use Samsung Browser because I'm on Verizon. I use CM but would like to try another browser out

Javelin is pretty good!
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eric150 said:
I use CM but would like to try another browser out
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I'm using CM Browser too, but I'm open to other recommendations.

I'm using lightning browser+. Pretty minimal, but also has adblock.
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midreestaj said:
Prefer Samsung stock browser over all others as it is the most optimized browser with the device
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I prefer stock browser, but avalid alternative is doplhin.
just for knowledge, is there a way for sync chrome desktop bookmarks with stock browser on S6?

lamperouge999 said:
I prefer stock browser, but avalid alternative is doplhin.
just for knowledge, is there a way for sync chrome desktop bookmarks with stock browser on S6?
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I'm actually blown away by the stock Samsung browser. I was using Dolphin, but the stock browser has built-in adblock, full-page browsing and is faster than any other browser I've used. I honestly couldn't be happier with it.

I use chrome with chromer. Best combo available
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Stock browser with adblock enabled is the best for me at the moment!
I'm on MM btw

Got a question can we sync google with the stock browser ie so I can use all my saved passwords/bookmarks.....?
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What keeps me using the stock browser is the fingerprint authentication for passwords for websites. None better.

nolimit78 said:
What keeps me using the stock browser is the fingerprint authentication for passwords for websites. None better.
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I think the reason it works so well is that it's dead simple, but everything it has works absolutely perfectly. Full screen, ad-free, blazing fast.

I think I mentioned this in another thread... what keeps me from using Samsung's browser is that it doesn't open new tabs in the background! Completely baffling.

episode96 said:
I think I mentioned this in another thread... what keeps me from using Samsung's browser is that it doesn't open new tabs in the background! Completely baffling.
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It is, you're right. I actually use Flynx for that, with the Samsung browser as my secondary. It's a perfect combination.

What browser are you using and why.

Hello we spend most ofof our time using our phones to browse the net. I can't remember when last I used my laptop. Can we please share what browser we use and why. I have always used chrome Dev as it's easily since across my devices with regards to passwords and bookmarks. I also think that Google Chrome Dev is fast and really smooth. I would be very interestedinterested to hear thosethose who use the s6 with the stock Samsung browser and what attracts you to it thanks.

I use multiple combinations but 2 stand out from the others. Mozilla Firefox and Chrome re those. They both are browsers that sync passwords, bookmarks, and saved pages, but firefox does have a better security framework than chrome since firefox has been working on this track the longest. So in my opinion firefox is the best browser to ise.
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Uc browser for the add blocker and speed.

Opera because I it has Opera Turbo, nice interface and good performance. Also, it syncs with my PC.
I use as few Google services as possible so no Chrome for me

I use #NoChromo, a modded Chrome, for the sake of ad block.

I use Firefox Aurora only (nightly)

I use the stock browser just for the fact i can use my fringerprint to log in to sites, no more forgotten passwords

It's not very fast but I use Dolphin Browser cos it has AdBlock and Flash support (you still need Flash to view some pages). I think it's the only browser that support that both features.

i use chrome and firefox, but chrome si a little bit faster. i use adaway to remove ads and banners (need root)

Next browser for its UI, is speed, and the way it handles tabs and translation. Also very swishy, built for swiping!
Stock Samsung browser for speed and stability.
Opera for reliability.
Firefox just because Firefox.
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Chrome with AdAway

You have to be rooted for that though