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is there anyway to install stock android browser on the epic? i believe it's better than the one on the epic or is it the same?
Try asking in the general section -- this forum is for development threads like ROMs, kernels, and other projects
Our browser is stock. And yes, this belongs in General.
It's stock, but oddly enough, Sptint, Facebook, and Google's mobile sites ALL identify it as an Intercept. I call that laziness. And also probably the reason for a lot of problems.
Threw dolphin hd browser is awesome.
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Mutiny32 said:
It's stock, but oddly enough, Sptint, Facebook, and Google's mobile sites ALL identify it as an Intercept. I call that laziness. And also probably the reason for a lot of problems.
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what problems do you speak of? works fine for me!
My bad for posting the wrong section. If a mod can please move. Anyone knows how to remove the zoom buttons on the bottom of the browser or maybe a tweaked apk a dev could make to remove them? There so dam anoying! Btw can the evo browser be installed on the epic?
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It's stock, but oddly enough, Sptint, Facebook, and Google's mobile sites ALL identify it as an Intercept. I call that laziness. And also probably the reason for a lot of problems.
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Really? Because it thinks mine in an Xperia X10 lol. I'm rooted with the Epic Eperience ROM
Tried to install the evo browser but it force closes
i too 2nd dolphin browser..by far the best browser for the epic.
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Stock browser is good, but if you want, what I think might be the fastest android browser (sans server side rendering a la opera mini), then I highly suggest the new xscope browser. It looks great too.
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I just downloaded the dolphin hd browser and it is awesome. Just wish those menus didn't slide in when I scroll left or right.
Any of the browsers above support some kind of flash
relic419 said:
Stock browser is good, but if you want, what I think might be the fastest android browser (sans server side rendering a la opera mini), then I highly suggest the new xscope browser. It looks great too.
I second this, the Xscope browser is by far the best browser out there. Better than Dolphin HD. I have used them all and it is fast and light. I don't even know why anyone would want to put the Evo browser on there phone. What a POS.
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http://www.appbrain.com/app/boat-browser/com.boatgo.browser
Just ran across this browser and its handling pretty well. Streaming videos work pretty well too. Its like a blend of safari, miren, and dolphin! Try and post feedback!!
**Here is a test an evo member did (not sure if he used the latest version)**
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1092139
thanks, will do.
Ill try it, but Xscope is blazing fast and is my default. Edit: I just tried it and its nice, but Xscope just blows the doors off it. Its speed imo, is unmatched for a non rooted browser.
I just tried both xscope and boat browser.
Both are extremely fast.
Boat browser wins imo. The ui is alot simpler than xscope. Less clutter is superior.
Both are awesome though
Someone should really do a comparison between all of the browsers and post a handy chart or something. Might do this later today with a dozen or so of the best known browsers.
muyoso said:
Someone should really do a comparison between all of the browsers and post a handy chart or something. Might do this later today with a dozen or so of the best known browsers.
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I am confident xscope and boats will come top. With personal preference only going to which ui someone prefers.
Don't forget to test for flash and html5 comoatibility. Opera mini mobile can't do flash.
dsswoosh said:
I am confident xscope and boats will come top. With personal preference only going to which ui someone prefers.
Don't forget to test for flash and html5 comoatibility. Opera mini mobile can't do flash.
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Agreed. I think Boat just rocked the boat. Been XScope user for long time. Way cleaner UI. Just can't figure out how to sort bookmarks.. or a way to save them for the next flash? Guess it just uses stock bookmarks whereas xscope uses it's own, with a save to sd option.
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Can't figure out bookmarks...not just synched with stock. Can't figure out how to sort stock either?
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Thanks for this browser. I was using dolphin hd but I love this browser. Very fast.
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Someone should really do a comparison between all of the browsers and post a handy chart or something. Might do this later today with a dozen or so of the best known browsers.
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I would love to see that. I'm using Opera Mini now but was using Dolphin and tried several others. A chart with positive and negatives of all would be a great help.
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I would love to see that. I'm using Opera Mini now but was using Dolphin and tried several others. A chart with positive and negatives of all would be a great help.
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Gonna do it tonight after I finish dinner most likely. Going to test as many as I can with load times of web pages, flash smoothness (subjective), a bunch of browser tests like acid3/html5/browsermark, features and available screen real-estate. Hopefully it wont take too long, but it probably will as I will restart the phone between each browsers test to give a level playing field.
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Gonna do it tonight after I finish dinner most likely. Going to test as many as I can with load times of web pages, flash smoothness (subjective), a bunch of browser tests like acid3/html5/browsermark, features and available screen real-estate. Hopefully it wont take too long, but it probably will as I will restart the phone between each browsers test to give a level playing field.
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that would be awesome!
Yep, please test.
It would indeed be a sauce of awesomeness.
It's definitely faster and nicely simple. If I can just go without the extras, I may wean myself off Dolphin HD for it.
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It's definitely faster and nicely simple. If I can just go without the extras, I may wean myself off Dolphin HD for it.
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Yes... but how do the bookmarks work? Mine are all deleted now. I cleared stock and then used xscope to send all my saved bookmarks to stock... but they don't go to boat B! If there's no way to save/sync bm...then it's a no go.
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I just use Opera Mobile. Renders well and is sickeningly fast. Works with Flash too.
I really like the "exit and clear records" option. The one thing I hate about the stock browser is that it runs indefinitely and keeps windows open etc.
I like it. Its a little iphone-ish lol but it looks good. I usually use dolphin HD but I'm going to run this for a while to test it out
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I dunno, the new Dolphin HD 5 beta 2 is pretty damn quick...
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I dunno, the new Dolphin HD 5 beta 2 is pretty damn quick...
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Ahh, I love competition. ^_^ Kinda reminds me of how Firefox 4 got me much more loyal to Mozilla again.
I'm curious to see how the Google Docs (Drive) app looks on this device.
So far I've been less than impressed with editing spreadsheets via Google Docs on my Android device so far...
Anyone seen any videos of this? YouTube searches turned up nothing.
Thanks!
I hate editing Google Drive spreadsheets on my SGS2. It feels so primitive and lags very often. This is definitely an issue that I hope does not persist in Jelly Bean on the N7.
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Questions go in the Q&A section
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I see my thread is in the Q&A section, so I guess a 'Thanks' is owed for moving it... If you didn't move it, well then, it was already in the Q&A section ...
Here is a screenshot of the Google Drive UI editing a doc
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Works ok with bluetooth keyboard!
For me, it sucks. The desktop view through Drive is better though. But really...what can we expect from a spreadsheet on a mobile device?
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This might be the wrong section but I put a few videos on my google drive and tried playing them on my N7 and I get an error message. Anybody know how I can fix this or can't it be fixed? Thanks
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does Nexus 4 pre-installed the android browser?
Google Chrome out of the box. No other browser is installed by default.
jdk2 said:
Google Chrome out of the box. No other browser is installed by default.
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i don't like Chrome, is there any way to install the android browser?
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android.vibrant said:
i don't like Chrome, is there any way to install the android browser?
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Asop browser? Yes u can install it
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android.vibrant said:
i don't like Chrome, is there any way to install the android browser?
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You have to be rooted and do it manually .
Go to apps section of nexus 4 forum topic should be nearly at the top
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wmm said:
No, only Chrome.
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Not true, use root explorer to push the aosp browser on to the phone. Do a search for it here on the forum that someone posted the apk
Moved to Q&A
Please post in the correct section next time
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Not true, use root explorer to push the aosp browser on to the phone. Do a search for it here on the forum that someone posted the apk
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My comment "No, only Chrome" was in response to the OP's question, "does Nexus 4 pre-installed the android browser?" However, I deleted my post after someone else beat me to the reply.
lol, these threads are usually annoying, but I'm desperate!
Tried Ocean browser but it's fugly with that grey color scheme (couldn't find a way to change it). It matters to me since I'll be browsing the net a lot.
Dolphin is the one I'm settled with at the moment and so far it's nice.
Will give Opera Beta a try.
Any others people use?
01alim said:
lol, these threads are usually annoying, but I'm desperate!
Tried Ocean browser but it's fugly with that grey color scheme (couldn't find a way to change it). It matters to me since I'll be browsing the net a lot.
Dolphin is the one I'm settled with at the moment and so far it's nice.
Will give Opera Beta a try.
Any others people use?
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I like Boat Browser. Give it a try.
01alim said:
lol, these threads are usually annoying...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001219
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001219
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Thanks. Can I ask what AOSP? Do I need root or...?
01alim said:
Thanks. Can I ask what AOSP? Do I need root or...?
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Definitely the best browser. Its android browser. Yes you need root. Once you do its very simple to install. Its the smoothest and does flash full screen videos without issues.
If you don't want to root, naked browser is also very good.
so far I'm loving firefox, it has adblock and it's smoother in flash videos. =D
+1 for Boat Browser, very fast and stable, supports flash and is very lightweight with about 3mb in size.
my default browser now for weeks
HansiHusten said:
+1 for Boat Browser, very fast and stable, supports flash and is very lightweight with about 3mb in size.
my default browser now for weeks
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I thought the free version of boat browser has ads and pop-ups asking u to upgrade to boat browser pro? i remembering reading that somewhere..
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Naked Browser. ...lightweight (114kb), fast, no ads...... been using it for the longest now...on my phone and tablet
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I thought the free version of boat browser has ads and pop-ups asking u to upgrade to boat browser pro? i remembering reading that somewhere..
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The ads are only in the history and bookmarks pages.
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SFG said:
The ads are only in the history and bookmarks pages.
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yeah i guess so, just installed it on my n10, and after using it for a day ive set it as my default browser
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Chrome is the best browser, for me
Works fast (after the V8 Javascript update), and I haven't had it crash yet that I can recall (I do wonder what people are doing to have it crash "repeatedly" though since I haven't had any issues).
AOSP Browser comes in second for me. Anything else isn't an option for me unless it syncs with Google.
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For me Opera is the best.
espionage724 said:
Chrome is the best browser, for me
Works fast (after the V8 Javascript update), and I haven't had it crash yet that I can recall (I do wonder what people are doing to have it crash "repeatedly" though since I haven't had any issues).
AOSP Browser comes in second for me. Anything else isn't an option for me unless it syncs with Google.
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I would agree if Chrome did flash.
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I would agree if Chrome did flash.
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Have you tried Boat yet? I'm curious what you thought of it.
I'm using Boat as my browser at the moment actually.
It's great so far.
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Chrome for almost everything. I use the "other devices" feature several times a day. It's great being able to instantly pull up any tab open on the desktop, laptop, tablet, or other phone.
Firefox Beta or Dolphin Beta for stuff that requires flash. Don't really use AOSP browser anymore.
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Chrome for almost everything. I use the "other devices" feature several times a day. It's great being able to instantly pull up any tab open on the desktop, laptop, tablet, or other phone.
Firefox Beta or Dolphin Beta for stuff that requires flash. Don't really use AOSP browser anymore.
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How do you get Dolphin Beta to actually play Flash? for me whenever I try and enable it, Dolphin tells me it's naughty and refuses to let me force-enable it!
edit: I have installed the Flash APK already, it's just Dolphin Beta fighting against me...
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How do you get Dolphin Beta to actually play Flash? for me whenever I try and enable it, Dolphin tells me it's naughty and refuses to let me force-enable it!
edit: I have installed the Flash APK already, it's just Dolphin Beta fighting against me...
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I think you have to change some parameter to Ipad, it's on Android I think, sorry but forgot which option is it. Say if it worked!