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Stock Web Browser! Best One out there?

I have tried many web browsers out there but I always find myself coming back to stock web browser. I think its the best combination of speed and ui for web enabled sites. I also like its simplicity.
What do you guys think?
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I like the stock browser too especially on 2.1 roms. Opera is smoother though but I don't really feel using it.
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iynfynity said:
I like the stock browser too especially on 2.1 roms. Opera is smoother though but I don't really feel using it.
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Exactly my point. Opera mini is a little faster but I don't like its interface. I wanted to stick to firefox but it takes up alot of memory and also is a bit laggy.
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Try Miren from the marketplace ...best one imho
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Tried dolphin and never went back.

Sahil! I tried dolphin a while back and hated its cheap look. My $.02!
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sLiKK said:
Exactly my point. Opera mini is a little faster but I don't like its interface. I wanted to stick to firefox but it takes up alot of memory and also is a bit laggy.
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I don't think he's not talking about Opera Mini, but Opera Mobile, which recently released version 11 for Android with Flash support. It's ridiculously good and the performance is wildly superior to the stock browser.
The Stock Browser is unusable on some sites like WMPowerUser where if a blog entry has 20+ comments the scrolling is so terrible it's like 0.5 Frames per second. Opera doesn't have this issue (the Eclair browser didn't have this issue, I'm not sure what happened...).
With Opera Mobile being as good as it is I really have no idea who'd wanna use Mini, unless they only have a 200MB data plan.
My only complaint about Opera Mobile is the RAM size. It seriously can go up to 90+ MB somewhat quickly/easily and there is no exit option in the application...

I feel the stock browser is the best too..opera mini is good for having a slow connection

Opera Mobile 11 > All other Browsers

XScope pro is the best out there for me.
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I too was also ways going back to the stock browser until Oprah mobile finally updated to 11. made browsing such a better experience and opera link is very convinient seeing as I use opera on desktop also.

I use skyfire. It's nice and quick and I used to be able to watch Jersey Shore but the season ended already. :'(

skyfire is good when watching videos, but for me it has the most ugliest UI.
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iynfynity said:
skyfire is good when watching videos, but for me it has the most ugliest UI.
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Now that I think about it, that's the only time I use the web on my phone...to watch vids...

I love Dolphin HD now, never have any issues with it..

Google should make 'chrome for mobile'.

xScope Pro was the least laggy with 2.1, now it feels super fast under Android 2.2
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sLiKK said:
Google should make 'chrome for mobile'.
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maybe it's already the stock browser? but I would love a chrome browser
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Do you guys know any browsers with Inverted Color option (just like the option we find on CM7 stock Browser)?
Thank you

Opera 11 is simply the best hands down. I used to hate it... because of the mobile view. But it has transformed into a full browser like its pc counterpart. It feels so smooth. It takes advantage of our hardware much better than any other browser. Even flash intensive sites are smooth as silk.
Okay enough from this new opera fanboy. Just my 2 cents. I actually started using it today and im in love.
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[Q] HD on the Youtube app?

Hey. I'm new here Thought i'd see if you guys could answer a question for me.
I was wondering if anyone knew exactly what the resolution of videos playing in the nexus 10 youtube app are? I haven't actually got my nexus yet, but I imagine it's the same as my S3, where the player only has a "SD" and "HD" option.
Is the HD just equivilent to 720p? Or will it choose the highest possible resolution for the video? I'm asking this because watching youtube videos in 1080p would be really nice
Thanks!

I am curious too since it does not lt you select.

Pretty sure it's 720p on the app for HD.
I'll do a test when I get home later.

I've been wondering that too

Youtube app will render videos to Hd720p. If you want full 1080p you'll have to use the browser.
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Thanks for the replies.
That's annoying Would be nice if google could update the app for tablets so we can view 1080p videos without having to use the browser.

Google should update the app and give you the option because the browser page is not good in my opinion slow laggy and hard to use with a touch screen.
Why make a Google product and then hinder it with low quality video stream. Honestly its one thing that annoys me with with his tablet how soft videos look from the YouTube app. It does not do this amazing tablet justice , lucky I have nice images to look at lol
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Yup, 720p only.

Your right! I did not know that. Google does own youtube since 2005 from what I read.
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isn't youtube owned by google?

jjdevega said:
Its not Google that needs to update, it's YouTube. Google isnt responsible for apps not made by them.
Youtube just needs to start jumping on the band wagon and start supporting higher res streaming.
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If google says jump, youtube says how high. They are their subsidiary.

With the Nexus 10 and its supreme display resolution I guess we can expect an update to the YouTube app pretty soon. I expect a 1080p option.
Yes, 1600p would be nice but don't forget at this resolution/bitrate many people won't be able to stream it anymore, at least not in an acceptable time frame.

True will eat data like crazy.
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NIK516 said:
True will eat data like crazy.
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4G data?

johno86 said:
4G data?
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How many people are tethering often enough to worry about that? I have a first batch Nexus 10, and I've always just used it on Wi-Fi.
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dizarmstrong said:
isn't youtube owned by google?
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Yes.

prophetic said:
How many people are tethering often enough to worry about that? I have a first batch Nexus 10, and I've always just used it on Wi-Fi.
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It was a sarcastic question hence the face. Thanks for joining in on the conversation.
Nexus 10 doesn't come with radio for data hence me asking as if his Nexus 10 did.
I hope this explanation clears things up for you so you aren't confused by sarcasm.

Yeah it would be nice if they updated the app, but I suppose 720p isn't too bad on a 10 inch screen anyway.
Youtube only supports up to 2048x1536 at the moment anyway. Hopfully 1600p youtube will come eventually

Youtube 720p looks surprisingly good on the N10 to me. If they add a 1080p option I definitely hope 720p is still selectable.

johno86 said:
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Well, let me answer with some numbers:
I have a really high quality video on my N10 (the Timescape Trailer), it's 1440p and 33.5 mbit/sec worth of data.
Even with high compression a 1600p video would be like 10-20 mbit/sec or around 40 mbit/sec in very high quality.

Just got nexus 7, chrome browser lags??

Just got nexus 7, chrome browser lags??
Anyone know why this is?
Its not smooth at all, I am on the latest firmware and completely stock.
Others notice this?

Yes it isn't smooth, If you want smoothness then try Firefox. Its just like on IOs.

Yeah it is choppy . Better try alternatives btw i don't think the sluggishness has anything to do with n7 it could be due lack of optimization of chrome .
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Use dolphin browser
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Chrome is the worst browser ever. It's sooo bad. Sooo so bad.
Boat Browser, firebox, dolphin, etc are all better than the piece of trash Chrome
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So.. Does Firefox have integrated flash or did I get something wrong?
Sorry for the off topic ^^'
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fushla said:
So.. Does Firefox have integrated flash or did I get something wrong?
Sorry for the off topic ^^'
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Firefox is the only browser I've gotten flash to work with, but you still need to install the flash 11.1 apk separately.
On topic chrome browser is smooth for me.
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95Z28 said:
Firefox is the only browser I've gotten flash to work with, but you still need to install the flash 11.1 apk separately.
On topic chrome browser is smooth for me.
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Oh well then I don't care
I thought it would be integrated...
And I'm also happy with chrome...
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Chrome is also fine for me. Plus I can't live without the browser sync.
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I use Firefox Beta and it works just fine n.n I just can't live without the addons!

What's strange is that for me Chrome is the only browser that scrolls smoothly, Firefox and opera both lag on my 7 where on my nexus 4 they are both smooth... Go figure.

I use Firefox beta it seems to show Web sites the best out of all the browsers, but it is not the fastest loading
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Using Chrome on CM10.1 12-23 nightly and it's for the most part working great.
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I m personally fine with using Chrome on my nexus 7..
Tried dolphin with jet pack, it crashes every single time.
Tried Firefox beta, it's super slow at loading pages so slow that I can't tell if it's loading or if it's hanged.
I'm on completely stock 4.2 without any mods at all. Anyone else with the same experience?
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I m personally fine with using Chrome on my nexus 7..
Tried dolphin with jet pack, it crashes every single time.
Tried Firefox beta, it's super slow at loading pages so slow that I can't tell if it's loading or if it's hanged.
I'm on completely stock 4.2 without any mods at all. Anyone else with the same experience?

Trying out Dolphin right now and it seems really fast.

+1 chrome been working really good for me...
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korockinout13 said:
Chrome is also fine for me. Plus I can't live without the browser sync.
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The browser sync is exactly why I use Chrome.
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What do you use your new nexus 7 for?

Just wanted to know what ya'll do on this awesome tablet.
I basically serf the web (forums, twitter, facebook etc.), play games, play some gba games using My Boy! emulator, watch movies/tv shows, read some books using Moon+ Reader, skpye, text with textplus, read some comics with ACV reader. I know, quite a bit of stuff lol

As an English major, lots of my classes have readings in PDF form. EZ PDF Reader has been a crucial app for me for school on my tf101. That will probably be my main use once school starts.

There is a thread already http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2387402
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For YouTube and social apps when I'm too lazy to go to my living room and turn on my laptop.
But main purpose is to get latest android version and play with it.
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Team SXTP

I use mine mostly for watching shows (Netflix/hulu/crunchyroll) and browsing the web when I don't feel like firing up the PC.
Its also makes a great alarm clock, small external hard drive, calendar for work, and basic email checker for work for me. Heck, its almost replaced my laptop entirely.
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Tapatalk, Reddit, YouTube, controlling Netflix on PS3, browsing, reading epubs, play movies/music via DLNA, Hangouts, Skype, play videos, DuoLingo (doing some of these through Miracast makes it even more cooler)

Guys there's already a thread started, the link above, that's absolutely the same thing. Why make another one and have two?
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Mainly like having the latest version of Android. Also like the portability of a 7" tablet too. I've surprised myself by using this a lot more than my 10" Asus Infinity. Not just because it's new either, I prefer using a 7" tablet over a 10" for many things. Reading my magazine subscriptions are MUCH easier on my Infinity though, and I still prefer a lot of my games on my Infinity. I love that Google has made cloud storage available on a lot of games though. Makes jumping between devices MUCH easier!!
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mainly just web surfage

I use it to browse for Nexus 7 cases
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YouTube very choppy

Anyone else find that while playing YouTube videos it's a bit choppy? I tested multiple videos and they all seem to be very choppy.
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I've noticed the same thing, I was hoping I wasn't the only one.
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Nope. Mine is smooth on both the YouTube app and browser

Yes same here..
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Just checked mine. No problems here, att version, but I did notice watching a video of a movie trailer through the browser was choppy
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No problem here on the open D802 version.

Only with HD enabled. Unfortunately. Alot of other users (german android-hilfe.de forum) also say that its choppy with HD enabled (D802).
Apparently, it was the same on previous LG Android phones.

Quad core, 2.3GHZ, 2GB RAM, and youtube plays choppy ? unbelievable...

Noam23 said:
Quad core, 2.3GHZ, 2GB RAM, and youtube plays choppy ? unbelievable...
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Issue lies within the LG Software.

Does this happen on wifi too, or just on the celluar network? I have verizon and no issues so far.
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Tmo here, no issues on 4g, LTE, or wi-fi.

Getting choppiness on HD here as well. I'm using the Youtube app. Does anyone know of any good third party Youtube apps?

Sepulture said:
Getting choppiness on HD here as well. I'm using the Youtube app. Does anyone know of any good third party Youtube apps?
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Go search smarttube the only downside it doesn't bring up you subscription feed. I connected my YouTube account and add it to watch later and then go on smarttube and they have a section for YouTube watch later
The issue that I have is the quality of video isn't very good. Its not bad until you see text on the screen and its kinda pixelated. Smarttube looks better on HD or full HD. Then my YouTube app
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curly9 said:
Go search smarttube the only downside it doesn't bring up you subscription feed. I connected my YouTube account and add it to watch later and then go on smarttube and they have a section for YouTube watch later
The issue that I have is the quality of video isn't very good. Its not bad until you see text on the screen and its kinda pixelated. Smarttube looks better on HD or full HD. Then my YouTube app
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Thanks for the recommendation, will check it out.
I can't believe the default Youtube app still has problems up till now. It's a Google app for goodness' sake!

Sepulture said:
Thanks for the recommendation, will check it out.
I can't believe the default Youtube app still has problems up till now. It's a Google app for goodness' sake!
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I don't have problem with choppy but quality wasn't that good plus full HD on smarttube is great.
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I have also brought thus issue up in the Q&A forum before. The only solutions I have found so far is too uninstall updates of the YouTube app and use the old one instead, or use the mobile web version.
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colloque said:
I have also brought thus issue up in the Q&A forum before. The only solutions I have found so far is too uninstall updates of the YouTube app and use the old one instead, or use the mobile web version.
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Gonna try this. When I click on the YouTube app icon it also takes a little bit to load it's the only app that does this. Sadly I spend a lot of time on YouTube lol
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No lag for me on youtube vids at all so far, Bell version of LG G2, that being said i will keep an eye out for any oddities, since my youtube app just updated itself this morning.

No problem here. Have you tried uninstall and reinstall the app?
-LG G2

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45664586
I just found this one today and I like it's ability to run in background and popup. And you can sign into it with your YouTube account
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