Note 3 stock browser peformance - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I seem to have an issue an I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing a similar problem or knows a fix. Basically the stock browser keeps hanging while loading Web pages. It seems to wait a bit longer than normal before loading pages more often than not. It happens both on wifi an hsdpa. I've noticed chrome doesn't have the issue at al. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Anyone??
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Sounds daft but have you restarted the phone? Cleared the cache ect for the stock browser?
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dreamdestiny said:
Anyone??
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Yeah I see what your saying..
Chrome has been working well for me.

Dream I have the same issue. Its working a bit more while loading page. Could swear that my s3 is lil faster on stock. Chrome is good.
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Ry2mkk said:
Sounds daft but have you restarted the phone? Cleared the cache ect for the stock browser?
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Ye I have tried all that. At least I'm not the only one with the problem. Hopefully it gets sorted soon
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Same goes with my s4 guys. Blame samsung fir this. Also, how is the tab opening;switching time on note 3?
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Slightly off topic but how the heck do you do a rollover on a button? In any browser? I like the stock browser but I hate having to long press on a button then hit back on the soft key to get it to work! I'm no iFan but I do have to commend apple on getting that one thing right. Why does it take these android devs so long to figure this out lol.

I think the main issue is with android fragmentation, where as Apple only have their iDevices.. Gives them more control.
Op I get my note 3 later, will test it out and try a few solutions.. Hopefully there's a silly fix somewhere as I was planning on using stock browser as it's always performed well!! Have you tried dolphin? That's a quick snappy browser imo.
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dreamdestiny said:
I seem to have an issue an I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing a similar problem or knows a fix. Basically the stock browser keeps hanging while loading Web pages. It seems to wait a bit longer than normal before loading pages more often than not. It happens both on wifi an hsdpa. I've noticed chrome doesn't have the issue at al. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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Played with he browser for the past half hour... Everything is fluid, fast, no delays... Smooth as butter. Very impressed!! Especially the new look for tab switching.
Are you still experiencing or has it sorted itself out?
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Is there a way to save pages for offline reading? This feature was in Note 2's stock browser.
Also, is there a way to sync desktop browser bookmarks like on Chrome? Thx.
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Ry2mkk said:
Played with he browser for the past half hour... Everything is fluid, fast, no delays... Smooth as butter. Very impressed!! Especially the new look for tab switching.
Are you still experiencing or has it sorted itself out?
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No still experiencing the issue. I feel there is a bug or something in the browser an i can't sort it.
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dreamdestiny said:
No still experiencing the issue. I feel there is a bug or something in the browser an i can't sort it.
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Any site specifically giving you more greif? Will try any you suggest
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Had that problem. Just rebooted it and switched to chrome. No issues since
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I've been playing with the stock browser for the last day or so since getting this phone. Super smooth and fast. No hiccups or laggy periods. And I also agree the new tab switching is nice compared to older versions I've used (I came from a note 1). The only gripe I have is that you can't seem to load new tabs in background. Now, every time I open a new tab, it loads upon top. Irritating, although I'll have to get used to it.

Ragnarkov said:
I've been playing with the stock browser for the last day or so since getting this phone. Super smooth and fast. No hiccups or laggy periods. And I also agree the new tab switching is nice compared to older versions I've used (I came from a note 1). The only gripe I have is that you can't seem to load new tabs in background. Now, every time I open a new tab, it loads upon top. Irritating, although I'll have to get used to it.
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What about kinetic scrolling? Is it as responsive as note 2? Also I am experiencing this annoying issue when I click on a picture on facebook mobile website it is displayed in very small size. Chrome does not have this issue neither does the stock browser on note 2
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Also something that anoyes me a lot in the note 3 is the auto fit pages.. It seems to have disappeared even in chrome. Really a bummer .. With this gorgeous screen you are left out with pages that you have to slide from side to side to be able to read a zoomed page :banghead:
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Step away from the Stock Browser would be my suggestion. Ive been using Chrome and havent had any issues. There are other browsers that have been tested and proved great performance
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[Q] xda app for SGT really slow

Is it just me,or does everyone experience slow loading of threads in the xda app? The menus load fine but when you try to go into a post it just takes forever, which is why I'm posting from dolphin right now. Is the app buggy or something?
pawces said:
Is it just me,or does everyone experience slow loading of threads in the xda app? The menus load fine but when you try to go into a post it just takes forever, which is why I'm posting from dolphin right now. Is the app buggy or something?
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try out tappatalk
I just wish it would install to sd.
I believe the xda app is already powered by tapatalk , anyway I noticed that if you refresh the loading thread it loads much faster. Does this happen with everyone else?
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On roto jmi v2 can confirm no such problems on my end. Maybe your ISP?
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On modaco custom r1 w/ext4 conversion and no speed issues
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pawces said:
Is it just me,or does everyone experience slow loading of threads in the xda app? The menus load fine but when you try to go into a post it just takes forever, which is why I'm posting from dolphin right now. Is the app buggy or something?
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Same here. Stopped using it long ago. In miren browser it's very fast.
Using stock att rom, works perfectly, though if I exit from a thread and return, its slow loading, have to back out to main loading screen
After a bit of fiddling I found that it gets stuck loading the thread, but if you tap 'back' then refresh, it works. Weiiird. I hate to have to do that everytime just to get threads to load.
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New firefox browser = smoothest browser?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox
Past Firefox has sucked hardcore, but now, wow. Its smooth, no chopping zooming out either, it reminds me of the stock galaxy s2 with the bounce effect.
Try it out. Tell me I am wrong
What browser is smoother in your opinion
I'll give it a try, thanks
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using FF brower since 4-6 weeks, in my eyes one of the best.
at my pc i am usig FF to, no sync feature as well.
Seems very slow at loading pages and text is shown very blurry. I've yet to find a better browser than SGS3 stock browser.
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Happy with the new dolphin browse
The download manager is awesome resume supported too....
Hit THANKS is u agree with me.
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Downloading
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I think it's amazing except for one major flaw which causes me not to use it.
The address bar doesn't scroll away when your scroll down webpages, it takes up too much of the screen real-estate.
debanikonline said:
Happy with the new dolphin browse
The download manager is awesome resume supported too....
Hit THANKS is u agree with me.
~RR
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lol hit THANKS if you're against puppy abuse
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CuBz90 said:
Seems very slow at loading pages and text is shown very blurry. I've yet to find a better browser than SGS3 stock browser.
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Try ics+ browser then. Stock browser but the quick controls are fantastic.
debanikonline said:
Happy with the new dolphin browse
The download manager is awesome resume supported too....
Hit THANKS is u agree with me.
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Dolphin is good in writing, but too unreliable. Tabs didn't load a lot of the time it didn't even show up at all. Had to keep changing the current from desktop to phone just so i could post messages on different sites....the list goes on.
Any way to back up the bookmarks like Dolphin? I installed it when the stock browser was fc-ing on bookmarks and found the import/export feature makes life easier.
People should really give boat browser a chance. Very good speedy browser! :good:
completely agree with boat browser. I don't understand, why is it so low profile, I have tried other popular ones like Opera, Dolphin (& mini), stock, etc, but Boat seems to be the best of the lot
I think dolphin browser hd is really good along with stock s3 browser.
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Chrome browser all the way. Faster than dolphin, opera and stock.
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I use chrome because I am all Google and signing in allows me to save bookmarks easier. I might try this and see how well it mashes with flash. I can not stand the stock browser for some reason.
Anyways the only thanks I am giving is to the one who presented us with the new version being out. Thanks OP!
By the way flash is still available for us
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30824028
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mikemikemikexxx said:
Chrome browser all the way. Faster than dolphin, opera and stock.
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For Firefox and Chrome, try loading engadget's desktop site. While loading, try scrolling down. You will see a lot blank white and takes sometime for it to load. Stock loads much faster.
Firefox has a great interface
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mikemikemikexxx said:
Chrome browser all the way. Faster than dolphin, opera and stock.
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it renders slowly and is not full screen. And it's pretty ugly
SiggiJarl said:
I think it's amazing except for one major flaw which causes me not to use it.
The address bar doesn't scroll away when your scroll down webpages, it takes up too much of the screen real-estate.
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THIS!
Maxthon is the best browser for Android:good:

Scrolling lag time.

When I'm on a website (or any forum app like this one) why does the scrolling speed lag by a half second? Nexus 4 is my first android and I love it, but I'm coming from using iPhones for the last 4 years where there was no lag at all.
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chrome is buggy. try another browser.
molesarecoming said:
chrome is buggy. try another browser.
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Its not Chrome though. It happens while I'm using the app for this forum as well.
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tapatalk? havent tried it yet because it looks so bad. but i heard people are getting decent results with the aosp browser. at some point i have accepted that android has ****ty browsers, though. i hate them all and i havent seen a single one that was satisfactory. scrolling isnt so bad, editing it.
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tapatalk? havent tried it yet because it looks so bad. but i heard people are getting decent results with the aosp browser. at some point i have accepted that android has ****ty browsers, though. i hate them all and i havent seen a single one that was satisfactory. scrolling isnt so bad, editing it.
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I'm not rooted
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[OT] Why don't phone internet browsers work on XDA anymore??

I noticed about 4 months ago, Chrome on my S3 didn't like XDA.... So I used Firefox with no issues.
Then I had a LG Optimus G Pro (for about 1 week) with same results, so I used Firefox.
On my HTC One, neither Chrome or Firefox works on XDA, only the stock browser worked.
Now on my S4, I've tried all three and none of them work?
The page will load....... I can log in, but every time I scroll, the page reloads, which basically makes it unusable now...... Anybody else run into this problem?
Perhaps they are trying to get everyone to Tapatalk. It's a very good app.
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yup. Same issue here. I have about given up using my phone to browse XDA. I really dont want to buy an app just to browse an internet forum....
I found a free XDA app in the play store that'll work, you might give it a try?
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tele_jas said:
I found a free XDA app in the play store that'll work, you might give it a try?
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I use the xda app its a really good app. I don't really like going on the site through mobile and having to make the page bigger it seems to be slower on webpages also.
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I use the xda app most of the time but dont have any issues using firefox or the stock browser to view it either?
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Weird issue

Ok so I got my S5 and I love it. The weird thing and its not a big deal, but is Chrome now the standard default browser? I know that my S4 had the default/ stock internet globe app. But its missing on my S5. Anyone else? I'm on Verizon and using Nova Launcher. I already checked to make sure i didn't hide it. Its not even under the all apps app manager. Thanks
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Chrome is the stock browser on the S5 (at least for Verizon...I don't want to say it applies to all versions of the phone since I don't have them all, but I'd assume it applies to most if not all). Samsung doesn't have their own browser on there as they have on past devices.
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Chrome is the stock browser on the S5 (at least for Verizon...I don't want to say it applies to all versions of the phone since I don't have them all, but I'd assume it applies to most if not all). Samsung doesn't have their own browser on there as they have on past devices.
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OMG thanks so much! It was driving me nuts. I thought I deleted it. You're a lifesaver
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I think its a kitkat thing/ maybe. i liked the samsung internet browser. maybe it was just me.
MBM7881 said:
OMG thanks so much! It was driving me nuts. I thought I deleted it. You're a lifesaver
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