Have we determined that stock is the best overall? I just wanted to grab some opinions.
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Is it possible to go full screen with stock and not have the taskbar on top...I couldnt figure it out in the settings..i like having full screen when browsing
I'm not a big stock browser fan. Dolphin HD works and looks great. I prefer tabbed browsing.
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I'm not a big stock browser fan. Dolphin HD works and looks great. I prefer tabbed browsing.
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+1 Dolphin HD is number one. Miren comes in a close second.
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Big fan of Opera Mini while away from wifi. Sure, it doesn't have flash but holy crap is it fast (recompressed images, compressed everything, remotely cached and downloaded, streamed from Opera servers..."opera turbo technology", very fast). I typically use that when I'm out of the house. It helps save battery and holy crap is it smooth. Sure, our phone runs every browser as smooth as can be, but, Opera is far smoother than any of them.
I'm a big fan of DolphinHD too though. Though typically if I have a great 3G connection and/or have battery to burn I'll stick to stock.
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+1 Dolphin HD is number one. Miren comes in a close second.
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+2 on both counts. I've been trying the stock browser because of all the rave reviews but I'm still liking dolphin HD better. What can I say, it has all the features I want.
I think I'll try Miren. I really liked it on my Evo. Are you guys uninstalling the stock browser?
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Me and my daughter both use Dolphin HD, so that's another two.
I used dolphin hd on all my other android phones but the stock browser on the et4g is much faster. I just wish it had some of the features dolphin did.
Dolphin HD all the way, it works very well and has great feature set.
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Yup, Dolphin HD here. Only browser that actually will play certain sites........naughty lol
wait, no Opera love? imho its THE best browser for android phones. Opera Mobile with full desktop rendering for WiFi browsing and Opera Mini with turbo rendering for 3G browsing.. best of both worlds
ps: Dolphin Mini is my #2
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Is it possible to go full screen with stock and not have the taskbar on top...I couldnt figure it out in the settings..i like having full screen when browsing
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Don't think so. But with a 4.5 inch screen...does the notification bar really bother you that much??
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+1 Dolphin HD is number one. Miren comes in a close second.
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I'm trying Dolphin again right now, but my go-to lately has been Miren.
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Opera is the fastest
Dolphin hd
Samsung Galaxy S Dos indeed
Opera mobile.
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+2 on both counts. I've been trying the stock browser because of all the rave reviews but I'm still liking dolphin HD better. What can I say, it has all the features I want.
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I agree, Dolphin HD is the best browser I have used.
I use Dolphin HD and set it to open a new tab with every link. Then I use a flick gesture to close the tab. It's awesome for browsing forums, and the phone doesn't slow down even if I have 20 tabs open.
You should definitely try boat browser mini.... I tested them all pretty extensively and it proved fastest.... I'd think Opera browser was second (for sure it preserves desktop display settings which great). Dolphin didn't for me. Boat does also with a tweak.
But give boat a try....speeedy!
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which web browser do you guys prefer/use?
i am currently using OPERA but heard dolphin HD is good too.
i am wondering which one you guys think is better and WHY?
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which web browser do you guys prefer/use?
i am currently using OPERA but heard dolphin HD is good too.
i am wondering which one you guys think is better and WHY?
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using xscope, but dolphin mini seems faster/better to handle!
Honestly I've used em all. Nothing compare's to the speed and stability of Miren's, followed by dolphin mini
Stock browser is good enough for me.
I prefer Dolphin HD. I noticed that it loads pages a little faster than the stock browser. I also like the fact that I can actually 'exit' the browser as opposed to it continuing to run in the background.
I used Opera very briefly on my Desire Z and though it was amazing on my old Blackberry phones, I think Dolphin has it beat on this platform.
Whay do u think about DOLPHIN MINI?
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I use the stock browser most of the time and think is the best out of all of them
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I haven't tried Dolphin Mini. With the power of the Desire Z, Dolphin HD runs plenty fast and zippy for me
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I prefer stock over any other
I use Dolphin HD. It's fast, I like the ergonomy (gestures, toolbars on both sides), it's multitabs, it can read Flash and has add-ons (I can easily switch between desktop and mobile views for example), web pages are automatically resized to fit the screen width when you're zooming.
It's just perfect!
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Dolphin HD - hands down... I hate the fact that you never actually exit out of the browser for stock and all other 3rd party browsers... till then Dolphin HD is the way to go
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I was using dolphin mini but I missed the notification bar I n full screen and have been using stock. Now I miss tabs. Any browser have both of these? I don't care about flash...
Miren > Dolphin
I used stock a long time, switched to Opera (since I liked it in WM) which felt heavy and laggy, moved further to Dolphin HD (which has been my daily browser for the last weeks), but am trying Miren again now. I really prefere it's UI, but I've earlier experienced random crashes when downloading etc... Crossing fingers now thought
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DL'ing workes like a charm now May have been the "GB support" they added a few days ago...
So wrong about saying: i hate the fact i cant exit 3rd party browsers... download miren, press menu, presse exit and think hmmmm.... Then browse and see that its a lot better and less overbloated then dolphin hd...
I've tried Miren as some of you find it better and if that's the case it sounds logical to give it a try.
There's one dealbreaker for me: when I zoom in it doesn't resize the page to fit the screen. Have I missed something?
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@missparker It's true... only letdown..
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@missparker It's true... only letdown..
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Miren is faster. Sticking with this one
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stock browser is best imho.
2nd is dolphin mini, if it had all the features of stock
3rd is dolphin hd, it's just too much though
4th is meh, who cares
Stock browser is my favorite but I use Opera and Miren sometimes because downloads sometimes screw up on file sharing sites. They never fail on Opera or Miren. Miren tends to crash on occasion and Opera is heavy on memory so stock still is the best for normal use imo.
I was looking to see what Browser most of you are using and think is the best for the Epic running 2.2.1. I have tried stock, dolphin, opera, and xscope.
I personally liked Xscope the best. I liked the main page where i can have 20 screenshots of my favorite webpages. I felt this was easy to use.
I have found it does not always do the best job on webpages that I use to watch sports (atdhe etc) Which is one of the main things I am looking for.
Give SjyFire a shot, I personally use this one and really like it
i like dolphin hd. thats my daily driver.
miren browser is real good tho too
If you like xscope then try miren. I use both and like them both for different features.
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I like dolphin for most things, but skyfire handles video well.
I love skyfire. Awesome features
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Preference for miren
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i prefer skyfire page loads very fast
Dolphin browser hd is the best for me
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I use xscope
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My themed miren
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Dolphin Browser Mini
Miren fo me!
Question? Is there a stock browser that has desktop mode or do guys have a recomendation on a browser that does this.
Sky fire used to be good. Waaay to bloated now. I'm using dolphin mini and love its speed and features. Ben meaning to try dolphin hd, but haven't had the need for any more features yet.
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Definitely Dolphin HD
Dolphin has been the most stable for my needs (watching youtube, siwtching tabs)...Opera seems to be the quickest, but it lacks Flash (atleast for me, it did). So it was a no go. I tried Miren and SkyFire and they ran fine, but I liked Dolphin's tab handler more, so Dolphin is my personal favorite. (You can also get a blue theme on it, looks sexy!)
skyfire and xscope are garbage from what I gathered in my tests yesterday.
I used opera on 2.1 but now on 2.2 I am using Dolphin HD with the red theme.
I only have two things against dolphin, it makes you use mobile google when you search in the url bar or with the search button, and theres a small bit of lag.
Im going to try miren.
Any good ones?
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Edit: +1 for miren, i'm gonna default to that one for awhile. Thanks guys
Miren browser might be the best an I've used them all.
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Miren browser and dolphin hd mini
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Dolphin hd is what I use
Edit: just checked out miren and I like it. How can I save my bookmarks in dolphin hd so I can import into miren? I can't seem to find it...
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Only dolphin hd. Sync alone rocks. If you see an article on your home pc & want to read it on your Evo or vice versa, there's a killer app for that!
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Only dolphin hd. Sync alone rocks. If you see an article on your home pc & want to read it on your Evo or vice versa, there's a killer app for that!
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Like chrome to phone app that u can use on chrome and FF .?? Lol
I think the best one is firefox
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Miren is awesome. I just wish you could theme it. I hate the blue, but it's worth it. I even found a black hacked one online. I wish google would man up and release a full featured and syncing mobile chrome. Just my two pennies.
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Like chrome to phone app that u can use on chrome and FF .?? Lol
I think the best one is firefox
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Miren is indeed very nice, but dolphin hd seems a bit more refined/robust. Copying/selecting text is much easier too. For pure speed though, I think miren has just about everything beat.
+1 for miren. i've downloaded every browser to get a feel for the differences and its real close between miren and dolphin but i like the overall user friendlyness of miren's interface
Fire fox is sweet but no flash when it is all set it will be the tits
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Thanks guys
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Only dolphin hd. Sync alone rocks. If you see an article on your home pc & want to read it on your Evo or vice versa, there's a killer app for that!
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i definitely agree with this
I still like skyfire for the pop out video window but miren looks the cleanest
I've tried them all and my favorite is Miren.
Seeing we have many different browser users here. What browser is the closest to duplicating a desktop browser UI? I ask because when coupled with HDMI mirroring most browsers take up way too much screen space. I've attached a pic of what I have now but am looking for something better.
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Seeing we have many different browser users here. What browser is the closest to duplicating a desktop browser UI? I ask because when coupled with HDMI mirroring most browsers take up way too much screen space. I've attached a pic of what I have now but am looking for something better.
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with the right settings, miren is full screen with a few transparent looking buttons. just go to the top of a page and swipe up to get full menu bars and stuff. helpful.
I honestly don't think the stock browser is half bad.
I liked Dolphin when I tried it, but one reason I didn't stick with it is that I really like the bookmarks widgets in Sense and LauncherPro. I know they're adding features like folders in their own bookmark implementation, and that is nice, but I wish they'd give an option to turn that off in favor of the built in bookmarks database if we want. That's not the only reason I didn't stick with it though -- I just didn't see anything wrong with the stock browser. Maybe I should give it another shot.
Dolphin mini is my favorite
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What do you guys think the best browser is? The stock browser is good but one problem I found is that you can't download some files, like rar.
Firefox is another good browser in been using but it doesn't have flash player, which is a huge bummer.
What do you guys use, and why?
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I use skyfire 4.0 , just because it is straight forward
Others like Dolphin HD. personally i dont as when you scroll left or right a menu pops up - could be deactivated i guess !!. Dolphin also has gestures which is a great feature
Oat23 said:
What do you guys think the best browser is? The stock browser is good but one problem I found is that you can't download some files, like rar.
Firefox is another good browser in been using but it doesn't have flash player, which is a huge bummer.
What do you guys use, and why?
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for me stock is best. To be able to download all files use app from market http://market.android.com/details?id=com.hwkrbbt.downloadall
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That fixes my only complaint for the stock browser. Thanks
I've used dolphin,miren and opra but Samsung stock is snappy and stable.
Thumbs up for Samsung Browser.
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for me stock is best. To be able to download all files use app from market http://market.android.com/details?id=com.hwkrbbt.downloadall
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ty vitalij u save my day too,just test it and it did the work
I have used opera mini and didn't like it, skyfire was good but stopped me downloading anything like apk's etc for some reason.
Now using dolphin and think its great
I use dolphin hd. Used it across 3 generations of android
Phones and still love it.
I would deffinately say dolphin browser is the best.
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It has to be the stock browser for me, does what I need it to and the only one which gives iPhone level smoothness on browsing on android.
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Dolphin mini for me. Streamlined version with all the bloat removed, everything just works in it and its blazingly fast.
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for me stock is best. To be able to download all files use app from market http://market.android.com/details?id=com.hwkrbbt.downloadall
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Dam ..How did this one slip through the net lol
Very useful app dude..
i use dolphin as it lets me take off the notification bar, when i view video.
For me Opera Mobile wins. Full screen, extremely fast, super smooth scrolling, nice interface. Also, Opera always reflows the text, when using pinch to zoom, which the other browsers don't.
Boat Browser, not popular but really rocks
Stock browser works great. Only thing is I have to use opera mini for some websites.
Mini dolphin is pretty good also. I personally don't like dolphin hd.
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How do disable mobile version on stock browser(permanent)
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for me stock is best. To be able to download all files use app from market http://market.android.com/details?id=com.hwkrbbt.downloadall
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LOL HILARITY ENSUES! For a while I've been wondering if this was possible and man, only because I'm interested in the SGS 2 I wandered in here and found this solution!
Thanks a lot!
Miren Browser. As fast as Dolphin Mini but with more features and less ugly than Dolphin HD. All the above mentioned just uses the phone's browser engine to render anyways so performance should be the same as stock more or less.
Use Opera Mobile occasionally because it's even faster than stock, but some pages don't render correctly and/or links fail.
Only use Firefox when none of the above work correctly with a website.
Do you have a cab file for that browser? Would like to try it, but can't find it in the Android market.
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just wondering what u folks use?
ive been using opera for the past couple months and im loving it! soo silky smooth with my rom and kernel that i have!
Dolphin HD ... seems to work well enough, renders some pages that stymie the stock browser.
Opera ever since the whole dolphin privacy thing. And I agree, it's sick.
Dolphin HD i like viewing the page in full.
Maxthon Mobile Browser.
I Like it better than Dolphin HD
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I use stock but try ninesky its tits
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mbernusg said:
I use stock but try ninesky its tits
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tits up! lol
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I use stock but try ninesky its tits
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Tits, where??
This phone is a BEAST!
I've used Opera on my computers for a while now, but the mobile version I've been using less and less. Mainly because it can't do certain things that the stock browser can do, like calling a phone number on a webpage.
I am using opera most of the time
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ThC23 said:
Tits, where??
This phone is a BEAST!
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at the club!
dolphinhd all the way!
+1 for DolphinHD
Stock Android Browser for quick stuff
Firefox for the real stuff
Opera as backup in case both of the above fails
Dolphin and SkyFire, used to be good browsers in the past, but they are too heavy now for my taste
Boat Mini for me. Dolphin *used* to be good, and I was sort of underwhelmed by Firefox, Opera, Skyfire, and Bolt. Boat Mini - good speed, cache to SD, clear on exit, etc...in other words, has some of the nice features of Dolphin before it started to suck.
Dolphin with a hint of stock
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AllGamer said:
Stock Android Browser for quick stuff
Firefox for the real stuff
Opera as backup in case both of the above fails
Dolphin and SkyFire, used to be good browsers in the past, but they are too heavy now for my taste
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mmh interesting, ima give firefox a run, i wish we could get something like google chrome, thats what i use on my macbook pro =D
I used to use Dolphin a lot, but am really digging Miren Browser for the heavy lifting now.
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Opera is what I'm using now, I will give Dolphin a try, but stock browser is faster
Boat browser.
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