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[Apps] Web Browsers

Hi all ,
I've noticed lately in the last week theres been a rush of updates on web browsers. Heres my short notes on them
Fennec :- Latest version isn't that bad compared to last release. Its quite stable now. Also it finally has auto updates so it will always be updated. At 11megs its quite large. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/m/alpha <--- Use your phones web browser
UC Web 7.2.2.5something :- Lets just say I'm very biased with this browser, It was my default on my winmo phone. Its fast, Got a crap load of options , the best one being night mode (I use it to save power as background is dark). The only bad thing is that its a Proxy based browser like Opera Mini so I would advise you not to use it for anything sensitive like banking. Other then that its hell fast.
Use your internal browser on phone and goto http://wap.ucweb.com
Skyfire 2.x : Not bad but I don't use flash or multimedia on my phone so I rarely ever use this. But it does look like its improved since I last used it 6 months ago on Winmo. Www.Skyfire.com or MARKET
Xscope 6.06 : This is my current default browser as Its small, fast and not a proxy browser. Best option for me in it is "LOAD NEW PAGES IN BACKGROUND" . Theres not much to say other then I love it. Get it from MARKET

Fennec is VERY laggy..

AldasG said:
Fennec is VERY laggy..
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I'd recommend Dolphin HD. Not the quickest browser, but the most convinient to use. Easy gestures, great HD interface, background loading, addons, easy zoom, everything! Tried a bunch of other browsers, but I stick to that one.

you forgot to list opera mini and dolphine HD
my top choice goes to SkyFire,
2nd place opera mini
999999999999 place for Dolphin HD is the slowest browser available in the market right now

No i didn't They havn't been updated in the last week. Dolphin HD was updated yes but I've never been a fan of it. Opera Mini is ok but for some reason I hate it. I use Opera Desktop and want a decent Opera like on Winmo (opera 6.x?) not a proxy based P.O.S that was ment for nokia phones

AllGamer said:
you forgot to list opera mini and dolphine HD
my top choice goes to SkyFire,
2nd place opera mini
999999999999 place for Dolphin HD is the slowest browser available in the market right now
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I don't know why you say this, I have absulutely no problems with the speed. You might tried an older version? If it's indeed the slowest, it shouldn't be more than a few seconds behind. I'm using it every day. Let's say fudzilla.com loaded up in 10 sec. (just checked now)

The renamed Fennec (Firefox Now) is pretty nice and fast. Definatly something to keep out for

ickyboo said:
The renamed Fennec (Firefox Now) is pretty nice and fast. Definatly something to keep out for
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It's still very unstable on SGS...

AllGamer said:
my top choice goes to SkyFire,
2nd place opera mini
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agreed!!
3rd stock browser
4th dolphin HD

My vote is for opera. Very snappy on my vibrant.
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So far I've tried Opera Mini, Stock and xScope. I've liked xScope most of them all. I notice a lot of people here recommending SkyFire but not even mentioning xScope. Any particular reasons why?

Sooo..What's wrong with the stock browser? I find it to be good enough for me...

same here. i found that the stock browser works best for me.

Stock browser for the win!
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Here I use Opera Mini and really enjoy it.
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Today I learnt something nice, Xscope 6.06 saves bookmarks the exact same place as stock browser! so any widget/app that uses stock browser's bookmarks work fine like LauncherPro's new popups! SWEETTTT

UCWEB is very bad

i've tried dolphin hd and xScope, liked them on my nexus but on the galaxy they were not only slow but they also really slowed down the whole system and made it very unstable ....that was before i ran the lagfix.
That may not be the case after the lagfix but atm i am happy enough with the stock browser's limited features to risk sludging up the system again.

Talking of browsers, anyone know of a browser that lets you save the webpage to SD card for offline use?
My Nokia N95 had this as standard, and the iPhone has various 3rd party browsers offering this but so far not found any for android

Stock FTW !!! followed by skyfire...
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Best browser of galaxy s2?

Which is the best browser to use on galaxy s2?

Dolphin HD - free from market...extremly easy to navigate + friendly interface
Hot tip -it has option to keep desktop view -not like the stock browser where u are forced to switch it everytime u reopen the browser.
also speed dial included + option to set up gestures (swipe) that will make it even easier to use.
regards

Dolphin hd is so cluttered. Dolphin mini is pretty nice though. I'm currently trying opera mobile.
But nothing beats stock browser.
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Thanks all i tried dolphin HD ,ya i somewhat didnt like it UI.
Opera mobile was comparitively slow. Dolphin Mini havnt tried yet will try out.
Tried Xscope browser and it worked best till now, we can even remove top status bar of android so its full screen with Xscope, But it crashed couple of times.

Hunteres said:
Dolphin HD - free from market...extremly easy to navigate + friendly interface
Hot tip -it has option to keep desktop view -not like the stock browser where u are forced to switch it everytime u reopen the browser.
also speed dial included + option to set up gestures (swipe) that will make it even easier to use.
regards
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The addon that let'S you switch between android and desktop view doesn't seem to work for me, at least not on amazon.
techpal said:
Thanks all i tried dolphin HD ,ya i somewhat didnt like it UI.
Opera mobile was comparitively slow. Dolphin Mini havnt tried yet will try out.
Tried Xscope browser and it worked best till now, we can even remove top status bar of android so its full screen with Xscope, But it crashed couple of times.
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Dolphin HD also has the option to go fullscreen and remove the status bar.
So far I'm very pleased with Dolphin HD, since 5.1.0 it's really a joy using it again!
And imho it beats the stock browser by far, in features, speed and usability!

I tried Dolphin HD and Opera but I am still using stock browser

intruda119 said:
But nothing beats stock browser.
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Here.
Next is Dolphin though.

techpal said:
Which is the best browser to use on galaxy s2?
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Why another thread about browsers when we got one already?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101308
/CK

Ok guys .Found best browser for me and that is Dolphin Mini. Its faster than dolphin HD to me and renders webpage correctly(in LARGE font dolphin HD sometimes doesnt render webpage correctly). Also i like UI of Mini better than HD, also there is Back button at bottom which HD misses i assume.

I use the stock browser. It's fast and simple.

stock - GPU accelerated says enough

And how do you install your bookmarks from PC to stock browser? I find out how to do it with ease on Dophin HD, but not for stock browser. It is a shame, that can't sync Google Chrome bookmarks with android browser. I'm using Bookmarks to SD.

The stock browser is hardware accelerated, it's extremely fast for scrolling and zooming. I find it a lot smoother than Dolphin HD.

Opera, and input opera:config
set more connections, bigger space in ram,,,,a more more settings to speed uo loading web pages

Dolphin HD is good. But I found another browser which is called Boat Browser Mini is great. It's very simple and easy-to-use. Even makes me feel like use Safari on iPhone. It's cool.

miren browser guys

stock for me nice and simple

mamajinco2 said:
Dolphin HD is good. But I found another browser which is called Boat Browser Mini is great. It's very simple and easy-to-use. Even makes me feel like use Safari on iPhone. It's cool.
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Another vote for boat browser mini from me.
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Boat browser is the best!!!
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The stock one has but one flaw. No user agent switch. No problem for rooted users with custom roms though.

Which browser do you use and why?

can you help me to choose the best browser please?..
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Deadly Sto(R)m said:
can you help me to choose the best browser please?..
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I use the stock webkit android browser. It does everything i need. Another good browser alot of ppl recomend is dolphin hd.
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+ 1 dolphin hd i dunno just like it, until chrome makes an appearance
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I personally use Miren browser. I just love the smoothness of it all as well as the quick bookmarks home screen. Now that the MIUI browser does the same thing I switch between the two. However, unless you use a MIUI rom you won't get that browser so Miren is your next best bet imo

I use the stock browser on CM7. Does what I need it to do and never crashes or breaks.
I'm not super heavy browser user though.

I have been using Dolphin Browser HD until I bought my Desize Z but I generally can't download apk files from filesonic server. It tries to save it like an htm file, as a result i can't install it. After these problems i decided to try other browsers but i couldn't read good feedbacks about opera and firefox because of they don't both have flash support. So I can't know how to download apk files without any problem.

I use the stock browser but when I was using MIUI, I found the stock browser on that to be really buggy and slow. During that time I used Dolphin HD and it was pretty fast, but I'm back to using Cyanogenmod so I'm using the stock browser again.

Personally, I use Dolphin HD because (so far) it's the one browser I've found besides Opera Mobile that actually handles bookmark folders properly
(Yes, I consider this an essential feature that is sadly missing with the standard browser. It's something I've been spoiled on since "dunce-phones" like the LG Fusic (and its version of Opera Mobile); almost all Windows Mobile browsers handle bookmark folders, and it was one of the things I BADLY missed from WinMo (and at the time Opera Mobile for Android was not quite ready for prime time).)
There's also some nice plugins, not quite as many as with Firefox Mobile (which is nice but IMHO also Not Quite Ready For Prime-Time) but including at least one implementation of Adblock (again, something I do consider essential due to malware being distributed by compromised banner ads).
I've also found occasionally that some wifi hotspots with "AUP logins" (requiring you to accept an acceptable user policy before using the free public wifi) don't work properly with the stock browser but do with Dolphin HD.
That said--the stock browser ain't bad. I just happen to be a bit of a power mobile user...

I use Dolphin Mini. It's like a scaled-down version of Chrome.

Dolphin HD. So far, it does everything well.
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Deadly Sto(R)m said:
I have been using Dolphin Browser HD until I bought my Desize Z but I generally can't download apk files from filesonic server. It tries to save it like an htm file, as a result i can't install it. After these problems i decided to try other browsers but i couldn't read good feedbacks about opera and firefox because of they don't both have flash support. So I can't know how to download apk files without any problem.
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miren is the only browser ive used that successfully downloads anything i throw at it. give er a whirl
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sahaya said:
I use Google Chrome..It is the best browser,
--Google Chrome is designed to be fast in every possible way: It's quick to start up from your desktop, loads web pages in a snap, and runs complex web applications fast.
--Its browser window is streamlined, clean and simple.
--Chrome also includes features that are designed for efficiency and ease of use.
For example, you can search and navigate from the same box, and arrange tabs however you wish — quickly and easily.
--Chrome is designed to keep you safer and more secure on the web with built-in malware and phishing protection, autoupdates to make sure the browser is up-to-date with the latest security updates..
--When i first downloaded it, my internet was running at a lighting speed, i even checked my speed from ip-details and it was normal too..But the only one advantage with firefox is that it has more add ons, which makes things much easier..and for search engine i use Google its pretty good..
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.. what?
Opera Mobile - it's like surfing with a laptop. That virtual mouse is pretty cool.

No brainer: FIREFOX.
Those who say "not ready for prime time", I say "huh?"
-- works great,
-- GECKO rendering engine.

Kueber said:
.. what?
Opera Mobile - it's like surfing with a laptop. That virtual mouse is pretty cool.
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My choice as well. I've been using opera on my home computer for years so it was a no-brainer to go with it on my phone. Having the ability to sync every bookmark no matter what device I'm using is key for me. It's fast, as fast if not faster than any other, and it just works well. I tried dolphin for a few weeks but never liked it, and I feel like the stock isn't as fast as opera.

for me it depends. if i want to use flash faster than the stock i use skyfire and if i want to download an file on another folder than download i use opera mini or the mobile both are great for downloads because they have download managers.

Im still using stock browser. Work great for me.
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opera mini/mobile cause they are the BEST

Best Mobile Browser

I had been using DolphinHD, but I was wondering about the other options. I switched to xScope browser yesterday which I am quite liking, and I personally preferred dolphin mini to dolphin HD when I used to use it.
Please post what browser you use and why you like it!!!

I've been using boat browser for a while, it's fast, and I like the ability to customize the tool bar.

I prefer Opera Mobile because it uses its own rendering engine. This means webpages look like their desktop counterparts. My biggest disappointment with Opera, though, is that I could never figure out how to get it to open a home page and not its Speed Dial page.
My second choice is Skyfire because of its simple interface, yet it still has a search box in the address bar.
I've tried Dolphin HD on my Incredible, but it just looked cramped and I got used to the other two browsers.
To each his own, though.

Opera Mobile for sure.
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Here's another vote for Opera Mobile! It seems to render just about everything as close to desktop as possible; it also has the best html5 compatibility, IIRC...

I'm using Dolphin as well. I never tried others yet but coming from the G2x, I like the Dolphin HD the most... But tonight I'll experiment with other browsers. The dolpin used to suck with so much lag on my SU640, you need to do the adjust resolution thingy for it to work smoothly.

Opera Mobile (not Opera Mini) and Maxthon

limpbisquit said:
you need to do the adjust resolution thingy for it to work smoothly.
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wats that?

Billy Madison said:
wats that?
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Go to settings, display and press screen optimization.

i use maxthon browser and i like it very much...am i the only one?

I am anxious to try the google chrome browser but I have to wait for LG to send my bricked phone back.

GordonOSU said:
I am anxious to try the google chrome browser but I have to wait for LG to send my bricked phone back.
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you also need ICS .

Opera Mobile for normal browsing, Dolphin HD for porn and pages Opera can't load, which happens occasionally.

I can't remember where I saw this, maybe it was the boat browser thread in the apps and games section of the forums, but dolphin had apparently been sending all of the information from your browser use to its websites. 34 sent from dolphin hd compared to 5 from boat browser.
I personally use boat after seeing that information. If i wasn't so paranoid about privacy (i really have nothing to hide) then i would keep using dolphin. It is quite impressive with how fast it is.

xScope used to be my favorite, but the Devs seem to have abandoned it long ago...Except for most recently, but even then I believe that was only to fix for Galaxy Nexus.
Currently I have Boat, DolphinHD and Opera Mobile all installed. I find I mostly use DolphinHD, then Opera for the occasional page that Dolphin can't handle/render properly. Boat is nice, but I'll likely be removing it soon as I just keep gravitating back to DolphinHD.
I just installed Firefox Beta (v11.0.0) and so far I'm quite impressed!

Sandpapers said:
I can't remember where I saw this, maybe it was the boat browser thread in the apps and games section of the forums, but dolphin had apparently been sending all of the information from your browser use to its websites.
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[PRIVACY] WARNING: Dolphin's collection of your browsing history
Namuna said:
I just installed Firefox Beta (v11.0.0) and so far I'm quite impressed!
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If you have large collection of saved forms, passwords, do not sync it with mobile FF it will take ages before it become responsive after opening...Other than that It's good, but not yet there compare to Opera and Maxthon.

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If you have large collection of saved forms, passwords, do not sync it with mobile FF it will take ages before it become responsive after opening...Other than that It's good, but not yet there compare to Opera and Maxthon.
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Yeah, and apparently the Flash support still isn't there yet either...So I'm back to liking Opera/Dolphin combo.

Try boat mini. It's lightweight and fast.
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Best 3rd party browser?

Boat Browser is my go-to but it's not working on the N7 and I can't stand Chrome. The scrolling just feels clunky.
What do you guys recommend? Dolphin HD?

I use xscope and it seems to work well. Flash works fine.

ICS browser+ is a good one that is fairly unknown ....everyone seems to like dolphin HD too
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great browser
Dolphin HD seems to do a good job for me including opera

Dolphin HD, OP put a poll up!

Here's another prop for xscope pro. It is the best I've used so far. Flash works, you get true full screen, it's fast and it's smooth. You really can't ask for more.

Been using dolphin mostly.. very smooth

Maxthon

Dolphin for me here, very smooth, Chrome feels like its still in beta.

Xscope was my fav on previous devices, but doesn't seem to work as well on the N7 for me. It use to pinch/zoom every mobile web site, but on the N7 it doesn't. I'm getting use to Chrome, seems to pinch zoom well (but doesn't auto-wrap like Xscope). Pretty sure I have every setting the same, but still no luck. Example is Facebook mobile page, zooms on my Player and phone, no go on my N7; where Chrome does. I need to try it again, because I'm missing flash.
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Here's another prop for xscope pro. It is the best I've used so far. Flash works, you get true full screen, it's fast and it's smooth. You really can't ask for more.
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Dolphin or Maxthon. Though honestly, I pretty much exclusively use Chrome nowadays. Google spanked every Android browser dev in the world with how awesome tab switching/handling is in Chrome for Android, lol. Every other browser feels like an old, clunky piece of crap by comparison.

+1 for boat on GB
+1 for Chrome if you are on ICS+

Give Firefox's nightly build a try, its called Aurora
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Dolphin HD is good. Though I'm using chrome again don't know why.
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Maxthon
Maxthon for me due to full screen mode, although if Chrome had full screen I'd be using that instead.

I use Xscope pro, works for me.

I never liked Firefox on my phone but the beta is really nice on my N7.

Xscope is interesting. I like the ad block feature and its Dark mode. It works very well compared to the Inverse crap the stock browser uses.
I'm kinds confused on the way it works though. I see tabs at the top but when I swipe left to right, I get other pages but each page has a single tab. Almost like a new browser window. Seems to be speedy.
I tried Dolphin several times and just can't get used to it.
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player911 said:
Xscope is interesting. I like the ad block feature and its Dark mode. It works very well compared to the Inverse crap the stock browser uses.
I'm kinds confused on the way it works though. I see tabs at the top but when I swipe left to right, I get other pages but each page has a single tab. Almost like a new browser window. Seems to be speedy.
I tried Dolphin several times and just can't get used to it.
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Downloaded scope based on your guys reccomendations and it seems to be really fluid. Gonna take a bit to get used to all the feautures and gestures but so far seems to be a huge improvement over chrome,

aristurtle said:
I never liked Firefox on my phone but the beta is really nice on my N7.
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Indeed, looks like they finally got it right apart from bookmarks being buried 6 finger taps deep. WTF?
Nice to have Adblock+ working, too.