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Firefox has released an alpha copy of its web browser for android
Get it here
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/m/alpha
It supports app2sd.... and believe me you'll need it! Its a massive 30mb!, even after transfering to sd its still 18mb on phone space.
To be honest, its sh*t, well, i thought so, the stock browser is much better, but if anyone wants it i found the link so enjoy.
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I really don't like it. Zoom takes a while and its ugly its ugly. No settings at all.
Hopefully the full release will be better.
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Will give it a try think Google should release crome for Android
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Slow and buggy. I'm sure it'll get better but I'm not sure it'll ever be better than Google's effort, at least it'll create a bit of competition.
The stock browser does everything I want except the lack of a 'refresh' and 'stop' button, what else is there a browser can offer?
oursoul said:
The stock browser does everything I want except the lack of a 'refresh' and 'stop' button, what else is there a browser can offer?
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The refresh and stop button is right next to the address bar.
rararossini said:
Will give it a try think Google should release crome for Android
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The stock browser basically is Chrome - both are based on Webkit.
Regards,
Dave
Default browser its way better as for now
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Save to PDF is a good feature.
Shame about the rest.
You can swipe left and right to see menu options.
This is an alpha version, don't forget. It's interesting as a preview, but isn't really useable at the moment. There's definitely promise there though.
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I was really looking forward to this but... if the space requirements are true then that's just hideous considering our phones are very castrated of internal memory already. It will take even more space with caching. I don't have Google Earth installed for that reason, except on-demand.
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Tried it but invariably gives me a black screen as well as the 30 mb hit so have uninstalled, but will be interested in its development.
Shame as I love firefox on the pc.
rararossini said:
Will give it a try think Google should release crome for Android
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The stock Android browser is Chrome for Android, isn't it?
foxmeister said:
The stock browser basically is Chrome - both are based on Webkit.
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LOL don't tell steve jobs that Safari is basically chrome as they are both based on webkit
antu_pogroms said:
The refresh and stop button is right next to the address bar.
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Haha, you know what I never spotted that. I'm quite bright usually, honest.
Well in that case I'm completely satisfied.
Thanks.
Downloaded it yesterday, been playing around with it a bit.
Not that impressed to be honest, potential with the mobile add-ons in the future though
One thing though, the left side tab is much handier than the stock one.
Looking forward to future versions. Uninstalled until then.
Thanks OP for the notification.
I tried it, I don't like it. Dolphin browser HD for me.
hey guys.. i'd like to contact motorola and tell them ...
-> what a great phone they built (DEVY) but I also want to ask them
-> what they hell did they tried to do when building MotoBlur? and why they don't create anything more appropriate for such a great phone?
so it came into my mind.. just to get a number of people.. (just the number - no nick- no realnames) which agree to my opinion.. to tell them, that I'm not alone... :=)
a plan?
best regards,
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I Like the idea behind motoblur, but i think it could have been implemented better. Also, i have a suspicion that Motoblur is the reason that we wont be getting android 2.2 unti Q2 next year, and thats a terrible thing :O. If they could speed up the android updates then i would love it :L
Well, after spending 3 years with iOS and 5+ months using SenseUI Motoblur came as a real shock. How a company can spend so little on software development/support in this day & age is beyond me?
It's like they got halfway through, realised it was rubbish/pointless and stopped. Mixing stock menus/calander app etc with the ropey launcher/lock screen/'my first widget' design is very confusing.
Still, at least the multi touch keyboard is good and errr.. DLNA and wifi hotspotting I guess.
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Well, after spending 3 years with iOS and 5+ months using SenseUI Motoblur came as a real shock. How a company can spend so little on software development/support in this day & age is beyond me?
It's like they got halfway through, realised it was rubbish/pointless and stopped. Mixing stock menus/calander app etc with the ropey launcher/lock screen/'my first widget' design is very confusing.
Still, at least the multi touch keyboard is good and errr.. DLNA and wifi hotspotting I guess.
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I know what you mean lol. The thing with the wifi hotspot app though is that it makes you doubt if you can use it. I turned it on and it said to make sure my network allows it??? , This part of motoblur caused a bit of a panic haha. The swype keyboard is brilliant but it took me a while to understand how it works haha
Blur is generally crap especially the launcher, however some of the apps - the email app for instance for me is very good, its the best email app I've used.
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It's like they got halfway through, realised it was rubbish/pointless and stopped. Mixing stock menus/calander app etc with the ropey launcher/lock screen/'my first widget' design is very confusing.
Still, at least the multi touch keyboard is good and errr.. DLNA and wifi hotspotting I guess.
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hahaha DD this really made me laugh.. you hit the point i just "observed" the ios from my girldfriends phone (and some more friends) .. owned an sense ui phone myself (hero) and had just the same thoughts hahahaha really great explanation
Higgsy said:
Blur is generally crap especially the launcher, however some of the apps - the email app for instance for me is very good, its the best email app I've used.
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but i have to confirm.. and also explain i also do like some apps the music app, the gallery, the keyboard (like sarge78 told us above) works perfectly -- the text when a new word is added to the user dictionary stays a little bit toooooooooo long , but typing is perfect...) so some applications are really great.
but the whole theme^^ really strange..
(i also like the general design, black and the red background when something is pressed.. but one thing the sms button on a contact, is big enough but I think it's optimized for chinese people, or at least the smallest fingers in the world out there )
Gosh, Captain America! Is this poll loaded or what!?
I feel divided for Blur.
The launcher is not bad, but there's better elsewhere... lot better.
I don't use all the social stuff (don't have facebook or twitter account, etc) so I can't really say if it's good or worst than a stock android.
But I like some apps loaded with Blur: DLNA, Voicecall, music player, etc
What I really dislike: all the blur services automaticly loaded even I don't want to use all this stuff...
I want the choice to load what I need
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I feel divided for Blur.
The launcher is not bad, but there's better elsewhere... lot better.
I don't use all the social stuff (don't have facebook or twitter account, etc) so I can't really say if it's good or worst than a stock android.
But I like some apps loaded with Blur: DLNA, Voicecall, music player, etc
What I really dislike: all the blur services automaticly loaded even I don't want to use all this stuff...
I want the choice to load what I need
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This! I like my new Defy. but I hate that i starts lots of stuff that I don't want/use. I don't care about the stuff that come preloaded but don't start because the phone got loads of space for my apps
I definitely have mixed feelings about Blur. Some of it I really love, but it bogs so much and in the end I would rather not have it if everything is going to run so slow and our updates are going to take so long. All in all the defy is a great device, but if Moto doesn't step it up this time with updates I am done after this.
Voted dislike. The very first app I downloaded was LauncherProPlus. Bye Bye blur!
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What I really dislike: all the blur services automaticly loaded even I don't want to use all this stuff...
I want the choice to load what I need
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Quoted for great justice.
I just don't use Blur, which would be fine and wouldn't bother me either way, if only it didn't insist on loading all it's processes anyway.
Uhh just checked the number of processes motobloat is running...
52!
My stock desire is running 28... No wonder it lags so badly at times.
+1 for installing a different launcher (LauncherPro for me, thanks!) as the first thing after getting the phone
Dear MotoBloat: Please go to hell.
If I ever meet the guy who approved Motoblur I'll tear out his kneecaps with a rusty... no wait... I'll force him to use a stock Motorola phone for 24 hours! MUAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
Higgsy said:
Blur is generally crap especially the launcher, however some of the apps - the email app for instance for me is very good, its the best email app I've used.
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i think the stock-app is better...
at least the push mail worked fine, which i can't say with the blur version :-/
btw. count me in...
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scripttec said:
i think the stock-app is better...
at least the push mail worked fine, which i can't say with the blur version :-/
btw. count me in...
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personal preference i suppose, the stock android email app doesn't let you move mails between imap folders the blur one does, thats something i need.
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personal preference i suppose, the stock android email app doesn't let you move mails between imap folders the blur one does, thats something i need.
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Have you tried adding your email(s) to Gmail? I have done that for all my other email address', and it works great. I only have to check one inbox to get all my emails from four different screen names. I use @Gmail, @AOL, @Hotmail, and @MSN.com. If you have to reply, or forward from one of your other address's you can choose to send from Gmail, or the one that it was sent to. You can also tag them, so you know what email is what in your inbox. Very handy.
Sorensiim said:
I'll force him to use a stock Motorola phone for 24 hours! MUAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
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;---DDD
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bobbyphoenix said:
Have you tried adding your email(s) to Gmail? I have done that for all my other email address', and it works great. I only have to check one inbox to get all my emails from four different screen names. I use @Gmail, @AOL, @Hotmail, and @MSN.com. If you have to reply, or forward from one of your other address's you can choose to send from Gmail, or the one that it was sent to. You can also tag them, so you know what email is what in your inbox. Very handy.
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yeah done that in the past. i only really use 1 email account with various aliases (blueyonder.co.uk). Via gmail i could view my mails but wouldn't be able to file them/transfer between my imap folders. i suppose i could just create imap folders in gmail but cant be arsed lol. Cheers for posting the tip.
oh and i dont need push email really, a check once every 30 mins is good for me
Great hardware but after several months with 2.2 on my magic, 2.1 with motoblurp on the defy is a big disappointment give me stock android 2.2 any day.
The new Twitter update is very slick. Download it and test it out. You wont be disappointing.
Layout looks nice but what a laggy mess in use! Will stick with Plume for now - much smoother plus scrollable widget on stock ICS launcher
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Looks like a cheap port from iOS or something, really bad and slow :S
Plume definitely wins even if just for the scrollable widget lol. Facebook and Twitter both really need to add that function. I missed plume when I got my nexus im glad they made it compatable with ICS at last
Mark.
It sucks. One line of code is all that's needed for hardware acceleration and they didn't include it? Total fail.
This is strange:
I put ICS on my Galaxy S2, yet it runs SMOOTH.
But on the Galaxy Nexus it's super laggy.
It's horribly laggy, and not at all optimised for high resolution screens.
The only reason I stick with the official app is because it's integrated with the contacts app. Once other apps (hopefully) start using the new API's to integrate properly, I'll switch straight away.
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This is strange:
I put ICS on my Galaxy S2, yet it runs SMOOTH.
But on the Galaxy Nexus it's super laggy.
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Thats because the GNexus relies on Hardware acceleration. A port doesn't.
Ok then people. What is your favorite Twitter app and why?
The app runs way faster if you force hardware acceleration in dev-options.
It's crap. Laggy. Less options. The old Twitter version was better. I'll stick with Plume.
I don't like how they've removed lists from the main page and hidden it in your profile instead.
Push won't work anymore.
Did they remove it?
EDIT: Can somebody PM me the old .apk?
Just deleted my Titanium Backup today men
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It's crap. Laggy. Less options. The old Twitter version was better. I'll stick with Plume.
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+1, its fricken awful!
its choppy the UI is ugly and feels quite a step back from the old one..
Wil have to try out plume as I can't keep this POS lol
pkeuter said:
The app runs way faster if you force hardware acceleration in dev-options.
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gave you your first thanks for being smart
i can confirm this. difference is night and day.
settings>developer options>force GPU rendering>check
smooth as butter now
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gave you your first thanks for being smart
i can confirm this. difference is night and day.
settings>developer options>force GPU rendering>check
smooth as butter now
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Its still choppy in the discovery tab even with hw acceleration enabled. Hopefully that can be fixed in a future update.
dwang said:
Its still choppy in the discovery tab even with hw acceleration enabled. Hopefully that can be fixed in a future update.
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Still very choppy for me as well. Doesn't work at all. I have to use TweetDeck for now.
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Does anyone have the .apk of the previous version? I much preferred that one.
All seems fine to me once force GPU is on, but actual Twitter notifications have stopped
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Ok then people. What is your favorite Twitter app and why?
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Twicca
Able to give certain people a color so their tweets are easier to spot.
Black theme
Translation
hashtag filtering
Retweet filtering
Block certain users in TL
No ads
Able to tweak a lot
Downside:
Method to set up
Loding more tweet doesn't go as smooth
Not a conversation like DM box
For the average user a lot of tweaking
No push
Has anyone got a Currents apk for those of use outside the US?
Thanks in advance
Quick google search and wallah
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20114966&postcount=1
Currents FTW!
Thanks mklass Much appreciated, looks great as well.
I agree, The app is nice. Looks and works very well
Yep - thanks very much
Loving the look of Currents, I m going to blag my mate that it is a Nexus only app
Used it then I deleted it. Same stuff different package. I'll never understand the fuss over these kind of apps. Just go to the webpage itself.
Go to their webpage. Its a good quick access readin app. To go to the website you would have to open up 30+ websites which would slow the phone down and take a while to go through every site tab by tab
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Used it then I deleted it. Same stuff different package. I'll never understand the fuss over these kind of apps. Just go to the webpage itself.
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I see your point. I prefer the webpages as well, but some sites are way superior with an app like Currents or Pulse. Plain text for example is visualized paginated and perfectly fits every screensize. Pictures load blazing fast, even ICS browser is significantly slower.
Another big plus: it automatically makes the sites available offline. I know you can do that on the browser as well, but it's a lot easier with Currents.
I was a big fan of Pulse, but Currents is way superior! Working great on my GNex and Transformer and syncs between both devices just fine
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Quick google search and wallah
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20114966&postcount=1
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Thanks. The best thing is being able to right click that link, hit chrome to phone, and then watch it start downloading onto my phone. God I love the future.
Am I the only one that has some serious issues with this app on the Nexus? The text gets cut off in the middle of words on the right side and at the bottom side (along with the overlay of the bottom menu).
I can't post any links/pics yet...(add http) img190.imageshack.us/img190/3098/screenshot2011120902010.png
EDIT: Changing the language to english on my phone fixed this. Very weird...
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I see your point. I prefer the webpages as well, but some sites are way superior with an app like Currents or Pulse. Plain text for example is visualized paginated and perfectly fits every screensize. Pictures load blazing fast, even ICS browser is significantly slower.
Another big plus: it automatically makes the sites available offline. I know you can do that on the browser as well, but it's a lot easier with Currents.
I was a big fan of Pulse, but Currents is way superior! Working great on my GNex and Transformer and syncs between both devices just fine
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Meh. However, just because I respect your opinion more than others, I'll re download and give her another try.
bmstrong said:
Meh. However, just because I respect your opinion more than others, I'll re download and give her another try.
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Lol
Tell me what you think about it then.
I, like the concept behind Currents, but I think I prefer the RSS view via Google Reader a little more. I like the ability to have items marked as read already so I don't have to think about where I left off the last time I opened the app. Also, I'm pretty sure it was just because of my first sync, but it seems to be a massive data hog.
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I don't really like it, it takes about an hour to sync..
How is the battery usage of this apps?
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I really like Currents, but I'm wondering how much data it'll use when I'm using it on 3G. I've set it to sync only on wifi, but don't want my allowance drained over one app.
The screen fault can easily be fixed without changing the language
Just change the fontsize to large and it fits. Somehow that works
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The screen fault can easily be fixed without changing the language
Just change the fontsize to large and it fits. Somehow that works
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Probably you have to use "large" fontsize because of the GNEx's high resolution display.
Don't suppose anyone could upload version 1.0.1?
I'm hoping they fixed the slow data-heavy syncing.
Edit: nevermind, found it here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20536930&postcount=126
One major thing missing for me from WP7 is a decent GTalk client. I am using IM+ which is reliable in terms of notifications but very slow to start when you want to use it and if you switch to another app in mid-conversation, it takes ages to resume and reconnect.
I have tried Gtalk and JiTalk neither of which ever gave me a push notification.
Has anyone any advise?
Try OctroTalk. It works very well. There is free version with adds. I have unistalled IM+ after trying Octro, it's my primary chat client now
svarog84 said:
Try OctroTalk. It works very well. There is free version with adds. I have unistalled IM+ after trying Octro, it's my primary chat client now
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It is quite nice, but no better than IM+ in my view. It doesn't automatically log me in when I start it and seems no quicker at first glance. I am going to give it a go for a few days though, thanks.
One of the main reason why i am using it is because loads faster. Too bad for the auto login, hope they will add this feature
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One of the main reason why i am using it is because loads faster. Too bad for the auto login, hope they will add this feature
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It auto logs in when you open it via a toast notification. Weird choices on user experience there. I reckon it might open and log me in very slightly faster than IM+. So I may have spoken too soon on that score.
It is still a poor experience overall though - and I mean the platform, not your excellent and kind recommendation.
It's good that we have a choice. Few months back there was no chat apps at all. There is still room for improvement but i think that we will not see any major improvement before Apollo
octrotalk has the best UI and also supports video chat
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OT has lost a lot of offline messages for me.
My best is JiTalk.
JiTalk has improved a lot in terms of notification. been testing their Beta and it works very well.
wpxbox said:
JiTalk has improved a lot in terms of notification. been testing their Beta and it works very well.
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I will give it another go then. It was a shame that it didnt work well for me before.