Hi Guys,
plz share your view on the best/fastest thridparty browser runs on ICS and how they compare to the stock one? So far I favour Maxthon.
catbear said:
Hi Guys,
plz share your view on the best/fastest thridparty browser runs on ICS and how they compare to the stock one? So far I favour Maxthon.
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So far, I've found that Dolphin Browser HD does not work. I too am using Maxthon though Opera Mini and Boat Browser are quality alternatives.
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So far, I've found that Dolphin Browser HD does not work. I too am using Maxthon though Opera Mini and Boat Browser are quality alternatives.
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Update came out for it today to fix it. Works great. Prefer it over stock.
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10 char
does the update still have ads on the speed dial? Or is there any way to remove them?
Boat browser was my favorite for my OG and its working great on the Nexus. Worth a true for sure.
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I just did some testing among a few popular browsers on ics 4.0.1. I always liked maxthon and used it as my default browser. But to my surprise, both boat and dophin mini's scrolling are much much smoother than maxthon. I used www.openrice.com to test.
I also gave miren a run, it is somewhere in between maxthon/boat in terms of scrolling, but it's back/fwd speed is amazing. It basically caches the entire page and doesn't download anything again unlike other browsers. BTW anyone know why miren disappeared from the mkt?
Do any of them work with the browser sync though? That's definitely one of my favorite new features...
I was down on the stock browser in gingerbread, but how can you not love the new ICS browser? I love the labs feature from honeycomb (now implemented in ICS) whereby the menu pops up with swipes from the side. Brilliant.
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Do any of them work with the browser sync though? That's definitely one of my favorite new features...
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miren is my favorite (or was, on my Dinc) but I too am wondering why it is gone from the market??
I absolutely LOVE dolphin mini.
Used it on my OG Droid, and it works wonderfully on ICS.
Set the user agent to desktop, and it flies!
so far, i've been using stock browser! pretty good!
I mainly stick with stock on this phone but for downloads I go with opera mobile never gives me an issue downloading plus its fast also
Maxthon looks good
I am only on day 2 with my G'nex but the browsers, native and Firefox, did not seem very friendly. Maxthon at first glance looks good. Glad to have found this forum to get ideas, thanks.
I've ran some benchmarks and Dolphin Browser HD and the stock ICS browser are about on par. Firefox is bad though.
Dolphin: 115k on Browsermark
Firefox: 70k on Browsermark
Stock: 110k on Browsermark
Why would you want to use a third party browser when the stock is the best???????????
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I have been using stock but I will abandon it unless they provide a one-action route to the bookmarks. Currently the only acceptable method is saving bookmarks as widgets on the home page.
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The stock browser in 4.0.3 has bookmarks on the quick slide feature. I wish the back button was fast like mirrn but I am going to have a hard time using a different browser. I absolutely love the quick slide feature of the stock browser and I always try to use it in the market place.
nycebo said:
I was down on the stock browser in gingerbread, but how can you not love the new ICS browser? I love the labs feature from honeycomb (now implemented in ICS) whereby the menu pops up with swipes from the side. Brilliant.
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Labs on my browser is weird. I can swipe and it does nothing. I have to put my thumb in the exact spot where the menu button would be. Pita
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civicsisedan said:
Labs on my browser is weird. I can swipe and it does nothing. I have to put my thumb in the exact spot where the menu button would be. Pita
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I hear you. Having gotten used to it on the Xoom, the application on the SGN was more intuitive for me. The trick is to just slide your hand from the outside of the phone towards the center of the screen. You'll see the menu pop up as you do so. But, don't let your finger leave the screen or it will disappear.
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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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Have we determined that stock is the best overall? I just wanted to grab some opinions.
Samsung Galaxy S II
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!
So I'm tired of using like 3 different browsers for different applications. I use Firefox because its what I use on my desktop and I like the look and feel. I use chrome for the simplicity and speed sometimes, going to try switching to chrome on my desktop, I liked the bookmark sync Firefox has I think chrome has it too. But not everything works on chrome... I have to use stock browser for things like checking my sub trust account. And then there's Opera browser I like because I can make everything in desktop mode. What browser(s) do you guys use and is there just one I might be able to use instead of all 3?
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You tried dolphin browser hd?
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zander145 said:
So I'm tired of using like 3 different browsers for different applications. I use Firefox because its what I use on my desktop and I like the look and feel. I use chrome for the simplicity and speed sometimes, going to try switching to chrome on my desktop, I liked the bookmark sync Firefox has I think chrome has it too. But not everything works on chrome... I have to use stock browser for things like checking my sub trust account. And then there's Opera browser I like because I can make everything in desktop mode. What browser(s) do you guys use and is there just one I might be able to use instead of all 3?
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I use all of them to but I prefer opera mobile
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firebane said:
You tried dolphin browser hd?
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I tried that but I really like the sync bookmarks that Firefox has. Possibly chrome too, haven't looked yet.
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Chrome - Everything
Stock - Porn that requires flash
tazb said:
Chrome - Everything
Stock - Porn that requires flash
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That's the deal breaker for me.
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You can request a desktop version of almost any site with the stock ics browser by just hitting the menu button and checking that option.
I use Opera Mini for everything.
The Chrome browser doesn't have flash?? Is it going to get it?
I'm currently using the stock ICS browser in CM9 and it gets the job done. Previously I used Dolphin Browser HD.
Im using stock browser too its really fast and can do java/flash within less then a second even on bad days!
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I used to use dolphin but was having issues. I found the stock browser can get the job done but I don't use bookmarks.
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The AOSP browser works the best for me.
I think it is up to the user I used to use dolphin hd with the gb roms. But I have always been a fan of chrome so when ICS came out I switched to that and have no complaints I keep the stock browser installed just in case there is something that chrome cant handle chrome still is in beta I think. And the stock ICS browser is not that bad at all.
tazb said:
Chrome - Everything
Stock - Porn that requires flash
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Same here.
Pianowned said:
The Chrome browser doesn't have flash?? Is it going to get it?
I'm currently using the stock ICS browser in CM9 and it gets the job done. Previously I used Dolphin Browser HD.
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Unfortunately Adobe dropped support for mobile, so only the stock browser can do flash. I remember when they announced the chrome app it said something about not supporting flash. HTML5 video works great though!
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Prefered Browser
I have tried them all as well. I like Boat Browser. No flaky UI issues like dolphin, fully functional layout kinda Mozilla like. flash works great with it.
It is also very customizable. Imports bookmarks and is very fast. My $0.02 worth..
I like Maxthon. Give that one a shot. It has tabs and a nice fullscreen mode.
The only issue I don't like is the tooltips that pop up, and so far there is no setting to turn them off.They have told me they are working on that though.
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Honestly all I run on my pc's and Macs is chrome. But on my phone as much as I have tried to use Chrome there's always little bugs that frustrate me. In my book, dolphin hd is the BEST browser for mobile platforms.
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my list goes like this.
Firefox
Miren
Maxthron
xscrope
I can't stand dolphin hd or mini.
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i am gonna have to say chrome for this one...... i dunno why but for what i need it for it works just fine. The only thing that i have found that bugs me is that the 2 finger zoom thing that is in the "browser" is not supported here. Yeah, yeah i know its dumb but ya know what i use it from time to time when pinch2zoom is not as easy to use, for example when my 2 year old baby wants to sit on my lap doesnt want to move because he "wants me". ya know stuff like that.....just sayn...
is it just me or what?
JB stock browser is smoother and faster than chrome right now
What do you guys think?
With me I have jeilly bean on my Verizon and the stock web browser is slow but Google chrome is way faster
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I have JB on my GNex. I find Chrome slow to start but then faster overall when using it. I also give it a plus for it being able to look like my Desktop as far as Bookmarks go.
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I have JB on my GNex. I find Chrome slow to start but then faster overall when using it. I also give it a plus for it being able to look like my Desktop as far as Bookmarks go.
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my chrome open instantly.... and i think chrome is faster then stock. Dont know for sure cause i never use him, but i open some pages here to see and i dont see any significant difference...
But i love chrome, i have all my info in my notebook and phone, thats great
I've always preferred the stock browser even in ics
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So which one better? Stock Browser or Chrome?
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So which one better? Stock Browser or Chrome?
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better is the one that YOU enjoy using the most
Try for yourself and find out. I prefer Chrome.
I like chrome better personally. It does what I need it to, seemingly faster (to me at least)
Slight off topic, whats up with chrome and the stock android browser? Aren't they both developed by Google? Or is it like, Chrome is the Google browser ported to android, and the stock one is the one that the Android team specifically works on.
Honestly I don't understand why they are keeping both at the same time.. now that Chrome is stable (enough) and has integration with other devices tabs and bookmarks... I don't see why use the stock browser anymore.
Stock browser supports flash. Pretty sure chrome doesnt
I use chrome mostly I just wish they would add quick controls from the stock browser to chrome, I'm a big fan of that wheel lol!
I love chrome using it on my galaxy nexus as well have never even opened stock browser since chrome came out
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Now that chrome is almost stable,i'm using it over the stock
chrome--like the animations,UI,velocity to opens tabs\sites,global rendering and the ability to connect\sync same google accounts on phones,pc's,tablets etc..with so easy
dislike micro-lags in page's scrolling,more than with stock browser and no flash support (that's why i sometimes surfin' web with stock browser,a good compromise now on JB)
I'm a chrome fanboy usually and installing chrome was the first thing I did on my nexus never really look at stock browser. Now I browsed through the same set of sites first on chrome and after that on stock browser. It seems like stock is a little bit better with reloading pieces of the page when you zoom in and out a lot and scroll to areas where you haven't been before. Stock to me seems to react a bit faster. Maybe because it got an overhaul with Jelly Bean to and now it's JB optimized. Maybe this will change with future versions of Chrome.
Honestly I thought Chrome was the stock browser for jb. Pete's nightlies come with Chrome only.
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the stock browser syncs all my bookmarks with chrome on the laptop and vice versa so stock browser works perfectly good me.
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stock rocks the hell out of chrome..
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I honestly hate Chrome on Android, love the desktop version.
The mobile version takes up way too much memory, sucks battery from my experimenting and just overall seems like a rushed product.
The JB stock browser was pleasant to use but it's going to take one hell of a browser to get me off of Dolphin HD.
I really like stock browser, but starts in jb i noticed that browser sync always gives me error. I think that's a hint from Google to move to chrome
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Chrome seems very buggy for me. It is very slow on some websites like Google Groups - and also when I try to just search in Google the input always gets screwed up... Was wondering if there are other good browser alternatives. I use ICS Browser+ on my HTC One X and really like it - but it doesn't seem to work in the Nexus 7, immediately crashes every time I open it.
Thanks guys!
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I've been using dolphin browser hd and it's been very good.
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2nd that. The latest dolphin browser is super smooth and fluid.
Dolphin Browser HD is the best on Android, Opera isn't bad either.
What about Chrome. It Works fine and gast. And maxthon mobile Works also great.
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+1 for Dolphin HD
Dolphin Browser HD... best browser for android
Sorry for my bad englisch
Thanks guys, will give Dolphin a try!
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I'm liking Firefox Beta. Newest beta added tablet support and does flash.
The aosp browser is by far the best. Google made a mistake by not including it. Chrome is crappy in comparison.
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I personally like the AOSP browser and is the only browser I have on my tablet. Quick with some good features.
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Boat Browser is better than all. Loads pages fastest....leaves dolphin in the dust.
I switched from Boat to Xscope on my phone and player... hope it works as well on my N7 coming Monday. If Chrome doesn't do it for me (like pinch/zoom Facebook mobile pages), I'll be quickly adding Xscope.
Dolphin HD and Xscope Pro are the 2 best browsers for me. They usually leapfrog each other with features and UI enhancements. Right now, however, the latest update has made Xscope Pro unbeatable IMO. It also supports Flash which Dolphin HD foolishly disabled. This is Android on a Nexus people......we will use Flash till it truly disappears.
Don't like Dolphin. I use Opera on my mobile, but Chrome on my Nexus 7. Loving the magnify function on small objects, sync and the auto fill.
I have the AOSP browser, Chrome browser,Dolphin Browser HD & Xscope browser all on my N7 and use them all for different things because all of them have their strengths & weaknesses. It's not like back in the G1 or Nexus One day's where we were limited with such a small amount of space and it's easy to just make a Browsers folder and use them all for different thing's
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Chrome lags like no other. Also freezes a lot causing me to close the tab. Also the constant refreshing when you're multitasking is annoying
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Bought Xscope 7.14 today and have a few problems with it. It's GREAT on desktop sites, but not great on mobile sites (not nearly as good as Chrome). It's my favorite browser on my Optimus and my Galaxy Player, not so much on N7.
The other problem I noticed today is it won't let me do anything to imported bookmarks. It has an "edit", but I can't change the name or delete it, or create a home screen shortcut.
If I use the system create shortcut, it only shortcuts to Chrome, and won't open Xscope through it (main purpose is to open an html file on SD card). If anyone knows how create an Xscope shortcut, or edit a bookmark name, or pinch-zoom a mobile page (like Facebook), please let me know. Thanks!
edit: Figured out how to edit/add/rename bookmarks, real pain, but once bookmarks are tweaked, other aspects of Xscope make it worth it.
1. To add a bookmark: Scroll to bottom (which is easy since you just need to double tap near bottom), open history, click star on one(s) you want to add.
2. To delete: scroll to bottom, select edit, click title, if a menu appears, click title again, then you can delete; you can also edit title there,but not URL
3. No way to add a Bookmark to home screen, tried 5 or 6 bookmark apps, no go... Xscope needs to add this feature!
I like the tab swiping, and with text set at 150%, mobile pages are OK, but starting to prefer Desktop pages (where there are no pinch-zoom issues). Flash seems to play smoother than in Boat.
Personally ive found Opera Mobile and Opera Mini to be my main powerhouses.
flash
sync
mini for tethering
mobile for wifi
simple
fast
give it a check, its my driver
the one thing that always takes me back to using chrome is that zoom feature where if the are a lot of links in a small area on the page it auto magnifies the area and let's you choose the right link. I constantly get sent to the wrong pages with any other browser I've tried.
Any other browser do this?
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