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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.

Has Anyone Read the Newest Update From Dolphin HD?

I just got a update from Dolphin hd on Nexus 7 that says in whats new:
Notice: since flash player is not compatible with jelly bean, flash wont be available for dolphin hd on android 4.1 devices. ????
wtf??????
i did sideload the flash apk from here though

movieaddict said:
I just got a update from Dolphin hd on Nexus 7 that says in whats new:
Notice: since flash player is not compatible with jelly bean, flash wont be available for dolphin hd on android 4.1 devices. ????
wtf??????
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.... Because Dolphin is the stock browser..
If you want flash, you need to use a proper browser. Like Opera Mobile.
Just like Chrome on iPhone isn't actually Chrome, Dolphin on Android isn't actually Dolphin. The only difference, Android DOES allow vendors to write their own rendering and Javascript engines, and doesn't force them like Apple does to use Safari.
Opera Mobile and Firefox both use their own engines and don't rely on the built in browser, they are full browsers in their own right.

Indeed, I updated, and they removed the option of turning on flash in setting.
Guess what, dolphin browser uninstalled!
No reason to use them anymore.
That's a stupid decision on their part.

CrazyPeter said:
.... Because Dolphin is the stock browser..
If you want flash, you need to use a proper browser. Like Opera Mobile.
Just like Chrome on iPhone isn't actually Chrome, Dolphin on Android isn't actually Dolphin. The only difference, Android DOES allow vendors to write their own rendering and Javascript engines, and doesn't force them like Apple does to use Safari.
Opera Mobile and Firefox both use their own engines and don't rely on the built in browser, they are full browsers in their own right.
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I have opera mobile & flash player installed. I find that it crashes opera alot. ill try out Firefox to see if it fairs better. need flash working for various movie streaming sites like mobilevids.org

movieaddict said:
I just got a update from Dolphin hd on Nexus 7 that says in whats new:
Notice: since flash player is not compatible with jelly bean, flash wont be available for dolphin hd on android 4.1 devices. ????
wtf??????
i did sideload the flash apk from here though
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Thanks for the heads up! I'm on 8.5.1 and just made a Titanium backup of it.

Dolphin HD has caused the battery level to drop rapidly on every Android device I've tried it on.

Threads about apps go in the Themes & Apps section

Troute said:
Dolphin HD has caused the battery level to drop rapidly on every Android device I've tried it on.
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I second that!
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwyLDYsImNvbS5teC5icm93c2VyLnRhYmxldCJd
i just started using maxathon tablet browser and im liking it!

movieaddict said:
I just got a update from Dolphin hd on Nexus 7 that says in whats new:
Notice: since flash player is not compatible with jelly bean, flash wont be available for dolphin hd on android 4.1 devices. ????
wtf??????
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Damn, I only just set it up to work with BBC iPlayer yesterday, was working really well. I think I updated it this morning.
I've just swicthed back to the previous version that I had on my phone. Luckily I didn't update that today.

Here's the apk from before the update.

Totally sucks. Supposedly it is because Flash on 4.1 causes freezes and crashes. Funny I did not have a single issue using it the past couple of days. The lack of pinch-to-zoom (on previous version) was mildly annoying though.
Oh well, uninstalling. Going to try sideloading Firefox as it says it is incompatible in the Play Store.
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Hey, this is xda. When Dolphin kills Flash this forum finds a way to turn it back on.
Use Flash in Dolphin on Jellybean: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846225

CrazyPeter said:
.... Because Dolphin is the stock browser..
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huh.... stock on what device?
Just like Chrome on iPhone isn't actually Chrome, Dolphin on Android isn't actually Dolphin. The only difference, Android DOES allow vendors to write their own rendering and Javascript engines, and doesn't force them like Apple does to use Safari.
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/mind_blown

4,2, Is chrome browser now superior?

I keep switching between chrome, dolphin and the stock from 4.1......is it my imagination or is chrome still 3rd choice? It just seems so unintuitive to use. Are you guys switching to chrome or staying with one of the other browsers?

I think chrome is better than the default browser... but android beam still does not work with this app!

I love some of the Chrome features life the lateral-swipe to switch tabs and the zoom bubble that appears if you click in a small link, but I hate how it handles the bookmarks. We can't have everything, I guess :\

I use Chrome because it syncs with my desktop browser, but the Android browser is a lot smoother. Chrome stutters all the time when I scroll and often ignores input while it stutters, but I have a hard time getting the Android browser to stutter at all.
If you don't need the synchronization with your desktop, Android browser is still the better choice.

is it possible to have ALWAYS desktop version of a site without requesting it every time???

Thanks for the replies.....I keep expecting chrome to be the beez kneez but it always seems lackluster/less friendly than the android version. I dont know why, but after sandy when signals were extremely weak or non existent in my area, dolphin performed the best on a gnex (vzw) 4.1.2 and on an old droid 3

stock 4.2 browser is the best.

qandrav said:
is it possible to have ALWAYS desktop version of a site without requesting it every time???
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I believe you can do this in the stock browser under settings->advanced->user agent->desktop. No equivalent option in chrome that I know of.

thegtfusion said:
stock 4.2 browser is the best.
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glad you like it. the goog powers that be are probably glad too
Ive been trying to use it all day but its not working for me....a shame because i feel like im cheating on google when i use the other browsers haha

I think as long as they dont add the "quick controls" to chrome, the android browser will always have the lead. those controls are incredibly useful for one hand operation, and really anything involving the search bar at the top. no need to move the thumb up there(which is annoying on big screens), just press the side and swype to the url control and bam! and now with "swype" on the keyboard, its actually getting pretty nice having a big screen but only using one hand

thegtfusion said:
stock 4.2 browser is the best.
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i think there's a bug when refreshing the page if you are using quick control. there'll be a black block on top.

JoeSyr said:
I believe you can do this in the stock browser under settings->advanced->user agent->desktop. No equivalent option in chrome that I know of.
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On the stock or opera or dolphin it's possible but it's very annoing click on "desktop version" every time....

qandrav said:
On the stock or opera or dolphin it's possible but it's very annoing click on "desktop version" every time....
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I can't seem to find the option (user agent) on stock browser... Do you know where I can find it?

There are 2 things keeping mé away from chrome and that is:
-Quick controls
-full screen mode
Stock browser is also smoother IMO...

Torbennmadsen said:
There are 2 things keeping mé away from chrome and that is:
-Quick controls
-full screen mode
Stock browser is also smoother IMO...
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It most definitely IS more smooth...

I use Google Chrome on PC, and it gets synced up very conveniently with Google Chrome on my Gnex, so I tend to stick with Chrome.

gideonMorrison said:
I can't seem to find the option (user agent) on stock browser... Do you know where I can find it?
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I could not find the user agent on stock browser either. Yakju version. Just updated to 4.2.
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i use to like Dolphin browser but Chrome kinda feels solid. I have Dolphin browser with Jetpack on N7 and it indeed loads pages faster then chrome. They've recently added magnifier like in chrome it's still needs a little bit of optimization.

The stock 4.2 browser is faster and more fluid than chrome. Chrome is better in handling all kind of online forms.

I love stock browser but I want to give chrome browser a whirl. However, how do you guys adjust the font for chrome where it is readable? There are some fonts on the page which are perfect for viewing and at the same time , other parts of the page, the fonts are so small. Why can't all the fonts be near or equal on the same page like stock browser.

Stock browser on Nexus 7

Is it possible to install the android stock browser on a Nexus 7 without rooting it?

Why not just useChrome, the current default browser in Android?
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Chrome doesn't have Quick Controls!

The S3 Kid said:
Chrome doesn't have Quick Controls!
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Have a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2385928

nookyes said:
Have a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2385928
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Thanks, I hate chrome. :good:

Also adobe flash doesn't work in chrome. I use and older version of adobe 11.1 but ends with the last numbers in .58 and it works with some browsers including android stock or at least it did in android 4.2 haven't really gotten a chance to test it on 4.3 since I'm stock but flash still work with Firefox with some finagling and also works with boat browser.

I don't understand why they'd take away a smooth superior browser in favour of chrome. Stock browser beats chrome in every way.

nookyes said:
Have a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2385928
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Method in the thread there worked lime a charm, I now have aosp stock browser.

The S3 Kid said:
I don't understand why they'd take away a smooth superior browser in favour of chrome. Stock browser beats chrome in every way.
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Couldn't agree more. I run Chrome on my PC (and am reluctant to switch to anything else), but on every android device I own, the stock browser just renders better/smoother. And the quick controls are great, as someone mentioned above.

The S3 Kid said:
I don't understand why they'd take away a smooth superior browser in favour of chrome. Stock browser beats chrome in every way.
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Probably because "they" are "Google".
Mike

[Q] About the web browser in stock lollipop rom

Just updated my tab to stock lollipop rom 5.0.2 and I hate the new web browser.
I know I can use another browser like Chrome but I just cant find one that does what I want.
So here is my question :
Is there a way to bring back the web browser like it was in KitKat ? Or install some sort of aosp like browser ?
Please note i'm not rooted and I dont want to because I don't want to lose the private mode feature.

EvilDan said:
Just updated my tab to stock lollipop rom 5.0.2 and I hate the new web browser.
I know I can use another browser like Chrome but I just cant find one that does what I want.
So here is my question :
Is there a way to bring back the web browser like it was in KitKat ? Or install some sort of aosp like browser ?
Please note i'm not rooted and I dont want to because I don't want to lose the private mode feature.
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I guess the only solution is to go back to 4.4.2 :/

EvilDan said:
I guess the only solution is to go back to 4.4.2 :/
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How many browsers did you try out?
There's like 30+ of them on the Play Store.

koimr said:
How many browsers did you try out?
There's like 30+ of them on the Play Store.
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alot, I lost count... none gives me what I want, a one click access to bookmarks like the previous browser and the aosp browser.
I can manage to set the home button to open bookmarks in chrome but chrome wont let me order my bookmarks without using computer.
Chrome also does not magnify small links like the samsung browser.
of course the new samsung browser has all that but it is just plain ugly...

well im done with Lollipop, can't stand all the white everywhere and ugly web browser.
And there is not a single Lollipop new feature that I'm going to miss ... going back ti KitKat