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[Q] Best Web Browser

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?

Hi,
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.

vitalij said:
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.

vitalij said:
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)

vitalij said:
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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Best browser

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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DexterDawg said:
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.

chrisnosleep said:
+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?
Samsung Galaxy S II

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

R2D2 631 said:
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??

chrisnosleep said:
+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.
Sent From My Evo Killer!!!

walord said:
+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!

[Q] What internet browser do u use?

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

mbernusg said:
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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ICS and browsers

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...

You guys need to try the new Dolphin Browser Beta

Best browser yet. After installation you're taken to a html 5 game. It runs smooth. Now I see what HTML 5 is capable of. Also still does flash based off some sites I visited and flash runs great. Doesn't hinder scrolling and zooming. Everything is much better compared to the older dolphin HD.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dolphin.browser.lab.en&feature=search_result
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Does this browser use less data like dolphin mini?
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Nabeel10 said:
Does this browser use less data like dolphin mini?
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I don't think it does or atleast I didn't see any mention of it in the play store app info.
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Nope. I like firefox and it's ability to sync with my laptop browser.

This beta is sweet. Super super quick cant wait to try it on cm10

sarni84 said:
This beta is sweet. Super super quick cant wait to try it on cm10
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Agreed. Also now when I scroll vertically I can quickly scroll horizontally without it having to stop first and vice versa. Thats annoying on the older HD and stock browser. At least for me.
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I'll stick with chrome super fast
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Crisisx1 said:
I'll stick with chrome super fast
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Tried them all, nothing beats Chrome.

ipaq_101 said:
Tried them all, nothing beats Chrome.
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That prob depends on what you need. I still want flash in my browser so to me Chrome doesnt do it for me.

One feature that I wish chrome and dolphin had for the s3 is the tilt zoom it looks like it has been removed from both. Both browsers have their + and -. I Use both :laugh:

I think you can still enable tilt scroll if you go to settings/then/labs and check off tilt scrolling
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Boat browser rulez!

Awesome, I'll be trying this out. I used to have Dolphin Browser when I had my Samsung Vibrant but it seemed a tad bit laggy sometimes. Nice to hear that it's faster

I use three Browsers, the stock jellybean one, chrome and xscope. You guys should try xscope, it's been in the game longer then dolphin. One huge pro is that it's not bloated with nonsense.
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Haven't been around xscope for while, is that your main browser?...I agree with boat ..like dolphin ..but I've thrown them the idea too have it setup like your aroma type install...never use voice search with it (use Google now) and I don't use gestures, love how you can custom boat, but each new update comes with more adds..chrome I agree but I watch allot of tv on my browser..and just a heads up this site here has like every tv show ever made..I've been watching homeland on it..great Show..give me a txs if this helps
www.watchseries.eu

I like how boat browser asks me whether i want to download or open the porn videos online

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Haven't been around xscope for while, is that your main browser?...I agree with boat ..like dolphin ..but I've thrown them the idea too have it setup like your aroma type install...never use voice search with it (use Google now) and I don't use gestures, love how you can custom boat, but each new update comes with more adds..chrome I agree but I watch allot of tv on my browser..and just a heads up this site here has like every tv show ever made..I've been watching homeland on it..great Show..give me a txs if this helps
www.watchseries.eu
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Yes, xscope is my main launcher. You should at least give it a try.
I tried that site and it's cool, I don't usually watch tv shows online but I do watch movies. Thanks for the site though.
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Here's one more(movie) site that it's pretty good.I Used to use ..pspiso..but that site is pretty much worthless since megaupload had been taken hostage.good luck
www.movie25.com

for some reason on my t-mo S3 I tend to prefer the default browser IDK why although on my tablet I prefer it. IDK maybe i am just used to the default browser. As the only problem i have with the default browser is the tab options (using ICS) i frequently forget i have like 5+ tabs open sometimes. one thing Chrome and Dolphin excel at although no flash in chrome is a no go for me as my cable provider cox uses flash on its tv viewing page and has not app yet very very sad.