Gnexus simply can't handle chrome browser? - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

It doesn't matter to seem what ROM or android OS version I use since ICS. Chrome lags so badly it is unusable... anyone else have this problem? is there a solution?

I have the exact same experience with Chrome. I just stick to the stock browser though. Much faster, smoother and it syncs with google services.
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I quit using stock browser, only use chrome, no issues hrre
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iLeopard said:
I have the exact same experience with Chrome. I just stick to the stock browser though. Much faster, smoother and it syncs with google services.
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what do you mean it syncs with google services?

stickmage said:
what do you mean it syncs with google services?
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It's a Google browser.
So it syncs with Google just like chrome does.
Current Devices: At&t Samsung Galaxy Note, Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Asus Google Nexus 7 Super Tablet
Current Roms: Skynote 7 (Note 2), AOKP (Galaxy Nexus), Nexus 7 Stock

For me, it's still Dolphin or bust.
The stock browser, not Chrome, is by my favorite on my N7 though.

I Am Marino said:
For me, it's still Dolphin or bust.
The stock browser, not Chrome, is by my favorite on my N7 though.
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Dolphin drains my battery way too much. It's fast but I love the leanness of naked browser. Have you guys tried chrome beta.. rumor has it that it runs much better

I use chrome on my laptop too so it syncs between my phone and computer.

Actually, on earlier CM9 nightlies Chrome would choke and be unusable, but on AOKP and other roms, it'd perform quite well. I guess it might be a memory leak.

Not to try and discredit you in any way, but Chrome works fantastically for me. No lag whatsoever.

Sv: Gnexus simply can't handle chrome browser?
Chrome all the way here. No problem
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stickmage said:
It doesn't matter to seem what ROM or android OS version I use since ICS. Chrome lags so badly it is unusable... anyone else have this problem? is there a solution?
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Happened to me all the time.
Try going back to the factory image. You may be shocked at the lack of lag in Chrome.

I am 4.2.1 and chrome is laggy ...stock is much smoother than chrome when I am scrolling and zooming
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kinderko1000 said:
I am 4.2.1 and chrome is laggy ...stock is much smoother than chrome when I am scrolling and zooming
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Have you tried other porn sites?
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tsdeaton said:
Have you tried other porn sites?
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I was wondering when this would pop up. +1
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tsdeaton said:
Have you tried other porn sites?
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Ahaaa thx man now it works perfectly!!!...
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I'm running latest aokp builds and notice (and have noticed on prior builds) scrolling being jumpy and not smooth. I don't notice any lag in terms of page loading but the scrolling jumpiness is a real turn off for me. I stick with the stock browser.

Chrome works OK on stock roms and on PA, but I prefer stock browser. It's more stable and faster.

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no new firefox or chrome browser?

how come i cant find the new firefox or chrome browser in the play store?
is it not compatible?
Are you on gingerbread or ice cream sandwich?
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also, if you use custom dpi settings, they might not show up
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how come i cant find the new firefox or chrome browser in the play store?
is it not compatible?
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Chrome is only compatible with ICS or Jelly Bean, but you should see FireFox Beta its compatible with GB, ICS and Jelly Bean.
Are you running a rom that or have you changed your dpi settings???
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im running aokp rom, with dpi 160..
i didnt realize dpi could affect it...wow
thganks!
I wouldn't even bother with firefox. I'm in GB an tried the new update firefox. It is annoying as **** trying to scroll through. Boat and Opera are the best mobile browsers.
Chrome is amazing
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im running aokp rom, with dpi 160..
i didnt realize dpi could affect it...wow
thganks!
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I'm on AOKP too, Chrome browser rocks! :victory:
Ics+ browser is far and away my favorite.. then boat. Chrome would be if it wasn't so slow and clunky
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chris41g said:
Ics+ browser is far and away my favorite.. then boat. Chrome would be if it wasn't so slow and clunky
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I love Chrome on my desktop, Google is going in a good direction with Chrome on Android.
Speed-wise, I'm on Wi-Fi practically all the time... Clunky=opinion.
Chrome would be the best if it was constantly crashing
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chris41g said:
Ics+ browser is far and away my favorite.. then boat. Chrome would be if it wasn't so slow and clunky
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Agree with ya m8... The stock ICS browser is my go to browser. I haven't tried Boat, will have to look into it. Chrome is nice but it is slow and still rely buggy.
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If stock is not your choice, I would try Opera
Offcourse, there is a new update for firefox and it was better then the previous versions. But still not happy with it.
1sparky said:
If stock is not your choice, I would try Opera
Offcourse, there is a new update for firefox and it was better then the previous versions. But still not happy with it.
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I would use opera if google wasn't so ugly in it
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Jelly Bean stock browser vs Chrome

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?
jauhari said:
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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Dolphin Browser HD 8.5.1 APK (Supports Flash)

Since Dolphin Browser HD recently dropped support for Flash on all Jelly Bean devices, including the Nexus 7, people have been needing the old version of Dolphin Browser HD for use with Flash. Well, here you are.
APK Download: http://dl.apktops.com/app/201206/Dolphin_Browser_HD_8.5.1.apk
If you need Flash Player, check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771463
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Thanks OP, very kind of you!
*Edit - Although Flash seems to work fine, when trying to go full screen it crashes out immediately. Currently Firefox does not have this problem.
This is great. I miss the pinch to zoom and the more functional address bar though. Not a poblem.
Anyway to tell the Play Store not to update it?
Cl8rs said:
Anyway to tell the Play Store not to update it?
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As of right now, no. I guess that's the price to pay to have Flash working on it though.
Maybe if everyone keeps giving it 1 star for disabling Flash, Dolphin will get the message and add it back.
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Thanked
Did this yesterday and it's been smoooooth sailing so far. I'm new to Android and this made things a ton easier. :good:
I wonder if there is a way to change the apk or program to make it think your are running ICS so it still enables flash, besides editing the build.prop. From the Google Play update log it sounds like its merely disabling flash on JB while still allowing it to work on ICS/GB, so the flash supporting part of Dolphin is still there, its just being disabled.
I've been using XScope Browser.
Seems like Flash support is a little bit better on that one, but I haven't tested it extensively. Amazon Instant Video can be played full-screen, which is nice. I tried that with Dolphin, but it kept crashing.
Cl8rs said:
Anyway to tell the Play Store not to update it?
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If you have titanium pro you can unlink it from the market.
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This is how I got the latest Dolphin with pinch zoom to work with flash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1846225
Thanks. I'm using boat browser right now and love it
I'll download this just in case
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Forget dolphin, try xscope
I can only find a pay version of xscope in the store? Would like to try before I buy?
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just lou said:
Maybe if everyone keeps giving it 1 star for disabling Flash, Dolphin will get the message and add it back.
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+1
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WindyCityRockr said:
Since Dolphin Browser HD recently dropped support for Flash on all Jelly Bean devices, including the Nexus 7, people have been needing the old version of Dolphin Browser HD for use with Flash. Well, here you are.
APK Download: http://dl.apktops.com/app/201206/Dolphin_Browser_HD_8.5.1.apk
If you need Flash Player, check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1771463
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U LEGEND
Any idea why they decided to drop Flash?
justmiike said:
Any idea why they decided to drop Flash?
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I believe its because adobe stopped providing flash support for jelly bean. Also there is a new guy in town, he's called HTML5
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wow! dolphin browser beta....

Dolphin browser beta in the play store has been updated for 4.2 it is free and easily beats out the aosp browser and the original dolphin browser. It uses html5. This browser is the fastest browser I have used scrolling is insane on the N4 give it a try! U won't be disappointed..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dolphin.browser.lab.en
sarni84 said:
Dolphin browser beta in the play store has been updated for 4.2 it is free and easily beats out the aosp browser and the original dolphin browser. It uses html5. This browser is the fastest browser I have used scrolling is insane on the N4 give it a try! U won't be disappointed..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dolphin.browser.lab.en
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Thanks, I'll give it a try.
Wow its fast.thx for sharing I might ditch my chrome after all
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Lt.Tealc said:
Wow its fast.thx for sharing I might ditch my chrome after all
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Yea its way faster then chrome. Wayyy faster. Its not perfect. But I'll def be sticking with this one for a while
sarni84 said:
Yea its way faster then chrome. Wayyy faster. Its not perfect. But I'll def be sticking with this one for a while
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Wow...... It is EXTREMELY fast.... I can't believe it.
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I wish it can sync tabs like Chrome though ): .. Only reason I use it ..
It really is ridiculously smooth....so buttery smooth.. Going to be trying this out as my main for a bit. Will keep Chrome just for the bookmark sync though of course.
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yes its my fav browser right now
If you have cmarks it will sync your chrome bookmarks through the add on in dolphin. Good browser, thanks for the heads up :thumbup:
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Whats the difference between Dolphin Browser and Dolphin Browser Beta?
Download and use the Dolphin jet pack- even smoother! Start app with the jet pack icon.
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Thx but is still ugly as **** imo. Im still with aosp browser.
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T89 said:
Whats the difference between Dolphin Browser and Dolphin Browser Beta?
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Dolphin Browser beta is the New updated Version of the Browser
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Dolphin Browser beta is the New updated Version of the Browser
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I'm sure he/she knows that, I imagine he/she is asking what features make the beta different from the public released version
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I'm sure he/she knows that, I imagine he/she is asking what features make the beta different from the public released version
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More newness, and newer moreness.
my phone turned into a hot coal after installing this.
first time i launched it it was acting all weird and when i looked at running apps, there was actually TWO instancse of this running and i couldnt stop the process from one of them no matter what.
so i rebooted and everything was fine, runs smooth and fast.
however, i went to charge my phone on my computer USB and the thing almost burned my hand. it also had only charged 1% in the last hour.
i messed around with the phone a bit and finally killed the dolphin app.
about 5 minutes later i picked the phone up again (still on usb) and it was back to normal; not hot at all.
YMMV
Dolphin beta shouldn't do that. Wait let me rephrase that. Any kind of browser shouldn't make your phone so hot that it will burn you. I'm using it right now and it's perfectly fine.
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dolphin was actually on this page at the time LOL
i should point out the phone did not get hot with dolphin installed and running until i plugged it into my computer via usb.
let me try firing up dolphin again and plugging it into the PC and see if i can recreate the issue
Catchpen said:
Download and use the Dolphin jet pack- even smoother! Start app with the jet pack icon.
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I started it with Jetpack and realized it was just opening regular Dolphin browser (non-beta). So I uninstalled regular Dolphin and tried opening Jetpack and it tells me "Dolphin Jetpack must be used with Dolphin Browser v9.0 and above."
dolphin was clearly the problem. I was talking on the phone and my phone got super hot. I just uninstalled it until they fix the problems

Out of these 2 browsers, which is better?!

Which do you like better: overall performance, speed, page rendering, looks, feel, customization.
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Which 2 browsers?
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Which 2 browsers?
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Look at the poll.......
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I'm on the Tapatalk app, there is no poll.
metalfan78 said:
I'm on the Tapatalk app, there is no poll.
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Well then idk what to tell you. CHoices are Google Chrome or Dolphin Browser.
Currently on Dolphin Browser and been using it since my EVO 3D days. Never tried Chrome and I heard it could be slow, after the new update though, I heard it is lightning fast. So just wondering other's opinions.
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I'm on the Tapatalk app, there is no poll.
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I use chrome but I haven't really dolphin browser. Will vote on poll later because I'm on app at the moment.
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Joe0113 said:
Well then idk what to tell you. CHoices are Google Chrome or Dolphin Browser.
Currently on Dolphin Browser and been using it since my EVO 3D days. Never tried Chrome and I heard it could be slow, after the new update though, I heard it is lightning fast. So just wondering other's opinions.
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Chrome. Dolphin browser can be more convenient and easily navigatable at times, but also hates a lot of websites.. Half the time you press a link and it does nothing for me. Then to change browsing type (android, desktop, tablet, mobile), you have to go deeper into settings than liked. Personally overall I like chrome more
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ReapersDeath said:
Chrome. Dolphin browser can be more convenient and easily navigatable at times, but also hates a lot of websites.. Half the time you press a link and it does nothing for me. Then to change browsing type (android, desktop, tablet, mobile), you have to go deeper into settings than liked. Personally overall I like chrome more
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Is Chrome a CPU/RAM/Battery hog though?
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Is Chrome a CPU/RAM/Battery hog though?
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Nope. It's actually quite efficient. It takes Less RAM, than the xda app. 0.3mb less. And is barely any noticeable impact on battery life. What will kill your battery though is having your screen on though like with any app.
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Firefox!
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Chrome.
Did they ever solve the issue with Chrome not closing in the background? I always had a problem with it. I just use Dolphin and stock browsers.
Chromium browser for Snapdragon is pretty fast.
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Nope. It's actually quite efficient. It takes Less RAM, than the xda app. 0.3mb less. And is barely any noticeable impact on battery life. What will kill your battery though is having your screen on though like with any app.
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Sweet! I might hafta give Chrome a try. Gonna try the ring test (seen in the video on the Dolphin Beta review here) on the 2 and see which is better.
Chrome for sure. I use it on my laptop and pc as well and love how they all work together so easily.
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Chrome for sure. I use it on my laptop and pc as well and love how they all work together so easily.
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I use it on my laptop also, so I'm thinking that'd be another reason to switch to it.
Just one question though.... how come Chrome is 24 MB but Dolphin is only 10 MB?
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Did they ever solve the issue with Chrome not closing in the background? I always had a problem with it. I just use Dolphin and stock browsers.
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It's never on in the background after I close it.
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I use opera its faster especially on 3g since my speeds here suck they are relatively fast
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Chrome
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