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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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What browser are you running?

I'm trying out Dolphin HD right now and formerly had Skyfire. I think Dolphin is quicker but Skyfire felt easier to use.

If the performance of a web browser app suffers, it will be because it is a poorly coded interface. Very few of them use their own rendering engine (ie: Opera). The rest actually use the "web view" provided by Android, which is the same "web view" used by the Android web browser
I like dolphin because it has the privacy mode and some extra functionality on top of the web view. Firefox seemed pretty decent and includes animated gif support, but it had some severe rendering issues (I believe Firefox uses its own rendering engine). I've tried opera, but for some reason I can't remember the experience. As of now, I'm using the stock browser as my main browser.

I am using stock now because I like how one can pinch the window in to show open thumbnails of windows. I use to use Miren Browser back in the day.

Stock browser on cm7 is what I normally use. Never ready have any issues with it unless I want to watch certain flash videos, then I have to use opera
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Dolphin for me.

stelv said:
I am using stock now because I like how one can pinch the window in to show open thumbnails of windows. I use to use Miren Browser back in the day.
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Is that the stock sense browser?
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xScope. Fastest page rendering for me.
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knipp21 said:
Is that the stock sense browser?
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Yea on the stock unrooted browser that comes with the phone you can pinch/zoom-out the page to show thumbnails of open pages. I discovered it by accident one day. It's pretty cool.
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stelv said:
Yea on the stock unrooted browser that comes with the phone you can pinch/zoom-out the page to show thumbnails of open pages. I discovered it by accident one day. It's pretty cool.
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I like that. I want the honeycomb browser though.
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Yea the honeycomb browser is definitely nice
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stelv said:
Yea on the stock unrooted browser that comes with the phone you can pinch/zoom-out the page to show thumbnails of open pages. I discovered it by accident one day. It's pretty cool.
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You just made me like the stock browser more now! Thanks, I had no idea you could do that.
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cthorson910 said:
You just made me like the stock browser more now! Thanks, I had no idea you could do that.
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No problem! Its a nice feature.

Privacy mode is for porn watchers...which reminds me...brb.
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I'm using Dolphin HD because it is essentially the stock browser with some added perks. But the main perk I love is clicking Exit. Lol that way I'm not just staying on some random site I no longer need to have. That and the tabs are cool.
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Been using stock. perfectly fine with it.

Stock on CM7 is fine for me. I used it on my Dinc and now on my Dinc2, it provides all I need it to after I adjust the settings to how I like them.

stock for me!

Miren or the stock MIUI browser. I like how you can go back a page and it's still loaded (no need to wait for it to reload).

Dolphin all the way. Recommend to people on the weekly. Ram intensive application but has Xmarks add on and I also use the toggle desktop/Android browser mode rite from toolbar
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I'm using Miren Browser. For me it just works best

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.

Fast Browser

I've seen a lot of discussion about mobile browsers and can name most of them. I discovered PUFFIN browser a while back and use it as my default. It's light, a ton of features and supports flash. It's the fastest browser I've used. Give it a go!

Does it allow bookmarks to be backed up to the google cloud?

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Does it allow bookmarks to be backed up to the google cloud?
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Yes it does!

I tried it out, the flash audio and video is way out of sync.

I used puffin for a while and worked well on 4g but was way off when using wifi I use dolphin now but nothing comes close to puffin with flash working on any site
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kalkat579 said:
I used puffin for a while and worked well on 4g but was way off when using wifi I use dolphin now but nothing comes close to puffin with flash working on any site
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I use dolphin too.It works nice

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I used puffin for a while and worked well on 4g but was way off when using wifi I use dolphin now but nothing comes close to puffin with flash working on any site
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spirit1002 said:
I use dolphin too.It works nice
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I used to use Dolphin Browser but stopped a long time ago after seeing how they collect your data and ALL sites you browse to get sent to their servers. Take a minute to review their official messed up privacy policy here
http://dolphin.com/privacy/privacy-policy-for-dolphin-browser/
Key points:
Each time you visit a website, the Dolphin Browser client needs to send your current user URL to the Dolphin Browser server.
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When you download Dolphin Browser or use Dolphin Services, Dolphin receives ... the browser type, language preference, referring site, and the date and time of each visitor request.
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so what is the best alternative to Chrome and the stock browser?

Brandon said:
so what is the best alternative to Chrome and the stock browser?
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PUFFIN/DOLPHIN/OPERA...... I look for the fastest browser. I'm not that worried about privacy, mostly due to the fact my credit blows zebra nuts and I'm not that interesting. If you want total privacy throw your phone e in a mud puddle, give back your DL and SS card, pitch a tent in the woods while wearing camo and learn to farm and shoot squirrels. Or use Tor/Orbot but I'd suggest doing some reading and at least know what bridges are and how to implement properly.... maybe become multi lingual in the computer world.

I used a browser called Naked Browser. It's free, but has flash and is very light on resources with lots of options. It's pretty no frills in terms of appearance, but it's now my favorite browser after trying Chrome, Firefox, Dolphin, and the stock browser.

I have become very fond of boat browser.
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Check out "Baidu Browser"
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.baidu.browser.inter
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I do not know for me it's the best browser Opera Mobile.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.browser

CM BROWSER.
Dolphin was my favorite for years but I just discovered CM browser (from the developer of Clean Master) and I find it faster and less hard on the battery. It may not have as many features as Dolphin, but I was not using those features on Dolphin anyway.
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