Hi, I've been using Firefox since I got my Ion back in June 2012, but lately I feel it has gotten a lot slower and it went from crashing the home screen every once in a while to every time I use the browser. By crashing the home screen I mean forcing all the icons and widgets to reload once I exit the browser.
So I'm curious as to what browsers are you guys using now.
The stock browser is very good, fast and has some options
I use it with wifi networks. For 3G I use opera mini
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Hello I'm use stock browser and chrome because chrome I'm using for pc
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Lightning browser is the beeeest, (is like naked, but better UI)
Give it a chance
Maxthon for Android and PC
I use chrome beta ...its good..
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Stock browser.
I was using Chrome and I liked it a lot, but suddenly, after one update, performance dropped horrendously. It was when they introduced smooth scrolling.
Stock browser...its the best!!
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Chrome is good because of connectivity with pc and syncing but it's kinda slow compared to dolphin or stock. And also chrome doesn't support fullscreen which is a negative for me.
Mostly I use dolphin and its really good and now there is a plugin for connectivity with chrome and syncing tabs between pc and phone. Whenever I am on 3g I use opera mini, it is really good with data usage and pages open faster because they are compressed.
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Dolphin Browser,because it was (again WAS) a perfect and fast browser that I ever had when first time installing it...now,after a ton of update for the browser,it occasionally suddenly crash...I can only bear with it since it was a perfect browser for me
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ICS+ browser.
Opera mini & stock browser.
Naked browser
I use ICS Browser +
Based on stock Browser, it feels lightweight and fast, but with many extras and an intuitive handling.
Those that say chrome, cos of the sync with pc, you do know the stock browser does that as well don't you? I found chrome And stock almost identical apart from a few ui differences
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I used to use dolphin browser but in the last update works slowly and i change to firefox.
Stock browser & ucbrowser
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Chrome...
And UC for downloading.
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this or Dolphin.
Firefox and the browser smallapp Its really handy to Google something etc. while you are preoccupied with something else e.g. Texting
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Which is the best PROVEN browser on Android? please give opinions also, I use xscope at the moment but is there a better one out there? I used to use dolphin mini but changed, what's the best?
Thanks
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That will always come down to personal preference. Personally I like Dolphin HD, it's almost as functional as a full desktop browser and supports plugins
I Tried Xscope but it didn't let me manage my bookmarks into folders and Dolphin used to crash when starting up. Now I am using Opera which surprised me as I hated it years ago on symbian but its really good these days.
Gonna have to go with opera, myself. I particularly like that you can set it to use less bandwidth while not on wifi.
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Is opera the fastest?
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Is opera the fastest?
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Opera Mobile is pretty fast, but lacks flash I think. The full opera is pretty much the same as any other browser.
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Opera Mobile does have Flash support & seems to be the fastest...Dolphin browser is good as it can get add-ons as our normal PC browser add-ons...
Easily answered: DOLPHIN HD
Will try dolphin
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Bumping this thread... I used to have an iPhone (it was the only way of getting unlimited data in the UK at one point, shoot me :cyclops so outright smoothness in browsing means the most to me. I use an old version of Opera Mobile (11.10.ADR-1107051709) below... The hardware acceleration really helps. I think this site is legit, if not mods please remove... It has flash and you can set the user agent to "Desktop" if not other to other machines.
http://www.freewarelovers.com/android/download/temp/1310050386_Opera_Mobile_11.10.ADR-1107051709.apk
Opera Mini is the best for saving on CPU/battery and is fastest because the rendering goes on on the server, but 404 File Not Founds come back annoyingly on secondary Google hits.
The newer versions of Opera Mobile seem more choppy, and I can't stand the webkit browsers (everything else). On ICS webkit becomes hardware accelerated, but I like my games too much not to stick to GB.
I prefer Dolphin hands down. If not dolphin then the Miren browser
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A bit of a bump, but I'm very happy with the new Opera Mobile (12.1.1). It's smoother than any other browser I'm aware of on Xperia Play + Gingerbread. The only problem is it takes a few seconds to start up (and you can get a "Application not Responding" during that sometimes).
I tried a couple dolphin crashed on startup for me alot but when it worked was great but I prefere maxthon stable pretty fast and simple
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I use Dolphin Beta & stock browser.
Dolphin Beta has some minor issues that need to be fixed while the stock browser works fine but is missing a lot of features compared to other browsers.
try using dolphin browser with the dolphin jet-pack add-on, i use and its pretty fast.
i use the stock one ever since... especially in ICS the stock has been much improved!
If you want more customization, dolphin browser might be the one, otherwise, use the minimalist opera mobile.
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I think most of us use dolphin... Its the best all around. Good size, better reaction time, looks sweet, & its a freakin dolphin...! Plus its always being updated.
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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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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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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
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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.
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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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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...
What browse do you use? I use Chrome at the moment on freesg3 jb, but it seems to be a pretty heavy app. Looking for something that is lighter but just as functional. Dolphin seems to be even heavier than chrome...
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Dolphin is great but I get way less screen time per charge if I spend time on it compared to other things. Would also like to know if any browsers exist that wouldn't use as much power, not necessarily faster.
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I use chrome as well. Unless it needs flash, then i use the stock android.
I use Boat Browser. Simple, fast, small and wonderful.
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chrome has synchronized folders, passwords, and open tabs.
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chrome has synchronized folders, passwords, and open tabs.
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I hear ya. I know I'm not getting those functions out of any browser just looking for something lightweight for casual browsing. I think I can manage handling 2 browsers for different tasks.
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What browse do you use? I use Chrome at the moment on freesg3 jb, but it seems to be a pretty heavy app. Looking for something that is lighter but just as functional. Dolphin seems to be even heavier than chrome...
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I use opera. It's light, quick, and efficient.
IMO Chrome is the most useful browser considering all the integration with the things I use most often. Today's Android update has brought even more speed and stability.
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Opera Mobile and Chrome.
Maxthon is my favorite. fast and clean. has plenty of features.
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I use opera because I want text flow
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Chrome. The latest update seems to fix the bugs I had before.
Someone out there said ninesky is a good browser with flash integrated for you jellybean users.
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I was using Chrome for awhile, but it was just so unruly on my EVO 3d and lacks flash. I mainly use opera and dolphin. As mentioned, dolphin does seem heavy. I'm still looking for that perfect browser.
I vaguely remember using maxthon on my old tablet. I'm actually going to download it right now.
definitely Dolphin
On cm10 I use the stock Android browser. I used to use Chrome but it feels much slower now.
Been playing around with Ninesky. Interface is a bit clunky but integrated flash is great. Otherwise I like Dolphin.
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Dolphin HD.
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What browser does everyone use?
I just got dolphin with the "jetpack" add on works damn good so far.
I use Chrome, Firefox Aurora and Orweb (for banking).
Thinking of getting Dolphin.
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quick ics is my favorite because of the quick controls and how customizable they are. can't imagine not using quick controls for surfing the web once you get used to them.
Naked browser and firefox are my goto browsers. Used to use maxthon and dolphin.. but dont trust them...
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I was using Dolphin prior to getting the GN2, now rocking Chrome
I use chrome for most stuff and the stock browser for flash.
Sleipnir and Chrome
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I may be the odd one out the bunch, but I really like the stick browser
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Using ninesky browser.
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I use the stock browser since some of the internet doesn't feel like switching from Flash videos, but I do like using Chrome from time to time.
+1 for chrome
Chome, because it syncs my pages and bookmarks. I like using Chrome-to-Phone too.
Your not the only odd one bro because I rather use the stock too. (My opinion) It makes know sense to use another browser when the stock does it all. As long as I can get flash with the stock I'm Good.:thumbup:
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I like Chrome
Chrome, use it almost exclusively on my other devices because of how nicely everything syncs
I'd say Chrome is my favorite Android web browser so far, but the Firefox Beta browser is quickly becoming more of a daily driver. I like how Firefox Beta handles flash heavy pages and video content.
for general web browsing - opera
for more desktop experience - firefox or aurora
for pron/videos - aurora - supports flash and has on of the the best html5 video support, especially if you choose iPad UA. chrome is #2 for this.
While I like chrome, I always go back to dolphin because of the plugins (especially Lastpass).
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dolphin
Been using the AOSP browser since I'm rooted. I enjoy it for the Flash support.
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I currently use Mozilla Firefox but I'm looking for a change. It has some really awesome features but web browsing is really slow compared to other browsers.
So what browser do you use/recommend?
I use chrome on all my devices and computers
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boat... I've tried alot of them: chrome, atomic, opera, firefox, dolphin, stock, AOSP
and I like boat the best.
I like Chrome and Dolphin
Aosp with chrome sync. Kind of plain but I find its the best.
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Chrome is default. But if i need flash, i will go with Dolphin
Chrome beta is what I use.
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Check out Next browser. It's really good, I definitely recommend it.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jiubang.browser&hl=en
Dolphin. It gives me what I need and some.
I use Dolphin mobile. Its fast and has useful plugins like save to Evernote and Pocket. You can select exit and delete cookies and history.
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Firefox, for the sync function (I use it on my desktop and laptop aswell).
Boatbrowser used to be my favorite, but that one had to go since it was too buggy (was getting 50% loading stop bug all the time).
AOSP would probably be my second choise...
Tried Chrome, Dolphin, Next Browser and Opera and never liked any of them.
Aosp
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Firefox, for the sync function (I use it on my desktop and laptop aswell).
Boatbrowser used to be my favorite, but that one had to go since it was too buggy (was getting 50% loading stop bug all the time).
AOSP would probably be my second choise...
Tried Chrome, Dolphin, Next Browser and Opera and never liked any of them.
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Yeah I love Firefox too but it is significantly slower than other browsers.
Dolphin browser:thumbup:
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Puffin works for me, great for streaming. Flash works amazing on it. :thumbup::thumbup:
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I use Chrome Beta. I base my decision on which browser to use on each of my devices by pitting them against each other on a multitude of benchmarks to determine performance and reliability.
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Chrome, on all devices, and sometimes AOSP because it can sync my bookmarks too.
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I use Chrome Beta. I base my decision on which browser to use on each of my devices by pitting them against each other on a multitude of benchmarks to determine performance and reliability.
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What do you use to benchmark your browsers?
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I use uc browser,firefox beta,puffin browser,opera mini & chrome only when connected to wifi :thumbup:
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I use uc browser,firefox beta,puffin browser,opera mini & chrome only when connected to wifi :thumbup:
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Was that supposed to be a troll?