Hi, which browser would you suggest me for my hox?
With aosp roms almost every browser is very laggy (the best one i tryed at the moment is opera browser). It's strange because many of them work quite smooth on other phones (for example maxthon is quite slow on my one x, while is very smooth on my friend's s2 or lg optimus 4x)
cuzzo94 said:
Hi, which browser would you suggest me for my hox?
With aosp roms almost every browser is very laggy (the best one i tryed at the moment is opera browser). It's strange because many of them work quite smooth on other phones (for example maxthon is quite slow on my one x, while is very smooth on my friend's s2 or lg optimus 4x)
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Opera mini works flawless on aosp rom for me... try dolphin or boat browser.. they are good too...
Thank you, i'll download them.
Today a tried the last version of chrome beta and it got a lot better than the last time i tested it
I'd like to go out on a limb and recommend trying Floating Browser COBRA. It's a floating browser that allows you to multitask, much like Samsung Popup Browser, except much more features. See my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...te-browser-t2714879/post51875854#post51875854
Post me back on how well it works, as I'm thinking about getting a One X as a secondary...thanks
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aarongillion63 said:
I'd like to go out on a limb and recommend trying Floating Browser COBRA. It's a floating browser that allows you to multitask, much like Samsung Popup Browser, except much more features. See my post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...te-browser-t2714879/post51875854#post51875854
Post me back on how well it works, as I'm thinking about getting a One X as a secondary...thanks
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I'm downloading it
edit: it's not bad, but surely not nearly as smooth as chrome, opera and others. It's quite slow in rendering and scrolling
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Hi all ,
I've noticed lately in the last week theres been a rush of updates on web browsers. Heres my short notes on them
Fennec :- Latest version isn't that bad compared to last release. Its quite stable now. Also it finally has auto updates so it will always be updated. At 11megs its quite large. http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/m/alpha <--- Use your phones web browser
UC Web 7.2.2.5something :- Lets just say I'm very biased with this browser, It was my default on my winmo phone. Its fast, Got a crap load of options , the best one being night mode (I use it to save power as background is dark). The only bad thing is that its a Proxy based browser like Opera Mini so I would advise you not to use it for anything sensitive like banking. Other then that its hell fast.
Use your internal browser on phone and goto http://wap.ucweb.com
Skyfire 2.x : Not bad but I don't use flash or multimedia on my phone so I rarely ever use this. But it does look like its improved since I last used it 6 months ago on Winmo. Www.Skyfire.com or MARKET
Xscope 6.06 : This is my current default browser as Its small, fast and not a proxy browser. Best option for me in it is "LOAD NEW PAGES IN BACKGROUND" . Theres not much to say other then I love it. Get it from MARKET
Fennec is VERY laggy..
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Fennec is VERY laggy..
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I'd recommend Dolphin HD. Not the quickest browser, but the most convinient to use. Easy gestures, great HD interface, background loading, addons, easy zoom, everything! Tried a bunch of other browsers, but I stick to that one.
you forgot to list opera mini and dolphine HD
my top choice goes to SkyFire,
2nd place opera mini
999999999999 place for Dolphin HD is the slowest browser available in the market right now
No i didn't They havn't been updated in the last week. Dolphin HD was updated yes but I've never been a fan of it. Opera Mini is ok but for some reason I hate it. I use Opera Desktop and want a decent Opera like on Winmo (opera 6.x?) not a proxy based P.O.S that was ment for nokia phones
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you forgot to list opera mini and dolphine HD
my top choice goes to SkyFire,
2nd place opera mini
999999999999 place for Dolphin HD is the slowest browser available in the market right now
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I don't know why you say this, I have absulutely no problems with the speed. You might tried an older version? If it's indeed the slowest, it shouldn't be more than a few seconds behind. I'm using it every day. Let's say fudzilla.com loaded up in 10 sec. (just checked now)
The renamed Fennec (Firefox Now) is pretty nice and fast. Definatly something to keep out for
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The renamed Fennec (Firefox Now) is pretty nice and fast. Definatly something to keep out for
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It's still very unstable on SGS...
AllGamer said:
my top choice goes to SkyFire,
2nd place opera mini
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agreed!!
3rd stock browser
4th dolphin HD
My vote is for opera. Very snappy on my vibrant.
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So far I've tried Opera Mini, Stock and xScope. I've liked xScope most of them all. I notice a lot of people here recommending SkyFire but not even mentioning xScope. Any particular reasons why?
Sooo..What's wrong with the stock browser? I find it to be good enough for me...
same here. i found that the stock browser works best for me.
Stock browser for the win!
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Here I use Opera Mini and really enjoy it.
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Today I learnt something nice, Xscope 6.06 saves bookmarks the exact same place as stock browser! so any widget/app that uses stock browser's bookmarks work fine like LauncherPro's new popups! SWEETTTT
UCWEB is very bad
i've tried dolphin hd and xScope, liked them on my nexus but on the galaxy they were not only slow but they also really slowed down the whole system and made it very unstable ....that was before i ran the lagfix.
That may not be the case after the lagfix but atm i am happy enough with the stock browser's limited features to risk sludging up the system again.
Talking of browsers, anyone know of a browser that lets you save the webpage to SD card for offline use?
My Nokia N95 had this as standard, and the iPhone has various 3rd party browsers offering this but so far not found any for android
Stock FTW !!! followed by skyfire...
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I have always used the htc stock internet browser but I tried google chrome mobile once it seems really laggy.
Can anyone share their views on what they think is best internet browser for the desire z and why thanks.
Btw I have firefox on my PC.
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Firefox has gotten better, and there's a good use case for it if you use Firefox on your main machine because of firefox sync.
Lots of people use Opera and DolphinHD.
I personally use the stock browser, it works just fine for me.
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Firefox has gotten better, and there's a good use case for it if you use Firefox on your main machine because of firefox sync.
Lots of people use Opera and DolphinHD.
I personally use the stock browser, it works just fine for me.
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I thought the stock was just fine too...I have been hearing a lot of big talk about dolphin hd too which made ask the question..thanks.
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I thought the stock was just fine too...I have been hearing a lot of big talk about dolphin hd too which made ask the question..thanks.
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I'd say try each of them and see how you like them. I'm not what you would consider a "heavy" browser user, so stock is fine for me. There's so many features on the other ones that I really wouldn't use that its not worth my time.
Id definitely look at firefox. It might be nice using firefox sync.
I use stock on the phone typically. Dolphin HD on the Nook Color.
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I have always used the htc stock internet browser but I tried google chrome mobile once it seems really laggy.
Can anyone share their views on what they think is best internet browser for the desire z and why thanks.
Btw I have firefox on my PC.
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I prefer Dolphin because I find that the stock browser is occasionally buggy, and some of the Dolphin add-on's are quite useful.
Yeah, Dolphin is Great!
I use stock for most of time, but when I turn to dolphin, I wont go back... is much faster then stock and les laggy.
I have both Opera's and Firefox. Opera Mini when you're low on Data or just want faster speeds (low data usage since page is rendered on Opera's server), Opera Mobile cos it's easier to clear cache and history than the stock. Just installed Firefox so haven't even launched it yet.
I've tried Dolphin HD and Opera Mini but I keep coming back to the stock browser. It's simple, clean, and doesn't take up any more precious screen space than it needs to. Of course this is my opinion.
I just tried opera mini for the last 15 hours and to be honest stock seems faster for me...and slightly less laggy. I might give dolphin HD a go tonight and that screen cutter add on it has.
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Stock is good, but is one issue that I hate... it doesn't have exit button with closing all oppened page, and removing cache etc.
this is why I prefer Dolphin.
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Stock is good, but is one issue that I hate... it doesn't have exit button with closing all oppened page, and removing cache etc.
this is why I prefer Dolphin.
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On CM7 you can long-press the "back" button to force close the app. If I didn't have this, the stock browser would probably bug me more.
Whic browser do you prefer? And why?
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ICS Browser +
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...erplus&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd
Like stock but with a bit more ooomppph.
Can also sync your pc's bookmarks to this browser - i'm using Chrome browser at home and have got the same bookmarks on my HTC one X
Do you think is better this one or chrome beta? I tried both but i cant see any differences.
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Opera mini on 3g because it compresses data and bypasses o2 age verification. Stock on WiFi.
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definitely Chrome Beta !!!
I dont really like the stock one i seems to be very laggy at pinch to zoom.
I like chrome but it seems to load some pages very slow .
How about the ics+ it is better then chrome? What it has more?
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I dont really like the stock one i seems to be very laggy at pinch to zoom.
I like chrome but it seems to load some pages very slow .
How about the ics+ it is better then chrome? What it has more?
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wait, you think chrome is slow? then something has to be wrong with your device... chrome is BY FAR the fastest browser on Android...
Some pages load very slow i dont know why(not all)...whit chrome some pages load in more or less 10 second and whit the stok browser around 6s
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I've just tried Chrome beta, after being an Opera Mini fan for a while and I have to admit that I prefer the Chrome. The whole thing seems to for the One X screen better and seems a lot clearer.
Ive used Chrome Beta since I got the One X, but having just tried ICS Browser +, I think it has Chrome beat.
First of all, it syncs your bookmarks just like Chrome Beta does, and is just as fast. BUT there are three big improvements.
1) It has flash
2) You can set it to permanently request desktop sites instead of mobile (something which REALLY annoyed me about Chrome)
3) The UI is much better designed, with a semi-circle touchhub that activates from the side of the screen, making it much smoother to navigate.
Don't get me wrong, Chrome Beta is awesome, but ICS Browser + has solved a few problems that were getting me down, without losing any features other than tab synching with my PC.
I use Chrome Beta because on my laptop and desktop PC i also use Chrome and i synced my favorites and other stuff from my pc on my HOX.
Chrome Beta seems to have some problems if you have "Force GPU rendering" turned on. Otherwise it is a very fast browser with a great interface.
HTC browser is very awkward to use since they took out the tabs button and placed it at the bottom.
I started using the new Firefox Beta today. It is surprisingly good. I think it might even surpass Chrome in usability and speed. Need a bit more time with it though to be sure.
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Chrome Beta seems to have some problems if you have "Force GPU rendering" turned on. Otherwise it is a very fast browser with a great interface.
HTC browser is very awkward to use since they took out the tabs button and placed it at the bottom.
I started using the new Firefox Beta today. It is surprisingly good. I think it might even surpass Chrome in usability and speed. Need a bit more time with it though to be sure.
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So far i didn't had any problems with Chrome and i use it alot.
i cant use stock or chrome because i dont want to see basic freephone web pages.
ICS Browser + is personally the best IMO.
Chrome beta is still a bit laggy and buggy IMO
Downloaded ICS Browser + recently and it definitely is amazing on battery life compared to stock browser etc....that or it's Faux kernel I'm testing out, but I'm thinking its ICS Browser +. Really Really good on battery life
Boat Browser is my go-to but it's not working on the N7 and I can't stand Chrome. The scrolling just feels clunky.
What do you guys recommend? Dolphin HD?
I use xscope and it seems to work well. Flash works fine.
ICS browser+ is a good one that is fairly unknown ....everyone seems to like dolphin HD too
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great browser
Dolphin HD seems to do a good job for me including opera
Dolphin HD, OP put a poll up!
Here's another prop for xscope pro. It is the best I've used so far. Flash works, you get true full screen, it's fast and it's smooth. You really can't ask for more.
Been using dolphin mostly.. very smooth
Maxthon
Dolphin for me here, very smooth, Chrome feels like its still in beta.
Xscope was my fav on previous devices, but doesn't seem to work as well on the N7 for me. It use to pinch/zoom every mobile web site, but on the N7 it doesn't. I'm getting use to Chrome, seems to pinch zoom well (but doesn't auto-wrap like Xscope). Pretty sure I have every setting the same, but still no luck. Example is Facebook mobile page, zooms on my Player and phone, no go on my N7; where Chrome does. I need to try it again, because I'm missing flash.
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Here's another prop for xscope pro. It is the best I've used so far. Flash works, you get true full screen, it's fast and it's smooth. You really can't ask for more.
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Dolphin or Maxthon. Though honestly, I pretty much exclusively use Chrome nowadays. Google spanked every Android browser dev in the world with how awesome tab switching/handling is in Chrome for Android, lol. Every other browser feels like an old, clunky piece of crap by comparison.
+1 for boat on GB
+1 for Chrome if you are on ICS+
Give Firefox's nightly build a try, its called Aurora
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Dolphin HD is good. Though I'm using chrome again don't know why.
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Maxthon
Maxthon for me due to full screen mode, although if Chrome had full screen I'd be using that instead.
I use Xscope pro, works for me.
I never liked Firefox on my phone but the beta is really nice on my N7.
Xscope is interesting. I like the ad block feature and its Dark mode. It works very well compared to the Inverse crap the stock browser uses.
I'm kinds confused on the way it works though. I see tabs at the top but when I swipe left to right, I get other pages but each page has a single tab. Almost like a new browser window. Seems to be speedy.
I tried Dolphin several times and just can't get used to it.
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Xscope is interesting. I like the ad block feature and its Dark mode. It works very well compared to the Inverse crap the stock browser uses.
I'm kinds confused on the way it works though. I see tabs at the top but when I swipe left to right, I get other pages but each page has a single tab. Almost like a new browser window. Seems to be speedy.
I tried Dolphin several times and just can't get used to it.
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Downloaded scope based on your guys reccomendations and it seems to be really fluid. Gonna take a bit to get used to all the feautures and gestures but so far seems to be a huge improvement over chrome,
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I never liked Firefox on my phone but the beta is really nice on my N7.
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Indeed, looks like they finally got it right apart from bookmarks being buried 6 finger taps deep. WTF?
Nice to have Adblock+ working, too.
Which browser you use and the reasons why. (Maybe compare features with other browsers) i used boat browser but after having problems viewing full site web i am indecided now between opera chrome or firefox...
I use stock browser... and chome... was using dolphin... but its just "TOO" much for me ... my only issue with chrome is lack of flash... but its hella fast... but stock browser seemms to be a happy medium in most cases for my usage
U should try dolphin browser beta. Fastest browser out it uses the new HTML5 . No flash but I have stock browser for that
Tried Chrome but caused massive battery drain. Uninstalled and great battery life returned. Currently use Dolphin browser and I like all the extras I never use.
I like Dolphin. Tried Firefox a few releases ago but found it very frustrating. Tried the stock browser after flashing my phone with a new ROM but ended up getting Dolphin anyways. Dolphin does have a ton of extras that I'll likely never use but I still find it fast enough and super intuitive to use.
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Always used stock not having any issues its stable and works just the way it should..
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JawjaBill said:
Tried Chrome but caused massive battery drain. Uninstalled and great battery life returned. Currently use Dolphin browser and I like all the extras I never use.
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I am also noticing chrome eats battery like crazy! Is fast though. Sucks that doesnt support flashplayer. And whoever mentions about what dolphin includes and blabla i think is just lies. Dolphin devs say they includ advanced stuff but truth is thwir browser is slower than chrome boat firefox and maybe opera.
Doesnt dolphin cause alot of battery drain as well? I switched to chrome because i always see tunny browser or something from using dolhin browser using up my battery a lot! Been using chrome for the past couple of months but I do miss the dolphin gestures!
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I use Chrome on the PC, so Chrome is the obvious choice, mostly because of the automated bookmark sync (I have loads of them). I like using the AOSP browser + CMarks, but it doesn't display the xda page properly after I log in (all text is gray and hard to read). Dolphin does the same thing. Only after I log in.
Not trying Firefox because the desktop version is a joke, why would the mobile version be different? And Opera hasn't been relevant for years.
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U should try dolphin browser beta. Fastest browser out it uses the new HTML5 . No flash but I have stock browser for that
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BrownDevil said:
I like Dolphin. Tried Firefox a few releases ago but found it very frustrating. Tried the stock browser after flashing my phone with a new ROM but ended up getting Dolphin anyways. Dolphin does have a ton of extras that I'll likely never use but I still find it fast enough and super intuitive to use.
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I concur. I found Firefox 14 to be incredibly slow. I don't like chrome (personal choice). Dolphin beta crashed too much for me.
I am using Dolphin 9.0.0. It seems to be the most stable and fastest to me. I don't like the menus sliding in from the sides. They tend to come up when I am trying to scroll sideways and I haven't figured out how to turn them off
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I think im switching back to boat browser. I wish it had an appearance like chrome or firefox
I do recall switching from Boat to Dolphin for the extras I don't really use. Might switch back myself.
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Being able to swipe between tabs on chrome makes a big difference for me. It would have to be chrome in my book.
Chrome
I switched over completely to Chrome, I was using dolphin but I like the ability to switch between devices a lot easier.
Boat. Enough said.
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Xscope Pro. It was the only browser I could find that would let me make an appt. for the DMV from work, I wanna say it was a java based website, but whatever it was, Xscope has been able to take anything I throw at it, and it's got a dark colored theme which is a plus for me because I hate looking at bright white light all the time. Also as a throwback, Steel was an amazing browser for it's time.
Try pushing menu => more => settings => lab => advanced swipe settings and choose disable
You may need to scroll down in settings to see the lab option.
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I use Chrome on the PC, so Chrome is the obvious choice, mostly because of the automated bookmark sync (I have loads of them). I like using the AOSP browser + CMarks, but it doesn't display the xda page properly after I log in (all text is gray and hard to read). Dolphin does the same thing. Only after I log in.
Not trying Firefox because the desktop version is a joke, why would the mobile version be different? And Opera hasn't been relevant for years.
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This must be the most stupid and ignorant post I ever read on Xda. Your comments about Firefox and Opera are ridiculous.
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