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What is the stock browser on jelly bean?

I thought it was supposed to be chrome, but im using a phone from Google IO stock unrooted with 4.1 and the regular browser is still installed. is this only for the nexus 7?

They aren't going to be changing the default browser. Future devices will come with Chrome as the default, but they aren't changing it for the Galaxy Nexus, they are leaving it to us to use Chrome if we want. I'm glad, I'll probably be sticking with the standard browser for now.

Updating to 4.1 doesn't remove your stock Browser. Could you imagine if Google just pushed an OTA that removed the Browser?
The Nexus 7 could come with just Chrome because it didn't ship with a Browser and get updated later.

pfmiller said:
They aren't going to be changing the default browser. Future devices will come with Chrome as the default, but they aren't changing it for the Galaxy Nexus, they are leaving it to us to use Chrome if we want. I'm glad, I'll probably be sticking with the standard browser for now.
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With u on that. ^_^
Need my full screen browsing!!!!!

Thank you. Just watched the unboxing of a nexus 7 and he said that in jelly bean chrome replaced the stock browser. It wasn't even installed. So I assumed it would be the same for gnex.
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donniestarko said:
Thank you. Just watched the unboxing of a nexus 7 and he said that in jelly bean chrome replaced the stock browser. It wasn't even installed. So I assumed it would be the same for gnex.
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The GNex will still have the 'Browser' by default and will not come with Chrome stock.

Now hopefully we can all agree that Chrome on Android blows away the default browser -- without Flash. It'd kind of be nice if they pushed away from Flash unless you need to use it - like having Chrome be default from now on. (Sorry Adobe, I love you, but even the good kids don't always make it very far.)
For those of us who want to always use Chrome yet worry about Flash. Try Flashify (on the Play Store). You can now set Chrome to be your default browser, yet if something needs Flash, you can "share" the page, which will allow you to choose Flashify. Upon choosing Flashify, the exact page you were on will open up in the "Default Browser" with Flash support.
Hope this helps anyone. :fingers-crossed:

kynolin said:
Now hopefully we can all agree that Chrome on Android blows away the default browser -- without Flash. It'd kind of be nice if they pushed away from Flash unless you need to use it - like having Chrome be default from now on. (Sorry Adobe, I love you, but even the good kids don't always make it very far.)
For those of us who want to always use Chrome yet worry about Flash. Try Flashify (on the Play Store). You can now set Chrome to be your default browser, yet if something needs Flash, you can "share" the page, which will allow you to choose Flashify. Upon choosing Flashify, the exact page you were on will open up in the "Default Browser" with Flash support.
Hope this helps anyone. :fingers-crossed:
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Scrolling feels very laggy and heavy on Chrome compared to the stock Browser.

kynolin said:
Now hopefully we can all agree that Chrome on Android blows away the default browser -- without Flash. It'd kind of be nice if they pushed away from Flash unless you need to use it - like having Chrome be default from now on. (Sorry Adobe, I love you, but even the good kids don't always make it very far.)
For those of us who want to always use Chrome yet worry about Flash. Try Flashify (on the Play Store). You can now set Chrome to be your default browser, yet if something needs Flash, you can "share" the page, which will allow you to choose Flashify. Upon choosing Flashify, the exact page you were on will open up in the "Default Browser" with Flash support.
Hope this helps anyone. :fingers-crossed:
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The stock browser destroys chrome in most ways, so I hope they improve chrome to match stock before making it the default browser.

I was shocked Google took chrome out of beta, and even more so when I heard that it was going to be the stock browser. I had just gone through crashes, lagging, just really not so good, and I uninstalled.
After all that, I still said why not, reinstalled when jb released, and I really think they did a great job with it. If you haven't tried it since it left beta, it's a different browser.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

Does anybody know how to change the full screen mode?
I want full screen on to be the default setting. But unfortunately it always changes back to off after some time.

Anyone know the actual name of the stock browser by any chance?
Trying to debug an issue that only shows up on stock [loads fine on mobile FF & chrome] but trying to find info on 'stock browser' outputs so many generic results.....argh! plus i like using the javascript console & this doesn't seem supported on other other browsers.
I am using:
g-nexus 2
unrooted with 4.1
stock browser
any info much appreciated.

is there mod for browser for one x

i wanna ask if there is a browser mod for one x to increase the speed , iwant browser like in the s3 mobile not a chrome or mozilla
please help me

There are loads of browsers on the Play Store

ahmedrewq said:
i wanna ask if there is a browser mod for one x to increase the speed , iwant browser like in the s3 mobile not a chrome or mozilla
please help me
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To name a couple:
Opera - Click Here
Dolphin - Click Here
Google Play store has loads, just search browser etc..?

Firefox / give a try
BEST!!!

i know there is a browsers in play store but i want new browser stock browser like the s3 browser

ahmedrewq said:
i know there is a browsers in play store but i want new browser stock browser like the s3 browser
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the HOX stock browser is much better than the S3... it renders page to fit the screen which is missing on the S3.... i have chrome installed but the stock browser is one of the best IMO...

kartoonz said:
the HOX stock browser is much better than the S3... it renders page to fit the screen which is missing on the S3.... i have chrome installed but the stock browser is one of the best IMO...
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i know but the stock in the t-mobile rom is slow and the flash is laggy i want to put a rom and i hope for a differnce

4,2, Is chrome browser now superior?

I keep switching between chrome, dolphin and the stock from 4.1......is it my imagination or is chrome still 3rd choice? It just seems so unintuitive to use. Are you guys switching to chrome or staying with one of the other browsers?

I think chrome is better than the default browser... but android beam still does not work with this app!

I love some of the Chrome features life the lateral-swipe to switch tabs and the zoom bubble that appears if you click in a small link, but I hate how it handles the bookmarks. We can't have everything, I guess :\

I use Chrome because it syncs with my desktop browser, but the Android browser is a lot smoother. Chrome stutters all the time when I scroll and often ignores input while it stutters, but I have a hard time getting the Android browser to stutter at all.
If you don't need the synchronization with your desktop, Android browser is still the better choice.

is it possible to have ALWAYS desktop version of a site without requesting it every time???

Thanks for the replies.....I keep expecting chrome to be the beez kneez but it always seems lackluster/less friendly than the android version. I dont know why, but after sandy when signals were extremely weak or non existent in my area, dolphin performed the best on a gnex (vzw) 4.1.2 and on an old droid 3

stock 4.2 browser is the best.

qandrav said:
is it possible to have ALWAYS desktop version of a site without requesting it every time???
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I believe you can do this in the stock browser under settings->advanced->user agent->desktop. No equivalent option in chrome that I know of.

thegtfusion said:
stock 4.2 browser is the best.
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glad you like it. the goog powers that be are probably glad too
Ive been trying to use it all day but its not working for me....a shame because i feel like im cheating on google when i use the other browsers haha

I think as long as they dont add the "quick controls" to chrome, the android browser will always have the lead. those controls are incredibly useful for one hand operation, and really anything involving the search bar at the top. no need to move the thumb up there(which is annoying on big screens), just press the side and swype to the url control and bam! and now with "swype" on the keyboard, its actually getting pretty nice having a big screen but only using one hand

thegtfusion said:
stock 4.2 browser is the best.
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i think there's a bug when refreshing the page if you are using quick control. there'll be a black block on top.

JoeSyr said:
I believe you can do this in the stock browser under settings->advanced->user agent->desktop. No equivalent option in chrome that I know of.
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On the stock or opera or dolphin it's possible but it's very annoing click on "desktop version" every time....

qandrav said:
On the stock or opera or dolphin it's possible but it's very annoing click on "desktop version" every time....
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I can't seem to find the option (user agent) on stock browser... Do you know where I can find it?

There are 2 things keeping mé away from chrome and that is:
-Quick controls
-full screen mode
Stock browser is also smoother IMO...

Torbennmadsen said:
There are 2 things keeping mé away from chrome and that is:
-Quick controls
-full screen mode
Stock browser is also smoother IMO...
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It most definitely IS more smooth...

I use Google Chrome on PC, and it gets synced up very conveniently with Google Chrome on my Gnex, so I tend to stick with Chrome.

gideonMorrison said:
I can't seem to find the option (user agent) on stock browser... Do you know where I can find it?
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I could not find the user agent on stock browser either. Yakju version. Just updated to 4.2.
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i use to like Dolphin browser but Chrome kinda feels solid. I have Dolphin browser with Jetpack on N7 and it indeed loads pages faster then chrome. They've recently added magnifier like in chrome it's still needs a little bit of optimization.

The stock 4.2 browser is faster and more fluid than chrome. Chrome is better in handling all kind of online forms.

I love stock browser but I want to give chrome browser a whirl. However, how do you guys adjust the font for chrome where it is readable? There are some fonts on the page which are perfect for viewing and at the same time , other parts of the page, the fonts are so small. Why can't all the fonts be near or equal on the same page like stock browser.

Stock browser on Nexus 7

Is it possible to install the android stock browser on a Nexus 7 without rooting it?

Why not just useChrome, the current default browser in Android?
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Chrome doesn't have Quick Controls!

The S3 Kid said:
Chrome doesn't have Quick Controls!
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Have a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2385928

nookyes said:
Have a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2385928
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Thanks, I hate chrome. :good:

Also adobe flash doesn't work in chrome. I use and older version of adobe 11.1 but ends with the last numbers in .58 and it works with some browsers including android stock or at least it did in android 4.2 haven't really gotten a chance to test it on 4.3 since I'm stock but flash still work with Firefox with some finagling and also works with boat browser.

I don't understand why they'd take away a smooth superior browser in favour of chrome. Stock browser beats chrome in every way.

nookyes said:
Have a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2385928
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Method in the thread there worked lime a charm, I now have aosp stock browser.

The S3 Kid said:
I don't understand why they'd take away a smooth superior browser in favour of chrome. Stock browser beats chrome in every way.
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Couldn't agree more. I run Chrome on my PC (and am reluctant to switch to anything else), but on every android device I own, the stock browser just renders better/smoother. And the quick controls are great, as someone mentioned above.

The S3 Kid said:
I don't understand why they'd take away a smooth superior browser in favour of chrome. Stock browser beats chrome in every way.
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Probably because "they" are "Google".
Mike

Tab S stock browser issue

Anyone notice when using the stock browser, that sometimes when you use a pull down menu, it doesn't register your choice, making you have to repeat the process? I know the easy solution is to use another browser, but I kind of like stock.

Jeffruby said:
Anyone notice when using the stock browser, that sometimes when you use a pull down menu, it doesn't register your choice, making you have to repeat the process? I know the easy solution is to use another browser, but I kind of like stock.
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I think I noticed that bug, however I still favour the stock browser cause it's the smoothest
Alternative ones are UC browser HD and Xscope, not as smooth but they have more function like night mode and most of all swipe navigation, like safari