I run the latest Chrome on my Note 3 (Lollipop) without issues but on my tablet (Samsung Tab S 10.5 LTE -T805-, also on Lollipop, v. 5.0.2) ANY version of Chrome newer than 47.0.2526.83 do not hide the taskbar after scrolling down the page anymore!
Or, to be precise, they work fine when first installed (or if I clear all data) but soon after the first "reboot" (of the tablet or of the app itself, for example swiping it away from the task switcher or when it gets quitted for lack of RAM and I go back to it).
All of the above is true even on the latest Chrome Beta and Chrome Dev!
When I first experienced this problem I was still running KitKat (for several reasons I didn't want to upgrade to Lollipop), on that tablet, and in fact I updated it to Lollipop practically only to see if that would solve the problem!
Is there anything that I could try?? (BTW I am rooted)
I use the Tab S really for everything, on trips abroad I don't even bring my Windows laptop anymore, but Web browsing is normally the main task of the Tab S!
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Hi everyone this is just a quick poll in regards to how your stock browser performs compared to Chrome (if you use it)
I'm not sure if this is just me or if everyone is experiencing this. I never really used the stock browser since right when I got my phone I installed Chrome, but lately its performance have been laggy on both my Transformer Prime and Galaxy Nexus..so I did a quick scrolling test.
1. browsed to www.engadget.com full desktop version
2. Wait for page to completely load
3. Scrolled up and down through the page.
I found Chrome even after the page was completely loaded continued to try the render images causing choppy scrolling while the stock was smooth.
Chrome belongs on the desktop, imo. Eye candy aside, it doesn't (imo) bring anything to the table, and is slower/fatter than stock.
I love stock not only cuz its smoother but it will open flawlessly any flash site lol..
Chrome looks good still need some work tho.. No flash support but hey keep in mind its still a beta..
So might get way better than stock or become a "safari like in apple" in the upcoming android versions
Galaxy Nexus AOKP m5 Franco kernel m3
Stock ftw.
...of the people, by the people, for the people...
I have noticed that the Chrome browser does seem to lag on the "heavy media" type sites...
Keep in mind though that it's based on the Google Chrome for Desktop code base, which in theory should be updated more frequently then the codebase for the stock browser...
Also, I believe it's been stated that it will never get Flash support (Officially...?)
Seems about the same to me. Admittedly I'm not a very heavy browser on my phone though. Few pages a day at most.
Chrome starts a bit slower but I find it's slightly faster going from one website to another. Stock browser remains the default as I want to keep Flash and full screen browsing.
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Also, I believe it's been stated that it will never get Flash support (Officially...?)
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Correct.
From Google: https://developers.google.com/chrome/mobile/docs/faq
From Adobe: http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplayer/2012/02/flash-chrome-for-android-beta.html
Chrome has lagged for me from day 1 since it released, while stock was always smooth. I've never understood all the people who see opposite. I just thought I lived in the twilight zone.
So your results are normal to me. Plus chrome runs a huge service that never closes and skews multitasking.
Plus stock has invert color option for all black web pages. And the quick controls on side of the screen. To me the stock browser pretty much destroys chrome in every way. I think chrome gets better html5 scores though.
I used to use the stock browser, but I recently switched over to Firefox Beta. Now, before you all say that Firefox is slow as hell, the current beta has a new UI that is actually pretty fast. Not as fast as stock is, but the fact that Firefox has addons more than makes up for that. Adblock Plus, and other addons are a must for me. Although I have AdAway to block ads globally, it does not get rid of the empty spaces inside webpages. Adblock Plus does this. I'm currently using FF as my main browser and stock as my backup browser.
I'm a big fan of Opera Mobile since WM6.1.
I like the start page with the thumbs/shortcuts. Stock doesn't have it.
I like that all the controls are at the bottom of the screen. Stock tab control is on the top which is not convenient to switch between tabs (and I'm using tabs a lot).
Go for Opera mobile!!
PS: I have no idea how slow/fast is Opera. Because I didn't compare it.
I have tried most of the browsers,they have beautiful features but they are not as fast as stock so i always return to stock after trying
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Chrome has potential but it is a resource hog just like on the PC and double-tap zoom bugs out a lot, and doesn't even work at all on images.
Stock still wins, unless you need to download a large file... Opera handles that much better.
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Chrome will never get flash because all new browsers are going to be using HTML5
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I think they both have similar performance (minus one not having flash). But I think chrome does some things better than the stock browser.
It handles tabs much better vs stock without quick controls. It will also zoom in with a little popup window if you press on two links which are close together so you can select the right one. Also, when pinch zooming the browser doesn't wait until you lift your fingers to render the rest of the page.
Some people may also prefer the fact that the nav bar is persistent in chrome.
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bullka said:
I'm a big fan of Opera Mobile since WM6.1.
I like the start page with the thumbs/shortcuts. Stock doesn't have it.
I like that all the controls are at the bottom of the screen. Stock tab control is on the top which is not convenient to switch between tabs (and I'm using tabs a lot).
Go for Opera mobile!!
PS: I have no idea how slow/fast is Opera. Because I didn't compare it.
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Why not use the quick control on stock browser? It has a real great tab control, just slide and hold. And the quick control appears on any part of the screen you want.
Does anyone is having an extreme lag with the ZL ?? I'm suffering from it and I don't know if it's the 4.4.4 update or what.( I dont remember when it started). I tried with stock rom and right now with MoonWalker Rom, but I have the same issue on both. What do I have to do? Do I have to go back to 4.3 or there is a fix?
Thank you so much!
Welll... thank you all for your feedback
can you sucscribe lag thatyou have? i have a lag that my keyboard not always show in time when i touch an input area, i have to wait couple seconds. and i thin this is arom related.
Hello, I have the same issue after kitkat update. I did everything to fix this problem and nothing.
I notice that after full recovery (format) Is fine but when the stock apps update via google play (like google play services) the issue appear.
I just have one thing to say, this is my first and last time with Sony. Buggy Firmware, lot of hardware bugs, the screen is not resistant, the vibration system is like a china phone and so on.
My issues:
Texting lag (keyboard lag)
screen transitions lag
Opening and closening the status bar lag
Scroll lag
everything had lag after kitkat update
I did every kind of recovery.
It's very laggy just when i delete something
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Does anyone is having an extreme lag with the ZL ?? I'm suffering from it and I don't know if it's the 4.4.4 update or what.( I dont remember when it started). I tried with stock rom and right now with MoonWalker Rom, but I have the same issue on both. What do I have to do? Do I have to go back to 4.3 or there is a fix?
Thank you so much!
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I deleted the folder baidu and cleaned the cache of chrome and facebook ..Teclado stopped halting here
Sorry for the english
BastaS said:
can you sucscribe lag thatyou have? i have a lag that my keyboard not always show in time when i touch an input area, i have to wait couple seconds. and i thin this is arom related.
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It lags when I tap on an input text, it lags when I type... like: I type a sentence and nothing happens....after 4 seconds, characters appears in a fast sequence...and this happens 90% of the time.
What I have tried:
Reboot
Clean caches
Re-install ROM
Install 3 different stock roms (my cell is BL)
The final and WORKING thing that I did is........: Go back to fu**in 4.3, it runs smoothly like 4.4.4 should be.
I recommend not to buy a sony device, their development team sucks and they release devices every 5months which becomes the current generations obsolete in a couple of months.
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Hello, I have the same issue after kitkat update. I did everything to fix this problem and nothing.
I notice that after full recovery (format) Is fine but when the stock apps update via google play (like google play services) the issue appear.
I just have one thing to say, this is my first and last time with Sony. Buggy Firmware, lot of hardware bugs, the screen is not resistant, the vibration system is like a china phone and so on.
My issues:
Texting lag (keyboard lag)
screen transitions lag
Opening and closening the status bar lag
Scroll lag
everything had lag after kitkat update
I did every kind of recovery.
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Go back to 4.3, it's the only way. and.... sell your phone and buy a Samsung, HTC or LG
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Go back to 4.3, it's the only way. and.... sell your phone and buy a Samsung, HTC or LG
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Thanks for the advice!
Actually this is my girlfriend's phone, my is a clean and perfect nexus 5.
But there is some news... Maybe some services get updated in the last 2 weeks, and now the phone is good enought to use, not perfect but is good, 90% of the laggy disappear, but I dont know for how long....
Sony nevermore...just clean androids like nexus....
I had to back to 4.3. The best rom ever. The 4.4.4 lags a lot on keyboard and multitasking.
If you have 2 or 3 app it's OK, otherwise not.
The 4.4.4 Taskbar is ugly, lags and worst than 4.3.
The question is. What the "Fuccc..." 4.4.4 have better than 4.3?
So, don't upgrade to kitkat. Only the real chocolate bar ir better than jellybean...
Hi!
Quite often when I have one or two tabs open on the stock web browser (I'm on a rooted G3 16GB, stock rom) and I switch between tabs or maybe do something in another app and then return to the browser, the page has disappeared from the phone's memory and it's reloaded from the internet. Does anyone else have this problem? I don't believe it's an issue with low RAM, since I'm not running too many programs at a time, and quite often have only one or two tabs on the browser. It's really frustrating to wait every time when returning to the browser, since on my other Android devices the web pages keep open even when the browser isn't the active app.
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Hi!
Quite often when I have one or two tabs open on the stock web browser (I'm on a rooted G3 16GB, stock rom) and I switch between tabs or maybe do something in another app and then return to the browser, the page has disappeared from the phone's memory and it's reloaded from the internet. Does anyone else have this problem? I don't believe it's an issue with low RAM, since I'm not running too many programs at a time, and quite often have only one or two tabs on the browser. It's really frustrating to wait every time when returning to the browser, since on my other Android devices the web pages keep open even when the browser isn't the active app.
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Ive noticed this too, when you click on the tab (sometimes even just going between 2 tabs) the pages get reloaded.
I have same problem. I still didn't find any solution. It appears that non-stock apps manage to do better, but even if I use Chrome Beta (which I love and find to be the fastest), it behaves the same as it's stock counterpart.
I found other thing... G3 doesnt perform consistently. For example I run sunspider benchmark and:
- 1 day ~1300ms
- 2 day ~550ms (can keep few tabs for sometime)
- 3 day ~1000ms
- 4 day ~1300ms
Those results are unacceptable on current flagship All browsers tend to give similar results btw. What can be done? I think that's it's the problem on firmware side as non google/lg browser can keep tabs.
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Hi, i have the same issue on my G3, and everytime i unlock the screen, it reloads the web page, also in Opera browser and stock browser, i find this verry annoying. Not having this problem on the ex G2.
Maybe the announced update to Android 5.0 it will solve this.
Hello I just ordered one of these off eBay for $80 in excellent condition but I feel like I should've asked if sketchbook runs smooth enough on here? I know it's old hardware, but still better than Snapdragon 410 in Galaxy A tab. I wanted a small tablet with s pen (Wacom). I don't need it for anything else I have an iPhone 6s and i7 desktop and Skylake i3 laptop
what version JB 4.1.2 or 4.2.2? Hopefully you didn't get 4.4.2.
As of this month I finally got the best ever overall operation in 4.4.2. But it is not anywhere as perfect as 4.1.2 or 4.2.2
If by chance you have KK, you can either root and use a custom kernel or do the S Note fix to correct the spen pixel issue
It is easy to do, but any complain about it being trial and error. Once you get the knack, you'll wonder why you had such a problem in the first place.
I have the app in question along with Layer Paint HD, and Paper Artist. once you align your spen in KK, you won't have any issues with drawing apps.
There are custom ROMs that correct the spen issue but some still need work as they are not 100% fully functional as stock is.
Since I require perfect miracast functions, with minimal bugs with a nice layout. I was forced into manually selecting components from S5, Tab 4 and Note 2 stock ROMs, along with some ported system apps distributed by Devs. Some very few apps are from dead ROMs, where the Dev let rot away.
Yes you can run S5 apps in stock form, just need to root and run Xposed with app settings. Some apps require 320 or so DPI, and others may require 190 or 220. It is a trial and error, but they are stock, and with a build.prop mod, you can update them on Play or Galaxy.
I run the latest versions of Tab 4 version and S5 version of Peel Smart Remotes. As S5 has a better layout.
Some apps like Kids mode need a small tweak with a saved older sub app to run, though the lock screen widget interactions and gator animations are missing.
I run my N5110 as a T330 (Tab 4 8.0) in my build prop, 90% of the time, with out any issues with my apps. The remainder of my usage is in S5 form, as my Chrome Dev browser with Samsung's chrome customization system app, operates a wee better browsing on the Internet. Seems that the updated versions are not so device dependant in the build.prop requirements.
Hello thanks! Sounds good I don't have the device yet. I'm sure I'll be back with more questions. Hopefully it's not 4.4.2 like you said.
Okay sadly it has 4.4.2 Can yuu point me in the direction of the spen fix?
By the way I have SAMSUNG-SGH-I467 sounds like it's hard to root this device?
autocorrect sucks on your thread title...
Smith or smooth? XD
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Hi to all,
I've noticed a performance decrease in my GT-P5210 and I'd like to understand whether it is something that happens only to me or other owners too have noticed it.
The tablet lags especially when opening apps like YouTube and Chrome and it takes a lot of time before the keyboard appears for writing something in the google search bar. It happens with the ROM LineageOS 14.1 but also with the stock ROM 4.2.2 of Restl3ss.
As last attempt, I've installed the stock ROM with Odin, then got root permission and then debloated further I've stopped any apps' update but it still lags.
Is it possible that the tablet is damaged? What do you suggest to do?
Thanks for your attention and best regards,
Giuseppe
I think every user od Tab 3 face this problem. Its caused by apps like FB or YT that require more and more RAM and processor power. Thats absolutley normal :/
Clark96 said:
I think every user od Tab 3 face this problem. Its caused by apps like FB or YT that require more and more RAM and processor power. Thats absolutley normal :/
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I'm facing the exact same problem with my wife's Tab3. Opening YouTube takes almost hours and even updating Google calendar entries gives me enough time to have a coffee before it's finished.
I thought of flashing another Rom, other than that stock one.
Would you suggest uninstalling Facebook and disabling YouTube and Gmail for example, before I try a custom Rom? Or would the effect too small to even notice something. What's your opinion, if I might ask?
Thanks in advance ?