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Did you hate the speed of Dolphin Brower? Was it kinda sluggish, and gave you a headache?.. Well yea, I am not here to save you from your headaches...
..However..
Dolphin Browser HD2 is coming tommorow according to Androidtapp, it brings the following features along with it:
Androidtapp.com said:
Key New Feature Enhancements in Dolphin Browser HD2:
-One of the biggest advantageous you’ll notice is the speed of the browser and how it controls. The other advantage is user interface enhancements and creative interface controls.
-In v1.2 and lower when you slide the screen from left to right your windows management panel appears, this has been opted for Bookmarks & Most Visited websites. Window management can now be found in Add-ons toolbar by longpress and sliding that panel down.
-Browse the web in Full screen.
-When you slide from right to left the installed Add-ons toolbar appears (oh, don’t forget to grab the AndroidTapp.com RSS Add-ons).
-Lastly, there are new add-ons like Adblocker, Password Manager (super convenient), and Screen Cut.
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Click the link below to get the pre launch version of the browser:
http://bit.ly/DHDv2Pre
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Heres a video, if you're interested:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg1tfMSBYEI
I have been using the default browser lately since it seems to meet most of my needs, but maybe this will change things. Though, I said the same about the first version..
I've been using Dolphin HD for a while and really like it, but it was slightly sluggish and lacked some basic user interface features. This could really be a contender for Fennec on Android if it gets a decent amount of attention from the extension devs.
Looks WAY improved over HD1. Can't wait.
Looks awesome! Hopefully it's comparable in speed with the Froyo stock browser. HD1 was just unusable because of its sluggishness.
It should be out today ?
Looks amazing , especially the adblock plus add-on .
=/ Yeah I can't find it anywhere; is HD2 already out?
will hd2 just be an updated version of dolphin HD ?
so that i will get an update notify on market?
or is it a complete new browser?
Give me an option to remove the tab bar and I'll use it! I like all my screen real estate, the tab bar annoys me.
qvert said:
will hd2 just be an updated version of dolphin HD ?
so that i will get an update notify on market?
or is it a complete new browser?
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Same question here.
Why don't you guys try the pre launch version that's posted in the OP?
I'm trying it already. It seems quite different from the previous dolphin HD.
Still no "on demand" for flash plugin though.
seems to be released
and it's updated to the normal dolphin
i really like that the URL bar is now hidden by default and only shown while using the menu key, more space!
yeah, its released.
HD2 is just a normal update from V1, you can get it straight from the market as an update.
Still no "on demand" option for flash
still dog slow.
acantril said:
still dog slow.
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Don't know which one you using but im using 2.0 from the market and its amazing. this is coming from a person who used it before and thought it was crap.
does flash work on dolphin by the way?
xXJay_RXx said:
does flash work on dolphin by the way?
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yes it does, however it requires froyo with flash player installed.
p.s. i am still finding to way to switch flash on demand just like stock browser of froyo does
Am I the only one seeing no add-ons? I didn't expect them all to be there with it being a pre-launch version but i can't see any
Is anyone else having problems scrolling from side to side? Whenever I try to do so, it activates the swipe features (toolbar and bookmarks).
I've taken a peak at some of the recommended apps threads in the other phone subforums and some look solid, some are a few months old, etc. While I imagine most apps aren't especially phone specific as long as they're running the same OS, I would guess that some still are (eg, Netflix).
Was hoping to see what you guys recommended as common replacements for the stock apps and any must haves?
I've already replaced my default browser with Dolphin HD, looking to replace the email client (with K9 perhaps? Just saw the name tossed around in a few threads), Launcher, SMS (SMS Pro?), Dialer (Dial One?), etc.
I've also installed the free version of Titanium Backup (I hear the paid is worth it and will most likely purchase). I've also ready Root Explorer is worth it?
I have launcher Pro as my launcher.
Handscent SMS was the first alternative I've used and I love it.
Titanium Backup is worth the money.
XDA app of course
Personally, I use Pulse to get my RSS feeds. I have a slingbox so Slingplayer is a must for me. And finally I use swiftkey as my keyboard.
Hope that helps.
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I have launcher Pro as my launcher.
Handscent SMS was the first alternative I've used and I love it.
Titanium Backup is worth the money.
XDA app of course
Personally, I use Pulse to get my RSS feeds. I have a slingbox so Slingplayer is a must for me. And finally I use swiftkey as my keyboard.
Hope that helps.
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Sure does, any direction helps for a noob.
Launcher Pro is the next thing I'm going to try. I bought Titanium Backup and it's wonderful. I am also using K9, Dolphin HD, and GO SMS (seems like it used to be inferior to Handcent, but now seems nearly identical and I just happened to DL it first). After my launcher replacement, I might see what options are around for audio/video.
Adw ex for me.
Also screen filter is a wonderful edition. If you've ever used this phone in a dark room with brightness down and your eyes hurt, this will fix that.
I am using vital player for video playing
quickpic for photo viewing
opera mini for web browsing(I like the tabbed browser and forced mobile view)
poweramp for playing music
most of the other stuff I use is stock things already in the phone or rom
Hmm.. Trying to decided between ADW Ex and LP+ now, it's tough to find true comparisons of the two because all the threads I seem to find are outdated by a few months, and in that time the apps have changed.
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Hmm.. Trying to decided between ADW Ex and LP+ now, it's tough to find true comparisons of the two because all the threads I seem to find are outdated by a few months, and in that time the apps have changed.
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I go back and forth between the two. Essentially when I wipe a rom for something new, I alternate..
they each have a few things the other doesnt that make them slightly different enough to not be one better than the other...they are both awesome and it is personal preference...
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I go back and forth between the two. Essentially when I wipe a rom for something new, I alternate..
they each have a few things the other doesnt that make them slightly different enough to not be one better than the other...they are both awesome and it is personal preference...
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Yeah, that's really how it seems. I think I need to just pick one and run with it.
I am liking go launcher ex right now..not sure why but I like the customizable icons better on it
chiahead52 said:
I am liking go launcher ex right now..not sure why but I like the customizable icons better on it
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+1 go launcher is the best imo.
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NoLED: A great app seeing as this phone doesn't have an LED indicator
Visidon Applock: Neat app that allows you to select and lock individual apps so when someone attempts to open a locked one it uses the front-facing camera to detect if it's your face or not, if it isn't your face it will ask for the secondary password just in case, neat app :]
those are really the only 2 cool specific apps i could think of
I heard NoLED chewed through battery? Any truth?
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I heard NoLED chewed through battery? Any truth?
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Isn't the Super Amoled+ screen low power? I thought that's why the app was good for it
Just something I read from some reviews scattered across the market/forums, but those weren't necessarily on the Charge. I may have to DL it and give it a try to see. If it doesn't eat battery, it'd be pretty awesome.
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Just something I read from some reviews scattered across the market/forums, but those weren't necessarily on the Charge. I may have to DL it and give it a try to see. If it doesn't eat battery, it'd be pretty awesome.
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I'd give you a yes or no on the battery life but I've had it since the day I got my Charge so I couldn't tell ya
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I'd give you a yes or no on the battery life but I've had it since the day I got my Charge so I couldn't tell ya
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I'm liking NoLED, but I've got some issues.
1. If I run through NoLED Settings > Advance and select "Disable Backlight." It'll disable the LED backlighting for my menu keys when displaying notifications (which I want) BUT once I unlock the phone to check the notifications, the backlighting doesn't turn on. This is a ***** if I'm in a dark room (and I'm frequently checking my phone from bed, since I'm a raving insomniac).
2. I can't figure out how to get NoLED to just wake up after I hit the Power button. That's what I want, I want the app to mimic the stock state, where I push Power and my (notifications are dismissed) and my screen pops on. I don't want the menu buttons to wake my phone. The way I have it set now, the menu buttons don't wake my phone UNLESS NoLED is displaying notifications.
Any tips? Just got my Charge on Wednesday night.
Anybody know a good flashlight app that will turn on the flash LED on the back of the charge?, I bet its really powerful.
DigitalOp said:
Anybody know a good flashlight app that will turn on the flash LED on the back of the charge?, I bet its really powerful.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.devuni.flashlight&feature=apps_topselling_free
blarrick said:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.devuni.flashlight&feature=apps_topselling_free
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This ^. Works perfectly.
Home Launchers: I've used LauncherPro, ADW, OpenHome, Win7mobile, Go Launcher EX and more. I used to love ADW, then switched to LauncherPro before finally realizing that Go Launcher EX was a complete ripoff of LauncherPro but also included awesome features from ADW. More importantly, Go Launcher EX is FREE!. I've been using Go Launcher on my phones and Nook Color for months, love it. Plus, the Go Launcher widgets are pretty sweet if you're into having tons of widgets.
Games - Game Dev Story, Hot Springs Story, Grand Prix Story, Zombie Defense HD, Battleheart, Worms, The Settlers HD, Super K.O. Boxing 2, Age of Zombies..
Apps - Aptoide, Dropbox
Tools - Absolute System Tools, Astro, No Frills CPU, NoLED (must have for Charge owners), Quick Boot, Startup Auditor, Titanium Backup, Chainfire 3D, Voltage Control
I use Widgetsoid for custom power control widgets. It's free.
What is your absolute favorite application/game? The one you just cannot live without. I am excepting to see a lot of mainstream apps being called out, so to go along with that question, what is your favorite non mainstream app/game?
My fave mainstream app would have to be Facebook (lots of friends from england)
My fave non mainstream app would have to be SwingGame
I am hoping that we will all be able to find some apps that we have never heard of before through this thread.
Netflix and before that came I would say YouTube app impressed me.
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Reddita. I don't think I've ever wasted more time in my life than the period of AR (after reddita).
gReader. Looks, feels and works great
Pulse. Never have I wasted so much time during work cause of this app. Best RSS reader!
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Pulse. Never have I wasted so much time during work cause of this app. Best RSS reader!
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I agree. Pulse is really quite amazing. The UI is beautiful
Pulse. Great app.
I would have to agree with Pulse as well. Was recently introduced to this app and absolutely love it.
+ on pulse. Save sooo much time with it.
Multipicture live wallpaper.
1- because I was going out of my mind when honeycomb cropped my pics
2- runs great with adw ex
Feedly :
Love it the away it allows me the add the feeds, read the same feeds on my phone and on the tablet , and also on my desktop (Firefox addon).
Beautiful interface on both android and desktop. Another nice feature is the suggestions of other feeds that I would like. Stopped using pulse once I found Feedly
The browser is my fav. Its the one app I couldn't live without.
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I'm greedy, I have two ~ Evernote & Dropbox
Both serve me exceptionally well on all my devices; allowing data to be shared simple and easy.
Evernote: Totally useful - not a timewaster - your information available transparently on every device you own, simply awesome.
It used to be Pulse, until I found News360.
Honestly though, the browser gets 99% of the usage on my tablet. I use the default browser cause I;m a chrome user on PC and having synced bookmarks is a necessity. Opera Mobile would be great if I could add more than 9 speed dial buttons
If I may ask my own question about "Your absolute favorite app"
What is your favorite sports app?
I'm trying to find a good one for tablet. All the amazing sports apps, Score Mobile, Fox etc suck for the tablet... they wont even go into landscape mode!
For those who use Pulse, try out Taptu, its very similar but somehow cleaner and faster in my opinion. (news 360 is awesome though.)
But my favorite app is... either Dropbox or Youtube
I love Pulse.
Can't help but think that if you could hide the window which slides out from the left when you click a story by sliding it back, instead of hitting the back button it would be so much better.
Going to d/l Taptu & check it out as well. Cheers for the suggestion
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Pulse. Never have I wasted so much time during work cause of this app. Best RSS reader!
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Have you tried d9 reader? XDA creation, very good.
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For all of the folks that like Pulse - Check out News Republic - it's a really nice (and free) news app (I like it better than Pulse)!
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Besides the browser and Facebook (Friendcaster for tablets) the app I keep coming back and spending lots of time in is Age of Zombies. The Survival mode is addicting. It's the only game I've found on the Android Market that I keep coming back to play. Everything else I get bored of after 5-10 minutes.
Still can't replace console gaming though.
Have to agree with Pulse. Its just so clean and epic...and epic.
Not my app, just found in a Reddit post--tried it, it's amazing. Basically, whatever you're using right now is probably inferior. I used Boat Browser, then Chrome extensively. Dabbled in Dolphin, Firefox, Maxthon, and a few others. Habit Browser beats them all handily. Amazingly, it's free!!!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.ddo.pigsty.HabitBrowser
Best mostly unique features of HB (Habit Browser):
Set URL re-directs: don't you hate when XDA forum links from a Google search don't open Tapatalk? HB allows you to add new URL re-directs to apps (as many as you want)
Customize EVERY toolbar: customize the address bar, tab toolbar, and browsing toolbar (back, forward, refresh, home) to 1) go away 2) place exactly where you want them (top, bottom, this toolbar on top of that, etc.), 3) change the buttons (with swiping and long-press functionality), 4) themes, and lots more
Set a real home-page, meaning it will open when you open a new tab.
Pie control.
Gestures for flicking that DO NOT require another "interface" (like Dolphin's odd implementation).
A bajiillion more. Not even kidding; easily over 100 options.
The first three sold it to me instantly ("sold"...it's ACTUALLY FREE). I implore you to try it, not because I like it, but because it will change your Android browsing experience for the better.
Oops! Google Chrome could not find habit browser - play store link
Caebron said:
Oops! Google Chrome could not find habit browser - play store link
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Oh, ugh. Not sure why that happened. Updated. Thanks for the tip,
I have to say this is a really feature rich browser and highly customizable.Besides the ui which is not so polished I am really impressed.
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Wow, great browser, thanks!
I'll definitely give it a try. Thanks!
Thanks for the link. Gonna give it a try.
i will also try it
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I'm trying too, thanks!
How are you guys liking it?!
Awsome..its lightning fast..thnx
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I have to say this is a really feature rich browser and highly customizable.Besides the ui which is not so polished I am really impressed.
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Im going to have to try it!
i will also try it
Been giving it a try.
First impressions nice and fast, highly customizable and like others have stated the UI could do with a bit of work but overall I'm impressed.
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i will try it
as title thanks
Thanks, will most definitely look into it!
ill try it
try it after 5 minutes that's pretty and fast i think
THAT'S the browser I was looking for years!
opera is the best
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Have you spot that new Opera version is a little bit laggy with that new interface?
Anyway.... is there any way of fixing the adress bar not to hide when scrolling?
It is making me mad when it is hiding and showin and hiding, and showing... grrrrrrr
And i think the quality of rendered sites is worse compearing to previous version.
kayteck1 said:
Have you spot that new Opera version is a little bit laggy with that new interface?
Anyway.... is there any way of fixing the adress bar not to hide when scrolling?
It is making me mad when it is hiding and showin and hiding, and showing... grrrrrrr
And i think the quality of rendered sites is worse compearing to previous version.
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I couldn't agree more. I hate it. they've just followed in chromes footsteps.
if I wanted chrome' I'd install chrome
There is modded multiwindow version of old one in one of the threads to be downloaded.
Already overwritten new one... it sucks... the only good solution in it is option of moving the toolbar to the bottom, but they didn't have to rewrite the code from scratch to implement it :laugh:
Huge minus for opera....
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I guess I'm alone, then- as I find myself selecting it for browsing more and more.
I love the old version but I find the new one utter rubbish. All the features that I used are gone just for the sake of a change of look, I can't believe they actually thought it was acceptable to release this trash rather than keep it in beta until it was feature equivalent. Luckily I had a Titanium backup.
Features such as?
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Features such as?
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The most important is text wraping. No I had to switch to Dolphin. Also it is very strange that they remover opera bookmarks! It is red-colored chrome adaptation.Very miserable update.
Download the opera classic in the app store
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