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BEST Web Browser?

Best web browser to replace the crappy one that comes with the SGS4G?
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I use dolphin hd.
Tried skyfire, but once I removed the stock browser I couldn't use bookmarks any more.
Also, i love the gesture feature on dolphin.
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I personally like opera mobile web browser, and with newest flash it has flash support. Pretty snappy too

I have tested the speed load on pages on every browser for Android and found Skyfire to be the fastest so that's what i am rocking for the moment
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I hate to be the 4th different browser lol.... but Miren is my choice browser.. its faster and simpler to use than all the rest
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I like Opera. For me it is the most like a "real" web browser and beats the stock web browser on the phone by a mile!

So far, none "wow" me:
Stock browser -- can't exit, four-window limit, can't easily clear "private data"
Dolphin -- cookies don't keep when screen locks, have to re-authenticate
Miren -- runs a background process for no good reason, haven't played with it much
Firefox -- seems very slow, even though AdBlock Plus is sorely missed in the others

jeffsf said:
So far, none "wow" me:
Stock browser -- can't exit, four-window limit, can't easily clear "private data"
Dolphin -- cookies don't keep when screen locks, have to re-authenticate
Miren -- runs a background process for no good reason, haven't played with it much
Firefox -- seems very slow, even though AdBlock Plus is sorely missed in the others
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Agreed.
I'm running Dolphin though, cause it honestly has a balanced featureset and I'm happy with the speeds.

Mini opera. fast and menu are easy to navigate.
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Personally I use Opera mobile it's just very snappy starts fast and it seems to have an adblocker built in which is very nice. The UI in my opinion is better than any other browser on the android marketplace.
I have tried all the browsers except Skyfire so I have no opinion on that.
Mirren-I didn't like it just wasn't as snappy seemed to be slower than opera.
Firefox-Is just embarrassing I love the desktop version but they have a long way to go for the mobile version. It starts slow like 15 seconds to finish starting, no flash support you have to download a plugin, and overall is very slow.
Dolphin- I love this browser and it would be my second choice for you to try out. I would go with Dolphin mini since it's smaller. I didn't really notice any difference between Dolphin HD and Dolphin mini besides Dolphin HD supporting add ons.
and does anyone know the difference between Opera mobile and Opera mini browser?

Thanks everyone for your input.
.. +1 to all of you... I'm going to go with Opera just because I've use it on my HTC Touch Pro 2... and the stuck one would be better if it would let you delete the pre installed bookmarks...
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Just download skyfire and delete the bookmarks from there. It will be gone from the stock browser when u do that.
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shutem down said:
Just download skyfire and delete the bookmarks from there. It will be gone from the stock browser when u do that.
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Thanks man! +1
That's worked just like you said...
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Dolphin HD
Opera
Xscope 6
UC Web usually good but haven't tried it on gs4g yet
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I really like miren web browser.
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I live by dolphin HD. It seems fast enough and I use some add ons and love the bookmark bar. I love the tab browsing better than I've seen in others.
Opera is huge app size and noticeably slow in my opinion.
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Ladylover31 said:
I live by dolphin HD. It seems fast enough and I use some add ons and love the bookmark bar. I love the tab browsing better than I've seen in others.
Opera is huge app size and noticeably slow in my opinion.
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+1 for dolphin HD. i love the gesture function.

Miren Browser definitely runs the show now in my opinion.
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Miren browser is deffently the best full featurednl and fastest browser so far
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I use Dolphin as well... dig the add-ons and the gestures.

[Q] android browser of choice

Looking for a new browser to use. What's your browser of choice? Opera, Firefox, Skyfire, Dolphin Lite/HD?
ThADVANCEks

Have been using skyfire for quite sometime and absolutely love it.
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I haven't used Skyfire yet, I don't know too much about it.
For Dolphin browser, I've used it on some friends phones, and it was better than the stock one, but I prefer Firefox. I'm sticking with it.

I like miren. This isnt a tegra but it uses the 1ghz my evo has to offer better then others
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I really enjoy Opera, very nice UI and very smooth
It also has all the functionality I need.

Kivamaki said:
I haven't used Skyfire yet, I don't know too much about it.
For Dolphin browser, I've used it on some friends phones, and it was better than the stock one, but I prefer Firefox. I'm sticking with it.
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I will try Firefox, Thanks bud

Among stock, Opera, and Dolphin HD, Opera is the best, especially text reflow speed. Haven't tried Firefox and Skyfire yet.

I love Opera Mobile for it's speed and features, but stock is also good.
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I tried all of them on the g2x and miren wind hands down. It's super smooth and full featured.
I still keep a copy of Opera on my phone as well. I liked opera, but I kept getting a weird lockup on some https sites.

diablos991 said:
I tried all of them on the g2x and miren wind hands down. It's super smooth and full featured.
I still keep a copy of Opera on my phone as well. I liked opera, but I kept getting a weird lockup on some https sites.
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Seconded. Loving Miren right now.

What browser do you use on your charge?

I have been using xScope Pro w/pure black theme for the longest time now, I was tired at the time of dolphin's rendering issues. xScope still works well for me, its a super lightweight browser that renders very fast. Some of the UI just seems kinda dated, like all the pages(bookmarks, downloads, settings, etc) are like basic html text pages.
But now there seems to be alot of other browsers out there that may be a bit more clean and still be pretty quick. Over the last few days I've played with a bunch of browsers; stock browser, xScope, opera mini, opera mobile, skyfire, dolphin hd, dolphin mini, boat browser, and boat browser mini... so many choices.
I like dolphin mini, boat and boat mini the most as far as ui/features/speed. They all have a similar ram footprint, mini versions little less ram usage. But I noticed both dolphin hd & dolphin mini browsers tend to use more cpu when I was playing with them. Even well after the page was loaded and the browser was in the background I would see 2-4% usage pretty frequently. Enough to make it a strong negative against. Still haven't picked one for sure, but boat browser is looking better and better.
Kinda curious what everyone else uses.

I'm kind on the same boat as you're, but at the end I'm back to xScope. It's the fastest and very low over head. My main goal is speed, not bells and whistles. I used this browser to open facebook and it's the fastest. Facebook app is nice but it run as a service and used up a lot of battery while idling and cpu also. I would save about 2hrs battery life after uninstall facebook.

Dolphin or Opera when on my Charge, stock one on GNex
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xprog said:
I have been using xScope Pro w/pure black theme for the longest time now, I was tired at the time of dolphin's rendering issues. xScope still works well for me, its a super lightweight browser that renders very fast. Some of the UI just seems kinda dated, like all the pages(bookmarks, downloads, settings, etc) are like basic html text pages.
But now there seems to be alot of other browsers out there that may be a bit more clean and still be pretty quick. Over the last few days I've played with a bunch of browsers; stock browser, xScope, opera mini, opera mobile, skyfire, dolphin hd, dolphin mini, boat browser, and boat browser mini... so many choices.
I like dolphin mini, boat and boat mini the most as far as ui/features/speed. They all have a similar ram footprint, mini versions little less ram usage. But I noticed both dolphin hd & dolphin mini browsers tend to use more cpu when I was playing with them. Even well after the page was loaded and the browser was in the background I would see 2-4% usage pretty frequently. Enough to make it a strong negative against. Still haven't picked one for sure, but boat browser is looking better and better.
Kinda curious what everyone else uses.
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I was also using xScope pro with the pure black theme for a while, but like you I eventually got tired of it. I am now using Maxthon with the black theme and so far I like it. It is feature-rich, with great performance, and the UI is an improvement over xScope. You should give Maxthon a try and see what you think.
PS the pure black theme for xscope is better looking than the black theme for maxthon however
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anoninja118 said:
Dolphin or Opera when on my Charge, stock one on GNex
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So jealous of your GNex lol. I want that phone so bad

The speed of Maxthon is great but the pinch zoom in faceboock is not working well at all compare to xscope.

I have been using Dolphin HD for the longest time now. I tried other browsers out of curiosity but always went back to Dolphin because of it's speed. Boat Browser is my second option, it's kinda like Dolphin but IMO not as fast

opera and dolphin.

Dolphin Mini here. Dolphin without the useless features.
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UC Browser seems good so far.
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Dolphin HD
its fast, supports flash (if you want), and it has the best bookmarks manager i've ever seen on android

mtmerrick said:
Dolphin HD
its fast, supports flash (if you want), and it has the best bookmarks manager i've ever seen on android
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Dolphin HD
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I just use stock. It has the best interface of all of them, and it's smooth as silk on EP4. Dolphin annoys the crap out of me because half the time when I try to scroll, it decides to open up a menu bar instead.

shrike1978 said:
I just use stock. It has the best interface of all of them, and it's smooth as silk on EP4. Dolphin annoys the crap out of me because half the time when I try to scroll, it decides to open up a menu bar instead.
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which is why Mini is better.
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which is why Mini is better.
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Does Mini support Flash?

I use Mirin. I used Dolphin HD until their whole privacy debacle. After that, I just don't trust them. I may have to try some of the others being mentioned, though.

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Does Mini support Flash?
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Yes. Ondemand or always on. Only thing I don't like is the lack of support of GIF or MJPG.
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Doesn't anybody use skyfire anymore?
I rejected dolphin for the scroll issue mentioned above, I'll have to give mini a try. Haven't used an opera browser since the omnia days!

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Doesn't anybody use skyfire anymore?
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I was so excited for Skyfire's release. It really sucks that it was a bloated piece of junk.

Opera mobile here.

Used to use opera until I tried boat browser on my Transformer Prime. It blows away all other browsers IMO

Best internet browser?

Just wanted to poll which browser users find work best or have the most features. I've used the stock browser, cyanogens browser dolphin HD, and opera. I've found I each one of these has its pros and cons. Just wondering if I'm missing some Jem out there.
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I've always liked and use Miren Browser.
Simple and not loaded with extra features....but haven't had an update in a long time.
Did a search and it no longer shows in the market.
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Unfortunately, the stock browser is still the best out there. I absolutely do not understand how this is true, yet it is. It has blown my mind that not a single dev has released anything close to good. Chrome? Firefox? Miren has been abandoned.. WTF? Opera is okay, but still Meh..
*signed

dolphin browser has had several privacy issues...there is a thread on it in the regular Android apps forum. The most popular choice there was Boat Browser although if you are running ICS Chrome Beta seems to be the winner.

Personally, I like Dolphin Browser HD. I've used Opera, and the Stock on. But DB has the features I enjoy the most. It's Tabbed browsing is just like Chrome's.

Chrome for ICS, Dolphin for browsing wap sites, Opera for browsing web sites (i.e, flash)...

dolphin and sky fire works best for me

Chrome beta for ICS is real good, though i have only been playing with it for a couple of days, I really like the feel and look.

Chrome for ICS wins hands down! The only pity is no flash...

Not having flash isn't a pity, it's a major oversight on Googles part. Seriously... Wth.?
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mrrick said:
Not having flash isn't a pity, it's a major oversight on Googles part. Seriously... Wth.?
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It isn't an oversite. Adobe is not supporting any new mobile browsers. Flash is bloated crap anyways. I hope they go under.

K
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Pre-ICS my favorite browser was Miren Browser. Hands down. Since I've moved to ICS, it has been Chrome only because I'm a fanboy. No flash and horrible zoom rendering make it tough to use at times (I understand it's still in Beta), but it's my favorite so far. It is definitely the fastest.

Gotta say Chrome.
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I am using the Dolphin HD browser, seems to work fine for me. Then again I do not use my browser so much.

It's a shame chrome is only for ICS - Dang marketing strategies...!!!
Opera Mini is good for browsing when only edge connectivity is available.
Firefox is ok, but i dislike the way it does zoom.
Dolphin and Miren browser are good.
And that, is my pov

Chrome beta and ICS Browser + I prefer on ICS. I also like Dolphin Browser Mini. Have used that browser for awhile.

One thing I like about the stock ics is it signs in your account automatically on Google services... not present with chrome beta(it does sync with desktop chrome tho, which the original one doesn't...
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AdmnGT said:
Pre-ICS my favorite browser was Miren Browser. Hands down. Since I've moved to ICS, it has been Chrome only because I'm a fanboy. No flash and horrible zoom rendering make it tough to use at times (I understand it's still in Beta), but it's my favorite so far. It is definitely the fastest.
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The final version will surely be great once it is a squared away. Like you said: Beta

Ive tried all of these, but i prefer Maxthon.

[Q] Which browser for android?

Which browser is better dolphin hd or mobile chrome?
Running galaxy s2 with phone bricker 2.1 ICS

Dolphin HD
Well i am using Dolphin HD.... and in mu opinion its better than any Browser in Market & Dolphin Mini is also a Good Catch though it is Small in size...

Ash78663 said:
Well i am using Dolphin HD.... and in mu opinion its better than any Browser in Market & Dolphin Mini is also a Good Catch though it is Small in size...
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Dolphin HD is best
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It on you. I prefer Dolphin and Stock browser. But you can choose Chrome as i said, its your choice.

Browser
Ill advice you to use Opera, so far the best browsing experience i had on a android device. <3

I use Dolphin HD
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Dolphin mini ftw!!!!!!!
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I keep going back to Dolphin HD. Guestures, tab options andbeing able to "swipe out" bookmarks and plug-ins do it for me.

Opera should be fine, no problems with that.

Was using Miren Browser but I wanted the slide out menus like Firefox has, so switched to Dolphin HD (because FF has no Flash).

Tried them all out and so far it's Dolphin FTW!!!!

I like maxthon. Just my opinion
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Dolphin HD!!!

Ninja8705 said:
Which browser is better dolphin hd or mobile chrome?
Running galaxy s2 with phone bricker 2.1 ICS
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opera is good..no problem with that..

Dolphin for me as well. But it's a matter of taste, you need to try them out and see which one suites you.

Dolphin HD is the best by far. I tried all of them and Chrome is too featureless right now, also does not support Flash.

Dolphin HD It's fast and I just like all the customizations it offers

I'd say Chrome

If Flash isn't a need, then Chrome is pretty awesome (or Fire Fox, or Opera), but I need flash, so I use Dolphin (mini on the phone, HD on the tablet).

Puffin is actually a pretty good browser!