What browsers are you guys using? and why? I seem to be fond of Dolphin Mini, it is quick. I tried Firefox, and I get quite a bit of "checkerboarding" when pinching to zoom.
I use opera mini usually and opera mobile when on wifi
I use skyfire. its fast and simple
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I use opera mini usually and opera mobile when on wifi
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I had problems when I used the Opera browsers. They always crashed, or just didn't load. Do you ever have this problem? It has done it on multiple ROMS.
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I had problems when I used the Opera browsers. They always crashed, or just didn't load. Do you ever have this problem? It has done it on multiple ROMS.
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Never had a problem with Opera Mobile. It's fast and has cool features, but I usually stick with stock (except on CM7, for some reason stock browser sucks on CM7).
I've used Dolphin HD and now on xScope...
I also use Opera Mobile and have had 0 issues with it. No crashes, very fast. Like the way you can choose a download location when downloading files aswell.
I use Dolphin HD and Miren Browser. Both work well for me.
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I also use Opera Mobile and have had 0 issues with it. No crashes, very fast. Like the way you can choose a download location when downloading files aswell.
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Problem with opera a lot of websites think your mobile even with mobile view off
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Miren Browser. Surprised at how little mentioned this browser is.
I have Firefox installed, but waiting for it to mature a little more before before it gets put to more regular use.
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+1 for Miren
Awesome browser.
Miren! Love it. I use opera mini for less intensive sites, because it blazes.
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Opera mobile.
I used to like dolphin hd but it had performance issues with cm7.
Miren for browsing etc. Skyfire for video stewaming
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Miren does great for streaming videos on my Streak. It does a fine job on my Inspire as well.
Actually, the only reason I switch between Dolphin HD and Miren is because I can't decide which one I like better. Its like Ginger or Mary Ann?
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...Its like Ginger or Mary Ann?
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Lol. That one took me a sec, but...
Mary Ann would be my preference... The bombshell type doesn't do much for me...
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Dolphin HD
I use the stock browser mostly but I'll have to check out this Miren browser.
Oh and I use Firefox occasionally - I'm actually somewhat fond of Firefox for mobile - and it scores 97/100 on the Acid3 test while the stock browser gets a 93. Doesn't really affect much but it does show that the rendering engine is more standards compliant in Firefox.
EDIT: Okay I think I'm sticking with Miren. Even though its an overlay for the stock browser, its features are awesome - hell I have 13 tabs open right no and its not lagging at all and the swipe to go back/forward is genius.
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I use the stock browser mostly but I'll have to check out this Miren browser.
Oh and I use Firefox occasionally - I'm actually somewhat fond of Firefox for mobile - and it scores 97/100 on the Acid3 test while the stock browser gets a 93. Doesn't really affect much but it does show that the rendering engine is more standards compliant in Firefox.
EDIT: Okay I think I'm sticking with Miren. Even though its an overlay for the stock browser, its features are awesome - hell I have 13 tabs open right no and its not lagging at all and the swipe to go back/forward is genius.
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Yup, Miren kinda terminated my browser browsing.
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Opera Mobile has had some massive improvements as well though. I actually played an HTML5 game on Opera Mobile - it sucks that you can't zoom out though. Also, for what its worth, Opera Mobile gets 100/100 on Acid3 and it gets a deviation of +/- 1.6% on Sunspider, which is in reference to stock Webkit. That's pretty amazing performance.
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Been using dolphin since 1.6, but want a change. Suggestions?
You could try xScope, fastest browser in most reviews
I use Skyfire.
Great features and the speed is also very good
Have been using Skyfire since I got my X10, very fast and nice browser.
And the flash tab is very usefull in some cases.
However since yesterday I have started working with the Xscope 6 browser.
And I love the zoom function by just swiping. Have not seen this function in other browsers. Some of the functions I don't love so much, but still a fast and basic browser.
If you visit alot of flash websites (why would you ? ;-) ) I would recommend Skyfire.
Otherwise try the Xscope.
Both are very nice.
my favourite browser is Dolphin HD
fast and very comfortable to use
Try Opera Mobile 10.1 beta (Android 1.6+)
http://www.opera.com/download/get.pl?sub=++++&id=33290&location=270¬hanks=yes
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my favourite browser is Dolphin HD
fast and very comfortable to use
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Maybe its just me but how do you control the zoom in dolphin hd?
In the old one it had + - buttons that showed up when my touched the screen but now it just seems to be double tap to zoom in with no option to control just how much or little it zooms.
Annoying on my chess site where the board is either far away or too close to see the whole thing....
In the Dolphin Browser you can activate it in Settings. It was already checked when i had Dolphin but maybe its unchecked in yours. Dont know how it was called but it easy to find. I like the Firefox Browser but the Browser still need alot of work becouse no HTML5,no Zoom in and out Buttons and eats to much Internal Memory and RAM but i like the Style and how to switch Tabs and all.
try miren browser (miui browser)
i've tried the default android browser, skyfire, dolphin HD, opera, etc, and none of these come CLOSE to the speed of the miren browser. no lag, lots of settings, etc.
you can get the english version on the main xda apps forums. they're crazy over it.
the also seem to like the UC browser. i haven't tried it yet but people say it is good.
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try miren browser (miui browser)
i've tried the default android browser, skyfire, dolphin HD, opera, etc, and none of these come CLOSE to the speed of the miren browser. no lag, lots of settings, etc.
you can get the english version on the main xda apps forums. they're crazy over it.
the also seem to like the UC browser. i haven't tried it yet but people say it is good.
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MIUI is good.
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try miren browser (miui browser)
i've tried the default android browser, skyfire, dolphin HD, opera, etc, and none of these come CLOSE to the speed of the miren browser. no lag, lots of settings, etc.
you can get the english version on the main xda apps forums. they're crazy over it.
the also seem to like the UC browser. i haven't tried it yet but people say it is good.
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Thanks for the UC browser tip....installed it and its speedy fast...wow...loving it..and the UI is nice.
Definitely the best browser I have used so far.
I´ve installed and tried about six other browsers by now but none of them stopped me using Opera (mini or mobile) yet. Must say I used Opera as my phone-browser since 2006, so that probably makes it harder to get used to those fancy new browsers. Well I do like to try them, but it would take so much time to actually test and compare. If I had to choose right now, I would pick DolphinHD, for looks and feel (next to Opera .
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I´ve installed and tried about six other browsers by now but none of them stopped me using Opera (mini or mobile) yet. Must say I used Opera as my phone-browser since 2006, so that probably makes it harder to get used to those fancy new browsers. Well I do like to try them, but it would take so much time to actually test and compare. If I had to choose right now, I would pick DolphinHD, for looks and feel (next to Opera .
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Opera is best!!
I think everybdy agree.its jst they need sm chng
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Miren Browser, now supporting multiple languages...quick and well designed...
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Opera is good though
Xscope is fast browser but hard to use .
but how to zoom using Opera?
I use opera mini
how do i install the miui browser?
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how do i install the miui browser?
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It is now called Miren browser and the apk is in the android section games/apps...
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Miren Browser is the best ive tried too, just a question not a big problem but, do you pollpixx have any problems with miren when you click a youtube link in the browser and it doesnt work? on mine it just shows a "Page Cannot Be Displayed" screen...
Didnt noticed that yet, only thing I noticed that all external links are blank and you manually have to refresh, but they working on that as we speak...just watched a youtube movie from a twitter message directly and it went okay...
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I use Opera, but it is a massive battery drain and also taxing on my phone's memory.
I love the Opera bookmark system, and it's URL and tabbed browsing features. I am also very used to it from Windows Mobile. Should I wait for an update that may not happen, or look at other options? What options are there?
I primarily use Dolphin HD as my browser. Definitely check it out if not Miren Browser is supposedly good too.
Dolphin Mini
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miren browser, hands down
Dolphin Mini for the win.
Dolphin HD. I have FireFox which is nice to sync with my desktop version, but it just isn't as smooth as Dolphin HD on the phone.
Xscope...but really it comes down to what you do with the browser and your personal taste. Skyfire is another good one that I use as well.
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Xscope or Miren for me.
Dolphin mini rocks as far as I'm concerned. Been using since first beta and just keeps getting better.
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My favorite so far is Dolphin Mini.
Are there benefits to using Dolphin HD vs Dolphin Mini?
I've just been using the stock browser and have never really been completely satisfied
I used to use Miren exclusively until the newest update made everything appear in chinese. So now I use Dolphin Mini, and while it is nice, I still miss Miren.
for me on stock firmware, the stock browser is the fastest, but my favorite is dolphin hd
Does anyone like Opera Mobile?
I keep hearing good things about Dolphin Mini but haven't used it personally (yet). I have used Skyfire and its worked well for me. Maybe that's why I haven't got around to trying Dolphin yet.
Currently using Dolphin Mini and it is great!
I have been using x scope 6 and it is pretty awesome
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Does anyone like Opera Mobile?
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Yes, I like Opera Mobile beta quite a lot. Interaction is smooth, and it tends to render non-mobile sites very nicely. I love Opera Turbo when I'm on a slow connection or limited on data. When they iron out the issues (there are still a decent number), get Flash support, and include a few more options, Opera Mobile could be the best browser on Android.
Edit: Oh, the MAIN issue with Opera Mobile is that it doesn't save its state when the operating system closes the program. It also uses a ton of memory. This means if you switch away from the browser, there is a very good chance that it has closed along with all the pages you had open, and anything you might have been doing online. Major issue that will be fixed before release.
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to use it lately because of a weird font conflict on my phone between Opera and Beautiful Widgets.
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Stock browser works fine for me. Never had a motivation to change it.
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I use the AOSP browser, compiled from source. It's faster than any other browser here, by FAR
This browser is definitely better than default browser. Fast, flash support, and it gets 100% on acid3 ( http://acid3.acidtests.org ) test.
Finally, I found a right browser for Galaxy Tab.
I have to agree for the most part. Its definitely much faster and smoother than anything else I've tried. I would classify it as the best if they would implement an exit button and different fonts.
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And 4000 on sunspider. Although i have gone back to dolphin. Opera has no reflow and youtube looks really bad
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And 4000 on sunspider. Although i have gone back to dolphin. Opera has no reflow and youtube looks really bad
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No problems with reflow for me!
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Dave
And youtube
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Works like a charm for me to with almost everything. Youtube work perfect for me.
Have just encounter one wiki page that became realy screwed up. But i justed used the stock browser to read on it.
It crashes every time I try to play a streaming Flash game from mlb.com which is a real shame considering it looks very nice in every other aspect and it very responsive.
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It crashes every time I try to play a streaming Flash game from mlb.com which is a real shame considering it looks very nice in every other aspect and it very responsive.
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I was able to play vids from MLB.com with the only problem being that the quality was a little jerky.
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For people using Dolphin HD, how does it compare to Opera? I've just gotten used to Dolphin and I would prefer not to have to learn the interface of a new browser...
Tried Miren and Skyfire and didn't like them, but may want to give Opera a try.
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For people using Dolphin HD, how does it compare to Opera? I've just gotten used to Dolphin and I would prefer not to have to learn the interface of a new browser...
Tried Miren and Skyfire and didn't like them, but may want to give Opera a try.
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Dolphin HD was my primary browser, but now Opera Mobile is. The changes are significant but very welcome and easy to get used to. In fact it enhances the experience in my opinion, but there are issues. For one, it needs an exit button and there are some strange font issues when playing flash video. It also needs a way to import and export bookmarks. Even after those shortcomings, browsing is quite fast and very enjoyable. But this is just my opinion. It costs you nothing to try this out so give it a shot. You might like what you see.....or not.
I would highly recommend Firefox mobile (Version 4)
It supports all of the above and has multiple-language support (such as Arabic/Hebrew and other non-latin RTL characters) and one of my favourite features is that it keeps all of your settings, your bookmarks and even your open tabs synced with your desktop or anywhere else you're running Firefox v4
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I would highly recommend Firefox mobile (Version 4)
It supports all of the above and has multiple-language support (such as Arabic/Hebrew and other non-latin RTL characters) and one of my favourite features is that it keeps all of your settings, your bookmarks and even your open tabs synced with your desktop or anywhere else you're running Firefox v4
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I'm gonna check it out. Hopefully it is as fast and smooth as opera.
I think it's the same if not smoother than Opera
Let us know what you find
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I think it's the same if not smoother than Opera
Let us know what you find
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It doesn't support flash yet so that's a deal breaker for me. I'll revisit it when flash works. Hopefully it will become as good as the desktop version.
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I tried Firefox 4 as well, because I like it.. In principle. The result after synchronizing everything was that it took more than 1.6GB (reported by the OS in My Apps). I then unchecked history sync, and it came back to a few megabytes over (aka around 86MB), but it then stopped bringing my bookmarks over from the desktop. It's also rather slow in operation (compared to it, Opera is blazing fast).
That said, I'm looking forward to the next release, so far it has been going in the right direction. JavaScript performance in Firefox is stellar, the real speed problem is with page rendering, but it has been getting better. It's still a decent browser though, and it compares well to the stock one (juuuuuuust a bit slower, but with add-ons and lots of goodies)
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Dolphin HD was my primary browser, but now Opera Mobile is. The changes are significant but very welcome and easy to get used to. In fact it enhances the experience in my opinion, but there are issues. For one, it needs an exit button and there are some strange font issues when playing flash video. It also needs a way to import and export bookmarks. Even after those shortcomings, browsing is quite fast and very enjoyable. But this is just my opinion. It costs you nothing to try this out so give it a shot. You might like what you see.....or not.
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same here! dolphin HD was my defaullt browser, but now it's been replaced by Opera 11 + Opera Mini (for 2G)
I have deleted Dolphin HD - its toooo slow!
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one of my favourite features is that it keeps all of your settings, your bookmarks and even your open tabs synced with your desktop or anywhere else you're running Firefox v4
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Opera called that Opera link. Syncs bookmarks, notes, quick dial. Open tabs... nope, but that would've been a deal breaker for me since on the desktop version I usually need at least 500 mb just to open Opera lol. It's a feature that's been there for quite a long time now.
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Was using Dolphin HD too, but I just tried Opera Mobile 11 and I kinda love it. And it's free!
I am still sticking with skyfire. Fast, supports flash. Opera performs poorly on symbian mobile.
I've found Opera to run silky smooth on my tab, except for youtube. They look absolutely terrible, stuck in ultra low res mode or something. Only flaw with the browser.
Annoying as hell regardless.
I'm new to Andriod and now have a Desire S.
I'd like to get peoples feel on what is the best browser on this phone and why.
The stock browser, Opera or opera mini?
I've always used Opera on WM before.
You can try either Skyfire or Dolphin HD. These can be downloaded from the Market.
On Desire S its the stock browser.
So fast and light.
opera mini work fine with https sites
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You can try either Skyfire or Dolphin HD. These can be downloaded from the Market.
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Dolphin is a piece of spyware. Google it.
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Stock browser is good. But if you are watching your bandwidth try Opera Mobile or Mini.
Edit : oh man, this is an old thread.
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Depends on network speed and coverage. Good speed - use the stock browser. Fast and light. Bad speeds - use Opera Mini. With its data compression named Opera Turbo even on 2G sites load very fast. But there is no flash and its not based on webkit so esp. mobile sites look different (e.g. Facebook) than with stock and other webkit based browsers.
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opera mobile...but dolphin HD is good too!!
Stock browser...its perfect..if u use mini the pages are soo malnourished.....
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Huh, I'd never actually used the stock browser before, I've had Dolphin since I got my phone. After reading this thread I tried it out, and it's so much better!
I use opera only for open a https sites the original browser can't open it (exchange for example)
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Opera aint too bad really. Its fairly fast.
Firefox has some nice features, but its dog slow.
I do tend to just end up using the stock browser.
Opera here, I find it much faster than dolphin
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I'm new to Andriod and now have a Desire S.
I'd like to get peoples feel on what is the best browser on this phone and why.
The stock browser, Opera or opera mini?
I've always used Opera on WM before.
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In my opinion the best browser is Opera Mobile. In case you do not have any FUP limits and internet is fast.
If you have FUP limitations or/and slow internet connections, better is Opera Mini.
I personally like maxthon browser for usability ,ninesky browser for general use because its webkit based so its pretty reliable, and xscope for shere speed
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maxthon browser is the fastest i've tried so far
and you have a lot of options
This is all going to be about personal choice, however, i've tried,
Dolphin HD
Opera
Firefox
Maxthon
and a few no names
However, the best, once you get used to it is the stock for me. Easy less polluted with skins and themes. You just need a browser to act as a Webview not to take up valuable screen space, and for me the stock one does the job well.
my two cents
Opera Mobile for me - I find the option to change user agent between desktop and mobile very useful...
Miren browser is the only browser for me.
I tried switching to other browsers because it's development has stopped, but none could match it for me.
It's fast, customizable and highly functional.
Prior to ICS I was always using Opera Mobile. It's a very fast and comfortable browser. I also tried out Dolphin HD which is in fact a good browser but I stayed with Opera
Now on ICS I prefer Android's stock browser as it's fast and quite stable. After mdj fixed the egl bug (in his early ICS versions) Opera simply became unnecessary.
Has anyone tried this browser and how does it compare to chrome and Asus
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Has anyone tried this browser and how does it compare to chrome and Asus
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Opera doesn't have a browser which takes advantage of honeycomb. The tab system at the top of the 'chrome' browser is too useful.
I think the only use would be for opera turbo if you have the 3G version of the transformer. Or until Opera releases a new version which makes use of the larger space available for a better tablet ui.
Don't try dolphin hd it keeps crashing when you go to the favorites bar, they sent me a more 'tablet friendly' apk but that's not very clever either.
Thanks boys.....looks like I will stick with the default browsers or firefox 4 when I get my xformer
have a unit coming in later today, gonna test firefox 4 as well as miren, which is currently my browser of choice on my evo, will get back with results
I have had my xformer for about a week now and have been using dolphin hd most of the time. I find the stock browser to be too laggy etc.. I also find the opera mobile browser pretty good. But for now it's dolphin I use most of the time....love the gestures....
firefox works flawlessly for me so far.
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I have had my xformer for about a week now and have been using dolphin hd most of the time. I find the stock browser to be too laggy etc.. I also find the opera mobile browser pretty good. But for now it's dolphin I use most of the time....love the gestures....
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Just got my TF and I am using dolphin hd and I too love the gestures. Thanks
I had some issues with the stock browser (buggy a bit, nothing too bad). I use Opera on my Nexus One so I started using it on Transformer. It works great, although I do wish they had the tabs organized just like in stock browser.
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have a unit coming in later today, gonna test firefox 4 as well as miren, which is currently my browser of choice on my evo, will get back with results
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How did you go with Miren? It's my browser on my mobile handset, so I would like to also use it on my soon-to-arrive TF....
Dolphin HD is excellent use it all the time and no crashes,only issue is downlaod torrents it messes up some files so I use for fox if I need to download a file.dolphin HD for BC is due out very soon
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Where did you get the Chrome browser from?
rogmar said:
Where did you get the Chrome browser from?
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Comes installed with every Android phone.
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Dolphin HD is excellent use it all the time and no crashes,
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What's it like editing bookmarks? as that's when it used to crash/FC everytime
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What's it like editing bookmarks? as that's when it used to crash/FC everytime
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i have no issues editting bookmarks, but all of a sudden ive started getting grey blocks while scrolling up until yesterday it scrolled error free with the page loaded well before i scrolled , now im starting to get a bit of grey blocks for a split second while it loads. ill keep an eye on it
I find the default browser to be too buggy and slow. Tried Opera and Firefox. For me, Opera seems to be the best, and it supports flash too. Only annoying aspect with it is, YouTube links in Opera automatically don't open in the app. Haven't tried Dolphin though.
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How did you go with Miren? It's my browser on my mobile handset, so I would like to also use it on my soon-to-arrive TF....
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I dunno if theres something wrong with my unit or if miren just doesnt work well with honeycomb, but it was pretty laggy. So far i'm using the stock browser for sites with flash and firefox4 for the rest.
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I find the default browser to be too buggy and slow. Tried Opera and Firefox. For me, Opera seems to be the best, and it supports flash too. Only annoying aspect with it is, YouTube links in Opera automatically don't open in the app. Haven't tried Dolphin though.
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I like Opera too, but it seems to want to open the mobile version of sites even though I have the mobile option set to 'off.'
Firefox here.
I use Firefox (Fennec 5.0 nightly, actually) for everyday browsing because of it's excellent sync features and the fact that it has adblock on it I also like the fact that it saves sessions, so no matter what, you never lose open tabs. For flash, I use the stock browser, but it's crashed several times to the point that I've needed to restart my device. Not cool.
I wish opera mobile's flash worked, but it doesn't ,and Dolphin HD just crashes way too often to be of use to me.
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