Best browser? - Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello there, just wondering what browser people think is best? I'm using dolphin at the mo but I'm getting annoyed with it now. Some links I have to click 10 times before it does anything and its feeling a little slow. So what do you recommend? Thanks.
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benrees21 said:
Hello there, just wondering what browser people think is best? I'm using dolphin at the mo but I'm getting annoyed with it now. Some links I have to click 10 times before it does anything and its feeling a little slow. So what do you recommend? Thanks.
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Opera Mobile fer sure (not mini version), nice tabbed browsing, clean lay out and most importantly.... is hardware accelerated so no laggy

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Opera Mobile fer sure (not mini version), nice tabbed browsing, clean lay out and most importantly.... is hardware accelerated so no laggy
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Thanks.
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Dolphin Mini

I'm just trying out opera but so far Dolphin Mini's my favorite.
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I tried Opera Mobile but I don't find it that good. Web pages are displayed weird.
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I've been using Miren for a while and prefer it over the stock browser. It has tabbed browsing and a nice home screen. I haven't tried any others though..

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My g2x browser smokes my vibrants

By a huge margin. Anyone notice how crazy fast this browser is? Blows my vibrants away..
I wouldn't say "smokes" it, but it is a little quicker. Although I've noticed a little choppiness when scrolling occasionally that my vibrant doesn't have. Definitely a better phone overall.
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smashpunks said:
By a huge margin. Anyone notice how crazy fast this browser is? Blows my vibrants away..
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I see how you are still using the 2.2 browser. How you tried the butter smooth 2.2.1 or even smoother 2.3 browser on the Vibrant?
XPLANE9 said:
I see how you are still using the 2.2 browser. How you tried the butter smooth 2.2.1 or even smoother 2.3 browser on the Vibrant?
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My Captivate definitely gets its ass kicked in browser performance by the G2x, especially if there is flash on the page.
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I see how you are still using the 2.2 browser. How you tried the butter smooth 2.2.1 or even smoother 2.3 browser on the Vibrant?
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I did and 2.3 was much smoother but my G2X is still faster with loading, scrolling and zooming. I also tried Opera on both and that is much faster on the G2X.
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allthrottle said:
I wouldn't say "smokes" it, but it is a little quicker. Although I've noticed a little choppiness when scrolling occasionally that my vibrant doesn't have. Definitely a better phone overall.
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Interesting mines opposite....
allthrottle said:
I wouldn't say "smokes" it, but it is a little quicker. Although I've noticed a little choppiness when scrolling occasionally that my vibrant doesn't have. Definitely a better phone overall.
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Interesting mines opposite scrolling wise..

Ics browser

Does anybody know if any of these ics roms have a smooth operating browser. I'm tired of looking at blurred pictures, super slow gifs, and half loaded pages, not to mention the extreme lag after maybe 5 10 minutes
why not try out opera mini instead? or another browser?
Stock browser smooth fast for me
Using brainmaster 4.0.3 rom got same performance from stock IC also
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I noticed significant browser improvement after doing a full complete reset. Then flashing a rom.
I do full wipes every time. Stock and dolphin run like poo. I'll give opera a try
Oh yeah. Im on ns4g
That's why when proper 4G ota and roms built off it it will be smoother
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Opera is very smooth ´cause of GPU rendering (like the stock ICS browser)
and yes http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1397358 best Crespo (Nexus S) Rom so far

Suggest a ROM for the wife

I'm giving my Nexus S to teh wife, and I'm wondering which ROM I should put on it? I'm using Kalimchoaz CM9 Kang, but I wonder if it's too complex for her. Don't really want her mucking around in low level settings.
Looking for a a stable, low maintenance ROM, with excellent battery life and no crashes. She mostly uses for text, phone, contacts and facebook. Very little browsing. Facebook contact sync is a plus.
I tried Brainmaster's stock ICS but it was slower than the AOSP kangs.
Any suggestions?
peter alfonso bugless beast ics found here http://download.peteralfonso.com/
sean1984 said:
peter alfonso bugless beast ics found here http://download.peteralfonso.com/
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^^^^^^
This. Peter Alfonso makes the most stable roms I've ever ran on my phone.
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Peter Alfonso; close to stock with a snappy feel and very stable.
CM9 v1.1: more advanced but very stable for daily use.
r3act said:
Peter Alfonso; close to stock with a snappy feel and very stable.
CM9 v1.1: more advanced but very stable for daily use.
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Any of them have facebook contact sync?
yup petes rom does
Gummynex rom. Best battery life yet on ics. Using matr1x v15.0 too.
Best combo out there.
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yup petes rom does
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Am I missing something? No facebook contact sync from what I see. I tried 22/1/2012 version.
I run Apex on my Glaxy Nexus and it supports the feature.
mr_raider said:
Am I missing something? No facebook contact sync from what I see. I tried 22/1/2012 version.
I run Apex on my Glaxy Nexus and it supports the feature.
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Gummynex has it.
yes go with gummy nex with matrix kernel u won't regret it.
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+1 for Peters. Got tired of a buggy ics roms and am very pleased!
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I ran Nexus-Beam for a while, it worked well and was mostly stock. No real issues to speak of, only changed because I was looking for more customization.

Post The Current Rom Your Rocking!!

Hey everyone post the current Tom you are rocking on your phone and the reason you like it. Also note advantages, disadvantages & battery life. Thanks!
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jookdakang23 said:
Hey everyone post the current Tom you are rocking on your phone and the reason you like it. Also note advantages, disadvantages & battery life. Thanks!
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Weapon g2x. Disadvantages = none , battery life = best! Just the best gingerbread rom in my opinion.
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HellFire Sandwich v1.4 (ICS) w/ Faux Kernel
runs pretty smoothly and is snappy, but the battery life could use improving and wifi calling doesn't work....other than that I like!
jab74101 said:
Weapon g2x. Disadvantages = none , battery life = best! Just the best gingerbread rom in by opinion.
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+1
Have you tried Kwes's "New Clip" version of Weapon. Super fast GPS lock and couple of other nice tweaks.
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Have you tried Kwes's "New Clip" version of Weapon. Super fast GPS lock and couple of other nice tweaks.
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i was once using that but didnt like the theme plus i kept getting hot reboots. battery life was good though. can you please post your complete setup
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Have you tried Kwes's "New Clip" version of Weapon. Super fast GPS lock and couple of other nice tweaks.
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Ya do you think you can post a thread of it I would like to check it out.
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I did a clean install of Weapon. Rebooted and let it sit for 10 minutes. Rebooted again and let it sit. Then I flash New Clip and let it sit for a bit. New Clip flashes over Weapon.Then I flashed my favorite theme. Stayed with the kernel that comes with it. I have never had great luck with alternative kernels and I really have no need for overclocking.
Kwes has an ICS like theme that looks great. Then I added ADW ex and loaded an ICS theme for it. I am very happy with the setup. Been running it this way for several months.
I have been playing around with the V6 Super Charger script but for whatever reason I seem to run out of memory faster when web surfing. I am still learning about everything it does, so I am not 100% sure that it is set up correctly for my needs.
Weapon Link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1207125
New Clip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437906
ICS Theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314526
Using latest version of Eaglesblood with faux kernel. It's stable, and battery life is awesome. I'm not into ROM swapping. When find one that works, I stick with it, and it's looking like I'll be with this one for a while. Maybe when an ICS ROM gets refined, I'll give it a go. I would like to have Chrome on the android.
Using CM 7.2 RC1 with faux ds kernel. I get about thirteen hours of medium use, light use lasts a couple of days.
It's a great stock rom without the problems of LG based ones.
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Euroskank kang with faux kernel.
Love the battery life and no sod!
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jcbofkc said:
I did a clean install of Weapon. Rebooted and let it sit for 10 minutes. Rebooted again and let it sit. Then I flash New Clip and let it sit for a bit. New Clip flashes over Weapon.Then I flashed my favorite theme. Stayed with the kernel that comes with it. I have never had great luck with alternative kernels and I really have no need for overclocking.
Kwes has an ICS like theme that looks great. Then I added ADW ex and loaded an ICS theme for it. I am very happy with the setup. Been running it this way for several months.
I have been playing around with the V6 Super Charger script but for whatever reason I seem to run out of memory faster when web surfing. I am still learning about everything it does, so I am not 100% sure that it is set up correctly for my needs.
Weapon Link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1207125
New Clip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437906
ICS Theme
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1314526
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Well, I was going to try this out, but everytime I try to make a backup in CWM, I get that there was an error backing up /data
idbl_fanatic said:
Well, I was going to try this out, but everytime I try to make a backup in CWM, I get that there was an error backing up /data
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Do you have enough memory in your sd card?
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jab74101 said:
Do you have enough memory in your sd card?
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8.5G free
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Im currently rocking...The latest and greatest... seriously Sooo many INCREDIBLE roms to choose from its hard to keep still. however... i recently gave miui (singh)another shot just for fun and am currently hooked. AMAZED at the smoothness and utter sexiness of the theme engine and GIGANTIC selection of themes. This will definetly keep my interest for some time! the ui is different and fun too. Only Con so far is the normal CM7 quirk (upside down video chat), nothing too big to keep me from rockin it for a while.
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8.5G free
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Then you should be good try unmounting and mounting the system, data etc.
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Weapon G2x 3.0 R1
Cm7 7.2 RC1
Actually looks fine. But I notice more stutter than before, perhaps the ICS animation is bogging it some down.
Still a fan of CM7/Cm9.
I can honestly say, I'm sticking to the G2X despite having a Galaxy GS2. I truely enjoy the Cyanogen ROMS and can't wait for it to come CM9 on G2X and GS2
Also that Samsung is too big. Should have waited. Not sure I'll get any device over 4 inch screen. But thats me
shane1diamond said:
Im currently rocking...The latest and greatest... seriously Sooo many INCREDIBLE roms to choose from its hard to keep still. however... i recently gave miui (singh)another shot just for fun and am currently hooked. AMAZED at the smoothness and utter sexiness of the theme engine and GIGANTIC selection of themes. This will definetly keep my interest for some time! the ui is different and fun too. Only Con so far is the normal CM7 quirk (upside down video chat), nothing too big to keep me from rockin it for a while.
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Upside down video chat is an easy fix, use root explorer to change bulid.prop manufacturer to Samsung and model to Nexus S. Works for all cm7 / miui roms
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I was running weapon + new clip for the past few days but battery life was terrible for me, too bad cause I really liked the rom it has a lot of really nice features. I'm currently on cm7.2 rc1, can't complain so far. Battery life's decent, and its quick n snappy even on stock kernel.
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I was running weapon + new clip for the past few days but battery life was terrible for me, too bad cause I really liked the rom it has a lot of really nice features. I'm currently on cm7.2 rc1, can't complain so far. Battery life's decent, and its quick n snappy even on stock kernel.
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Were you running faux kernel?
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Browser

Is it just me or does the ICS browser suck?
I installed chrome, but it has the same issue where it takes awhile for it to be responsive.
ICS+ browser is a bit better, but not leaps and bounds.
Dolphin is ok, certainly better than above. Still doesn't feel very responsive or fluid though.
Is there any decent tablet browser available?
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Opera mobile labs (I think that's what it's called)
Overskreen
boat browser
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I'm having no love with the browser. Feels like browsing on a 56k modem using some ancient linux distro. I tried all of them, with Maxthon being the fastest. Unfortunately Maxthon became unstable within a day.
The browser is turning into a dealbreaker. Maybe my expectations were too high.
please tell me that they fix this!! a quadcore and browser cant run smooth?!?
i'm using chrome and dolphin HD and it seems to be working fine. why would you all use stock browser anyways?
From what i've read, the browser is handled using the Tegra 3's "companion core."
Because it's clocked at such a slow speed, it has some lag.
I have been using Dolphin on both my TF300 and TF101. I really can't tell any difference in the time is takes to load a page on both tablets.
I have tried other browsers but keep coming back to Dolphin.
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I have been using Dolphin on both my TF300 and TF101. I really can't tell any difference in the time is takes to load a page on both tablets.
I have tried other browsers but keep coming back to Dolphin.
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i just miss not having no-script and adblock. firefox does have adblock for their mobile browser but firefox runs so slow on this tablet for me.
Totally disappointing experience. Browsing is a nightmare on my tf300t device. it's slightly better than tegra 2 devices (acer a500 and asus tf100), however still not ready for prime time.
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Totally disappointing experience. Browsing is a nightmare on my tf300t device. it's slightly better than tegra 2 devices (acer a500 and asus tf100), however still not ready for prime time.
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Why? Do you think this will improve through updates?
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jblah said:
i'm using chrome and dolphin HD and it seems to be working fine. why would you all use stock browser anyways?
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Safari stock browser is flawless! That's not a good enough reason for me.
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Stock browser is definitely sluggish. Downloaded Dolphin Browser for the first time and it works great, no issues here.
After testing just about every browser available, I have found that Dolphin and ICS Browser+ are the best options for me.
There is still an occasional lag when loading a new page where all input is ignored for upto 3+ seconds.
Flash in dolphin plays fine, but you cannot go full screen, then it crashes.
I and many others have same problem on prime (tf201)
and the whole tab isjust freaking slow.
I believe it's definitely asus crapware and maybe bad tegra3 optimization from asus.
as far as I know, htc one x (also tegra3) runs browsers just fine.
hell, my amaze 4g (dualcore s3 snapdragon) is just flying on ICS... while prime is dragging its tail
I'm freaking disappointed with asus... I really thought this will be my mobile workhores... but ist a piece of crap
Opera mobile runs flawless for me. My prime performance is great. no lag at all. UI super fluid & browser scrolling super fluid. I can't speak for some but me along with others have primes that work great.
Browser issues and other things are very well documented across majority of different devices on ICS. so not an Asus specific issue.
don't believe the hype. lol
I use the Chrome beta. Turn off page preloading and it runs fairly smooth. I'll give Opera Mobile a try later on, though; I like Opera on my desktop.
Just ran my TF300 through Vellamo. It scored pretty much exactly where you'd expect: slightly worse than the Prime, but better than most anything else. So, if a web benchmark is saying our device is great on the web... the issue must lie somewhere else, e.g. slow cache speeds (hypothetical idea)
I like Dolphin, but it occasionally crashes when I have multiple tabs open. However, when you reopen Dolphin, it forgets all the tabs that you had open just before the crash. Is there any way to fix that?
Mx browser no problems at all.....
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am using opera next, very fast and stable,
I have the tweak script and am oc @1.5 ghz
but still on 1 ghz and 1.2 it goes fast.
stock browser is good too thou...
I've installed dolphin and it works great, only thing I'm missingis is search on the site. If it's a big site I would like to search on a word on it! Someone knows how o do it on dolphins??

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