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An easy Alternate doctrine for Apps on your X10

Currently our current doctrine is to be app obsessed, and to admit it, i am too BUT the more apps = less space, higher battery consumption, more FC, more browsing time, slower app market startup times, higher cpu strain and my personal favourite opening the process manager and clicking "kill all"
I suggest something different, Not new, many of you may already know this but still take some time to try it. web apps.
I found that by removing apps and using their mobile web app via the browser to be far more effective and efficient, as the browser is powerful, stable and is an amazingly easy program on that gorgeous 4inch screen. and i suplement the ease of access by putting these web apps on my desktop via the bookmark shortcut
Some examples
Google reader, (via igoogle)
Google mail g-cal and g-maps via igoogle (almost pointless as you cant really remove the pre installed apps , maybe with root)
ebuddy via their website, (only problem is background multi tasking)
i removed the xda app (gasp) in favour for just a shortcut link
google weather
i removed wiki droid and just used the website
i have noticed an increase in performance and my battery too but ill hold that verdict for about another week, but it helps as you actively close a browser window wen ur finished with it without leaving it running in the B/G
post some ideas and alternates you have found.

Its a fine balance...
exekias said:
Currently our current doctrine is to be app obsessed, and to admit it, i am too BUT the more apps = less space, higher battery consumption, more FC, more browsing time, slower app market startup times, higher cpu strain and my personal favourite opening the process manager and clicking "kill all"
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Well.. I would agree with you about the app obsessed part, when users tend to download all sorts of applications sometime multiple apps for the same purpose. I believe in the "Zen" philosophy (a la Zenwalk Linux), which basically means that you use a single *good* application for a single purpose, sometime select the more featured one which lets say lets you perform multiple features instead of just one... ASTRO file manager is a good example.
For the web part, I have mixed feelings... for example I tried several apps for reading my feeds on google reader, but ultimately realized that the best one was to use the web browser.
However, technically speaking an application (a well written one) should be more efficient than its web counterpart. Take for example Google Maps. Running things in a web browser is essentially adding another layer between you and your app isnt it? Plus, I really doubt that the web interface is expressive enough to allow for all kinds of application areas... background apps is one example.
So... I'm on the side of applications, although one has to take care to properly select them and avoid filling up your phone with crap. So far haven't had to use any task killers etc as I think Android manages that for you.
/j4mm3r

j4mm3r said:
However, technically speaking an application (a well written one) should be more efficient than its web counterpart.
/j4mm3r
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Good argument, brilliantly written, and i do agree with you But look above you mentioned "well written apps" wel thats the big disadvantage of android, mass incompatibility, the amount if half assed apps ive installed is phenominal, even more surprising is that badly written apps are so common, its not unique to find the abbrevieation "FC" in the comments section of many apps due to the amount of time force closing occurs.
what im stressing is that the browser is strong, its stable, its sexc, complete that sometimes people shouldnt waste time or money on apps but to use a simple bookmark, THAT said there are plenty of apps that are brilliant and stable or dont have a browser alternative (games for instance)
YES astro is amazing, BUT and i hate to crAPPLE quote but there was a hack for the iphone where you could use the browser as a file manager / fttp/ssh/ bluetooth client etc so that would be cool to see on android.

Which browser is the best browser, in your opinion?

I personally think opera mobile (the newest version) is the best one out there. Absolutely zero lag. Compatible with everything I throw at it. I don't understand why people insist on hating it or not using it. It's the best one out there.

I like Opera but there are some things that bug me:
- Google always shows up in mobile view, its annoying to have to always scroll down to click classic.
- The tabs system is slow, I prefer the way the stock browser has them
- You cant always go back to the start page, most of the time you have to open a new tab instead of being able to use the speed dial.
The new Dolphin HD is nice but I don't like not having back and forward buttons, and that you have to scroll back to the top of the page to type in a URL. In the stock browser all you have to do is click the tab and the buttons show.

I don't like the blocks that happen in the stock browser when scrolling, but I really love the quick controls. It generally seems less buggy than the other browsers as well.

Opera actually almost is the best browser but on some pages they never load fully & on some pages even with flash enabled some things show up as a big arrow that would play just fine on Dolphin Hd.Opera is the only browser i can check my gmail just as i could on my desktop..Dolphin HD is lacking there.Opera needs another update to fix the bugs.Lastly why on earth does everything load on Opera halfway (for instance pictures).If you hold on the pic it will give you the option to "Reload image in full quality" !!! Wtf..how about loading that way in the first place lol...I'll stick with Dolphin Hd for now.

Toast95135 said:
I like Opera but there are some things that bug me:
- Google always shows up in mobile view, its annoying to have to always scroll down to click classic.
- The tabs system is slow, I prefer the way the stock browser has them
- You cant always go back to the start page, most of the time you have to open a new tab instead of being able to use the speed dial.
The new Dolphin HD is nice but I don't like not having back and forward buttons, and that you have to scroll back to the top of the page to type in a URL. In the stock browser all you have to do is click the tab and the buttons show.
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Weird. Nothing has shown up as mobile view for me for a month now. I think you need to play around more with settings.

Toast95135 said:
I like Opera but there are some things that bug me:
- Google always shows up in mobile view, its annoying to have to always scroll down to click classic.
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You can solve this by setting the User Agent to Desktop in Advanced settings.
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Arun01 said:
Opera actually almost is the best browser but on some pages they never load fully & on some pages even with flash enabled some things show up as a big arrow that would play just fine on Dolphin Hd.Opera is the only browser i can check my gmail just as i could on my desktop..Dolphin HD is lacking there.Opera needs another update to fix the bugs.Lastly why on earth does everything load on Opera halfway (for instance pictures).If you hold on the pic it will give you the option to "Reload image in full quality" !!! Wtf..how about loading that way in the first place lol...I'll stick with Dolphin Hd for now.
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Look like you have Opera Turbo enabled, which means that Opera loads the pages though a proxy server which compresses pages for faster loading over slow connections. This will speedup your loading over slow connections, but if you've got a fast connection you should not use it.
You can disable Opera Turbo in the settings.

I find the Dolphin for Pad browser very good:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dolphin.browser.pad&feature=search_result

None
The day I can go to vimeo.com or youtube.com and play an HD 720p video without having to maximize the screen (without ANY stutter) is the day I'll name a best browser. As it stands, none to me are the best. They all have flaws with flash.

Argh nevermind the part about "reload image in full quality ".I see what it is now lol.Dolphin for pad needs an update bad!!!
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I like dolphin for pad. Opera is not bad, but for me it's a bit slow to start showing the site, and some site I use quite a lot has a little bug in the render. Also, I don't like the tab system.

You can go to the top in Dolphin HD by using the gesture button on the bottom left. Just make an upside down V and it'll bring you right up.
All the browsers need to add some better swipe gestures however...like Atomic Browser for ios. It has 2 Finger swipe left or right to switch between tabs or 3 finger touch to maximize screen. They're customizable as well.

Goodintentions why dont you put a poll on this thread of the top ten browsers?
Opera
dolphin
skyfire
miren
uc
mozilla beta
etc etc
Sent from my tf101 using xda premium 1.59Ghz

I have to say opera mobile hands down. Not to be confused with opera mini. They are 2 different browsers...especially in terms of performance. But yes, opera mobile is an absolutely fantastic browser both on my nexus s and transformer. Blows every other browser out the water. Very fast UI. Very smooth scrolling and zooming. Flash content etc. It must have deep gpu / hardware acceleration i think. It behaves like a dream. What every browser should be.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using xda premium

Toast95135 said:
I like Opera but there are some things that bug me:
- Google always shows up in mobile view, its annoying to have to always scroll down to click classic.
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Then change the UA to Desktop (you have Mobile, Tablet and Desktop) it's in the settings...
How card can it be?
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voyager_s said:
It must have deep gpu / hardware acceleration i think. It behaves like a dream. What every browser should be.
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It does, and it's the only browser to do so (which is why scrolling is silky smooth on Opera and crap on everything else). Even the stock Android browser doesn't have it yet...
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2370756,00.asp#fbid=7tE7TmefXx2
The browser will be available for all versions of the Android OS. New features in this version of Opera Mobile include hardware acceleration and pinch-to-zoom. According to the company, hardware acceleration leverages the power of the mobile phone to allow for increased speed, faster navigation, and more fluid interaction with the phone. It also makes possible full pinch-to-zoom functionality for all sites.

CrazyPeter said:
Then change the UA to Desktop (you have Mobile, Tablet and Desktop) it's in the settings...
How card can it be?
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I do have it set to the desktop user agent, and Opera does the same thing on my phone. Typing a search in the URL or search bar always brings up the mobile version. I have gone through and changed the user agent in the about:config page without any luck either.

Toast95135 said:
I do have it set to the desktop user agent, and Opera does the same thing on my phone. Typing a search in the URL or search bar always brings up the mobile version. I have gone through and changed the user agent in the about:config page without any luck either.
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Spoken like a true ipad user. Complain rather than try to find a solution.
The search bar is a mobile search bar, yes. Would it kill you to not use it? Just put google homepage (the desktop one) in your favorite and go there whenever you want to search for something.
Many of us have already written to opera about this. I'm confident they will fix this in upcoming updates.
To me, this is one drawback that is easily avoidable. With built in hw acceleration and functions... screw it.
Just don't use opera at all. If you prefer the lagginess of other browsers, be my guess. Don't ever try to go around anything. Just complain.

goodintentions said:
Spoken like a true ipad user. Complain rather than try to find a solution.
The search bar is a mobile search bar, yes. Would it kill you to not use it? Just put google homepage (the desktop one) in your favorite and go there whenever you want to search for something.
Many of us have already written to opera about this. I'm confident they will fix this in upcoming updates.
To me, this is one drawback that is easily avoidable. With built in hw acceleration and functions... screw it.
Just don't use opera at all. If you prefer the lagginess of other browsers, be my guess. Don't ever try to go around anything. Just complain.
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Excuse me? Im complaining because I don't like a bug that lots of other people have reported? Ive tried every "solution" in the book to try and fix it but none work. I like Opera and have been using it for a year but it doesn't mean the mobile bug is any less irritating.

Toast95135 said:
Excuse me? Im complaining because I don't like a bug that lots of other people have reported? Ive tried every "solution" in the book to try and fix it but none work. I like Opera and have been using it for a year but it doesn't mean the mobile bug is any less irritating.
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Already told you the solution. Its the same one I use. Just put Google homepage in favorite and go there when you want to search. How hard can it be?

I use the stock browser because it provides what I want (tabs, chrome bookmark sync) and performs reasonably enough for browsing; I still remember surfing at 3.4K/s .
Opera is what I use on my phone because it seriously kicks the Froyo stock browser to timbucktu on performance. I do think Opera Mobile's UI is much better suited to a tablet than the HC stock though.

Opera mobile is indeed faster and smoother in terms of scrolling compared to all the other browsers. UI response is also very quick. However, Opera has serious issues with Flash. Opera would crash on my TF for some flash content and flash videos are really slow to load and would stutter while Dolphin HD and even stock would play much smoother.
I like Opera, its my usual web browsing browser. But if I need flash content, I switch to Dolphin HD.

Looking for a very special Android browser.....

In the days of pre-KK/4.4.x, I used a browser called XScope. It's been around for a long time. I used it for specific sites, where I allow it to remember passwords. It's slim, fast, no spying (as far as I know) and relied on Webkit/Webview.
With 4.4.x on, Google apparently removed some of the features in Webkit/Webview so that the many many browsers that rely on it can no longer 1) save passwords and 2) perform text reflow.
For further reading:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=62799
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebSettings.html#setSavePassword(boolean)
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=62378
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...-webviews-in-kitkat-probably-not-coming-back/
While there are many browsers with its own rendering engine and do save passwords, I also liked how XScope (and many others) DO NOT launch each page in "overview mode". Overview mode is where every time you click on the link, you're presented with the full width of the page. I would then have to zoom in to actually read the text EVERY TIME. It's very annoying and I don't understand why devs force overview with no way to disable it.
I am looking for a browser that, in 4.4.x, will remember passwords, DOES NOT force overview mode, and (a luxury) can reflow text.
I tried many, many browser, bu no joy so far (with the exception of one, see below).
Chrome - remembers passwords, but forces overview, no way to disable
Firefox - same
Opera - same (I hate how it forces to load the discovery pages)
Opera Classic - same
Dolphin - has a pw manager plug-in, but I am concerned about the privacy (along with Next Browser, UC Browser)
Web Browser (Ellen Wu) - None of the browsers below remembers passwords in KK
Habit Browser (very nice browser, it would be perfect if it remembered passwords)
Mercury Browser
Clean Mater Browser
Maxthon Web Browser
Boat Browser
Now Browser
Lighting Browser
Javelin Browser
One Browser
---and a host of others that rely on Webview. If the browser is less than a few MBs in size, you can assume it does.
I even thought about using Lastpass to fill, or its own browser. It does not fill into other browsers (except Chrome) and the built-in browser is weak.
Now then, I discovered that the TouchWiz/Samsung "Internet" browser DOES remember passwords AND allows one to disable page overview mode. It's bloated and has all the Samsung sync etc with it. It also does not work on AOSP.
Any bright ideas??
Thanks......................

2.5 years later, i'm still using xscope. i just bothered to do the upgrade to lollipop and it broke text reflowing, so i'm a sad panda looking for an xscope replacement too.

Nothing is as good as xscope... Nowadays though I use Lightning and Flynx along with DAP

[[TIPS]] Save your Internet Data!

Yo guys! After a series of tips on Saving Battery Life in Android Phones,
I am here with a set of tips for Saving your Internet Data!
Again here, I am focusing on unrooted users, whereas will be useful for rooted users too.
So obviously, this tips will also help you to implement a faster browsing experience!
Let's Begin!
SELECTION OF BROWSERS​
When talking about Internet Browsers for Android, many browsers claim to give you a faster internet browsing experience, and YES, they do the same too, No doubt.
But when you think about getting a good Speed, plus have a limited data plan, you can always try these great alternatives provided by the Developers.
1. UC BROWSER MINI:
Talking about the UC Browser, which is nearly sized at 15 MB+, this Mini version of it can help you gain speed and lower the use of data with it.
Sized up to nearly 1.20+ MB, UC Browser Mini assures you a light weight browsing experience.
TIPS TO BE TRIED WHEN USING UC MINI:
~Turn On the 'Speed Mode'.
~Try Cloud Download Mode when downloading large sized files on your Phone so that it won't fail while downloading!
Download it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uc.browser.en&hl=en
2. OPERA BROWSER MINI:
When coming to Opera Mini, this is one of the most browsing oriented Browser for Android!
Sized nearly 2.80+ MB, Opera Mini highly relies on compressed pages, so automatically you get a compressed version of the site that you load in the browser, in short, speed is guaranteed, even on a 2G network.
Well, downloading isn't a USP of this browser, as it mostly focuses on browsing.
TIPS TO BE TRIED WHEN USING OPERA MINI:
~Go to Settings/ and 'Turn on the Single Column View' option. This compresses the pages to fit in the portrait size, so again, it will reduce your data usage till 2 times, comparing to other browsers.
Download it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.mini.native&hl=en
3. BOAT BROWSER MINI:
While talking about Boat Browser Mini, the one line description is: A Mobile Site Oriented Browser demanding low space.
Boat Browser Mini loads the pages just like other big sized browsers do, but it is sized to only 3.4 MB. This is a great alternative if you are looking for a browser demanding COMPARATIVELY low data, and space without losing the essence of Mobile browsing.
Well, this browser has a great in build Download Manager too!
TIPS TO BE TRIED WHEN USING BOAT BROWSER MINI:
~While Exiting through the browser, click on 'Clear Cache and Then Exit' option. This may help you reduce excessive cache from the websites.
Download it Here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boatgo.browser
4. FACEBOOK LITE:
The new entry! Facebook lite, from Facebook Inc., is a great alternative for the Official Facebook app and Facebook Messenger together!
Features [As described by Facebook Inc.]
-Fast to install – the app is less than 1MB
-Quick to load
-Efficient with data
-Designed for 2G networks and areas with limited network connectivity.
This app has inbuilt Real Time Push Notifications, so that you won't miss any message or Notis!
Download it here: http://www.facebook.com/lite
DISABLING APPS​Unrooted phones do NOT have a choice to uninstall applications that are provided in the firmware.
But fortunately, Android OS has provided a option called 'Disable' in the app info menu, so that you can Disable the apps that you don't use or rarely use.
-Go to Settings/Apps/ [Or App Manager in some devices]
-Open the menu of app that you don't want to use or rarely use.
-Click on 'Disable'
-DONE.
You can enable it back whenever you face a need for it.
Frankly speaking, I have the Google Play Store and YouTube apps disabled in my device. I enable those whenever needed, use it and again disable it.
This helps my data to last longer.
So, you may also implement the same.
Be aware that you DO NOT Disable the Google Play Services! :fingers crossed:
MISCELLANEOUS​-Turn Off Sync when not needed.
-Turn of Data when not needed.
APPS THAT CAN HELP YOU​
GREENIFY:
When it comes to battery/data saving, Greenify CANNOT be missed!
For unrooted users,
1. Install Greenify from Play Store. [It's Free.]
2. Go to Settings/Accessibility and Turn On Greenify.
3. Open Greenify and click on "+" symbol. Now select apps that you rarely use, like All the Internet Browsers, Games, Photo Editors, etc.
4. Now after selecting get back to main screen of the app and press "Zzz" icon. It will start hibernating the apps.
5. Place Hibernate Apps+Lock Screen widget on Home screen.
6. Whenever you are bout to Lock the screen, just press the shortcut. It will force close all the running apps and lock the screen automatically after that!
HIT THANKS IF YOU LIKE MY WORKS!​

Aniruddha_Pathak said:
Yo guys! After a series of tips on Saving Battery Life in Android Phones,
I am here with a set of tips for Saving your Internet Data!
Again here, I am focusing on unrooted users, whereas will be useful for rooted users too.
So obviously, this tips will also help you to implement a faster browsing experience!
Let's Begin!
SELECTION OF BROWSERS​
When talking about Internet Browsers for Android, many browsers claim to give you a faster internet browsing experience, and YES, they do the same too, No doubt.
But when you think about getting a good Speed, plus have a limited data plan, you can always try these great alternatives provided by the Developers.
1. UC BROWSER MINI:
Talking about the UC Browser, which is nearly sized at 15 MB+, this Mini version of it can help you gain speed and lower the use of data with it.
Sized up to nearly 1.20+ MB, UC Browser Mini assures you a light weight browsing experience.
TIPS TO BE TRIED WHEN USING UC MINI:
~Turn On the 'Speed Mode'.
~Try Cloud Download Mode when downloading large sized files on your Phone so that it won't fail while downloading!
Download it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.uc.browser.en&hl=en
2. OPERA BROWSER MINI:
When coming to Opera Mini, this is one of the most browsing oriented Browser for Android!
Sized nearly 2.80+ MB, Opera Mini highly relies on compressed pages, so automatically you get a compressed version of the site that you load in the browser, in short, speed is guaranteed, even on a 2G network.
Well, downloading isn't a USP of this browser, as it mostly focuses on browsing.
TIPS TO BE TRIED WHEN USING OPERA MINI:
~Go to Settings/ and 'Turn on the Single Column View' option. This compresses the pages to fit in the portrait size, so again, it will reduce your data usage till 2 times, comparing to other browsers.
Download it here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.opera.mini.native&hl=en
3. BOAT BROWSER MINI:
While talking about Boat Browser Mini, the one line description is: A Mobile Site Oriented Browser demanding low space.
Boat Browser Mini loads the pages just like other big sized browsers do, but it is sized to only 3.4 MB. This is a great alternative if you are looking for a browser demanding COMPARATIVELY low data, and space without losing the essence of Mobile browsing.
Well, this browser has a great in build Download Manager too!
TIPS TO BE TRIED WHEN USING BOAT BROWSER MINI:
~While Exiting through the browser, click on 'Clear Cache and Then Exit' option. This may help you reduce excessive cache from the websites.
Download it Here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boatgo.browser
4. FACEBOOK LITE:
The new entry! Facebook lite, from Facebook Inc., is a great alternative for the Official Facebook app and Facebook Messenger together!
Features [As described by Facebook Inc.]
-Fast to install – the app is less than 1MB
-Quick to load
-Efficient with data
-Designed for 2G networks and areas with limited network connectivity.
This app has inbuilt Real Time Push Notifications, so that you won't miss any message or Notis!
Download it here: http://www.facebook.com/lite
DISABLING APPS​Unrooted phones do NOT have a choice to uninstall applications that are provided in the firmware.
But fortunately, Android OS has provided a option called 'Disable' in the app info menu, so that you can Disable the apps that you don't use or rarely use.
-Go to Settings/Apps/ [Or App Manager in some devices]
-Open the menu of app that you don't want to use or rarely use.
-Click on 'Disable'
-DONE.
You can enable it back whenever you face a need for it.
Frankly speaking, I have the Google Play Store and YouTube apps disabled in my device. I enable those whenever needed, use it and again disable it.
This helps my data to last longer.
So, you may also implement the same.
Be aware that you DO NOT Disable the Google Play Services! :fingers crossed:
MISCELLANEOUS​-Turn Off Sync when not needed.
-Turn of Data when not needed.
APPS THAT CAN HELP YOU​
GREENIFY:
When it comes to battery/data saving, Greenify CANNOT be missed!
For unrooted users,
1. Install Greenify from Play Store. [It's Free.]
2. Go to Settings/Accessibility and Turn On Greenify.
3. Open Greenify and click on "+" symbol. Now select apps that you rarely use, like All the Internet Browsers, Games, Photo Editors, etc.
4. Now after selecting get back to main screen of the app and press "Zzz" icon. It will start hibernating the apps.
5. Place Hibernate Apps+Lock Screen widget on Home screen.
6. Whenever you are bout to Lock the screen, just press the shortcut. It will force close all the running apps and lock the screen automatically after that!
HIT THANKS IF YOU LIKE MY WORKS!​
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Mind Blowing!! You Are Amazing Bro!! Amazing Guide!!

Everyone knows these basic things, in my country np one care about data, and i think in other country too. Except countries which sell low bandwidth at high rate. Here bandwidth is very cheap 10-12$ for 10-16 mbps

Good awareness
good guide...never used greenify but learnt about it...lite is a very useful app for accessing fb saving a lot of data.

dark_optimistic said:
Mind Blowing!! You Are Amazing Bro!! Amazing Guide!!
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Thank you bro
ANKIT RAWAT said:
Everyone knows these basic things, in my country np one care about data, and i think in other country too. Except countries which sell low bandwidth at high rate. Here bandwidth is very cheap 10-12$ for 10-16 mbps
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In India, the data rates are quite high, and most of the public doen't know the exact reasons why there data is being used so quick, hence it shall helpful for developing countries!
[email protected] said:
good guide...never used greenify but learnt about it...lite is a very useful app for accessing fb saving a lot of data.
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Thank you buddy

ANKIT RAWAT said:
Everyone knows these basic things, in my country np one care about data, and i think in other country too. Except countries which sell low bandwidth at high rate. Here bandwidth is very cheap 10-12$ for 10-16 mbps
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Oye! Tu kabse USA mein rehne lag gaya be?

Thanks for all your work !

Krystyna said:
Thanks for all your work !
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Welcome and thank you my friend Glad you like my works

Helps the users in India much
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Best browser using gifs and other criteria

Hi all,
I've been searching for a browser to use based on a few criteria. Obviously, speed is important. Also, I've realized that some browsers don't load gifs correctly, which is important since I browse reddit a lot. Battery drain was something important as well as security and privacy, ability to use bookmarks, and customizability. Flash isn't that important to me, but I didn't notice a difference in using a browser with or without flash. I'm using Zombie-pop and here are the browsers I've checked out.
Chrome. Well everyone says it's slow, but I've found it's okay if you don't tax it and load one page at a time. However, it has crashed multiple times and was fed up which led me to make this post. It doesn't load gifs correctly.
Opera - gif - no. Haven't used it too much, but was unimpressed.
CM - gif - no. Loved the fact it was so light but it felt really powerful and fast. Saved on battery a lot. I also loved that you could use dark mode which would of course save battery. You can also change the user-agent string as well if I remember correctly, which included iPad, iPhone, Android, desktop. IPad actually felt the best while browsing reddit and loading gifs become possible by pressing "play". Home content is cool, but not being able to put your bookmarks there left it to be desired, instead of selecting bookmarks.
Firefox - gif - yes. What I'm currently using. Fast. Can't port my bookmarks directly from chrome, but I'm going to try to export them on my desktop then import them to Firefox. Then I should be able to sync. Can use add-ons, but haven't tested it out yet to see if there is any slowdown.
Maxthon - gif - no. Would eat up a ton of battery, but blazing fast.
Dolphin - gif - yes. Heard it had privacy issues, does anyone know the details? Probably the most customizable. Fast. I also believe you can customize the UA-strings.
Stock Android - gif - yes. Selectable UA-strings. Android, desktop, iPhone, iPad, froyo-N1, honeycomb-xoom. Would take a couple of seconds too long to load, but would always eventually and would be fast overall. Pages looked great. Fairly customizable but since it's not being updated anymore security is a concern. Bookmarks would be available if signed into a Google account. Not sure about others.
Some of the info may be incorrect, but if anyone wants to chime in with their experience with any of the browsers mentioned or not mentioned it would be greatly appreciated.

I found Tint Browser pretty fast.