Is there any browser that replaces the stock browser all together, so when I get an email it opens in the replacement browser. One that also has a frigging exit button so the next time I open it its not at the last page I was at. One when I open it it goes to my home page.
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Download Opera Mobile. It has an exit button but just remember to clear defaults from your stock browser so you can set opera as the default when prompted.
Is opera mobile a decent browser?
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It is a great browser.
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Is opera mobile a decent browser?
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It's what I replaced the stock browser with. I couldn't stand how slow the stock browser was, especially with the checkboarding. Opera is my preferred browser of choice. I suggest trying it out.
Maxthon is good too
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It's what I replaced the stock browser with. I couldn't stand how slow the stock browser was, especially with the checkboarding. Opera is my preferred browser of choice. I suggest trying it out.
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So what's better the regular or mobile one?
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So what's better the regular or mobile one?
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I use opera mobile.
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I use opera mobile.
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I meant which one is better the mobile or mini browser? The mini has 3x the # of downloads. I've tried Firefox. That is a great one but its so slow and feels like a resource hog.
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I meant which one is better the mobile or mini browser? The mini has 3x the # of downloads. I've tried Firefox. That is a great one but its so slow and feels like a resource hog.
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Haven't used mini, but I absolutely love the normal one. Highly recommended.
Opera Mobile is an excellent choice. Mini is great as well. While Opera Mobile uses more resources (but has an exit button), it is also better at handling more intense web pages. I have both. I use Mini when I'm checking mobile sites, and the other when I'm browsing desktop sites. I also have Dolphin HD and Miren. Both of which are also great.
I was using skyfire for a bit but I can't stand downloading htm files when I'm trying to download something. I just installed opera but its not seeing all the bookmarks I have in bookmark home app.
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Opera, confirm exit after hitting the exit button. Splash screen... really? Annoyed
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Best browser hands down. I was using Miren as my go to but the newest version of opera is great.
That's opera mobile, not mini.
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Well said. I keep Opera Mobile as my backup browser at the moment. I've been using it since my Symbian days, as it easily outperformed my webkit browser on my E-Series and N-Series Nokia phones. I'm glad to see that it runs even smoother on the Inspire.
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Well said. I keep Opera Mobile as my backup browser at the moment. I've been using it since my Symbian days, as it easily outperformed my webkit browser on my E-Series and N-Series Nokia phones. I'm glad to see that it runs even smoother on the Inspire.
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Backup browser? What is your main browser?
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Backup browser? What is your main browser?
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I use the stock webkit browser if I'm only jumping online for a minute or two, which is all the time I have when I'm at work.
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I agree Opera by far is the best i've used. I used to only use it for downloads but since giving it a try a few days ago i'm blown away. lol
Interesting. I used Opera Mobile for a while when it was still in beta and I quickly switched to something else. I still have it installed, but my main browser right now is Miren. I'll have to give Opera Mobile another look see...
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Interesting. I used Opera Mobile for a while when it was still in beta and I quickly switched to something else. I still have it installed, but my main browser right now is Miren. I'll have to give Opera Mobile another look see...
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Give it another whirl. I was using Miren as well and I find the newest opera to be smoother with some better features.
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Best web browser to replace the crappy one that comes with the SGS4G?
Thanks...
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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
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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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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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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.
As we all know, android has multiple web browsers like: firefox, dolphin, and skyfire, to name a few. Since I've been an android user, I recall sticking to the stock browser but since I've gotten my Infuse, I've noticed sluggish performance, especially the "checkerboard" with the stock android browser.
As a result, I've been using firefox, opera mobile, dolphin, and skyfire to see which of these proves to be a worthy replacement.
I spent one full day with each browser testing speed, download capability, flash support (if applicable) and overall performance.
I must say, in my opinion, that I've found Opera Mobile to be my choice. it's much faster than any of the other browsers and allows downloading of any file. (I've experienced download errors with the stock browser especially with file-hosting sites)
Any thoughts? What browser have you been using?
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For me Dolphine premium. And has good plug-in that can be access by sliding from the right edge if the screen to the right, like screenshot, brightness control, font size adjusters and more, and ability to change tab by gesture and more
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The stock browser on the Infuse has bugs...I even exchanged my Infuse and it still happens..it causes my phone to lock up and do a soft reboot...I have no choice but to try another browser and Dolphin works great...
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I have also concluded that opera runs best on my infuse. Fast and smooth as butter scrolling with no tiling. I really hope there will be an update to fix the stock browser though. I prefer the stock browser's integration with the OS.
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I see the stock android browser worthless
Dolphin almost works as fast and accurate as my cognition capt....kind of let down over this..brightside is i have 2 more weeks...minus the 35$ restocking fee..thinking i might take a holiday.my maj. Complaint is how the stock browser refuses to resize sites...forums.. So i dont have to scroll side to side..captivate i double click and its fast and big. Yet its 4inch...a holiday sounds good but i dont want a bbq and bad batt. Life in my pocket either...its a fun year for mini tracking devices..woooohoooooo
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I've also tested over several browsers and finally got to Opera Mobile. Here're my several cents:
* stock browser is kinda laggy and lacks of an ad block solution (except for host-file based or proxy server based, both are deficient); it also lacks a sync solution;
* Both Opera Mobile and Firefox Mobile support sync and ad block; Firefox is more feature rich because of its extension support but takes too much resources; Opera Mobile, on the other hand, runs much smoother and takes less RAM (in fact, much less!);
* Opera Mobile supports Flash plugin, which is a killer feature over Firefox.
Finally I chose Opera Mobile. It's adblock function needs me to build up my own url filter file (while in contrast Firefox has adblock plus that takes care of everything). But hey, I don't really care if it cannot block 100% of the ads, and all other advantages are much more important!
Actually stock browser does resize pages when doubled clicked it has to be turned on in the settings menu when in browser the auto fit webpages needs to be checked.
Thanks
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The stock browser needs an exit button.
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+1 for opera mobile. My browser of choice
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+1 for opera mobile. My browser of choice
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Opera is the fastest browser for the infuse but sucks even you turn off the mobile view it always open in mobile mode wtheck. Anyone knows how to deal with this?
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You should check put newest dolphin hd 5.0 browser.
Is very nice
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You should check put newest dolphin hd 5.0 browser.
Is very nice
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I have that one but little laggy compare to opera. But features nothing beat the dolphin.
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I loaded a 2.2.1 hacked stock browser that allows 8 windows and no rendering issues. Dont know how they did it but it works pretty damn good.
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I loaded a 2.2.1 hacked stock browser that allows 8 windows and no rendering issues. Dont know how they did it but it works pretty damn good.
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How? Need to be rooted right? Or what my sister infuse is not rooted?
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+1 for Opera as well...
Firefox seems to take way too long to load... and it is huge. Opera seems to have the perfect blend of features and speed.
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Miren Browser is really nice. I think the devs have stopped updating it though.
with the exception of gingerbread the android browser can be sluggish on the hummingbird. i use opera for any phone that isnt spec'd well, like the cheap android phones on sprint my friends keep getting. and if i have issues on the sgs and infuse on a particular webpage.
Boat Browser Mini works quite fast.
I'm surprised it's not mentioned.
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Boat Browser Mini works quite fast.
I'm surprised it's not mentioned.
EDIT: SORRY FOR DOUBLE POST.
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Just wanted to point out how terrible it is. Had this phone for a few days now. . .
No home page option. Must go to windows and click the page.
No mobile view on and off option. So if a site doesn't have a mobile alternative we can't view the original. Or if we like the regular site more. Out of luck? Why would they scrap that option? Is there a way around this?
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And no battery saver option?
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Totally agree hope someone has a fix i had to download opera mobile to view the real pages and i hate opera
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Try dolphin browser HD.
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Totally agree hope someone has a fix i had to download opera mobile to view the real pages and i hate opera
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That's odd, I love Opera.
Actually, I hated it at first. But I have Opera Mini now and love it. I think it's the zooming.
Using dolphin for now. Just seems lame. The new browser is pretty disappointing.
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Try dolphin browser HD.
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+1 for Dolphin. Home button, true tabs, exit command, gestures, bookmarks...etc! Have been using Dolphin for months...love it!
I use Skyfire!
Here's a nice little article on Android browsers.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/206278/battle_of_the_android_browsers.html
Saves 75% of the bandwith of a Android browser.
I use opera mobile. Has hardware acceleration making it very smooth. Plus you can enable Turbo which speeds up webpage loading if you are on edge.
I've been using the standard Android browser on my G2x stock 2.3.4 and realize that I'm not the only one who thinks it stinks--too stuttery, too slow, whatever. And it's a general Android browser problem. Is there any alternative that's faster? I'm not interested in fancy interfaces, or whatever--just speed. I've prowled around and haven't found anybody really saying that Opera, Opera Mini, Dolphin, or Firefox, are faster--or that any of the others with weirder names are faster than the stock browser either. Lots of notes about interfaces, but little about speed.
Anything out there noticeably faster than the stock browser? Or are there any tricks to speed up the stock browser?
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I've been using the standard Android browser on my G2x stock 2.3.4 and realize that I'm not the only one who thinks it stinks--too stuttery, too slow, whatever. And it's a general Android browser problem. Is there any alternative that's faster? I'm not interested in fancy interfaces, or whatever--just speed. I've prowled around and haven't found anybody really saying that Opera, Opera Mini, Dolphin, or Firefox, are faster--or that any of the others with weirder names are faster than the stock browser either. Lots of notes about interfaces, but little about speed.
Anything out there noticeably faster than the stock browser? Or are there any tricks to speed up the stock browser?
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I prefer speed as well when it comes to browser.
Give a shot of Opera mini or Dolphin mini.
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I prefer speed as well when it comes to browser.
Give a shot of Opera mini or Dolphin mini.
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The minis are security risks as they do all the data manipulation on the server side. Plus there is an ongoing thread in Android apps and games which tells that Dolphin collects user data.
Try boat Browser instead.
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The minis are security risks as they do all the data manipulation on the server side. Plus there is an ongoing thread in Android apps and games which tells that Dolphin collects user data.
Try boat Browser instead.
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+1 for Boat
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The minis are security risks as they do all the data manipulation on the server side. Plus there is an ongoing thread in Android apps and games which tells that Dolphin collects user data.
Try boat Browser instead.
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Oh ok, cheers for that!
I will try Boat then.
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Same results here, I'll try boat and see if its legitimate.
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Just checking back to say thanks. Best browser ever and haven't had any random crashes on EB`s ROM
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I will vouch for Boat too. Very similar to Chrome. After trying it I got rid of Opera and Dolphin as well as froze the default browser with Titanium. Its a 1 stop shop! LOL