Is there a way to add more tabs to my browser,it only lets me open 4 tabs
You can download a third party browser like Dolphin HD (I prefer mini) from the android market.
I also like Dolphin HD as it lets me program Gesters for the commands I use the most saving alot of clicks but I think it is also limited in how many tabs at one time. Mind you I have not need more then 8 at one time yet and it did have all 8 open.
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Hi all, I'm new to the android world, with the nexus s being my first android operated phone maybe even my first smart phone, had a Nokia n97 previous although it wasn't quite the smartphone advertised but thats another story.
The title says it all really I'd just like to know what browser you would recomend and why. I used to use opera on the n97 however there wasn't the selection available there is for android. I see dolphin hd pop up alot around the forums.
So please share your favorite browser and you reassons why. e.g speed, UI, customise ect
Cheers for everyone who takes part.
Firefox or Dolphin HD for the add-ons
Opera for speed
Stock browser for all-round
Stock browser for speed (less lag)
I also like the stock browser but I'm also a big fan of xScope Browser.
I usually use the stock because it seems the best all around as one of the above stated but to save pages I use Opera and I've been testing out some others as well
Im really liking the Dolphin mini beta at the moment. I find it quicker than stock and still runs everything perfectly.
For me the stock browser is the best atm :
- Firefox : looks promising, but way too slow for day-to-day use, needs optimizations
- Opera : don't like the rendering, almost impossible to click on links (try browsing Google Reader...), not really faster than stock (with turbo mode off)
- Dolphin / Dolphin HD : too bloated for me
The stock browser has been impressive so far. I haven't run into any problems so far
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The only thing that bothers me in the stock browser is the navigation through open windows. I'd love to have some proper tabbed browsing.
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The only thing that bothers me in the stock browser is the navigation through open windows. I'd love to have some proper tabbed browsing.
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I've extensively used the stock browser, Opera Mobile, and FireFox (nightlies and latest stable). I primarily use Opera Mobile (not mini) for almost everything because of how ridiculously smooth its pinch zoom and panning is compared to everything else out. To see its advantages, simply go to an image-heavy page like Gizmodo and try panning and zooming on any other browser (the newest FireFox included). To me, its smoother/better user experience is important than the javascript speed advantages in FireFox.
I have run repeated tests on both my N1 and my NS and have found that in SunSpider, the fastest is FireFox by a healthy margin, followed by the stock browser, distantly followed by Opera. However, in my experience, page loading has always been similar across all three, meaning that js speed doesn't factor that much in rendering most pages.
Extensions are a big draw in FireFox, as is Flash in the stock browser, but I find that Opera does everything I need natively. Plus, flash support is supposedly going to be added (as well as to FireFox Mobile).
x scope 6 is solid its fast and all around just great I know its not free but I think its the best one out at the moment until firefox comes out of beta and adds flash it may be king
stock for me.
Dolphin HD has a lot of add-ons that I thought sounded interesting and installed on my Galaxy S and Nexus One, but I never really used any of them, so that's a pointless feature for me. I found Dolphin HD to be bloated and much slower than the stock browser on any of my phones, even without add-ons.
I've kept the NS on stock based on past performance with Dolphin.
seems like I haven't really gave the stock browser the chance it deserves, to be honest dismissed it almost straight away.
Back to stock for me to give it a real test. Although I'm hoping firefox lives up to it's desktop browser standards.
Also quick question which is non related but I don't see the point in starting a new thread. I need to return my phone due to the back button not lighting up. I was just wondering if there is a away to save all my data to when I get my new phone i can put all my data back on. E.g phone numbers, sms msgs photos angry bird progess, music ect.
thanks again for any help.
I prefer the built-in browser for everyday use. I have one website that I get from a real estate broker which has some fancy frames in it that doesn't render correctly in the stock browser, for this site I use Opera mini.
i'm still can't decide which one is best
using (in no special order):
Stock 2.3 Browser
Opera Mobile
Opera Mini
SkyFire
Dolphin HD
FireFox beta
they all have their Cons/Pros
SkyFire was my main Browser until they screwed it up, and now it has become as broadware as Dolphin HD
I like both Dolphin and Skyfire for their Flash & Video support but... they are slow and broad.
FireFox still has much work to be done on it
Opera Mini & Opera Mobile is identical in Android, but in WinMo they were 2 different apps
so it boils down to Stock 2.3 Browser being the fastest, but.. not so great on Flash / Video support
can anyone answer my question on a way to back up all my data as I'm returning my phone tomorrow due to the back button light not working.
Is there away to back up all data, apps, contacts,photos, messages, angry bird progress. live wall papers. Or will i need to start all over again?
Also how can I earse all my data in order to return the phone.
Thanks in advance
Does anyone use Fire Fox web browser on Sensation? If so do you know if we can get Greasemonkey installed? Or something that can run a user script file?
Thanks
I had Firefox beta 6 I believe (or whatever the latest one is) and I didn't even keep it long enough to figure out if you can run those. I really prefer stock browser over that slow junk.
Just my opinion though
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I also use mobile firefox. I have both 5 and 6 Beta installed. AFAIK Greasemoney is currently only available as a Desktop plug in.
I am not sure what others will do the job for you, but you can try searching their mobile plug in library.
To do this in FF:
-Swipe the entire page left
-Tap the gear icon on the bottom right (this will bring up a new screen)
-Tap the puzzle icon on the top to select the plugins page
-On the plugin page there will be a search box below your installed plugins.
Hope this helps.
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Does anyone use Fire Fox web browser on Sensation? If so do you know if we can get Greasemonkey installed? Or something that can run a user script file?
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I find Firefox quite unusable on the Sensation, a couple of open tabs is sufficient to cause Sense to shut down, requiring a restart when you exit the browser. Thats partly the Sensation's fault because of its low free RAM, and partly Firefox's fault for being bloatware. Frustrating, since I like Firefox in my SGSII and Galaxy Tab 10.1, which can cope with it despite its resource-hunger.
i actually havent had any issues with firefox, but i prefer the stock browser...
the best part about firefox on android is saving entire webpages as pdf's!
that, and syncing with your desktop. that was a clever idea
Try to use Dolphin Browser HD.
Would a plug in cound as a .JS file? As the site I'm playing needs this user script to have it more customizable. I've had no problems with FF or the sock browser, I've found that FF loads faster on some pages than the stock, but the stock just seems more simple to use.
Thanks again guys
Or if someoen has worked on a mobile version of "greasemonkey" ?
I recommend dolphin mini
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opera mobile... hardware accelerated pinch and scroll = win.
I used FireFox for a bit totally not useable I've now switched to opera and do far so good
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i have firefox... sadly firefox doesnt support alot of things at the moment like flash, etc... i find dolphin hd to be the best browser by far for android... and once firefox catches up i will probably switch back over.... i think firefox has only realised the mass market of android in terms of their browser use as many are firefox desktop users... in time features will be implemented
I got flash to show up on Mobileburn with Firefox but it was kind of unstable and crashed..
Anyway Firefox uses less ram than any other browser (besides stock I think) and runs smoothly on my Sensation 4G. The Sense launcher is getting pushed out of the memory because it stinks. It happens with Dolphin, Opera Mobile and etc.
hi i need an app that can split the screen in 2 half where i can use 2 differents apps like the new galaxy note 10.1
onskreen was the ideal solution for this but was a bit sketchy and couldnt be developed further.
the only thing i can suggest is to look for "floating" versions of the type of app you need.
ie overskreen web browser, floating notes, super video.....otherwise i dunno
hello guys, I wanna ask you about android gingerbread browser (not specifically for GB, but that runs well) that can browse and download on secure sites with troubled ssl certificates. but I maybe also gonna discuss about opera mobile a lot.
I've tried a bunch of top notch browsers, and Opera Mobile happen to be the closest to perfection.
on the first attempt most browsers fail to load the site, it just trying to load all the time. like trying to do something that they don't know how to do it.
for smarter browsers that notice the problematic certificate, it prompt an action and allow us to browse. but not with downloading. it seems like it only use the ssl-notice-and-allow intelligence to browse and left behind the downloading part. make it looks like a smart-stupid split personality for browse-download activity.
for firefox : F***ING LAG, don't bother trying.
On the other hand Opera Mobile use the intelligence for both activities. if not because of the utter crap download manager, the browser could be the best.
Opera, while developing some of their apps for android all this time, they still have no idea on how the download manager works on android. maybe they still stuck on java j2me environtment mindset.
They have NO DOWNLOAD NOTIFICATION for all of their apps. they also unaware of the android system's slaughtering for apps that running in the background. So when we downloading some files then we leave it for some while, when we go back to the apps there are 3 possibilities :
1 - the download still running good, lucky you
2 - the download interrupted and fail, this will likely to happen
3 - the apps killed and reloaded with failed download, the only special abilities that Opera apps have
The hell? How could I enjoy my multitasking device with these conditions?
any suggestions for good browser out there?
check with downloading idm from this link:
https://ssl-proxy.my-addr.org/myaddrproxy.php/http/mirror2.internetdownloadmanager.com/idman615.exe
tried apps :
uc browser
uc browser mini
dolphin browser
dolphin browser mini
maxthon browser
maxthon browser mini
miren browser
one browser
ninesky browser
I'd like the pages to load fast and being able to keep several tabs open at the same time. Preferably 10", but 8" could be OK also.
My Tablet: Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1
My tablet is very fast when browsing and I usally have 8 to 10 tabs open at the same time, sometimes many more.
I have tried every major/commercial browser on the market and almost every browser created by small developer.
The fastest browser I found with the best privacy is Naked Browser Pro, I also love the constant full screen, I see nothing but the websites all the time, no stupid browser bells and whistles to block the view and I surf safely with javascript turned off by default and enable it for trusted websites with a single simple button push. NB Pro also has the smallest memory footprint I found which is why I can open so many tabs at the same time.
Go with the 10 inch screen it really makes a difference, no matter which brand you choose, it feels and acts more like a laptop/desktop computer than a convienent toy.
The only thing about the Samsungs is the large amount of bloatware that comes pre-installed but it is easy to disable most of it using the built-in control/settings panel, I have not had to root it yet for performance reasons and i'm a power user.
On a side note, the NB Pro browser I told you about is very plain and simple looking, I almost did not try it, use the free version for a couple days first, once you figure it out you will see that it's power and speed are mainly due to it's simplicity and the clever programming you do not see, what do you want a pimped out browser that you pay for in speed/memory/privacy or a lightning fast browser that displays the entire webpage without the clutter?
p.s. This is not a paid endorsement I do not even know the developer of Naked Browser, I just hate poser developers that spy on you and lie about it. Whatever you do, do not use the Dolphin browser, it spies on you while sending every single link you visit to a series of servers in the background and you cannot disable that, it's 'free' for a reason, they sell you out to marketers and god knows who else. Firefox is a memory hog, Opera is too slow for me and Chrome is OK but privacy is a question.