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[Request] Switching tabs in stock Browser

I use Dolphin Browser however I really like the stock Browser since to me it feels snappier than Dolphin.
The only reason I keep using Dolphin is the smart way it allows me to switch tabs by swiping in the direction of the next tab. Is this something already implemented in any of the custom ROMs? Would it be possible to implement a similar mechanism on the stock browser?
Thanks for your replies.

Nope, this is not currently implemented.... in the CyanogenMod at least and I have not used any other custom ROM. That is a great feature of the Dolphin browser and hopefully the stock browser will one day "borrow" it.

xombe said:
Nope, this is not currently implemented.... in the CyanogenMod at least and I have not used any other custom ROM. That is a great feature of the Dolphin browser and hopefully the stock browser will one day "borrow" it.
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Yeah definitely - I really don't use gestures that much so tab-switching is the Only thing that keeps me going back to Dolphin...

FYI - Latest Version of xScope Browser is FAAAAST!

Just a heads up. Have always been a fan of xScope Browser but gave it up for a while as the new xScope 6 seemed buggy to me.
Not sure what has changed with recent updates, but the latest version is FAST, really really FAST. Also, lots of cool features. Anyway, check it out in the market. The bookmarking feature takes a little getting used to as it uses HTML to represent bookmarks, but I'm sure that is one reason it is so fast - less overhead. When working with bookmarks, the controls for how they appear are on the bottom of the page. You can do icons, lists, etc...
Also, it has tabs and if you press and hold a tab, all kinds of cool options appear.

Tried it, slow. Im running calkulins 1.6.1 and its about 4 times faster than xscope. Are you rooted ? It is faster than a stock ego but in my opinion its not even close to rooted.

Tried it, slow. Im running calkulins 1.6.1 and its about 4 times faster than xscope. Are you rooted ? It is faster than a stock evo but in my opinion its not even close to rooted.

evohog said:
Tried it, slow. Im running calkulins 1.6.1 and its about 4 times faster than xscope. Are you rooted ? It is faster than a stock ego but in my opinion its not even close to rooted.
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Isn't calkulin a rom? xScope is a browser. How can you compare the two?

He means that the default browser in caulkins is better then xscope
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I m using Xscope 6.21 and I am unable to view /data/ folder using its folder view. Though I can see all apks in /system/app. Is it supposed to not show data folder?

I've always been a fan of xscope, it has great media download options and a nice simple ui. Latest update supports themes, so expect for nice themes to be rolling out like the older versions. I think its built based off the stock browser just with some extra features.
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does it have option to download youtube videos?

Crossrocker said:
He means that the default browser in caulkins is better then xscope
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Yeah the stock browser in calkulins new rom is faassst, I thought cyanogen and miui were fast but they don't even compare. Im a little off topic so my bad.

Is it possible to change the default google search from international to local(Aus)?

Ep4d stock browser.apk

Looking for the stock browser.apk from ep4d. I would appreciate if someone could share that with me. Thanks!

If you want a deodexed version of the browser, note that it will almost certainly not work on my ROM, and that, if the previous leaks were any indication, it's going to perform like crap once deodexed.

Alright gotcha. Notice the aosp browser scrolling and pinch zoom is not nearly as smooth as the stock ep4d browser although I do like the ability to open the window and actually close the browsing sessions with the "x" button.

Dolphin Browser Mini. End of story.
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Dolphin Browser is ok, but I'm not a big fan of the interface compared to stock.

imnuts said:
If you want a deodexed version of the browser, note that it will almost certainly not work on my ROM, and that, if the previous leaks were any indication, it's going to perform like crap once deodexed.
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FWIW, I'm actually using InfinityROM (latest release) with a deodexed Browser.apk that I got from within the CWM package found here and replaced the AOSP Browser.apk in /system/app (using Root Explorer), set permissions to rw-r--r--, rebooted, and it works as well as I can remember. I believe it's the HW acceleration that achieves the fluid scrolling/panning/zooming and I'm glad it worked out for me (nice ROM and nice browser together).
Here's the Browser.apk I pulled from that deodexed EP4D CWM package if you want to try it yourself (don't forget to backup the old one if anything screws up). YMMV! Hope it works out for you flyinj54.

If you use that browser.apk, and clear browser data, it is likely that it's no longer going to work as an FYI. A few framework changes needed to be made to get the AOSP Browser to work in the ROM.

imnuts said:
If you use that browser.apk, and clear browser data, it is likely that it's no longer going to work as an FYI. A few framework changes needed to be made to get the AOSP Browser to work in the ROM.
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Do you mean clearing the browser data in Applications > Manage applications?
I just tested that out to see what would happen and it seems that the stock Browser.apk is still working fine for me. I just cleared the data again and rebooted the phone to check and it's still working for me. I don't know if I'm doing something magical or if my phone is going to randomly explode someday, but I'm content with how it is.
If there's any other tests you can think of to break the functionality of this browser, let me know and I'll give them a shot as well.
One thing that I may have done but I'm not sure made any difference whatsoever is replaced the libwebcore.so file in /system/lib as well. If I remember correctly, that file has the same file size in both the stock ROM and InfinityROM, but I'm not entirely sure that they are identical.

Could the stock browser for ep4d work on a kindle fire for example?

Piercing Heavens said:
Could the stock browser for ep4d work on a kindle fire for example?
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Probably not, I think the browser is designed for this phone only.

I always run Opera Mobile because of how smooth of it so I never tryed stock EP4D till today. I was shocked that it was Iphone smooth. Heck it was smoother than opera.
Was hoping that it would work on my kindle fire :<

Yeah, I'm actually always surprised when I go into a Best Buy and play with all the newer non-Samsung Android phones (even dual-core) and finding out that the browser on my Charge is way smoother because of the HW acceleration. Maybe they're just skipping HW acceleration on Gingerbread and working on it for ICS, who knows...

what stock apps are not good?

what stock apps are not good?
I was told to upgrade internet browser. I heard the best choices are either "opera" or "dolphin." Never used either of these on my computer. I use Firefox and it's the best. But it looks like the Firefox mobile is poorly rated.
What about the music player?
any others you suggest?
I am rooted.

anyone suggestions???

Anything a stock phone comes with, that isn't removable, or can't be replaced, isn't good. Usually. The stock browser on ICS, however, is wonderful.

I've read that opera is good, but I use DolphinHD. Much better than stock.
I'm a MoPho-in Martian

Launcher isn't good. Change it with go launcher ex

Straroll said:
Launcher isn't good. Change it with go launcher ex
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doesn't a different launcher consume more battery life?
also I am froyo 2.2.2 if anyone needs to know.

bump for more suggestions

I recommend using ADW for a launcher and Handcent for a messaging app, they're both loads better than the stock apps.
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What Stock apps are not good? Totally depends on you, whether you use them or there maybe some rom apps we don't even touch at times. You can remove them by rooting your phone and using some app like Titanium-Backup for removing those.
Well maybe launchers consume more battery but if you wanna get a new UI look its definitely a worth adding app.
And about the browser. Well I'll suggest you to go with DolphinHD or Opera.
Though Chrome will be my preference but Its available only for ICS4. So for the meanwhile you can go with DolphinHD or Opera.

there are 2 versions of both opera and dolphin, both highly rated on android market. Which is better?
I have froyo 2.2.2 and I am rooted. I will upgrade to stock gingerbread when I figure out though. if that helps.

My suggestions would be DolphinHD, go with that!
And I assume, your phone Optimus 3D has got Gingerbread 2.3 update rolling.

Akzey said:
My suggestions would be DolphinHD, go with that!
And I assume, your phone Optimus 3D has got Gingerbread 2.3 update rolling.
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it does but I was hesitant to move over. People said it was buggy.
now looking at the forum everyone says it's amazing.
I am rooted and I need to get unrooted. I want gingerbread now.

looking for more suggestions!

I use the fire fox mobile browser because I use it on my PC,I like having my bookmarks synced.
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My recommendations
Well I use Opera for movbile sites and Dolphin for any diesktop site i need to access on my phone !!
For music app u can use the MIUI app ! it is amazing
but if u r froyo go for song bird !! i just love that app

ok I got dolphin HD. It is a million times better than stock one and seems a bit faster.
I also got winamp for music player, but honestly I see no improvement over stock player. The album art on both winamp and stock player is low quality, when the actual images on the phone or my computer are HD. That annoys me. sound quality / speed no difference. probably will uninstall winamp.
I also got Go Launcher. I googled a few threads between go launcher, adw, and launcher pro. I will test this one out if I am happy I will keep it.
thanks

For browser try Dolphin or Maxthon. Dolphin looks better but Maxthon's tabs are better than Dolphin's.
For music player, player pro is beast. MIUI music player is good too.
For launcher, go launcher is the most customizable of all that I've tried but is bloated and slow. Alternatives are adw and launcher pro. The ones that I like though are Nemus and 360 launcher. Both are light and smooth. I'm using 360 right now. Take note though that it's still in beta if ever you try it.
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Why?
Why do manufacturers put stock apps which users cant un-install?

stock apps too much using ram , so your rom will be laggy

Hey there,
for music i use the mort player. good for music and audio books.
my internet browser is opera. i use it on my pc so a can link the browser on my phone with the one on my pc

After JellyBean ICS+ doesn't work

After I installed the latest update which I think is JellyBean the ICS+ browser doesn't work. I uninstalled and reinstalled and it just crashes when the program is ran. Dolphin and Firefox still works, but I was getting used to the ICS+ browser. Anyone else have this problem or are there any other browser alternatives out there? Dolphin is really nice and I'll probably stick with that if I have no choice. Hey, at least flash works! I bust my girlfriends chops all the time about her iPad not having flash and some of her web pages just look horrible with Safari. She could never find an alternative browser for her iPad. Apple makes it very difficult to find programs that replace the core stuff on the iPad. A huge negative and one of the many reasons why I love Android so much better then ios.

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After I installed the latest update which I think is JellyBean the ICS+ browser doesn't work. I uninstalled and reinstalled and it just crashes when the program is ran. Dolphin and Firefox still works, but I was getting used to the ICS+ browser. Anyone else have this problem or are there any other browser alternatives out there? Dolphin is really nice and I'll probably stick with that if I have no choice. Hey, at least flash works! I bust my girlfriends chops all the time about her iPad not having flash and some of her web pages just look horrible with Safari. She could never find an alternative browser for her iPad. Apple makes it very difficult to find programs that replace the core stuff on the iPad. A huge negative and one of the many reasons why I love Android so much better then ios.
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yes, for me it's the same.

Did you read the app description in the Play Store? It says "Not compatible with Jelly Bean"...
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Stock browser is just as good now imo. What are you missing that ics+ gives you?

It was called ICS+ (Ice Cream Sandwich +) for a reason. It was an extension of the ICS browser. I used myself as my primary, but yest with Jelly Bean the ICS browser is different, and as stated before it is shown in the app description that it will not work on JB. Now that said. I do hope they might make a JB+, but really the JB browser works just the same for me, without the home button.

sbdags said:
Stock browser is just as good now imo. What are you missing that ics+ gives you?
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I agree.
Stock in JB is just fine.
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sbdags said:
Stock browser is just as good now imo. What are you missing that ics+ gives you?
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One of the features that I miss to this day is an extended version of "Quick Controls" -- the controls option you can turn on in Settings / Labs that displays a semi-circle pop-up menu when you tap right right or left edge of the screen. In the stock browser, the menu is very limited, with just a few functions. In ICS+, you could choose to add / activate numerous functions and customize your installation pretty extensively. It was very powerful, and very useful. At the time, it became a must-have feature for me, and I wound up preferring ICS+ to Dolphin, Firefox, Maxthon, etc. Really miss ICS+ and hope dev considers implementing a JB version.

jonstrong said:
One of the features that I miss to this day is an extended version of "Quick Controls" -- the controls option you can turn on in Settings / Labs that displays a semi-circle pop-up menu when you tap right right or left edge of the screen. In the stock browser, the menu is very limited, with just a few functions. In ICS+, you could choose to add / activate numerous functions and customize your installation pretty extensively. It was very powerful, and very useful. At the time, it became a must-have feature for me, and I wound up preferring ICS+ to Dolphin, Firefox, Maxthon, etc. Really miss ICS+ and hope dev considers implementing a JB version.
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Yes I use these as well but there are over 15 given in the new stock JB. If you use quick ics browser you can configure them as well.

sbdags said:
Yes I use these as well but there are over 15 given in the new stock JB. If you use quick ics browser you can configure them as well.
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yes....I went back and checked. Some of what I was missing is in the fly out sub menus.

sbdags said:
Yes I use these as well but there are over 15 given in the new stock JB. If you use quick ics browser you can configure them as well.
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Also, see this thread for info on a setting in the stock browswer that really speeds things up-- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923285
If you're not rooted you can't use browser2ram, but honestly, I don't think it's needed to apply this tweak. Good luck!