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What Browser?

Just throwing this out there to see which broswers everyone is using. I personally like the stock one. I used firefox for a little bit but since it was only still in beta it wasn't the greatest. Ie wouldn't format correctly with zoom and radio buttons and txt boxes wouldn't function properly. I haven't given dolphin a try or any other browser that might be out there. Let's see what your opinions are.........
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I use FireFox just because of the FF sync with my laptop and desktop, but it sucks that I have to switch to the default to watch flash content.

Miren, FTW

Scott_S said:
Miren, FTW
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+1 Miren!
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depending on device, I use many:
Low end phone (huawei ascend on cm7) maxathon browser, renders pages astronomically faster than any other browser
Mid-end phone (htc hd2 -hyperdroid cm7) stock, kills miren/skyfire/maxathon/dolphin on my phone, easily. The flash integration is amazing in android's stock browser is more than enough to get the job done, completely content with my 6 second loading time for massive pages.
Tablets (transformer-stock 3.1 rom) I have no clue, the stock browser feels like the ipad in responsiveness and rendering (great thing) but occasionally "freaks out" and acts glitchy, have yet to experiment
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Miren
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What is it about Miren that everyone likes? I installed it hoping to configure it differently than the stock browser for use with certain websites. I quickly found out it is just an overlay of the stock browser and the settings where the same for both. I did like the tabbed feature it added. Can someone tell me if Dolphin is the same, an overlay that uses the stock browser?
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Opera Mini is the best, hands down.
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Try Dolphin HD. I have Miren and Dolphin but prefer Dolphin. Then again I don't have a problem with the stock one...

the stock one is fine by me....

Although I don't use....I believe Dolphin HD is prob. the best alternative
Firefox (which I am avid Firefox user) is HORRIBLE....well not horrible but horribly slow ATM.....I will wait til' they develop it more
I use stock........nothing seems worth it to trade for (although havn't tried Miren, so I will)

I kept going back to the stock one as well...
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I'm experimenting with Dolphin Mini now. Definitely seems better than Opera mini. For just general browsing I like it because of the reduced data consumption.
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nobitacu said:
I kept going back to the stock one as well...
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Then you haven't tried Miren. Seriously, I won't ever use stock again.
Instant forward and back, use volume keys or swipe direction to do so. That sold it for me.

Scott_S said:
Then you haven't tried Miren. Seriously, I won't ever use stock again.
Instant forward and back, use volume keys or swipe direction to do so. That sold it for me.
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I'll download it tonight and try it out. ^^
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Stock why waist space
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The newest dolphin hd update is amazing.

I have the stock browser auto launching news articles from my readers as the page rendering is fast and nice. I use Dolphin HD to surf and search with.
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i love the new dolphin hd

Stock browser +1!!!
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Firefox Beta is marvelous on the One X

Just released on Play Store today. Go try it now!! Replaced stock browser and Chrome for me personally. Butter smooth and fast. Love it.
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Much better than what it was before.

Is the beta different than what I take as final app that is there
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jayv81 said:
Is the beta different than what I take as final app that is there
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Yes.
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Hmmm a little skeptical as fennec was a complete suck-ass.
Firefox>other browsers for sure though
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it would be great if i still used firefox on my desktop for syncing but i'm a chrome user and that makes the chrome beta better for me since that also syncs with desktop version.

Thanks for the notice. I've been on the FF beta and have been disappointed. Have found Chrome way better/faster.
Off to try the new version!
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have to admit, so far the ff is winning in my books. I'm posting this on this and it is fluid, not bouncing, flash works great so far. bookmark syncing isnt a deal breaker for me anymore since i hardly use my laptop sxcept for using adb or other flashing tools. rendered the xda main list in a fraction of the time and with way less stutter than most browsers. happy doaner!

I wish this came out six months ago as I'm using Chrome across all my devices.

only using for a few hours so far, but loving it on my one x

mobilehavoc said:
Just released on Play Store today. Go try it now!!
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Well, you were right. It's a huge improvement! Not sure I love the mobile bersipn of Google it offers by default. Also can't find a way to disappear hapric feedback on click, which annoys me. Other than that, really nice.
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anyone having issues with the fullscreen add-on? seems to work only half the time, and im unable to exit and go back into Fullscreen mode. great browser though

Genetic517 said:
anyone having issues with the fullscreen add-on? seems to work only half the time, and im unable to exit and go back into Fullscreen mode. great browser though
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How the hell do u pull up the address bar once in full screen??
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digitaljeff said:
How the hell do u pull up the address bar once in full screen??
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lmao, ive been trying to figure that one out myself. i think mozilla missed something....

Downloaded it! Looks good so far.I'll sync all my stuff when I get home
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How do you open the bookmark page... I been looking for it but could not find it.

sync went as planned but im seeing alot of overlapped text and pictures on almost every site i normally visit.
It is VERY fast and pinch is very fast! Cant wait for full version!
you can move the screen around with 2 fingers

It's definitely a great improvement over what I remember FF being on my old phone. Looks very promising for being beta. I am definitely a Firefox guy though so I am a bit biased.
However, if I am being honest I would say so far Chrome seems to be much more optimized on the HOX. All the stylistic and design choices I've encountered so far seem to have been made with Android (ICS) in mind from the start.
With the FF browser the vibe I get is quite the opposite: that they wanted to have traditional FF on an Android device.
Haven't had a chance to really test things like speed/memory performance yet. Looking good though.

I agree with the OP, the new FF beta is fantastic. Kind of shockingly so.
Loading sites The Verge and Engadget it performs better than any mobile browser I've used and that includes Safari.

Definitely an improvement over the original FF, but if you want speed check out Quick ICS Browser. It's my default on both the HOX and GTab.

Browser for ICS

Can anyone recommend me a good browser to use? I'm in ics using the uniporn rom.
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Ice cream sandwich browser plus in the play store. It's free. Has some cool shortcuts and a lot of useful settings.

hollywood528 said:
Ice cream sandwich browser plus in the play store. It's free. Has some cool shortcuts and a lot of useful settings.
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I know lots of people prefer ICS+ but It just keep messing up my usage. Just somehow, I don't like the way how it worked on infuse. The side selection menu is all the point.
I would recommend Chrome beta or the system browser. They are both pretty good.
The system browser has the side selection which is very convenient, even it's only five fixed selections it's enough. I like the way how you can switch between tabs in the system browser easily.
On the other hand, I noticed a speed advantage in Chrome beta. The tab sync function is excellent if you use Chrome on your computer. Totally "Cloud". Also the magnifier function when you click on some close links save you some time double tap to zoom in.
The others are gingerbread era browser. Probably among those I would recommend Opera mobile.
Just some personal suggestion

Dolphin HD is stable and ez to use
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Chrome Beta
KingVekxin said:
Can anyone recommend me a good browser to use? I'm in ics using the uniporn rom.
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The BEST ONE will be Chrome Beta. You can download it from Google Play.
It has a lot of great features.
I use it and I would say it is the Best browser for ICS for me right now.
Have the Galaxy Nexus device.

Trying dolphin for now, seems pretty smoothy so far, thanks guys u rule
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I use opera mobile without any problems
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KingVekxin said:
Trying dolphin for now, seems pretty smoothy so far, thanks guys u rule
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Works well, looks great =
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome
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I use opera mini, skyfire, or dolphin
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I like Boat Browser.
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LDimchik said:
The BEST ONE will be Chrome Beta. You can download it from Google Play.
It has a lot of great features.
I use it and I would say it is the Best browser for ICS for me right now.
Have the Galaxy Nexus device.
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I must agree. I was using ICS browser plus... but after using Chrome beta.. I must say.. it is probably the best browser I have used.. It's great how it links to your home computer's tabs if you're using Chrome at home too.
Chrome Beta for the win!

hollywood528 said:
I must agree. I was using ICS browser plus... but after using Chrome beta.. I must say.. it is probably the best browser I have used.. It's great how it links to your home computer's tabs if you're using Chrome at home too.
Chrome Beta for the win!
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Bookmark syncing is a welcome addition as well. Chrome ftw

I used to dislike chrome for android... but it now works very well. I vote chrome, it makes the browsing super snappy compared to the stock one which takes forever to load xda and such.

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I used to dislike chrome for android... but it now works very well. I vote chrome, it makes the browsing super snappy compared to the stock one which takes forever to load xda and such.
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Same. It's a lot faster than the default browser and it is still in Beta and only available for ics roms. One of the things I like about it is that it syncs all of my bookmarks from my pc, which is a really cool feature. My vote is for Chrome as well.

Favorite browser?

Just wondering what everyone's opinion on browsers is. I'm using chrome right now cause I'm on aokp and wanted to try it but usually stick to the stock browser or maxthon. I've read good things about dolphin and a browser called uc.
So what do you use?

I've used several just to see what they're like but I always end up using the stock browser and uninstalling the others.
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Chrome works amazing on my EVO LTE and stock works the best on my Shift
Shifted from Outer Space

Stock Browser has always been my choice.

Chad The Pathfinder said:
I've used several just to see what they're like but I always end up using the stock browser and uninstalling the others.
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I was the exact same way with my Shift. I wanted to like Chrome on the Shift but it just didn't seem to perform as well as stock. As for my LTE, I'm with Thronnos.. Chrome is pretty damn good.
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On gingerbread I love dolphin. On ics, I stick with stock.
I've tried using chrome on my shift, but as others have said, the performance wasn't exactly stellar
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Htc Evo Shift
Dolhpin Browser Hd :cyclops:

My favorite is miui gb browser, I wish I get it working on other asop roms. There are a few similar with small differences, but those small differences are usually exactly what I like about miui gb browser.
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Boat browser works pretty good for me. Pretty fast as well.

Just read about privacy concerns with Dolphin:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...Dolphin's collection of your browsing history
Supposedly fixed in version 7 but bothered me so I switched to Boat Browser which I like better. Customizable side bar, more start page speed dial spots, seems smoother, no random closes, etc. I'm a fan so far.

Am I the only one that thinks the stock htc browser is better than chrome?

Discuss.
I feel it is a lot smoother and more stable.
Also syncs with my Google account.
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I really wanted to like Chrome just because I use Chrome as my desktop browser and liked the idea of it all synching up perfectly.
That never really worked out. Chrome for Android is pretty slow, and very buggy, for me.
Switched to Dolphin and never looked back. Just a fantastic browser.

Hate the ICS sense browser, but I freaking love the jb sense browser
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yobbei said:
Discuss.
I feel it is a lot smoother and more stable.
Also syncs with my Google account.
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Depends.... What os are we on? Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean? I feel that Jelly Beans browser is far better than Google chrome. But Ice Cream Sandwichs browser sucks.....
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Aosp browser is best browser

I'm sticking with Dolphin. Mainly because of the XMarks and LastPass integration.

nope i use stock over chrome. chrome doesn't even have flash support.

mirGantrophy said:
Aosp browser is best browser
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This.

mirGantrophy said:
Aosp browser is best browser
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agreed

mirGantrophy said:
Aosp browser is best browser
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By far
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Would it be possible to get the aosp browser for Sense roms? I tried to install it but it keeps crashing

I personally like Opera. Never been a big fan of stock browsers on Android or Apple devices. I dislike Chrome. Thought it stunk on computers but on the phone its dreadful. I was hoping Firefox would be useful as it's my favorite computer browser but again, fails on a phone.
Opera is very fast and simple. These are my opinions though.
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fleabeard said:
I'm sticking with Dolphin. Mainly because of the XMarks and LastPass integration.
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Same here. LastPass integration was the critical feature for me. Otherwise I would be using ICS+. Chrome for Android is a big disappointment.

GroovyGeek said:
Same here. LastPass integration was the critical feature for me. Otherwise I would be using ICS+. Chrome for Android is a big disappointment.
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Ics+ for one hand and fast use.
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Currently using dolphin browsing over chrome :silly:

I have searched the forums but have not found an answer to the quick controls on the jb browser.
You know how you can set the quick controls trigger area on the quick ICS browser, I was wondering if there is a way to do the same on the jb browser. I have an otter box case and it makes it almost impossible to trigger quick controls without adjusting the trigger area.
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aosp tabbed browser ftw. I just wish it would stop showing xda threads in faded grey and save my login info.

I use Chrome when I want to access my favorites or browser tabs on another device, otherwise I always use Dolphin.
It’s really depressing to me, because I love Chrome on the desktop. I don’t understand how a flagship product can be so bad

Dolphin for me.
Easiest to get to bookmarks with side swipe.

Every once in a while I go and try dolphin again, but I find the side swiping annoying, because I always end up activating it without meaning to
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