Hey all!
What is your preferred browser?
I am a continuous user of Opera Mini for several reasons. The top of which being the data usage savings thanks to the compression from Opera servers. My second reason, it's simple to use and fast as all get out even when on 2G.
Being open to change though, I'm curious to see what others use regularly. Thanks guys n Gals, let me know. Any input is appreciated.
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I use chrome because that's what I'm using on my pc as well. I'm not saying it's the best though
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Boat browser...
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stock browser.
its light-weight and therefore fast, all websites run on it no problem and it syncs with my chrome because my chrome is synced with my google account.
but also im on nexus s, so cant really handle the chrome browser optimally.
perhaps for s3 or galaxy nexus it would be worthwhile using the chrome browser.
For me its opera mini just for the fact it loads pages quicker and its snappier than stock or any other browser I've came across.
But when YouTube app decides to start hiccupping I go to stock for YouTube.
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I Just Recently got the new Firefox browser, Its a beta but ill tell what, its hella fast
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Stock one, firefox isnt there yet. Though when they do ill switch because i use it on my pc (ecosystem and stuff)
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Yeah I tried Firefox for a while. Was pretty impressive but it seemed like a bit of a memory/storage hog. Other than that, no gripes with it. I have used Firefox on my laptop for I don't know how long and love it.
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For fast connections Dolphin is the best but for 2G none other than Opera.
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Dolphin HD is a really nice fluid browser. Maybe switch to Chrome when I get ICS because its such a great computer browser
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About twice a day, when browsing with the default browser, it will lock up, give the one vibrate followed by two...stay locked up, do the vibration pattern again and then present a black screen. About two minutes later, it appears it rebooted but never showed the Samsung or AT&T logos...
Anyone else having this issue?
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Has not happen to me.
It could have been the site you visited. Try Dolphin HD, much better than stock browser.
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About twice a day, when browsing with the default browser, it will lock up, give the one vibrate followed by two...stay locked up, do the vibration pattern again and then present a black screen. About two minutes later, it appears it rebooted but never showed the Samsung or AT&T logos...
Anyone else having this issue?
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All of the Galaxy S phones experience this occasionally when viewing certain heavy websites like the pocketnow.com desktop site, especially if you get a few tabs going. Nice to see Samsung still hasn't fixed that. I suggest Opera Mobile.
I can vouch for the browser crapping out on any large website, this was one of reasons I switched from the captivate to the inspire. Used an infuse today and noticed the browser froze right away on anything with flash content.
I like the stock browser but I will try Opera Mobile for a while to see if it helps...it was my browser of choice on WM 6.5
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If I remember correctly on my captivate there were a few development who had tweaked the browser.apk to fix rendering issues and freezing. Will have to go back and read changelogs on some of the custom roms
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slappyjoker said:
If I remember correctly on my captivate there were a few development who had tweaked the browser.apk to fix rendering issues and freezing. Will have to go back and read changelogs on some of the custom roms
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Yes...please let me know what you find out...this has been the only real complaint I have with this great phone...
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This happened again today...on both of our phones...anyone else encounter this lately? It is starting to become a show stopper for us on this otherwise awesome phone!
I had the same problem. The stock browser is a RAM hog. Use opera mobile, much much better and faster!
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Just use Dolphin browser, when out of ram it will not load new tab on the background unless you open the background tab,
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Well here's my quandry... I like the stock browser and I didn't have this problem with my Captivate... I am just really hoping that we can find a solution for this. I did reset the browser back to default settings and so far in the past couple days this is not happened... I'm not saying it fixed it but I will monitor it for a few days.
Side note however..
How can I make one of the other browsers the default browser and also where do I go to reset that back to the stock browser?
Thanks...
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If you're having problems with the stock browser just switch to an alternative like dolphin or firefox etc. Many improvements over the simple UI and limited functionality of the stock browser anyway.
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I'm trying something different now... I think I was on wi-fi each and every time that the browser locked up the phone and rebooted... I am going to try to keep it off of wifi for a few days and do regular browsing see what happens
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I have had this problem as well. It is really annoying.
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I have had this problem as well. It is really annoying.
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It is quite annoying and honestly unacceptable... using another browser is only a bandaid... this needs to be made loud and clear to at&t and samsung... there is a problem here...
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Happens to me as well...
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garak0410 said:
About twice a day, when browsing with the default browser, it will lock up, give the one vibrate followed by two...stay locked up, do the vibration pattern again and then present a black screen. About two minutes later, it appears it rebooted but never showed the Samsung or AT&T logos...
Anyone else having this issue?
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I have never used the stock browser....especially when Dolphin HD or Skyfire offer a far more superb browsing experience...
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ok.. i cant zoom with stock browser??? wtf??? i just noticed yesterday.. any answers .. i thought maybe it was a setting but i couldnt see anything i could change to fix it..
Does anyone else notice a lot of checkerboarding when scrolling down a web page? Why is this, the captivate never did it and was less powerful spec wise....
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I'm noticing that, as well as the page jumping from zoomed in to out then in again when I'm scrolling (even slowly) along a page. Clearing data helps for a bit but this is frustrating. Running Infused/infusion combo clocked at 1.7ghz.
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I have this too, perhaps RAM isn't being used efficiently in the stock browser?
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The stock browser's suckiness is well documented. Use Opera
Its because of the page loading. let it load all of the way and then try to scroll.
Hope this helps!!!
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Yea but the captivate could scroll before the page loaded
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Its because of the page loading. let it load all of the way and then try to scroll.
Hope this helps!!!
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infuse 4g "a lot a screen real estate"
The Samsung browser in 2.2.1+ does this.
The Captivate is still officially on 2.2.
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Try Opera Mobile. It kept me from returning my infuse.
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Its because of the page loading.
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Not in my case, fully loaded pages. This is the first time I've had an issue with the stock browser.
This is the worse browser ever, I miss the stock browser of my htc desire hd. Now I'm using dolphin hd, try any other browser in the market and u'll be happier!
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Skyfire and opera (tho opera does this at times as well)
Mine rarely does it after the page has fully loaded.
I am using a hacked 2.2.1 browser I found in a thread and found it to almost eliminate this problem...
I just don't remember where I got the APK but I do have it. It also allows 8 windows opened. Want to give the hacked browser a shot?
I've only had it installed for a day...
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brooketjt said:
I am using a hacked 2.2.1 browser I found in a thread and found it to almost eliminate this problem...
I just don't remember where I got the APK but I do have it. It also allows 8 windows opened. Want to give the hacked browser a shot?
I've only had it installed for a day...
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Ill take it.
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brooketjt said:
I am using a hacked 2.2.1 browser I found in a thread and found it to almost eliminate this problem...
I just don't remember where I got the APK but I do have it. It also allows 8 windows opened. Want to give the hacked browser a shot?
I've only had it installed for a day...
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Post the apk for us
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Post the apk for us
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forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1105122&page=2
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I installed the hacked browser and it does load much faster, the only problem is I get a force close everytime I go to browser settings...
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I installed the hacked browser and it does load much faster, the only problem is I get a force close everytime I go to browser settings...
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Really? I just tried it, it works fine to me
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Really? I just tried it, it works fine to me
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When you open a page then hit menu then settings , does it force close?
Update: deleted browser.odex and no more fc! !!!!
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forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1105122&page=2
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Thank you jayson94538 for posting the link to the hacked browser. I hadn't had a chance to post it yet.
I love Opera, but there's one big issue that I have with it. I'm a big sports junkie and I go to ESPN.com dozens of times daily, and they recently re-designed their mobile site like 6 months ago or so. Anyways, I love the re-design and is much more useful and quicker to get the info I want/need. The problem with Opera is that it still goes to ESPN's OLD mobile site which I didn't really like. Its been over 6 months now since the re-design and other 3rd party browsers access the new one. But why can't Opera go to it? And why does it use the old one? Anyways, anything would be of great help!
Just a suggestion but the ESPN app is real good, it's what I use.
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e4e5nf3nc6 said:
Just a suggestion but the ESPN app is real good, it's what I use.
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Thanks for the response. Are you talking about the ScoreCenter app?
Yeah I like it better than the website. Anyway have you tried any page specific settings? I know in dolphin HD browser there is a useful addon that lets you quickly switch between desktop and mobile modes. I've never used opera but maybe something similar can be found in settings somewhere.
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You have made two threads lol. One for each mobile. I am also trying to fix google page for the opera mobile.
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Post no. 8 seems to help to some extent but it doesn't fix google page for Galaxy S II. Try what he instructed and who knows you might end up lucky because it worked for facebook page for me.
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e4e5nf3nc6 said:
Yeah I like it better than the website. Anyway have you tried any page specific settings? I know in dolphin HD browser there is a useful addon that lets you quickly switch between desktop and mobile modes. I've never used opera but maybe something similar can be found in settings somewhere.
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Yeah I've thought of something similar, but what I don't understand is why Opera can't access ESPN's new mobile site. It only accesses the old mobile site before the re-design.
"Seems like Google Page has been crossed referenced / optimized with Google Android Browser to look and work flawlessly while others browsers dont "have the source codes" to make the page appear and function in optimized state."
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Possible explaination?
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Go to opera mobile then settings> advanced, then change user agent from mobile to desktop. That should fix it.
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zoppp said:
Go to opera mobile then settings> advanced, then change user agent from mobile to desktop. That should fix it.
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But that would take away the mobile site for ESPN, which I like. It's just that with Opera I get the old mobile site, whereas any other Browser app I get the new one with is much better.
Check post no. 8 in the link I have given before. It might help you..
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Anyone running this browser? I like it its got some weird graphics issue sometimes tho . Anyone else that's running it experience this as well?
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Same here.
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I was running it for a few days, but I had to stop. The graphical issues and general unstability just became too much. It would randomly crash for no reason, and more often than not, it would simply refuse to load a page. It would also frequently take a good 10 or 15 seconds to even start loading a page after hitting a link. Stuff like that.
It sucks, 'cause the browser was really great when it worked, and the extra features like desktop tab sync were really helpful. I just needed a browser that worked reliably.
That's why its BETA. Need I say more?
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Installed it here. The stinking browser is the largest application on my phone. Unceremoniously uninstalled.
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when it works right its the best browser .hope it becomes stable soon
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I use it and don't mind the lil bugs, the sync of the tabs I use a lot. its only got up to go from here so ill stick with it or just the stock ics one, the lil graphic bugs are annoying but go away, doesn't make it unuable imo
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So many choices but havent found "the one" yet. Which one do you find to be the best performer?
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I recommend boat browser. Flash working, gestures, full screen.
I was using the stock one until recently.
Installed firefox and synced it with my desktop. Has a few quirks but overall its my main browser now.
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I'm working with Dolphins Browser. It's fast and fully support flash. For me is this the best browser for Android
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Next browser is really good too.
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Yes next is very good its my No2 atm, 1st is chrome because I need tabs on top for quick change.
After testing a number of browsers I have to say that the newer versions of Chrome is hard to beat. I love the "swipe between tabs" feature and that it syncs so good with the phone as well as the desktop and laptop.
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My choice is firefox.. really smooth surfing on note 10.1
have used chrome much since i use firefox on desktop as well..
It also depends what browser you use most on desktop
The new Chrome v28 works very well.
Chrome for sure. Logged in to the same account on my phone, and my other 3 computers. So where ever I go, or what ever device I'm on, I have all the same tabs open and ready to go. Works flowless.
I'm with Maxthon for years....
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Thanks for all the ideas. I've tried most of them, each seems to have its pluses and minuses or one key feature that doesn't work for me. E.g. Chrome works on my banking site but the copy/paste function doesn't work. Firefox won't pinch/zoom for me. Thought Boat browser was going to be the one, thought it was working on my band site bill pay but at the very end it wouldn't submit the payments. Probably all of these problems are User Error.
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Thanks for all the ideas. I've tried most of them, each seems to have its pluses and minuses or one key feature that doesn't work for me. E.g. Chrome works on my banking site but the copy/paste function doesn't work. Firefox won't pinch/zoom for me. Thought Boat browser was going to be the one, thought it was working on my band site bill pay but at the very end it wouldn't submit the payments. Probably all of these problems are User Error.
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It's a toss-up between Maxthon HD and the latest Chrome for me... Chrome was terrible originally (despite how bizarre that is), but recent versions have been pretty awesome. Maxthon has always been rock solid. My 2 cents.
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chrome is the only browser you need, it syncs your bookmarks between desktop and tablet/mobiles so you never have to save them manually, all the other browsers on the android market don't even do that, i think firefox has this feature too, i have firefox installed for websites that use flash as chrome won't work with them properly.
I may have to try chrome. It has been awhile. Dolphin is good since it plays flash and supports multi window/dual view.
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zagleft1 said:
I've tried most of them, each seems to have its pluses and minuses or one key feature that doesn't work for me.
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Another thing you may want to try is the stock browser with a different user agent. I've found some sites function better when using the iPad user agent (web designers favor Apple, big shock).
I'm not sure if this works on non-rooted ROMs, but the UAstring option appears under settings after typing about:debug in the stock browser's address bar.
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HUYI said:
chrome is the only browser you need, it syncs your bookmarks between desktop and tablet/mobiles so you never have to save them manually, all the other browsers on the android market don't even do that, i think firefox has this feature too, i have firefox installed for websites that use flash as chrome won't work with them properly.
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So chrome isnt the only browser you need? really firefox is the only one you need...
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I use the stock browser. Over the years I have tried various browsers, learned the gestures and so on. Each one was quirky. The stock browser just works. I shouldn't have to fiddle with user agents, or gestures or jumoing through rings of fire to read web pages.
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