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Flash in browser still slow?

Wasn't Flash 10.3 supposed to fix 720p flash in the browser with the 3.1 update? It seems to work just fine in the Youtube app, but the speed in the browser is still the same as 3.0.1. Is anyone else finding this the case?

While it's not as fast as I'd like it's still faster than it was on 3.0.1.
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donatom3 said:
While it's not as fast as I'd like it's still faster than it was on 3.0.1.
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3.1 flash is slower than 3.0.1 browser flash for me, sucks cus this was one of the main reasons for me updating

I'm tired of messing with it. Just gonna keep the user agent as ipad so it works.
The work around is to click the lower bottom right and a popup will ask if you want it in browser or with the Youtube app.

Best browser?

Which browser preforms the best?
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Im using hd dolphing and its iite
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I like the google chrome beta browser.
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dolphin hd for me. but i'm excited to see firefox come into the picture for ICS. hopefully they will get their act together for the mobile market. their original mobile firefox was terrible.

i have used the stock browser, ICS+ Browser, Chrome Beta, Dolphin Pad, Opera Next, Opera Mobile, Firefox beta, and Boat.
so far, the one with the best balance between stabliity and speed is Dolphin. Though the .29 update made chrome more usable.

I have found dolphinhd and opera to be the smoothest I have used.

Opera mobile for me. As much as I want to like the Chrome beta (and it is, really, really good) I feel that Opera is still the best browser for touchscreen devices. It still has some issues with a few sites, but it's been getting steadily better and has received a steady stream of updates.

Opera mini (not mobile) is the fastest smoothest browser. It has page transitions and seems to take a static approach, as though it takes a snapshot of the page before displaying it. The scrolling and animations are always fluid. The graphics do appear compressed. This browser definitely has its place for me.
I also use the stock browser when I need a more full featured browser, which is the best in that category due to the quick controls and bookmarks.
I have tried the chrome browser on differnent tablets and its quite slow, not ready for prime time in my opinion. Its excellent on the galaxy nexus phone, though.
Firefox is no good, dolphin is fine but has no advantage over stock in my opinion.

ryzilla23 said:
Though the .29 update made chrome more usable.
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The .29 made Chrome more stable?
Has anyone used Flash much? The only browser I seem to get Flash working on OK is Opera Mobile. Firefox and Chrome don't seem to want to run flash at all.

Overskreen is interesting as it performs as an independent resizable Window on top of every app which means true multitasking...? Multiple Windows are possible as well.
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elburna said:
Overskreen is interesting as it performs as an independent resizable Window on top of every app which means true multitasking...? Multiple Windows are possible as well.
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Overskreen is good but i dislike the UI and it has a slow startup and it just seems slower. Can be useful though
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Anyone tried the ign full website? Makes browser slow when other tabs are open. Is it because of heavy usage of flash?
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psjw12 said:
The .29 made Chrome more stable?
Has anyone used Flash much? The only browser I seem to get Flash working on OK is Opera Mobile. Firefox and Chrome don't seem to want to run flash at all.
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Flash works in chrome and dolphin, but when you go to fullscreen it doesn't work well, or at all some cases. Chrome doesn't crash or freeze nearly as much since .29 ( for me at least)
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How? I can't use chrome at all. It Fc's as soon as I search or go to a website
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How does ics browser plus work? Does the developer have access to your history and passwords or does it work like a sort of add on for stock browser and so the data is stored on the stock browser and not on the developers app? (If i haven't been clear, please tell me).
Thanks greatly.
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I just use the default one, flash didn't work with Chrome

zurny said:
I just use the default one, flash didn't work with Chrome
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ryzilla23 said:
Flash works in chrome and dolphin, but when you go to fullscreen it doesn't work well, or at all some cases. Chrome doesn't crash or freeze nearly as much since .29 ( for me at least)
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I'm on version .17 and I can't get flash to work on Chrome. It says loading plugin, but stays like that. I seem to be OK going full screen on Opera on one movie host I use but I don't know about others.

Google Chrome for me! Love the browser sync between PC,Phone and Tab!
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ryzilla23 said:
Flash works in chrome and dolphin, but when you go to fullscreen it doesn't work well, or at all some cases. Chrome doesn't crash or freeze nearly as much since .29 ( for me at least)
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Chrome for Android has never had flash support:
What version of Flash is supported on Chrome for Android?
Chrome for Android will not be supporting Flash. As you may have seen in November, 2011, Adobe announced it has stopped investing in Flash for mobile browsing. Google has long been committed to making the web platform more powerful through open web technologies like HTML5 and is working with Adobe and other partners to further advance the web standard.
https://developers.google.com/chrome/mobile/docs/faq

I like browsers that have add ons that block advertisements.

Is my tablet supposed to be this slow?

Typing on web browsers (default one and chrome) are extremely slow, especially typing Korean (I actually type in Korean a lot). I would type a few words and they will show up on the screen some time later. English is not as bad but still feels extremely laggy.
In addition, general web browsing feels really laggy. Pan and zoom do not feel smooth at all and do not feel like it has a very fast processor, which it does.
Maybe I'm spoiled with iPhone because smoothness is what it excels at, but I still feel like the letters should at least appear on the screen as I type them.
I'm not sure if this is normal.
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Are you on version .26? That update makes improvements in that respect.
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Petschska said:
Are you on version .26? That update makes improvements in that respect.
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I'm on the .26 update and still experience general lag that my wife's iPad doesn't have. I'm an android guy for the long haul for reasons other than speed and responsiveness, but it would be nice if these problems could be fixed. Maybe we just need some butter! Jelly Bean butter! All of my ICS experience points to the OS being the source of the lag.
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MedleHed said:
I'm on the .26 update and still experience general lag that my wife's iPad doesn't have. I'm an android guy for the long haul for reasons other than speed and responsiveness, but it would be nice if these problems could be fixed. Maybe we just need some butter! Jelly Bean butter! All of my ICS experience points to the OS being the source of the lag.
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Sounds like something is amiss here - I don't have any lag on my TF700 - everything is very snappy and very smooth...
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The stock browser and chrome and indeed very slow. I would recommend dolphin. It works way better. Hope that helps!
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Codesworth said:
The stock browser and chrome and indeed very slow. I would recommend dolphin. It works way better. Hope that helps!
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Dolphin has some serious privacy issues. Stallman would be livid. Like, it makes the chrome Botnet look like GNU in comparison.
I got b& at /a/ for sh!tposting ;_;

I've had the slow down in typing that you've mentioned. For me it only happens when I'm filling online forms or in a web game chat box. This issue may not be the tablet but whatever the web site is using for code. Maybe its a flash issue.
Apple has designed their hardware to work perfectly with the ios software. Android doesn't have that luxury as every OEM slaps together a product and hope there are no issues. We have apps for everything like ios but a **** ton of OEM products and os versions that can affect performance from device to device. Are you using a different keyboard app that might have tweaks in the settings?

jdeoxys said:
Dolphin has some serious privacy issues. Stallman would be livid. Like, it makes the chrome Botnet look like GNU in comparison.
I got b& at /a/ for sh!tposting ;_;
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Is this really still an issue? I thought the privacy concerns had been resolved last November. Dolphin for Tablets is definitely the smoothest browser for me when scrolling large pages, even though its Sunspider marks don't come close to those of Chrome.

Elegor said:
Is this really still an issue? I thought the privacy concerns had been resolved last November. Dolphin for Tablets is definitely the smoothest browser for me when scrolling large pages, even though its Sunspider marks don't come close to those of Chrome.
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It has been resolved. Some people just can't let go.

xRevilatioNx said:
It has been resolved. Some people just can't let go.
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Seriously? I still hear people talking about it so I just assumed it was still a problem.
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I tried the dolphin browser, and it does definitely feel better. It even works better with Korean than both Chrome and default browser. I wouldn't say it's perfect, but I can live with this.
I guess I will wait for Jelly Bean and Project Butter.
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Depends on your keyboard as well. I use swiftkey and its predictive algorithms cause lag. When I use the default asus keyboard with my dock in place, lag disappears. Try some different keyboards.

jdeoxys said:
Seriously? I still hear people talking about it so I just assumed it was still a problem.
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well i had those problem, but after rooting, forcing 2D rendering and tweaking, i almost dont have any lag on the tablet, occasional lag when quitting an app but thats maybe becasue i have a crapload of widgets running

fsured said:
I've had the slow down in typing that you've mentioned. For me it only happens when I'm filling online forms or in a web game chat box. This issue may not be the tablet but whatever the web site is using for code. Maybe its a flash issue.
Apple has designed their hardware to work perfectly with the ios software. Android doesn't have that luxury as every OEM slaps together a product and hope there are no issues. We have apps for everything like ios but a **** ton of OEM products and os versions that can affect performance from device to device. Are you using a different keyboard app that might have tweaks in the settings?
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This is a terrible misconception that the grass is greener on the other side when in fact it's not.
iPad users experience some of the same problem Android tablet users experience when it comes occasional slowness. Simply google searching your problems and filtering it to apple.com you will see that Android is not along on this issue.
The tablet with the best web browsing experience is the Blackberry Playbook and even I encounter some websites that want to slow everything down to a crawl. Luckily with Playbook the trouble site doesn't affect anything beyond the web browser which I can easily close out and relaunch.
I think issue centers around most websites being designed specifically for desktop browsers that operate of X86/x64 PCs that have had years of optimized coding and design to handle web browsing.
Just jump back to AMD K6 series and the Intel Pentium II and III to relive horrible web browsing performances.
ARM CPUs are still not there yet but the industry is moving in that direction and so this is something that I predict will go away as more sites get optimzed for tablets.

polish_pat said:
well i had those problem, but after rooting, forcing 2D rendering and tweaking, i almost dont have any lag on the tablet, occasional lag when quitting an app but thats maybe becasue i have a crapload of widgets running
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I was talking about the privacy issues, not lag.
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jdeoxys said:
I was talking about the privacy issues, not lag.
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and im talking about lag issues...just like the title of the thread

I didn't mean to imply that ios is better or I'm looking at greener grass there. I am fine with android and expect it not to function like a desktop. Like Google and the nexus line, the hardware is set up the way the original os company envisioned. Apple put together a great hardware product and is fantastic at creating a top notch user experience. I don't think anyone would deny the ipad has its faults/issues like android tablets. Maybe it is a misconception but its also wrong to expect ipad performance from a non ipad product.
I agree that its more of the website interaction and not the tablet itself. I use thumb keyboard but haven't tried the swift one.

I have had all three ipads as well as all three Transformers. In every case the Ipad out performed the Transformer in the web browsing area using the stock browser. My TF700T comes the close to my Ipad3 but its still not as fluid at my Ipad3 is for internet functioning. I would assume with the release of Jelly Bean for the TF700T that there would be an improvement in the web experience that would be similar to the Ipad3. I perfer a 'pc' experience with the tablet I utilize which is why I have stayed with Asus and the Transformer series. Looking at the entire package of functions my TF700T performes for me it meets my total expectations better than the Ipad3 that I currently own. They are both just tools that fit different peoples needs and are very different in their approach to those needs. I am particular to my TF700T but I am not blinded into thinking that at this time its the end all tablet. I would also quickly tell you that I am very much looking forward to seeing what my TF700T can do once Jelly Bean has been implimented.

polish_pat said:
and im talking about lag issues...just like the title of the thread
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Then why did you quote me?

jtrosky said:
Sounds like something is amiss here - I don't have any lag on my TF700 - everything is very snappy and very smooth...
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It's certainly not snappy and smooth. Even on a fresh reset it's pretty slow.

Does anyone here use Firefox?

It's great on my SG3 and I love the features on it (sync to desktop, the best address bar, add-ons...) but it is slow as hell, laggy and horrible at scrolling.
I started using the stock browser and it's WAY better in terms of performance. Think I might have to give up the features and stick with this instead.
Anyways...I'm just wondering if anyone here uses it on their TF700 and if they have the same experiences I do?

I use Firefox every day. It is much slower than the default browser but I find once it is up and running it's not so bad. I use the default when multitasking or just want to look something up quick and Firefox when I'll be online for a while.
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Give Tint browser a try. I just started using it. It's faster than Firefox and supports flash.
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Chipshotz said:
Give Tint browser a try. I just started using it. It's faster than Firefox and supports flash.
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+1, very good browser, I'm impressed. As fast or slightly faster than stock browser, I would say this is the first browser that can compete with stock browser. The only thing it lacked behind stock is bookmark/history sync. Took forever to sync. The way the interface I think that dev build this browser based on stock android browser.

I just wiped my tablet and installed the latest cm10.1 nightly. Finally the tablet is usable, but Firefox still gives me an headache. It is still too laggy and slow to use. Is there any chance to sync any other android browser with the standalone weave/Firefox sync server?

Best browser (May 2013)

I just can't stick with one. I'm so frustrated with the options.
Firefox would be my number 1 choice but it's so incredibly slow I just can't take it.
Chrome is okay, but no flash.
Stock is very fast but lacks in features.
Is there some hidden gem out there? Something with the speed of stock and features of Firefox?

Have you tried boat browser yet. I think it is one of the best out there .
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Tylorw1 said:
Have you tried bloat browser yet. I think it is one of the best out there .
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Boat browser you mean Boat is anything but bloat...and I believe is the best browser for the TF700...
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I have tried Boat, but not in a long time. Think I stopped using it because it crashed WAY too often.
Time to give it another go...and looks like we have a winner! Wish it had the add-ons Firefox has (love auto-pager) but I can live without it. This probably is the best browser I've tried so far.
I can even import my bookmarks from my desktop! Can't find a Android browser that can do that (without using some sort of syncing).
Very happy with Boat so far.

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Boat browser you mean Boat is anything but bloat...and I believe is the best browser for the TF700...
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HAHAHA my mistake. I fixed it. Yes I agree Boat Browser is anything but bloat. It is probably the fastest and one of the most useful browsers out there. It fully supports flash and runs amazingly too!
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I have tried Boat, but not in a long time.
...and looks like we have a winner! Wish it had the add-ons Firefox but I can live without it. This probably is the best browser I've tried so far.
I can even import my bookmarks from my desktop! Can't find a Android browser that can do that (without using some sort of syncing).
Very happy with Boat so far.
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It is hard to find any browser, especially mobile, with add-ons. But, Boat is by far the better of most if not all browsers on the play store.
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Stock browser on cromi-x 4.4 wiith b2ram script

Tylorw1 said:
It is hard to find any browser, especially mobile, with add-ons. But, Boat is by far the better of most if not all browsers on the play store.
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Does Boat have anything like Adblock? If So, I, too, might consider switching from Firefox.

ShadowLea said:
Does Boat have anything like Adblock? If So, I, too, might consider switching from Firefox.
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Doesn't look like it.
I just can't use a browser without a ad-blocker, AdAway does the trick for that for rooted users and seems to work well on Boat.

Boat browser by far

wifesabitch said:
I have tried Boat, but not in a long time. Think I stopped using it because it crashed WAY too often.
Time to give it another go...and looks like we have a winner! Wish it had the add-ons Firefox has (love auto-pager) but I can live without it. This probably is the best browser I've tried so far.
I can even import my bookmarks from my desktop! Can't find a Android browser that can do that (without using some sort of syncing).
Very happy with Boat so far.
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Are you saying you got your chrome bookmarks to sync with boat browser, If so how?

rlattin24 said:
Are you saying you got your chrome bookmarks to sync with boat browser, If so how?
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Don't use Chrome.
I just exported my Firefox bookmarks on my desktop and imported to Boat. I don't sync anything.

If you're okay with paying a couple bucks for a wonderful browser experience, xScope Browser is one of the best I've ever used. lots of great gestures including Pin-Zoom (akin to the new google maps where you can control the zoom level with one finger).
Otherwise, Sleipnir (no tablet version yet) is currently in the running with UC Browser for the top spot in my books, it's rough around the edges, but highly customizable.

i'm going with UC Browser
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Now that most browsers have B2R, 90% of all B2R browsers, like boat, Dolphin, stock, uc, etc fly like the wind.
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UC Browser
I'm also using UC Browser and I must say it's pretty good.
The only problem is lack of adblock plugin like in Firefox.
That's why I keep both of those and use them depending on how many adds are on pages.

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Now that most browsers have B2R, 90% of all B2R browsers, like boat, Dolphin, stock, uc, etc fly like the wind.
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I wish that was true for me with Firefox. Even with B2R it would just crawl.
Good thing I found Boat, I'll check back with Firefox after the summer maybe and hopefully it's fixed.

have you guys tried "next browser"??

i know this is old thread but my 2 cents
if you haven't i suggest uc hd browser it has awesome gesture sand is super fast and for me never force close or lag

tyronekndrck said:
if you haven't i suggest uc hd browser it has awesome gesture sand is super fast and for me never force close or lag
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I can confirm that uc browser goes pretty H.A.A.M
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Carw said:
I can confirm that uc browser goes pretty H.A.A.M
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Ya the tablet version is a+ but the phone version is f-