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I downloaded Dolphin HD because people have suggested it for those looking for a browser with an AdBlock function. Unfortunately when I go to install it, it seems to not be found in the market.
Any ideas on where to get it the AdBlock addon?
Thanks!
It's called AdFree Android
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I been wanting to try adfree app but Ive been reading the new versions haven't been working well lately
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I use Absolute System Tools. It seems to work great in everything.
Anyone else have experience w/ absolute system tools adblocking feature?
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If you are rooted just use AdFree, it blocks all ad's in you browser as well as in games, never had any problems with it only in some app's ad's are hardcoded in the app so you can not block them with it.
Dolphin HD had an adblock plugin (called adblocker) - quite usable - but one day they pulled it off the market and said only that "it caused problems with saving images" - they didn't fixed it, just removed it. The problem was that when you long tapped on a picture it showed a dialog allowing you to adblock the image but not save. I don't comprehend why they didn't just fix it (or at least disable the long tap feature of adblock), it shouldn't be hard.
I don't recommend AdFree and similar apps - they make loading pages longer and show 404 bugs in applications.
Ive been using it on my transformer and evo for a few months now, because adfree root adds way too much load time to web pages. Its a really great program it even lets you download and flash boot animations (on the EVO at least)
I'm not rooted, hence why I was looking for an in-browser option.
Since AdBlocker is no longer available for Dolphin, are there any other decent HC browsers that have an ad blocking option/function available?
Only Firefox Mobile from what I gather, but I hate it's interface and the way it renders pages (images especially).
Drybonz said:
I use Absolute System Tools. It seems to work great in everything.
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+1 works a treat.
Dolphin Browser Ad-blocking add-on
Lieber Kollegen,
I am new to the Android community. I have been trying to do my utmost to research the Android operating system and my tablet before it arrives. As such I have been looking for ad-blocking solutions and came across this while researching browsers.
freewarelovers (dot) com / android / app / adblock-plus
I hope it helps, I can't test it yet myself as my tablet doesn't arrive for another week and a half, but here's the description:
"General
Developer: Dolphin Browser Add-ons
Category: Communications
Latest version: Beta1 1.2
Total versions: 1
Submitted: 6 Nov 2010
Updated: 8 Jan 2012
Description
This add-on can be used only with the Dolphin Browser HD app, a popular web browser for Android which supports multi-touch pinch zoom and add-ons.
"
mfG,
roeh
I recently got a tablet a month back and so, and when surfing i noticed the browser just shut down unexpectedly and was forced to restart the browser,
i changed to dolphin, and it was same on the browser,
this was on stock rom,
but on prime this was the same,
is there any solution for this?
Generally that would be expected if you read some of the browser related threads/rants here. A possible fix is to use Opera Mobile.
Desktop versions of Android Police and Google+ are examples of sites that can murder the stock browser. Opera handles both better.
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Apologies if this has been covered...search didn't seem to bring forth a relevant thread.
I've been using the Maxthon browser and really like it.
However I'm seeing force closes when viewing web based video or what I would call java heavy content.
I'm not very familiar with the android kernel.
I was just curious as to why web browsing apps seem so glitchy using ICS.
The wife's A100 never shuts down when browsing.
Try a different browser? I've never seen a browser force close in Android before except when running an early and buggy CM9 build on my phone.
Firefox beta.
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Boat browser! Doesn't have any crashing issues that I've experenced...
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Opera not crashing
Tried to install FF beta from Google play it's saying app not compatible with my device...not sure why.
I will give Boat a try.
Stock browser not crashing, it just locks up.
Dolphin tried and uninstalled after reading about it.
What browser do you use and why?
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I keep switching between Boat, ICS+, Dolphin, Maxthon...
They all work and they all kind of suck too.
Maybe web browsing on android is just a pain in the butt.
It's the same on my wife's tablet...
Pick one...all the browsers freak out in varying degrees.
I realize this is a non-answer.
Good luck finding a smooth non crashing browser.
Sent from somewhere...
I use the stock browser and it is pretty much faster after I install (Browser2ram) (( need root ))
I use boat that it's perfect and chrome only for Facebook full site.
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I've tried Chrome, Firefox Beta, Dolphin and ICS+ and went back to stock. As was previously said each one has its issues. Even on my HOX none of them works perfectly. When I set my CPU governor to Performance then the stock browser is as good if not better than the rest.
+1 for Boat - very fast, and very stable (I don't have *any* crashing issues with Boat). Still get the occasional web site that just doesn't work right, even with Boat, but it's the best I've found. Dolphin seems pretty good as well.
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Dolphin because of the Lastpass plugin. Can't live without Lastpass, but I am sure Dolphin as a browser isnt the best, I wish other browsers would add it.
tummytom10 said:
What browser do you use and why?
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I like ICS+. The quick controls are convenient, but the main reason i stick with it is when Google imported my hundreds of bookmarks into it, all of them were still organized into all the folders and subfolders i spent HOURS on reorganizing. All the other browsers i have tried so far, just dump them all in with no organization at all. Just 200 something bookmarks plopped at your feet.
FireFox seems to be getting better, too. It's out of beta stage now.
I'm using Chrome for syncing bookmarks / open tabs with my PC, but it can be done with FF as well now, I believe.
I like Dolphin. It had everything i need. Boat is great, but i keep going back to Dolphin.
I don't like apps spying on me, so I don't like these two, but we had a discussion on that already in the best apps sticky thread a while ago, and jtrosky will beat the hell out of me for spoiling browsing fun by saying this, so I need to keep quiet.
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I prefer Google Chrome, I just like the way it runs. Hasn't failed me yet!
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does firefox sync with your home PC favorites? tool bar favorites etc? is there an app that does this? browser app that is
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does firefox sync with your home PC favorites? tool bar favorites etc? is there an app that does this? browser app that is
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Firefox does have sync ability.
Chrome and Stock browser both sync to your desktop bookmarks.
Browsing on Infinity is one of the weakness and hope to be improved aspect. Some one in this thread mentioned possibility of all browser sucks on android, which is NOT true. I had different tablet and its browsing experience was superior to iPad 2 for its speed, stability.
Also there is this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.h.chromemarks&hl=en, which allows you to launch any browser using chrome's bookmark.
Opera Mobile
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Opera Mobile
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Everything looked rather tiny on the Infinity last time I checked.
Mibile Firefox
I like to:good::laugh: work with Firefox on my Asus Tf700T. It works great and fast
Actually, I got my Infinity in july and right now the web experience is the main drawback experience so far. The lag and crash of the launcher is far less annoying that the slowness and lag of the web browsing. I have tested nearly all browsers and none is giving me good experience :
- stock browser : miss some functionalities, slow and laggy
- chrome : my prefered as i'm sharing my bookmarks with my personal computer, work computer and iphone but too slow and laggy
- firefox : looks nice and is doing bookmarks sync (but firefox does not exist for my iPhone), still beta version that deals very badly with plugins. For example when a page needs a flash player then it will display an ugly inside-window with "click here to activate the plugin" and that inside-window prevent any fast web browsing.
- others (boat, dolphin, opera ...) : not impressed, all miss the sync of chrome bookmarks (needed to have my bookmarks sync on all my platforms)
My hope is that Jelly Bean/next version of chrome will improve the stability and swiftness of that browser as this is the only one that contains all the functionnalities i need.
hmm, I might wait for the asus vivo tab. I'm traveling before it gets released, so I'm gonna be pretty gutted not using it overseas
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.... I have tested nearly all browsers and none is giving me good experience....
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Agreed..., sadly.
Though, if NoScript finally becomes available for FF then this will be a prime reason for me to stick to FF (beta or not,
not that much difference these days).
Quote Giorgio Maone on NSA for FF mobile (v 14+): "By the end of the summer."
see noscript.net/nsa
Who's testing this out?
I'm using it now. So far I don't see any differences. Anyone else trying it?
Yeah - I'm playing with it also.
Not seeing anything yet, but from running 2 chromebooks, I usually see quite a bit of difference with the beta channel.
Probably just a matter of time...
Anyone try the new Firefox? The page rendering is absolutely gorgeous.
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I also have the fireFox beta as well. Agree with you on the rendering, so far haven't noticed it being very fast though
Chrome beta? Don't you mean just Chrome? When Google first released Chrome for Android it was just a beta, but it's not anymore, and it's still no where near the performance as the x86/x64 Chrome on PC.
I keep the Chrome icon on my homescreen for fashion purpose only but primarily use the stock Android browser.
I haven't downloaded Firefox lately, but I have been using Mozilla's Aurora which I'm sure Firefox is getting it's new features from.
Overall I'm not satisfied with the Android browser desktop experience simply because I still have to switch between Stock, Aurora, and Boat to view certain websites for compatibility, when there really should be one main browser that can do all.
Chrome releases a beta several days ago. It's not in the play store. You have to get it online.
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Chrome beta? Don't you mean just Chrome?
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The desktop version of Chrome runs stable and beta channels, and now the Android version does the same. Beta channel on the desktop gets functions before the stable, but as the beta moniker suggests, they may not be without a few stability issues.
Since I run beta on the desktop and contribute with bug reports, improvement suggestions, etc, I figured I would do the same on Android...
The beta version is in the Play Store, but it's the TF700 gets the unsupported device message. I sideloaded, since I have it on my GNex...
On my Infiniti TF700, it's way faster than base Chrome. However Chrome Beta still stutters and lags and no flash support. Best option for Asus transformers is stock browser with Browser2ram. Single best improvement once you root your device.
Another option is to use Dolphin browser. Go to Its Setting-> Lab. Turn on the "Cache to SD Card". You will see huge performance improvement right after.
Though Dolphin browser still does not support Flash though.
lyrelai said:
Another option is to use Dolphin browser. Go to Its Setting-> Lab. Turn on the "Cache to SD Card". You will see huge performance improvement right after.
Though Dolphin browser still does not support Flash though.
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which really annoys me that dolphin did that. they assume every user that has JB will not have flash and have removed the option to even use it. grr.
Why every now and then.....when I try to search something on Google, or in the browser url, it will freeze and not do anything? It sometimes happens when I go from website to website too. I would clean the cache and history to no avail. I'd do a reboot and it works.
It's so annoying! Is there a easier way or fix? Anyone else experience that?
It happens on both stock Browser and Chrome (non beta).
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Anyone try the new Firefox? The page rendering is absolutely gorgeous.
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I tried the new Firefox and had to stop pretty quick. Unless you use Phony, or something similar, to change the user agent, popular pages like ESPN (especially the mobile version) could not be viewed properly.