I've had my Nexus S for almost two years now. At first, I flashed probably every ROM that existed. After a few months I just wanted to use my phone. So I stuck with MIUI. I never really stood still by the performance of that ROM. When the Nexus 4 was announced, I wanted to upgrade at first. It wasn't (isn't) available, so I had to wait. In the meantime, I flashed another ROM (JellyShot) again for the first time in months. Again, I didn't really stand still by the performance. I used the Chrome browser, and browsing wasn't really smooth, but I thought: that's normal for a 2 year old phone.
Because of certain reasons I decided to skip the Nexus 4 and wait for the next Nexus. But if I was going to hold out for another year with my Nexus S, I needed the smoothest and fastest ROM/kernel there was. So I found Rasbeanjelly. Together with the Marmite kernel and the BM seeder tweak, my phone is blazing fast again. I use Smart Launcher (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ginlemon.flowerfree), a very basic launcher with a nice UI that uses very little RAM, and a very nice lockscreen theme from magiclocker (https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xvY2tlci50aGVtZS5wYWlkLmhhcm9uLkNpcmN1bGFyIl0.). With almost no effort I made my Nexus S look fresh, beautiful and fast again.
But let's get to the point. The biggest improvement I noticed was the browsing. For the first time in months, I used the stock browser again. I can tell you, there is a BIG difference compared to Chrome. Is it my ROM/kernel, or is the stock browser supposed to be so fast? And is there an even faster browser? If so, I would really like to try it.
Big fan of Naked Browser here. Fastest I've seen, simple, just works. The options are incredible and it starts instantly, just like the default browser.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fevdev.nakedbrowser
Gonna try it now. I like the layout of the stock browser, and as long as it runs smooth, I don't really have anything to complain about, but naked browser looks cool too. Thanks!
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Gonna try it now. I like the layout of the stock browser, and as long as it runs smooth, I don't really have anything to complain about, but naked browser looks cool too. Thanks!
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It's mostly because of the configuration. The UI is very bare, and it's meant to be that way, but the features and the constant dev support is what makes it shine.
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It's mostly because of the configuration. The UI is very bare, and it's meant to be that way, but the features and the constant dev support is what makes it shine.
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I've tried it. It is as fast, if not faster than the stock browser. What I missed with the stock browser were tabs. This is my main browser now. Thanks!
Dolphin browser good in speed test. I love the slide screen to get bookmarks.
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Dolphin browser good in speed test. I love the slide screen to get bookmarks.
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Naked Browser has it!
I used to be a Dolphin Browser user. I went over the fact the privacy was dubious with it because it was a browser with a good set of features. Then I found Naked Browser, and it evolved so quickly I never looked back. Once you get over the "meh" UI, you won't ever go back to something else. =)
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Naked Browser has it!
I used to be a Dolphin Browser user. I went over the fact the privacy was dubious with it because it was a browser with a good set of features. Then I found Naked Browser, and it evolved so quickly I never looked back. Once you get over the "meh" UI, you won't ever go back to something else. =)
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Yeah, the UI really sucks. But it's supposed to. I would probably use another browser if I got a new smartphone, but with the "slow" Nexus S, the Naked Browser is perfect.
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Yeah, the UI really sucks. But it's supposed to. I would probably use another browser if I got a new smartphone, but with the "slow" Nexus S, the Naked Browser is perfect.
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I just wish aminaked put a bit of eye candy in there. Not too much to slow it down, but enough to make it look decent. He isn't really looking forward doing that. Different philosophies.
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I just wish aminaked put a bit of eye candy in there. Not too much to slow it down, but enough to make it look decent. He isn't really looking forward doing that. Different philosophies.
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Nah, I get it. If you're gonna stick with "as minimal as possible", you really have to stick with it. He even made the icon look terrible . Some layout for the bookmarks screen for example would help the user experience though. But I would rather have him focus on making it even smoother, or adding a feature that actually matters. If you use the Naked Browser, you obviously don't care about looks anyway.
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Nah, I get it. If you're gonna stick with "as minimal as possible", you really have to stick with it. He even made the icon look terrible . Some layout for the bookmarks screen for example would help the user experience though. But I would rather have him focus on making it even smoother, or adding a feature that actually matters. If you use the Naked Browser, you obviously don't care about looks anyway.
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Yeah, but minimal != ugly. Or not user friendly. One can make something minimal but still practical and great to see. That's my main gripe with it, but no other browser can rivalize with it's speed. Can't have everything for nothing!
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Yeah, but minimal != ugly. Or not user friendly. One can make something minimal but still practical and great to see. That's my main gripe with it, but no other browser can rivalize with it's speed. Can't have everything for nothing!
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You're right. Well, we can only hope, right? As long as even the icon looks terrible, I doubt there are going to be any improvements.
I love puffin browser. So. Fast.
Edit: naked browser is pretty quick. Might be my new browser. How come this isn't as popular as other browsers?
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Stock browser on Nexus S destroys Chrome in smoothness and performance
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nespid said:
I love puffin browser. So. Fast.
Edit: naked browser is pretty quick. Might be my new browser. How come this isn't as popular as other browsers?
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If you search for browsers in the Play store, you won't see it right away, and when you see it, you see an app with an ugly icon that's called "Naked Browser". Probably more than half of the downloaders thought it was some porn app.
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If you search for browsers in the Play store, you won't see it right away, and when you see it, you see an app with an ugly icon that's called "Naked Browser". Probably more than half of the downloaders thought it was some porn app.
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Yeah, what I mean is that I like puffin, and I used to use xscope pro and skyfire and you never hear about them or see them being reviewed. It's always chrome, Firefox and dolphin. These over achievers need more word of mouth advertisement. Hehe. You'd think they'd catch on like wildfire.
And you're right, they should consider something that doesn't look like a porn app. Although, on reality, it's not to far off from being my "porn app". Ha ha ha
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Puffin is definitely staying onboard. Still accesses blocked sites in through Wi-Fi security at work. But naked is a keeper for data or home Wi-Fi.
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I use firefox as that's what i use on pc and need sync. Previously i was using stock browser and had switched to desktop chrome to have bookmark sync. But now firefox is really really good it doesn't immediately load up sometimes but scrolling is butter smooth.
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Hi all,
The browser on 2.3.4 isn't GPU accelerated yet.
Some content rich webpages make surfing impossible with that substantial lag.
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Any quick fix to make it GPU accelerated? Or is Google aware of this issue? This has been bugging me
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You'll probably have to wait for Icecream Sandwich, in the meanwhile, use Opera.
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Maybe the issue will be resolved in a future update 2.3.x, we can hope it.
especially when there are many pictures.
Opera handles much better..
Yep, the stock browser on Nexus S is really laggy. I prefer Opera on it.
But it's interesting that the stock browser in Galaxy Tabs Gingerbread ROM is super smooth. And given the fact that it was really awful in the beginning, its a HUGE improvement. So fingers crosses that Nexus S's stock browser gets a performance upgrade before ice cream sandwitch.
Seems odd to me. I bought a smart phone over a feature phone for better web browsing.
I hate it.. I don't understand the limitations when safari on iPhones has been smooth for years on less powerful hardware.
i installed flash 10.3 and all is good with the stock browser
Heres to hoping ice cream sandwich sorts it...as will as bring proxy!
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I have no problems with Opera, however does it support Flash ?
If else, i think it defeats the purpose of another web browser
guys , I moved my stock browser,and change dolphin browser as my default . very fast.
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guys , I moved my stock browser,and change dolphin browser as my default . very fast.
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Flash Supported?
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Flash Supported?
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yes.
I use Dolphin as well. No issues.
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I have no problems with Opera, however does it support Flash ?
If else, i think it defeats the purpose of another web browser
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Yes Opera supports flash as well, what is nice with Opera is you can enable certain flash elements within the webpage and not have to enable all of them at once
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Yes Opera supports flash as well, what is nice with Opera is you can enable certain flash elements within the webpage and not have to enable all of them at once
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i really wanna use two browsers in my phone, because sometimes i just like to change the normal practice. opera is good to use. dolphin browser is perfect , never FC. it support flash and pinch-zoom. its amazing.
Anyone tried browsing with stock browser on xda forum here. Its almost unusable.
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i tried, do you mean on the pc or mobile, on the pc i can both view xda with IE and chrome , on the mobile , i use dolphin browser because i have removed the stock browser.LOL
I'm really liking the Nexus S phone but I have to admit that the lag in the browser gets really annoying specially coming from the Iphone 4 it makes me doubt if I should keep the Nexus S or go to another android phone.
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I'm really liking the Nexus S phone but I have to admit that the lag in the browser gets really annoying specially coming from the Iphone 4 it makes me doubt if I should keep the Nexus S or go to another android phone.
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It's an android problem, not specific to any handset
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I have a xoom & some websites i go to like as far the scrolling & page rendering is horrific.My friend who has a dang ipad comes along & loads & scrolls through the same pages on his ipad with ease.Will ICS do anything for the browser?
Maybe any links to what the browser is capable of in ICS?
Check the development forum...ICS is amazing, and the browser is much faster now.
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Check the development forum...ICS is amazing, and the browser is much faster now.
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Pretty much this. I have noticed a big difference in page rendering on ICS. I won't go as far as to say it's revolutionary because I don't think HC was that bad, but it is definitely improved.
Some pages, like XDA forums, are particularly bad in the honeycomb browser. No such issue on ICS browser. This page renders and scrolls smoothly, just like many other.
Thanks for the replies. I just picked up the Asus Transformer Prime & the keyboard dock. I'm looking forward to ICS on this baby.
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One major difference is the iPad is not loading the Adobe Flash content/ads. XDA is extremely bad because of all the ads it has embedded. My suggestion is (if your not using my ROM) is to get an ad blocker, pages will load much faster.
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One major difference is the iPad is not loading the Adobe Flash content/ads. XDA is extremely bad because of all the ads it has embedded. My suggestion is (if your not using my ROM) is to get an ad blocker, pages will load much faster.
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I'm sure the xda admins will "appreciate" you recommending people to block ads from THEIR site, on their own forum
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I'm sure the xda admins will "appreciate" you recommending people to block ads from THEIR site, on their own forum
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Ya probably but I would be willing to BET they all have ad blockers. I mean who doesn't? Am I right? I know I do in Chrome and don't see any of the ads.
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Ya probably but I would be willing to BET they all have ad blockers. I mean who doesn't? Am I right? I know I do in Chrome and don't see any of the ads.
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I think an even better idea is to just use the xda premium app! That way you're supporting the site without getting the ads
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I had ad blocker on chrome since day one and i keep asking myself whether I went to the right page when I surf the web on a different computer.
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Like others have said, the ICS browser is much better at rendering and scrolling. The keyboard doesn't lag in the browser either. I have still had issues where links or new web pages will not load, which requires force stopping the browser.
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I think an even better idea is to just use the xda premium app! That way you're supporting the site without getting the ads
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I have it. I like to browse the web on my device and a lot of times I just stop in. No need to go open the app. I tend to use it more on my phone.
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Like others have said, the ICS browser is much better at rendering and scrolling. The keyboard doesn't lag in the browser either. I have still had issues where links or new web pages will not load, which requires force stopping the browser.
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how does dolphin act on out? Or other browsers?
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how does dolphin act on out? Or other browsers?
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The only other browser that I've used on ICS is the new Firefox. Firefox isn't as snappy as the ICS browser but doesn't seem to have the issues with links not opening. I'm also not a huge fan of the Firefox UI, so I tend to use the stock browser most of the time.
I find that setiing plug ins to "on demand" makes a big difference, the browser isn't trying to load all the flash stuff then. Mine is now pass able, still not as smooth as the ipad or ie9 in wp7 but I do have flash available which mostly makes up for the laggy performance.
definatly alot smoother.
Yea, lots better, wish there was the zoom bubble like the iphone
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Yea, lots better, wish there was the zoom bubble like the iphone
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Just double tap to zoom.
No double tap does not work, I am talking bout a little bubble can you copy and paste on the iphone or ipad
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No double tap does not work, I am talking bout a little bubble can you copy and paste on the iphone or ipad
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I have a copy and paste app that just takes a long press to activate. Clip It works really well. There are quite a few free apps that do this...they are just resident and are available when you need them.
The long press can do wonders in android...many possibilities.
This video makes it looks pretty good. .
It would be nice to have two browers or apps open at the same time. .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SReBbjOwvlU&feature=g-all&context=G265953aFAAAAAAAAAAA
Looks amazing from the video. I am searching it now to try out. Intrigued by the 3d luncher too
Yeah it's pretty awesome. I have the window above my messaging application to text and surf. Works very well.
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i just bought it. .its actually a nice app .i think its only going to get better with a bit more customization. . i dont have a Tab but imagine this would be a must have app for tab owners..
also downloaded aircalc (which is free). . nice little floating calculator. .
You guys get Stick It and OverSkreen by dev myboyfriendisageek?
It works but I like Cornerstones way of 3 dedicated windows for any app. Anyone know if Cornerstone is releasing anything soon?
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You guys get Stick It and OverSkreen by dev myboyfriendisageek?
It works but I like Cornerstones way of 3 dedicated windows for any app. Anyone know if Cornerstone is releasing anything soon?
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yes. . got those. .
is cornerstone a regualr app yet?.. or is it just something for rooted phones?
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yes. . got those. .
is cornerstone a regualr app yet?.. or is it just something for rooted phones?
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Its something that modifies the Android framework, so it cannot be a regular app. It has to be cooked into the ROM by the developer in order to be used. It's also incredibly unstable and is renown for breaking root access while open. The kinks are being worked out...
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I got it yesterday and it is as good as the video shows. Very smooth. If they can get OverSkreen to work with other apps (like cornerstone onskreen does) it would truly be amazing!
im speechless.....very good app!..THANKS!!!!
Looks cool kinda would be sweet if you had the option to use say chrome or a different browser vs being stand alone browser?
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Thanks for the tip!
I just installed this app, and wow! I wasn't even sure I had any use for it, but after a couple minutes I was enjoying the heck out of it. I usually use the desktop view in my regular browser (Dolphin), so I'll just keep this one in mobile view and use it for quickly checking out links without switching away from Tweetdeck or whatever I'm in. In fact, it's awesome to be able to click a link, start that page loading, and then continue browsing through tweets or posts while the page/video/whatever is loading in the Overskreen window.
It's very smooth, too; almost too responsive, if that's possible. I'm impressed.
The one down side is lack of flash support in Android 2.x. However, 3.0 and 4.0 are supported, so that shouldn't be an issue for much longer. If I need to visit a flash site, I can just jump over to Dolphin anyway.
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yea the video looks great.
Look great. I will test asap.
Downloaded it and it is kinda cool concept
Useful on landscape mode mostly
Give it a try
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I just played around with this too I like it a lot...and the launcher the guy was using was pretty fresh too...good find
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Irs just adw launcher with some custom settings and multiple live wallpaper, wallpaper.
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they just had an update for it. .couple of cool new features
i bought this and love it. are there any other launchers or apps that work like this? feels more like a PC every day.
another update today. .with sliding tabs. . this is becoming my favorite browser and overall app. .
Thanks for letting us know about this, I installed it without knowing if it was something I would use but on first run I saw many benefits, especially on a large screen device like the Note.
I particularly liked the fact you can view YouTube vids full screen then scale the browser window to whatever size you want, then maybe have a cool tutorial video in the corner as you work on the app underneath!
It was a bit pricey but I think in this case it was worth it.
I'm about to go pick one up at the AT&T store and had 3 questions before I do..
1) I heard that the Web Browsing isn't smooth... like when you double-tap to zoom in or pinch-to-zoom it freezes and loads or whatever.
2) When you are recording video; it has terrible frame rate when you are moving the camera around...
3) Is this phone worth it?
This is my first ever android phone, came from and iPhone 4 and I gotta say, its AMAZING! Well worth the money, and I haven't had any of the issues you mentioned.
I say get it!
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This is my first ever android phone, came from and iPhone 4 and I gotta say, its AMAZING! Well worth the money, and I haven't had any of the issues you mentioned.
I say get it!
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I was going to go get one tomorrow. Thanks for the opinion!
I have taken several videos and haven't had any framerate drops. That's not saying it doesn't happen, but it hasn't happened to me yet.
The stock browser does have some jerkiness due to the text reflow. Some don't like the reflow, but I absolutely love it. If this bothers you, you can use another browser. Chrome Beta and Opera work great on this phone.
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I have taken several videos and haven't had any framerate drops. That's not saying it doesn't happen, but it hasn't happened to me yet.
The stock browser does have some jerkiness due to the text reflow. Some don't like the reflow, but I absolutely love it. If this bothers you, you can use another browser. Chrome Beta and Opera work great on this phone.
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Yeah that was that I was thinking. I'd just use Chrome like I do on my Nexus S...
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I have taken several videos and haven't had any framerate drops. That's not saying it doesn't happen, but it hasn't happened to me yet.
The stock browser does have some jerkiness due to the text reflow. Some don't like the reflow, but I absolutely love it. If this bothers you, you can use another browser. Chrome Beta and Opera work great on this phone.
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Just my personal experience, but I find the Chrome browser to perform poorly on this phone, compared to Opera Mini or the stock browser. I was running a vanilla ICS rom on my DHD and Chrome worked great on that.
That aside, I do find some weird jitters in the stock browser. Honestly though, it's not that bad. Usually only has a noticeable effect if I try to zoom on a page while it's still loading. Also, zooming in on plain text files (like game walkthroughs) seems to lose your place in the file, even though the text doesn't get reflowed.
Hi,
I'm fed up with Chrome browser on my Nexus S. Way too laggy for single core.
What is the best lightest, quickest browser for Nexus S now?
I have tried Dolphin but don't really like the layout. Prefer something minimal similar to Chrome but with no lag.
Is boat browser still going? I remember that from a few years ago.
Any recommendations appreciated.
I'm currently trying out Helly Bean FYI.
Cheers.
Stock android browser works best for me.
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Stock android browser works best for me.
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I use opera mini browser, its fast and never force closed to me. And my second choice of browser is stock android browser.
Besides stock i roll with boat mini
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I think stock is for me.
I have never seen any updates for stock at all. Does it never get updated?
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I think stock is for me.
I have never seen any updates for stock at all. Does it never get updated?
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Only when a new Android version comes out
PS. Stock is the best one for me as well
Me Gusta!
I am a bit of a purist, and have used the stock browser more than anything else. I do like the smoothness of Opera and the quickness of Opera Mini, however Opera is so large, it can be slow, and Mini doesn't support flash. A few weeks ago, I tried Naked Browser, and it has become my daily driver. It's minimalistic, which I like, and quite quick. Only thing I don't like, and this minor, is the icon. So I simply change it to the stock browser icon (Holo HD launcher), and I'm good to go.
Firefox is the way to go.
i use opera mobile... what is the difference between mobile and mini?
dolphin browser beta, google chrome with gpu rendering active (flags) holo browser
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i found the default browser of Cyanogen/slim bean really fast ! Not only because of loading time, but also with the side-pie system !:good:
Try Naked Browser. It is very light and doesen't look fancy but it is by far the fastest i've ever tried.
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Try Naked Browser. It is very light and doesen't look fancy but it is by far the fastest i've ever tried.
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That makes two of us! (Did you notice post #8?)
I'm using Opera Mobile. I found the stock browser was okay, but lacked something that I can't remember now. Mobile also supports Flash. I will give Naked a try though.
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That makes two of us! (Did you notice post #8?)
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Sadly, i didn't!
Believe it or not, but i don't like the Naked Browser icon so i changed it to stock browser icon too.
I gave naked browser a go in the end but just didn't like it. Didn't seem any faster than stock to me and that address bar looked awful.
So it's stock for me. Seems to combine speed with slick functionality.
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Im using UC Brower and believe me... Its the best one
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I'v been using One Browser. Not sure if it's faster than the Stock, but it's been doing a good job for me so far.
I remember Opera Mini been fast too.
opera mini & stok browser