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[Q] Anybody browse Starcraft 2 Battle.net forums?

Just wondering if anybody else browses the Battle.net Starcraft 2 forums on their Captivate and if you have issues. With Eclair it was no problem. Then I switched to the official release of Froyo and the whole battle.net site and forums are basically unusable, it is so freaking slow.
So I decided it was time to switch to a custom ROM and went with Serendipity 5.12 (now on 6.2) and the problem persists. It feels like the CPU jumps to 100% and I can't hardly do anything. No other webpages perform like this and I have reflashed several times.
Anybody else ran into this?

thepieguy said:
Just wondering if anybody else browses the Battle.net Starcraft 2 forums on their Captivate and if you have issues. With Eclair it was no problem. Then I switched to the official release of Froyo and the whole battle.net site and forums are basically unusable, it is so freaking slow.
So I decided it was time to switch to a custom ROM and went with Serendipity 5.12 (now on 6.2) and the problem persists. It feels like the CPU jumps to 100% and I can't hardly do anything. No other webpages perform like this and I have reflashed several times.
Anybody else ran into this?
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sorry but lmfao
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rjblack11 said:
sorry but lmfao
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No need to be sorry about lyfao but what exactly are you lyfao about? I have observed a distinct difference between the behavior of the web browser on a particular webpage between 2.1 and 2.2 that is bugging the hell out of me. And I'm trying to figure out if it's something I can fix and if anyone else has observed similar behavior. But thanks for replying to my thread, buddy!

thepieguy said:
No need to be sorry about lyfao but what exactly are you lyfao about? I have observed a distinct difference between the behavior of the web browser on a particular webpage between 2.1 and 2.2 that is bugging the hell out of me. And I'm trying to figure out if it's something I can fix and if anyone else has observed similar behavior. But thanks for replying to my thread, buddy!
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just cause I'm not hating but I truly am curious the exact quantity of people who browse battle.net starcraft 2 website on their captivate browser. its funny to think about.
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try this site: http://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/
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What's wrong with browsing the Starcraft site? It's an awesome game.
Anyway, I don't do it on my Cappy but I'm guessing the speed might be flash related? That'd be the major difference between 2.1 and 2.2.
Have you tried other browsers?

wallrat said:
What's wrong with browsing the Starcraft site? It's an awesome game.
Anyway, I don't do it on my Cappy but I'm guessing the speed might be flash related? That'd be the major difference between 2.1 and 2.2.
Have you tried other browsers?
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nothing...just a small sample of people browsing on captivate who are also members of xda.
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Go into your browser and hit menu, then more, then settings, then enable plugins, then on demand or always off. That should speed things up a bit.
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I've never done so myself, though I am quite the sc2 fan, working on getting to masters.
Loaded up the forums on the phone, at first it was snappy. Then the phone got very laggy when scrolling and very choppy.
I found that zooming in, signifigantly helped, however the webpage, by default, loads zoomed out. This made for a very frustrating experience when flipping through pages.
I played around with the settings, I left the phone with 2 non default choices. Default zoom, close. Javascript off. I found this made for a very snappy experience, loading pages was quick, smooth, and scrolled nicely. I hope this fixes your issue.

Yeah I noticed its super slow as hell. I don't know why
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try using opera browser. its found in the market.
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Guys thanks for the suggestions, the browser settings tweaks seem to have helped a bit (although it is still flakey). I tried Firefox and it seemed better as well but I don't know... Firefox seems really clunky to me I can't really stand using it. Maybe I'll try another browser but with the tweaks it's more usable.

more laggy after ofa 3.1 updae?????

After the update to 3.1 it seems to be a lot more laggy and benchmark is quite abit slower????

kojo2001 said:
After the update to 3.1 it seems to be a lot more laggy and benchmark is quite abit slower????
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my youtube and vevo has slowed down like crazy
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have to say that mine is definitely more snappy, have done a restart since install? My broswed is much faster as is music ap scrolling video quality in YouTube is much better too. Imo a definite improvement on my machine, there seems to be varying results which i find odd :-(

wow keyboard lag system lag!!!!! NOT HAPPY!!!!

keyboard lag reached a new high when browsing forums and larger webpages.
I AM NOT AMUSED

Slower here, transitions are even worse than before
Quandrant went from 2000 to 1500!

I'm am seeing all of the above - starting to wish I hadn't upgraded. Scalable widgets are great but not worth the slow-down - especially as I don't even have the option of a gmail widget at the moment!

X7og said:
my youtube and vevo has slowed down like crazy
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I just received my TF today so can't compare with Android versions before 3.1, but video from YouTube seems to load slowly (lengthy buffering) even for short clips.
I also noted keyboard lag.

[email protected] said:
I just received my TF today so can't compare with Android versions before 3.1, but video from YouTube seems to load slowly (lengthy buffering) even for short clips.
I also noted keyboard lag.
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Did it ship with 3.1?

Jazd71 said:
have to say that mine is definitely more snappy, have done a restart since install? My broswed is much faster as is music ap scrolling video quality in YouTube is much better too. Imo a definite improvement on my machine, there seems to be varying results which i find odd :-(
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I have to agree with you. In general my experience has been pleasant. Although I haven't had the update for very long I have had to force stop the browser as it got extremely slow and wouldn't load pages (at one point the page was just lines of green) properly after a while of use. Has anyone come across this issue?

Well I have to say I'm really happy with the update so far. I've still got my Gmail widget and i don't see any lag at all. Typing has been a breeze, before it used to lag a hell of a lot but I'm typing pretty fast ATM and its keeping up with me no problem. I've also seen that some people cannot get the zinio app to work and I've been on mine and it works perfectly.
I don't understand how some people are getting different things from the same uodate.
Mabee because people rooted or summit? I've not touched mine its stock, although I wouldn't have thought that would have been a problem at all.
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martinsharpe2k6 said:
Well I have to say I'm really happy with the update so far. I've still got my Gmail widget and i don't see any lag at all. Typing has been a breeze, before it used to lag a hell of a lot but I'm typing pretty fast ATM and its keeping up with me no problem. I've also seen that some people cannot get the zinio app to work and I've been on mine and it works perfectly.
I don't understand how some people are getting different things from the same uodate.
Mabee because people rooted or summit? I've not touched mine its stock, although I wouldn't have thought that would have been a problem at all.
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+1.. 3.1 is working flawlessly on my TF.. everything seems a lot more responsive

I am a bit confused about the different user experiences since upgrading also. I guess my unit was from one of the first batches as I have had it since a few days after launch, but I haven't put any custom roms or rooted or anything. And still I am getting a worse experience since upgrading, along with missing gmail widget.
Think I will have to do a factory reset and see if that fixes things

kojo2001 said:
more laggy after ofa 3.1 updae?????
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No! because it wasn't 'laggy' before: none, zero, asnje, zaden, egyik sem, nessuno, geen, ziltch

checkbox111 said:
No! because it wasn't 'laggy' before: none, zero, asnje, zaden, egyik sem, nessuno, geen, ziltch
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+1 works fine and still have the gmail widget

No lag here, it feels more tweaked out, youtube is fast, and the so called jutter effect while using the slider in the browser is'nt that bad as i saw in some vids.
I'm a happy camper with 3.1 (ww version)
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After using the TF for some time after boot, the browser seems to force close without any error every time I open it and browse to a webpage. a reboot fixes it for awhile.
The you tube app works fine but I was trying to play a vimeo HD video in the browers and it wasn't pretty. audio is smooth but the video was just black for awhile and then showed up and started chopping.
I'm running the leaked 3.1
Overall performance seems good though.

Just did the ota upgrade last night and been browsing and checking youtube. Everything is working better for me.
Smooth browser scrolling
Can load large webpages
Keyboard lag much improved. Not perfect but workable.
720p video in youtube is smooth
Not fixed though is my weather widget on the home page. Will cut off the temperature a bit if rotating a certain way. No biggie.
Overall, I feel much better about this device.
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[Q] What will ICS do for the browser?

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.

brandogg said:
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.

zone23 said:
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

RMerlin said:
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.

zone23 said:
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.

burden010 said:
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.

jaymode said:
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?

eatonjb said:
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

eatonjb said:
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

eatonjb said:
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.

Has anyone tried Overskreen (floating browser) on the note?

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?

Atrix_E said:
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?

mcatt66 said:
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.

coldfusion
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.

[Q] Web Browsing/Camera Issues?

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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OneX'er said:
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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americasteam said:
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...

americasteam said:
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.