Hi,
I've installed the unofficial CM11 ROM on my n8010 (transformed it into a n8013) which I much prefer over the stock ROM.
In Dolphin browser, I can hover the s-pen over a link and it treats it as a mouse cursor hover. This is very useful for sites where menus can only be activated through hovering and not by clicking.
In Chrome, this doesn't work.
I don't want to reinstall Stock ROM to check. Can someone tell me if Chrome fails to have hover control with s-pen in Stock ROM or if this is an issue with CM11 and Chrome?
If the latter, would a different kernel or AOSP based ROM work better with s-pen? Stability is my main requirement. I've taken to using Xposed on my phone for customization and would be happy to do the same with the tablet.
Thanks!
I have n8010 on stock jb rom. The s-pen hover works on chrome.
Xcalibur007 said:
I have n8010 on stock jb rom. The s-pen hover works on chrome.
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Interesting. I updated CM11 and tried chrome, chrome beta, aosp browser, dolphin and firefox.
s-pen hover doesn't work on: chrome, chrome beta, aosp browser
s-pen hover does work on: dolphin and firefox
I wonder why? Maybe I'll try a different ROM when I get a chance.
In general I prefer dolphin to chrome anyway, so it's not a huge loss. I do like the new Lastpass support for chrome, though.
Thanks.
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I use Dolphin Browser however I really like the stock Browser since to me it feels snappier than Dolphin.
The only reason I keep using Dolphin is the smart way it allows me to switch tabs by swiping in the direction of the next tab. Is this something already implemented in any of the custom ROMs? Would it be possible to implement a similar mechanism on the stock browser?
Thanks for your replies.
Nope, this is not currently implemented.... in the CyanogenMod at least and I have not used any other custom ROM. That is a great feature of the Dolphin browser and hopefully the stock browser will one day "borrow" it.
xombe said:
Nope, this is not currently implemented.... in the CyanogenMod at least and I have not used any other custom ROM. That is a great feature of the Dolphin browser and hopefully the stock browser will one day "borrow" it.
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Yeah definitely - I really don't use gestures that much so tab-switching is the Only thing that keeps me going back to Dolphin...
Hey. I own the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 with stock Honeycomb 3.2
I have tried several browsers: Dolphin for Pad beta, Opera, Maxtheon...
Dolphin crashes and some link doesnt open, Maxthon is nice but crashes too.
Opera is the most stable but I dont like its UI.
Any suggestions?
I always found Stock Honeycomb browser to be the best on my Transformer.
I don't know if an ICS upgrade is available for your Tablet, because Google Chrome is just Awesome.
Cheers.
buzzboy said:
I always found Stock Honeycomb browser to be the best on my Transformer.
I don't know if an ICS upgrade is available for your Tablet, because Google Chrome is just Awesome.
Cheers.
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I am waiting for the offical Samsung ICS release so currenty Chrome is not an option.
chrome is nice if you have ics - im still running hc and use the default browser with no issues - stick with stock
After I installed the latest update which I think is JellyBean the ICS+ browser doesn't work. I uninstalled and reinstalled and it just crashes when the program is ran. Dolphin and Firefox still works, but I was getting used to the ICS+ browser. Anyone else have this problem or are there any other browser alternatives out there? Dolphin is really nice and I'll probably stick with that if I have no choice. Hey, at least flash works! I bust my girlfriends chops all the time about her iPad not having flash and some of her web pages just look horrible with Safari. She could never find an alternative browser for her iPad. Apple makes it very difficult to find programs that replace the core stuff on the iPad. A huge negative and one of the many reasons why I love Android so much better then ios.
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After I installed the latest update which I think is JellyBean the ICS+ browser doesn't work. I uninstalled and reinstalled and it just crashes when the program is ran. Dolphin and Firefox still works, but I was getting used to the ICS+ browser. Anyone else have this problem or are there any other browser alternatives out there? Dolphin is really nice and I'll probably stick with that if I have no choice. Hey, at least flash works! I bust my girlfriends chops all the time about her iPad not having flash and some of her web pages just look horrible with Safari. She could never find an alternative browser for her iPad. Apple makes it very difficult to find programs that replace the core stuff on the iPad. A huge negative and one of the many reasons why I love Android so much better then ios.
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yes, for me it's the same.
Did you read the app description in the Play Store? It says "Not compatible with Jelly Bean"...
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Stock browser is just as good now imo. What are you missing that ics+ gives you?
It was called ICS+ (Ice Cream Sandwich +) for a reason. It was an extension of the ICS browser. I used myself as my primary, but yest with Jelly Bean the ICS browser is different, and as stated before it is shown in the app description that it will not work on JB. Now that said. I do hope they might make a JB+, but really the JB browser works just the same for me, without the home button.
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Stock browser is just as good now imo. What are you missing that ics+ gives you?
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I agree.
Stock in JB is just fine.
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sbdags said:
Stock browser is just as good now imo. What are you missing that ics+ gives you?
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One of the features that I miss to this day is an extended version of "Quick Controls" -- the controls option you can turn on in Settings / Labs that displays a semi-circle pop-up menu when you tap right right or left edge of the screen. In the stock browser, the menu is very limited, with just a few functions. In ICS+, you could choose to add / activate numerous functions and customize your installation pretty extensively. It was very powerful, and very useful. At the time, it became a must-have feature for me, and I wound up preferring ICS+ to Dolphin, Firefox, Maxthon, etc. Really miss ICS+ and hope dev considers implementing a JB version.
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One of the features that I miss to this day is an extended version of "Quick Controls" -- the controls option you can turn on in Settings / Labs that displays a semi-circle pop-up menu when you tap right right or left edge of the screen. In the stock browser, the menu is very limited, with just a few functions. In ICS+, you could choose to add / activate numerous functions and customize your installation pretty extensively. It was very powerful, and very useful. At the time, it became a must-have feature for me, and I wound up preferring ICS+ to Dolphin, Firefox, Maxthon, etc. Really miss ICS+ and hope dev considers implementing a JB version.
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Yes I use these as well but there are over 15 given in the new stock JB. If you use quick ics browser you can configure them as well.
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Yes I use these as well but there are over 15 given in the new stock JB. If you use quick ics browser you can configure them as well.
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yes....I went back and checked. Some of what I was missing is in the fly out sub menus.
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Yes I use these as well but there are over 15 given in the new stock JB. If you use quick ics browser you can configure them as well.
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Also, see this thread for info on a setting in the stock browswer that really speeds things up-- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923285
If you're not rooted you can't use browser2ram, but honestly, I don't think it's needed to apply this tweak. Good luck!
Did anyone manage to install the AOSP browser on their Nexus 5?
I followed the instructions found here on XDA (albeit for the N4) but it didn't install.
I badly want the AOSP browser because it autofits text to my screen (i.e. zoom in and double tap - the text is fitted to the screen) :good: tried Dolphin, Opera & Firefox but neither did that.
Search on Play store there is an aosp browser installer give that a shot and see if it works.
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nikzDHD said:
Search on Play store there is an aosp browser installer give that a shot and see if it works.
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Thanks for the tip but it doesn't work.
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Did anyone manage to install the AOSP browser on their Nexus 5?
I followed the instructions found here on XDA (albeit for the N4) but it didn't install.
I badly want the AOSP browser because it autofits text to my screen (i.e. zoom in and double tap - the text is fitted to the screen) :good: tried Dolphin, Opera & Firefox but neither did that.
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doesn't chrome already do that?
Ti2 said:
Did anyone manage to install the AOSP browser on their Nexus 5?
I followed the instructions found here on XDA (albeit for the N4) but it didn't install.
I badly want the AOSP browser because it autofits text to my screen (i.e. zoom in and double tap - the text is fitted to the screen) :good: tried Dolphin, Opera & Firefox but neither did that.
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This is probably because they changed the internal Android webview to the Chromium one, while on Android 4.X (on Nexus 4 and Nexus 7s for example) is still was the AOSP browser.
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Search on Play store there is an aosp browser installer give that a shot and see if it works.
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When I look for this on Play Store it tells me it's not compatible.
Apparently the 4.4 AOSP browser isn't ready for primetime either. Anyway to install a 4.3 build?
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When I look for this on Play Store it tells me it's not compatible.
Apparently the 4.4 AOSP browser isn't ready for primetime either. Anyway to install a 4.3 build?
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What busts my chops is that Google knows how to build a beautiful browser that is fast and buttery smooth. The AOSP browser is amazing, Yet they push all their devices with Chrome which is relatively slow and choppy.
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What busts my chops is that Google knows how to build a beautiful browser that is fast and buttery smooth. The AOSP browser is amazing, Yet they push all their devices with Chrome which is relatively slow and choppy.
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What about pulling the 4.3 browser out of a Jelly Bean GApps package? Then pushing to system/app?
damn was hoping for the modded n5 AOSP browser 4.4kk version, guess no one has done it, works beautiful on the nexus 4
Ti2 said:
Did anyone manage to install the AOSP browser on their Nexus 5?
I followed the instructions found here on XDA (albeit for the N4) but it didn't install.
I badly want the AOSP browser because it autofits text to my screen (i.e. zoom in and double tap - the text is fitted to the screen) :good: tried Dolphin, Opera & Firefox but neither did that.
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You can do the same thing with zooming so blocks of text are enlarged to fill the screen with Chrome. Just double tap on the text.
I am currently using SlimKat on my Nexus 5 and it comes with the AOSP Browser, Keyboard, and Messaging by default. I know many people used to say AOSP Browser out performs chrome but I was wondering if this is still the case as chrome has had lots of updates since I last heard that. Also what is the difference in the Google Keyboard and AOSP Keyboard? Which should I use? The AOSP keyboard I don't think gets updates through the Play Store while the Google Keyboard does. I was also concerned about this for the AOSP browser. I don't think it will be getting any updates right?
no, aosp browser still out performs the chrome browser, plus its much better on your battery than chrome.