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I keep having my browsers stop, they wont finish loading and then when I touch on the address search bar or refresh button on the screen I get the force close message. I'm having problems with the stock browser and also the dolphin hd browser too. It happens after about 10 minutes and I can't find any correlation with certain sites, it's just after a little time no matter what I'm looking at. I did a search and only came across someone saying they were having a problem but it was a xoom and they were also rooted. My transformer is all stock and only about a week old. Does anyone have any suggestions or anything? Besides that I love this thing. Thanks for the help.
some sites are inaccessible without crashing to the desktop. Web browsing is one of the major use cases for the transformer. It will be nice if this geta fixed.
Are you serious? I researched tide tablet for weeks before i decided on it. I knew about the cameras and taking videos not being good, I knee there was a chance for light bleed, and also that there were some problems with hd video playback sometimes. I hadn't read anything however on browsing problems. I tried Firefox and opera along with dolphin and they all stop and crash. I don't understand why someone didn't mention this in their reviews with it being a problem. I've had no problems with light bleed, video playback and the camera is fine for me, but the browsing problem would have dissuaded me from purchasing if I would have known. Is there no fixes at all?
The problem is java script, try to disable java
amstaff72 said:
I keep having my browsers stop, they wont finish loading and then when I touch on the address search bar or refresh button on the screen I get the force close message. I'm having problems with the stock browser and also the dolphin hd browser too. It happens after about 10 minutes and I can't find any correlation with certain sites, it's just after a little time no matter what I'm looking at. I did a search and only came across someone saying they were having a problem but it was a xoom and they were also rooted. My transformer is all stock and only about a week old. Does anyone have any suggestions or anything? Besides that I love this thing. Thanks for the help.
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On Monday I'll have my Transformer for 2 weeks. I just started having browser crashes yesterday only after a couple of minutes of browsing. This has happened on yahoo & xda. At the time I was trying to copy & paste. What I don't understand is I wasn't having problems before.
Also, I am unable to do a search on XDA. The search & keyboard come up monetarily then close.
Are you guys running stock 3.1 honeycomb?
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Are you guys running stock 3.1 honeycomb?
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Yes, stock & not rooted
I never get force closing pop ups but everynow and then the browser just closes... but then it depends on the website
I;m running overclocked prime
Mine is just stock, I haven't rooted mine either. I can usually browse for 10 minutes or so before mine stops then force closes. It seems strange that it just started after 2 weeks for the one person. If the problem is Java and I turn it off won't that limit some of the sites? I hate to be limited on browsing, otherwise you might as well get a dang ipad. I hope we find a fix for this it's driving me crazy.
Stock, 3.1 not rooted. The crashing is site specific. It happens with Dolphin as well. Xscope will handle the site, but it has other usability issues (like no zoom) . Do other tablets (zoom,tab 10.1,etc) have these issues? I love paying to be a beta tester.
Same problem here, browser crashes on certain webpages without a warning, switching java off solves the problem but this shouldn't be a solution
Turning off Java Script does indeed help a lot it seems - faster loading and far less crashes. As a web technology noob what do I lose w/o Java script? I browse mostly news/science/tech blogs and forums. Not to many interactive (save Facebook of course).
Any good tips on what losing JV scrips limits?
Thanks!
This has been discussed before Its a known issues (at least to us that have them) and its pretty annoying to say the least. Turning off javascript helps in two different ways (stops crashes and speeds up browsing), but some pages wont display correctly without it.
i resolved crashes with "adfree"
I've never seen my browser as prone to crash or sluggish on the transformer. The only thing I configured is to start plugins on click only (like poor man flashblock - but I prefer it this way on my desktop Chrome too). Running stock 3.1.
i wwill try the adfree and I will post my results.
I've had my Transformer for about three weeks and besides slowing down quite a bit the stock browser and Dolphin have been crashing regularly as of last week. I'm running stock 3.1 - not rooted or anything. It's gotten bad enough that I've basically stopped using it and am using my Acer W500 and iPad. I can put up with some problems in a new unit but if I had known that Honeycomb was as buggy as it seems to be so far I probably would not have purchased this.
i got mine last week, the default browser performance is unacceptable. It just crashes without any warning. Clicking comboboxes , checkboxes and even links in some cases is far too difficult to get right with one go, there are instances where you simply cant do it at all , even after zooming all the way in. Turning off JavaScript is not an option for me, there are simply too many sites using JavaScript for their manus n stuff. Now using dolphin browser, seemsmuch better, but still unreble.I am a huge android supporter, i have a galaxy s and i love it. But recently i compared this against an ipad 2, i hate to say this but with current firmware (3.1 stock, not rooted) this tablet is far inferior to the ipad when it comes to web browsing. I hate apple products,but at this point id rather have an ipad, over this
bithir said:
I've never seen my browser as prone to crash or sluggish on the transformer. The only thing I configured is to start plugins on click only (like poor man flashblock - but I prefer it this way on my desktop Chrome too). Running stock 3.1.
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Try loading gmail web site and see how sluggish the performance is.
Browser Cache
I cleared my browser cache and this seemed to fix it. can someone test and post results?
What do you guys think is the best Browser for ICS or jelly bean on this device?
I had been using Xscope and really liked 2 features.
1. I could save my favorite sites on my computer as an html file and then just open that file on xscope and I had them all ready to go. I had roughly 60 sites, other browsers dolphin, opera, android could not do this.
2. My favorites would then be saved on my homepage in a "speed dial" like mode where I could just scroll and click on the site. I loved this because it was simple to use and looked great.
I would like a browser that could do this. I would also like a browser that could play flash on sites fairy well? If possible? If it happened to be blazing fast, that would be great.
Sites that I use
twitch.tv
espn.com
firstrowsports.eu
chess.com
xda!
Thank you for the advice!
dont know about you, but i rather enjoy chrome
Stryker1297 said:
dont know about you, but i rather enjoy chrome
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never been able to use chrome on android yet. So I have no idea if its good or not.
Dolphin works the best on the sites that I go to. I can also save my favorites and just log in and have them back again when I flash a new rom.
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never been able to use chrome on android yet. So I have no idea if its good or not.
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IMO Chrome on phones sucks. I'm using it on my desktop/laptop and I love it. But as far as browsers for my mobile devices I go with Boat browser. It's simple, clean and bug free. It doesn't have the option to import bookmarks from other devices though, but I have few sites that I actually bookmark.
As far as Chrome syncing to the phone, just install an add-on to your desktop called Chrome to Phone.... you then install an app called the same thing on your phone and you can send ANYTHING you choose too(as long as you can open it in the browser) to your phone and have it automatically pull the webpage up or start a download etc...
I've tried literally every single browser there is multiple times. I've tried beta versions, lite versions, and everything in between. I've come to the conclusion that almost every browser for android absolutely blows. Seriously. They blow. The only good ones are ICS+ and boat browser with boat being the one I use. The rest are laggy, clunky, uncustomizable wastes. Chrome doesn't even have double tap to zoom images ffs.
Chrome for me. I have 3 devices and it saves mobile and desktop bookmarks. When you reflash, just sign in and everything is restored. :laugh:
I use Chrome but noticed the stock browser loads pages a lot faster
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ICS+ >Boat browser> the rest
I guess I will have to try a few then once my GIII arrives.
I appreciate all the advice.
ICS+ browser for me, I've always liked the aosp ics browser. Then Dolphin or chrome
Haven't tried any others, really but Maxthon Browser has kept me satisfied to not seek alternatives. Tabbed browsing with a home screen for shortcuts to frequently used sites.
Lastpass.com and the android browser associated with it is actually pretty sweet, autologins and password saving is excellent
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Stryker1297 said:
dont know about you, but i rather enjoy chrome
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That's where i'm at now. Before I liked opera mobile (not mini) but chrome is a bit nicer to use in my opinion.
I'm using Chrome on my PC and phone, I love the sync between the two. Shared bookmarks is awesome.
Ive tried out a few from peoples recommendations and I always come back to dolphin. I love the favorites on the left side to drag out and overall its always been smooth for me
Tap'n
Ok I have the ICS browser and Chrome. I logged into my gmail and chrome information. I did not see any of my bookmarks in chrome browser. However when I go to the ICS browser it has all my chrome bookmarks....
Can anyone help me out with that?
Maxthon
I really like Maxthon, instant back is a must for me. It is similar to Miren which I loved on Froyo/Gingerbread.
Opera: it's fast, has very good window management and incorporates the best text reflow on zoom in/out of the browsers I have tried. For that matter, Chrome and Stock ICS browsers don't reflow text and Firefox had its own issues.
Opera plays Flash apps fine, from what I've experienced.
Opera Link can offer a central sharing point for your favorites/bookmarks and other settings between your Opera browsers, so copying around a hardcopy file you've generated would probably not be necessary.
- ooofest
I have been playing with a lot of the browsers, does anyone know if any of them can stream tv such as..
http://www.thefirstrow.eu/
http://atdhenet.tv/
etc?
This was on the xda homepage. It's an app called naked browser. I was using dolphin until I found out about the privacy issues it had and also after seeing the speed of naked browser. For me browsing the web on my phone had always been a laborious task. Pages took 10+ seconds to load. It wasn't fun at all. You guys should give it a shot. I'm perfectly willing to look past the ui. It does a great job at staying out of your way anyway. Naked browser showed me how fast this little old phone can scour the web.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1929663
Here is the post describing dolphin browser's privacy violations:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18759486
downloaded it last week.
I can tell you this - it is fast.
But... UI is hideous. I prefer a slower browser over such an ugly browser, but maybe it will change in time.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but does Dolphin mini-browser has this privacy issues ? I think not.
My recollection is that Mini did not have the problem, but the company has violated my trust. I won't use anything of theirs again (same for GO products).
Using Boat right now, but happy to try something different. Based on stock webkit, so it renders a lot like the stock browser and so many others out there. Yeah, the UI is horrible, but at least functional. Definitely trying it for a bit.
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It looks horrible. I use Dolphin Mino too. Didn't know about the privacy issues. I will give it a chance but it looks horrible. Hahaha Thanks.
I use chrome because I like the sync to desktop. All my open tabs on my desktop are automatically on my phone so I can continue surfing right where I left off. In all honestly, I don't surf much on my phone though, the screen is small and no browser is going to fix that. Maybe a 5.7" Note II screen would make it a bit better.
What about this one -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1423588 ?
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Lately my dolphin browser has been acting up after the last update. First after viewing about 5 webpages I lose my search/address bar up top. It just disappears. Usually it will appear if I hit the menu button or scroll up but now it's just gone. Even after using bookmarks it doesn't appear again. I have to close the browser completely and reload it to access it again.
Then yesterday I was replying to someone on a forum and had to edit something earlier in my reply and then I was unable to scroll down to my last would. I tried using the copy and paste arrows to scroll down but even they weren't working.
Just seems like the last update broke some things for me. I backed up the newer version before I realized it and lost my old one. This happen to anyone else.
I am having the same problem with the url bar as well.
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I am frequently losing the Dolphin url/search bar and window tabs using the latest JB roms. Also, clicking on some links is failing to bring me to the link page. May have to go back to Firefox.
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I switched to chrome, still have Dolphin but find myself rarely using it, ever since Google rolled out tab syncing I have stuck with chrome
I just switched from chrome to dolphin. The scrolling on chrome and zooming still choppy but the syncing is nice
I have chrome too but just always preferred dolphin. Love the bookmarks bar. I do tend to switch browses every so often though just because I have like 4.
I'm using boat browser. It works pretty good.
Arun01 said:
I'm using boat browser. It works pretty good.
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I used to use Boat Browser and I loved it but after an update, it went silly so I transitioned to Dolphin. What's interesting is I'm a new S3 user, coming from a Droid X2 and the same problems I'm reading about here, are the same problems I have been experiencing with my DX2.
I think perhaps I'll not re-download Dolphin this time around.
Well, I guess I you can count me in as someone who's been loosing the tabs a lot the last week or so (might be more). Usually opening any link on the current page in a new tab works to bring them back, but it's still quite annoying.
This is in a Galaxy S3 with JB.
- Stupid question maybe, but did anyone bother reporting this to the devs?
mine is full of jank. Pages take forever to load even on mobile sites. if you touch before its finished loading there is a huge drop in frame rate. Flick scrolling looks terrible.
Actually a lot of google apps seem to be dropping frame rates for me. Coming from the z3c and didnt have this problem.
Yes, the Google Apps seem to be particularly bad for some reason. I'm glad someone else is noticing this. I was playing with my wife's Nexus 5 earlier and while not as snappy, it's definitely a lot smooth than the S6.
Search the Play store for "Chrome Samsung" and download the support library.
Haha, wtf! Thanks for the link. I've never head of this support library before. Runs better now, but not all smooth.
For me the support library fixed nothing.
It's not just you. There was even a thread on General but people started comparing with ip6 and a mod closed it (looks like just only comparisons where s6 wins are allowed). This is important and should not be silenced in order to get a fix.
My old nexus 4 scrolls perfect while my s6 do not.
Installed it
hope it will fix the problem
I had this problem. Now it is gone. How did I fix it? Rooted and using adaway. Sorry if this isn't the answer you want to hear. There is a pretty significant issue with javascript it seems.
I used the ad blocker in Javelin browser and it was also satisfactory without root. Don't really like javelin as a browser though
I just installed it and the performance in chrome seems way better, thanks!
I've found unchecking javascript under site settings in Chrome makes things a lot smoother. I know this probably isn't a solution for all but it's enough for me.
i installed ad blocker plus non rooted and used the proxy set up. runs a lot better now that its blocking the ads.
will try the support library now
the library didnt help much. loading ads seem to be the problem
aameghoo said:
I've found unchecking javascript under site settings in Chrome makes things a lot smoother. I know this probably isn't a solution for all but it's enough for me.
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Yes javascript is the problem but unchecking it breaks other things. It should be optimized not deactivated.
Chrome is garbage compared to the stock internet browser. I stopped using Chrome back on my Note Edge.
Chrome is garbage compared to the stock internet browser. I stopped using Chrome back on my Note Edge.
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yea but i really dont like the layout for the stock browser. would rather run aosp browser but havent figured out how to install it yet. it keeps failing
try CM browser please. better than chrome
try CM browser please. better than chrome. way,better than chrome.
jeff5891 said:
mine is full of jank. Pages take forever to load even on mobile sites. if you touch before its finished loading there is a huge drop in frame rate. Flick scrolling looks terrible.
Actually a lot of google apps seem to be dropping frame rates for me. Coming from the z3c and didnt have this problem.
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Just wanted to let you guys know that i've stopped using chrome and start using the default browser
its much much better super fast compared to chrome and very easy to set up/use
One thing i have no clue how to get rid of is those damm ads i think if ill find a way to block those apps the default browser would be a beast
So if you have any idea please let me know.