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Dolphin Browser HD v5.0 is released to Market. Guys

HI, Dolphin Browser HD v5.0 has released finally to the Android market. I have been waiting for such a long time, although that I have used their 4 betas.
I can notice that they have made much progress in the UI, settings and the performance (fix many bugs).
First, I like the smooth tab bar. It’s better to let the tab bar stay on top and hide the address. But it’s ok now. If themes are installed, the bar color are changed. That’s great for me.
Second, they have done much work on the Quick menu. Bookmarks, history, settings, add-ons, themes and gesture are included in the Quick menu. The background color has kind of texture.
Last but not least, I can successfully browser most websites without FC or hanging. It means that their performance has been much improved. It almost closes to perfect.
So download it, I’m sure you wouldn’t regret. LOL.

Been using the betas and now the final myself.
Bravo Dolphin, great work.
I don't browse the web that much on my phone but from my experiences so far with betas, this is the best browser out there at the moment.

Did you do a search before starting this thread? A thread about this has already been made. It's found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14352298

theonew said:
Did you do a search before starting this thread? A thread about this has already been made. It's found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=14352298
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Dude, i have seen your post just now. what's new in your post is not the new features in HD5.0. they already exist in HD4.6.1.
but thank you to remind me.

I just downloaded it. I've been using the dolphin mini browser for a few months now. I hope it's better.
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FLAC Vest said:
I just downloaded it. I've been using the dolphin mini browser for a few months now. I hope it's better.
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why, i like HD better.
it is fast and powerful .

surviveland said:
why, i like HD better.
it is fast and powerful .
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not as fast as th trusted opera mini, and it's ability to sync bookmarks with any phone I use. I know on opera mini the speed compromises the quality, but opera is way faster than any other browser in my opinion.

marvi0 said:
not as fast as th trusted opera mini, and it's ability to sync bookmarks with any phone I use. I know on opera mini the speed compromises the quality, but opera is way faster than any other browser in my opinion.
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I loved Opera for its speed and usability, however I never liked how it handled flash content, or the fact that it doesn't.
Not always having the default web site was a negative for me as well.
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nice but still very slow and lagy in comparison with miren browser in my archos 101 tablet...

surviveland said:
why, i like HD better.
it is fast and powerful .
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mini dolphin is faster than the hd one.
thats why im on mini.

I switch between Opera, Opera Mini, Dolphin and Dolphin mini all the time. Just can't make up my mind.
I am liking HD 5.0 though.

Sweet gonna go try this browser

The biggest change is there is no google inserted Ads any more,
There is no need to buy Dolphin license to block Ads.

Well, This browser is really better then the ones that comes normally with android?
And if yes, what special does it have?

superkid said:
Well, This browser is really better then the ones that comes normally with android?
And if yes, what special does it have?
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Go here for all its features: http://home.dolphin-browser.com/tunny/Feature.htm. It is much better than the stock browser. Here's a comparison chart of Dolphin Browser HD vs Stock Browser:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

[Q] Best Browser? Vote Now (poll)

There is a thread on "Best Browser" here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936576
But looking for a poll that sums the data, and couldn't find one.
Searching "browser" in Android Market returns 12 choices. (28 Sep 2011)
Vote for your current favorite and feel free to reply in the comments with stories, or reasons.

Miren quite underrated, but packed full of goodness.

X-Scope PRO no 1 for me for sure, i also like Miren and Opera but always use X-Scope.

I was using Miren happily until the last update to Dolphin HD. Now it's just pulled slightly ahead. Most of the Android browsers are great in their own way. it's hard to go wrong with almost any of them. Good poll idea, OP.

Stock is fine with me otherwise I really enjoy Dolphin Mini. They are all good haha

Just to clarify, maybe HTC modifies the stock browser, but have grown annoyed with it not maintaining open windows state. And refreshing the current page upon returning.
Thanks to all for answers and votes.
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I've tried them all, but lately I've been using Baidu beta. I can't change the settings because they're all in chinese but the browser is fast as hell. Ninesky Browser kicks ass too and is more or less unknown at the moment. I recommend that if you haven't tried Ninesky yet you should. It's a phenomenal browser that looks like Google Chrome.
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Aosp browser
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My top three browsers are:
1. MIUI browser
2. Boat Browser Mini
3. x-Scope 6
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onestoploser said:
I've tried them all, but lately I've been using Baidu beta. I can't change the settings because they're all in chinese but the browser is fast as hell. Ninesky Browser kicks ass too and is more or less unknown at the moment. I recommend that if you haven't tried Ninesky yet you should. It's a phenomenal browser that looks like Google Chrome.
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You are right Ninesky is super fast.
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onestoploser said:
I've tried them all, but lately I've been using Baidu beta. I can't change the settings because they're all in chinese but the browser is fast as hell. Ninesky Browser kicks ass too and is more or less unknown at the moment. I recommend that if you haven't tried Ninesky yet you should. It's a phenomenal browser that looks like Google Chrome.
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How do u get ninesky to play flash video? Go to ESPN and see if you can play videos. I can't but could with dolphin HD.
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jholm7 said:
My top three browsers are:
1. MIUI browser
2. Boat Browser Mini
3. x-Scope 6
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Did u mean miren browser? I don't see any miui browser.
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borijess said:
How do u get ninesky to play flash video? Go to ESPN and see if you can play videos. I can't but could with dolphin HD.
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I've never had any problems with Ninesky playing flash videos, although I've never been to the espn website. Do you have Flash enabled in the settings?
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My Favourites are:
1.Opera
2.Dolphin Mini
3.Stock Browser
But sometimes i use Firefox, some sites works better with the FF. Do not know why, but think its a JavaScript Problem.

rdrrlabs said:
Just to clarify, maybe HTC modifies the stock browser, but have grown annoyed with it not maintaining open windows state. And refreshing the current page upon returning.
Thanks to all for answers and votes.
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+1!! And it only supports 4 pages opened at the same time... I really dislike these functions... But on the other hand, when I wanna surf the interweb I don't wanna have to open a third-party browser...

onestoploser said:
I've never had any problems with Ninesky playing flash videos, although I've never been to the espn website. Do you have Flash enabled in the settings?
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Yes, this is the error I get.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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I love Opera Mobile but I hate how slow it starts up.. guess I'll check out this Dolphin HD.

Opera Mini and Opera Mobile are the only browsers that scroll smoothly on every website. So my vote is for Opera Mobile.

DarienA said:
I love Opera Mobile but I hate how slow it starts up.. guess I'll check out this Dolphin HD.
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I notice if you have a lot of bookmarks/history, it takes a lot longer to start up.

I m using Dolphin Browser HD. Its fast, easy to use and has a very nice UI.

Browser reflow

Sorry if this is a bad place to post this question.
With Android 4.4 they have changed the default webview to chromium and now the default browser does not reflow on zoom. I have also tested other browsers based on the internal webview (Lightning and Tint) and they are also unable to reflow on zoom now. Unfortunately, Firefox also dropped reflow recently (WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY FF 24).
I don't remember if chrome ever supported it.
Opera does support reflow!
My questions are
a) Is there any chance that reflow can be fixed in the stock browser by modders?
b) How do you all browse the web without reflow? This is what xda-developers looks like in chrome... Some posts have the font boosted to a readable size but most of them remain tiny and I have to pinch in to zoom then pan across from left to right because it doesn't reflow. Before this "upgrade" the stock browser rendered every site I visit beautifully
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}

+1

+2...
The change from AOSP webview to the Chrome one is the most **** part of the KitKat changelog.

I really don't understand how people surf the web without text reflow on a small screen. Opera is my saviour! Perhaps I just have poor eyesight.
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irhut said:
I really don't understand how people surf the web without text reflow on a small screen. Opera is my saviour! Perhaps I just have poor eyesight.
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No you don't lol it ridiculous. Yesterday I found myself zooming in and panning the webpage as I read it was a pain in the ass. Lets not go backward Google.
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OK, so I'm not the only one going crazy here
Is there anything we can do? Opera is using the Blink layout engine which is to my understanding similar to (a fork of) Chromium. This makes me think that it is feasible to make wrapping work in the new AOSP browser.
ps. Firefox 23 has wrapping and is available from,
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/mobile/releases/
Unfortunately for me I can't handle their scrolling. The inertia gives me a headache

Hey guys, if you can spare a minute, please star this issue at the google bug tracker.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=62378
Unfortunately, so far it seems like the devs are saying its "working as intended".

vanja_z said:
Hey guys, if you can spare a minute, please star this issue at the google bug tracker.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=62378
Unfortunately, so far it seems like the devs are saying its "working as intended".
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Please star the issue. Also, I'm surprised nobody has ported/integrated the old webview into AOSP browser

obvious said:
Please star the issue. Also, I'm surprised nobody has ported/integrated the old webview into AOSP browser
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I've never used Chrome until after 4.4+ and even then very little. But if I remember right it never did support text reflow. I even went back to 4.3 on my N7 for a couple weeks after the update to 4.4 until I could figure out what to use to replace the AOSP browser. I was a longtime, diehard user of the AOSP browser, effing google screwed that up. So... I've been using Dolphin Browser for a while now and it works great on both my N5 & N7. Has text reflow, scrolling works very well and flash works if you use a modified version of the Flash Player.

wantabe said:
I've never used Chrome until after 4.4+ and even then very little. But if I remember right it never did support text reflow. I even went back to 4.3 on my N7 for a couple weeks after the update to 4.4 until I could figure out what to use to replace the AOSP browser. I was a longtime, diehard user of the AOSP browser, effing google screwed that up. So... I've been using Dolphin Browser for a while now and it works great on both my N5 & N7. Has text reflow, scrolling works very well and flash works if you use a modified version of the Flash Player.
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Dolphin has reflow because it uses it's own rendering engine. Vanilla android should have it. There was no reason to deprecate the feature from AOSP Browser.
As someone else posted in the google code thread :-

obvious said:
Dolphin has reflow because it uses it's own rendering engine. Vanilla android should have it. There was no reason to deprecate the feature from AOSP Browser.
As someone else posted in the google code thread :-
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I agree! I was Extremely disappointed to see what happened with the AOSP browser!

The trouble is there are so many goggle/chrome fanbois that refuse to see what is wrong right in front of them, and keep posting how wonderful chrome is... that any pressure to make goggle coders actually produce a good browser falls flat...... or its, horror at the thought, goggle employed shills? because to me it makes no sense whatsoever to be blind to the massive faults of chrome.
basically they can't code a good browser. so resort to breaking others... didn't Microsoft get badly done legally for much less than that?

Dolphin broke my AOSP browser addiction...

I was amazed by dolphin at first. The speed. Flash player. But then it started to become a problem. Just would not load pages. Can't be bothered to fix it
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Can someone mod the Samsung Browser?

I have the Verizon S7 Edge so don't have the Samsung browser pre-installed.
You can't install the apk either as the app will force close unless it is placed in the system/app folder. (Which I can't because there is no root)
Is there anyone that can or is willing to mod the Samsung browser so that it can be sideloaded?

I'd just use another browser dude. I use lightning+ it's lightweight, has ad blocking, has amoled mode, and allows you to change rendering mode (I use inverted grayscale for text heavy sites like news and forums).

squallz506 said:
I'd just use another browser dude. I use lightning+ it's lightweight, has ad blocking, has amoled mode, and allows you to change rendering mode (I use inverted grayscale for text heavy sites like news and forums).
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I've already tried Lightning+ and it's still not as fast/smooth as the Samsung browser.

What's wrong with chrome?
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h3ck said:
What's wrong with chrome?
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Laggy scrolling, slow to open, and just not as fast/fluid as the Samsung browser.

zachchen1996 said:
Laggy scrolling, slow to open, and just not as fast/fluid as the Samsung browser.
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Totally agree, i tried like 6 different browsers and nothing comes close to the fluidity of the samsung browser, the thing that i don't like is that i cant open tabs in the background. Anyway im sure someone will mod it soon, stupid verizon.

peachpuff said:
Totally agree, i tried like 6 different browsers and nothing comes close to the fluidity of the samsung browser, the thing that i don't like is that i cant open tabs in the background. Anyway im sure someone will mod it soon, stupid verizon.
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The Samsung browser feels much more optimized than chrome and has built in ad blocking so it's been great. But I also sent hate how new tabs open in the foreground so annoying.

zachchen1996 said:
I have the Verizon S7 Edge so don't have the Samsung browser pre-installed.
You can't install the apk either as the app will force close unless it is placed in the system/app folder. (Which I can't because there is no root)
Is there anyone that can or is willing to mod the Samsung browser so that it can be sideloaded?
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I just got an update notification for this. It looks like they just added support for the S7 in the Play Store.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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Towle said:
I just got an update notification for this. It looks like they just added support for the S7 in the Play Store.
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On my Verizon S7 Edge I still get the "Your device isn't compatible with this version." message... :crying:
I'm willing to pay someone to mod this app so it can be sideloaded.

zachchen1996 said:
On my Verizon S7 Edge I still get the "Your device isn't compatible with this version." message... :crying:
I'm willing to pay someone to mod this app so it can be sideloaded.
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See if this let's you install......download from my Google drive.......it should let you side load it...let me know if it works for you.https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz0vj5Av8c4CWnAyMWUzYXVEZVk/view?usp=docslist_api

stormonya said:
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See if this let's you install......download from my Google drive.......it should let you side load it...let me know if it works for you.https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz0vj5Av8c4CWnAyMWUzYXVEZVk/view?usp=docslist_api
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Nope, all I get is a "Unfortunately, Internet has stopped." message when I open it.
That's why I'm asking if anyone can mod this app so that it can be sideloaded without it force closing.

zachchen1996 said:
Nope, all I get is a "Unfortunately, Internet has stopped." message when I open it.
That's why I'm asking if anyone can mod this app so that it can be sideloaded without it force closing.
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I'll work on it some more.......its hard to test it on my device because it works either way....as I try different mods...but I'll keep trying.

stormonya said:
I'll work on it some more.......its hard to test it on my device because it works either way....as I try different mods...but I'll keep trying.
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Thank you so much!

Samsung browser
I dont like browser of samsung

Fast launcher said:
I dont like browser of samsung
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Cool story bro.

I like this browser, other than the fact on my Vodafone UK S7E, I can't stop it from using Vodafone's webpage as my homepage. No matter what I set it to in the settings it gets ignored. I removed it using Titanium Backup and looked for it on Playstore but it doesn't show up. I had to download it from somewhere else in the end, reinstalled and now it works fine.

I love to give it a try if I can migrate / sync my Chrome bookmarks / browsing history over.

stormonya said:
I'll work on it some more.......its hard to test it on my device because it works either way....as I try different mods...but I'll keep trying.
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This would be awesome if you got it working. Verizon sucks for blocking this.

psufan5 said:
This would be awesome if you got it working. Verizon sucks for blocking this.
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Thats what I don't understand how they.... Debloated an app that people actually want and need....I have to see how I can get the libraries to install without root....I'll keep youbguys posted to test it out.

stormonya said:
Thats what I don't understand how they.... Debloated an app that people actually want and need....I have to see how I can get the libraries to install without root....I'll keep youbguys posted to test it out.
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Thank you! That would be amazing. I am unhappy with pretty much all of the browsers. The Samsung was always lightning fast.

Samsung Internet for Android browser for Verizon Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge

The wait is finally over!
Verizon users of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge devices can use this link to get the stock Samsung Internet app that Verizon seems to cold heartedly keep out, out-of-the-box.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sec.android.app.sbrowser
Let me know how it works for you and don't forget to like!
Cheers!
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Playstore says device is not compatible.....

Crsdr37 said:
Playstore says device is not compatible.....
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Same here

Have you downloaded and installed the OTA that was available about a week ago?

Not compatible and I took the update last week.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
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Mon205 said:
Have you downloaded and installed the OTA that was available about a week ago?
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I have (I started a thread about the OTA here when I first got the update, in fact), and the Play Store link definitely says incompatible. Believe me, I've tried it multiple times since it was updated to the version 4 browser.
I know the Play Store description says S7 and S7 Edge models are supported, but it is not open for downloading on at least the Verizon branded units (or not for some of us, at least).
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What I did was had someone with a Verizon S6 device, share me the link from their Play Store to the Samsung Internet app via text message. Then I went to the Messages app and opened the link where a unique window popped up and took me to the Play Store where the Install button was enabled for me to get the app.

Same here, took the update, still a no go in the play store. I did install that apk that was posted and it worked just fine...then got eskeered that it had some back door to china and deleted it .
Funny thing is when I installed the apk, then went to the play store it still showed as incompatible but installed.

Worked for me. Been using it for 4 or 5 days now
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I need this apk.

I provided a link to the apk up top in the OP. Maybe it'll work for those that weren't able to install the browser from the link to the Play Store.

Searched in the play store and found and installed the browser without issue. BTW, there is also an ad block plug in for this browser.

I also had no problems finding it on the Play store. Installed with no problems. I wasn't able to install it last week as it gave me an incompatible device error but it works now!
Btw, I'm still on the stock version. Haven't taken any of the updates.

silverflame112 said:
I also had no problems finding it on the Play store. Installed with no problems. I wasn't able to install it last week as it gave me an incompatible device error but it works now!
Btw, I'm still on the stock version. Haven't taken any of the updates.
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Yup working for me now to really really weird

Now that Chrome has been updated with patch notes listing speed improvements, I find Chrome to be as smooth as Samsung's browser, but with a better interface, search, faster scrolling, and the benefits of access to years worth of saved passwords and shared history. As far as I can tell, the only thing Internet has over Chrome is the adblock compatibility.

TheAugust said:
Now that Chrome has been updated with patch notes listing speed improvements, I find Chrome to be as smooth as Samsung's browser, but with a better interface, search, faster scrolling, and the benefits of access to years worth of saved passwords and shared history. As far as I can tell, the only thing Internet has over Chrome is the adblock compatibility.
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I agree you've summarized some significant advantages that Chrome offers.
But in addition to the adblock feature, here are a few things that are better with Samsung's app IMO:
- Secret Mode can persist an entirely separate password/fingerprint gated internet browsing experience, including history, website passwords, bookmarks, and locally saved web content - much more robust functionality than Chrome's completely temporal incognito mode.
- Use of fingerprint input can be optionally required on a site by site basis before the browser retrieves your saved password for a website.
- While Chrome can be configured to offer up a reader mode for article-formatted web pages, it is not on by default, and Google has slowly reduced its availability and functionality over time. Additionally, even when configured, its ability to correctly detect content that could benefit from reader mode is poor, meaning you can't easily use it even when it would be useful.
The Samsung Browser's reader mode is on by default, and while detection is not perfect, I've found the reader icon is made available for significantly more content than Chrome's.
Also, Chrome's reader mode announces its availability by placing an obnoxious pop up banner at the bottom of eligible web pages, whereas the Samsung Browser's reader icon appears as a small non-intrusive reading icon at the left of the URL in the address bar, where God intended it to be.
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I've been using NoChromo as an answer to the Chrome with AdBlock concern. This may work for others as well. I couldn't give up the link sharing of Chrome across my multiple desktops.

TheAugust said:
Now that Chrome has been updated with patch notes listing speed improvements, I find Chrome to be as smooth as Samsung's browser, but with a better interface, search, faster scrolling, and the benefits of access to years worth of saved passwords and shared history. As far as I can tell, the only thing Internet has over Chrome is the adblock compatibility.
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While chrome's overall smoothness has improved in recent versions, it still lags quite a bit when pinching to zoom.

I use Samsung Internet over Chrome mainly because of the Reader functionality it has. It helps with reading articles withing having to deal with unnecessary info on the original web pages. Also, the new functionalities Samsung included are pretty useful, such as the fingerprint log-in and just a better overall UI. Simple and to the point.

Any way to remove some junk bookmarks? I see the ones I removed comes back after a reboot, and then there are some that you can't ever remove.