Just reposting this here and confirming that silk works with the photon.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418480
I don't know a whole lot about this browser. What would be a good reason for applying this hack and switching over? Is this a lot better than some of the other browsers out there? Thanks.
+1 on this.
Not working on my mopho.
Worked for me
bradleyw801 said:
I don't know a whole lot about this browser. What would be a good reason for applying this hack and switching over? Is this a lot better than some of the other browsers out there? Thanks.
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I read that it uses amazon servers to load and compress the content, like opera turbo boost. I didn't notice any difference and other than that I don't see anything good enough to stop using dolphin, it actually feels a bit slower for me.
Going to try this out
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In my opinion this browser doesn't even work well on the Fire. Had problems just loading pages. Opera has been stellar.
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Its ok, it has its issues like being jumpy. So im not a big fan.
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Firefox Browser Alpha woot woot
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/m/alpha
you have to go to that link directly from your phone in order for it to download people i emailed it to myself or if you click on it from your phone it should work the same
i'm guessing this is a reminder to everyone that Fennec is still in alpha?
I just installed it and "imeatejely" removed it......i will try it again when its final.
Not really a reminder its an apk download, and yeah its pretty bad right now and I uninstalled it almost right away but it looks pretty nice.
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Same here. Looks nice but runs pretty bad right now.
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11 megs? Whoa.
Installed and removed wouldn'tload for me
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This reminds me of back when I used Windows Mobile and the Mozilla team tried to put together a Mozilla mobile browser. Went through several alphas/betas and never ran worth a crap.
Let's hope they do a better job with Android, but from the sound of it, they're off to the typical start.
Runs slow
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Alpha or not, that is dog slow. I tend to lean toward another failed Moz mobile. A good alpha is reasonably fast but crippled, buggy, and crash prone.
Tried it yesterday and it's pretty awful. Locked up my phone twice. Had to pull my battery out to fix it. Nice features but not worth a damn in it's current state. However it inspired me to try dolphin again which I'm starting to like.
I'm optimistically hoping beta will be better....
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I'm optimistically hoping beta will be better....
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Same here.
-bZj
Nearly as bad as the pre alpha release. It literally took it 3 times longer to render englishrussia.com over 3g. Everytime I'd fructose double tap to zoom it'd freeze and wouldn't scroll, checkboarding all over the place. Kept It for less than 10 minutes. Lets pray beta is better.
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I agree right now fennec is trash it crashed every time u sync with firefox
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Anyone know why videos on Netflix are all pixelated on the x2? Is there a fix?
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My guess is you have a connection problem of some sort. Are you using it on wireless or 3g? Mine is usually clear. Only time it gets pixelated is when my internet connection is acting up (having trouble with it at home right now). When the connection is working as it should, Netflix works great. If my connection starts going bonkers, the picture will pixelate for a few seconds and then clear up again as the signal gets better. Until my internet problems at home, I never had any problems with it. This reminds me. Have to call my ISP, again.
Tried on my wifi McDonald's wifi 3g. All Pixelated
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Netflix looks good on mine. On 3G Nd wifi.
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Just tried on my home wifi. Looks just fine, although at the beginning it was pixelated. IIRC Netflix tried to use an algorithm to change its quality to best suit your connection speeds. As has been said previously, WIFI is recommended over 3G, but you might also want to look into some scripts (speedy comes to mind, but I haven't kept up with that compared to what comes with the latest roms tbh).
Dumped the x2, netflix looks 100x better.
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Dumped the x2, netflix looks 100x better.
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Its most likely a network difference. The Thunderbolt has 4G, and the X2 has 3G. The reason you just downgraded is because the X2 is way faster than the Thunderbolt. The Tegra 2 processor is no joke.
Actually its a major upgrade. Even rooted with cm7 the thunderbolt is blowing the x2 out of the water
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Actually its a major upgrade. Even rooted with cm7 the thunderbolt is blowing the x2 out of the water
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Mmhmm.... Where are you getting your information? What are you basing this on? Which device was running CM7?
Basing it off being able to fly through app after app, webpages being crystal clear, music not skipping or forcing closed. The x2 was running cm7. The locked bootloader sucked balls. I like changing kernels,radios, etc. Thunderbolt does everything I ask it to without hesitating
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While I do agree that a locked bootloader is terrible (my previous device was unlocked), I have to say that your other evidence merely comes from OS tweaks, not speed. The Xperia play browser is smoother in scrolling than the X2s, but that doesn't mean that it is faster. A good way to see performance differences is to try heavy emulators like N64oid and FPSe with 0 frameskips and graphics smoothing on and you will see a significant difference in performance, especially with FPSe, which has dual core optimization.
When I put my cm7 x2 next to my RF stock TB yea the x2 wins in quadrant scores, but that means nothing when a game like fruit ninja lags on my phone but not hers. Or videos from SD card are pixelated but not on the tb
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Have not read much in this thread but I was just wondering if anyone that is having problems with Netflix have you by chance tried using a lcd density changer to clear up the screen? I'm using LCD modder with the dpi set to 200 & Netflix looks pretty good....Hope it helps...
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Have not read much in this thread but I was just wondering if anyone that is having problems with Netflix have you by chance tried using a lcd density changer to clear up the screen? I'm using LCD modder with the dpi set to 200 & Netflix looks pretty good....Hope it helps...
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I just tried it, but it switched the way Netflix looked, it looked like it was for a tablet but search wasn't working. I liked the way my phone looked with 200dpi instead of 240 though, thanks for the tip!
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I just tried it, but it switched the way Netflix looked, it looked like it was for a tablet but search wasn't working. I liked the way my phone looked with 200dpi instead of 240 though, thanks for the tip!
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Just tested and the search does not work inn portrait but works fine when you have the phone in landscape hope it helps...
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Just tested and the search does not work inn portrait but works fine when you have the phone in landscape hope it helps...
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Thanks, I played with it a bit and ended up setting it to 225dpi and Netflix looks great and it didn't change the app! I really like the phone like this too, makes it look bigger haha
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When I press home and go and check my email or anything else, and return to the browser...it returns to the homepage. It does this everytime. It's pretty annoying. I've never run into this on my Inspire 4G. It's like its force closing when I press the home button.
Help?
I noticed this earlier as well on mine.
I think ill just have her use Dolphin. Its what i use anyways.
Same here. I ended up using dolphin.
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Anyone found anything on this, maybe a fix?
Its my girlfriend's phone and she says, its fine. I informed her that there are other browsers and changes you can make. Her previous phone...iPhone 4.
She isn't used to Android, and I believe doesn't care enough. Thank god I made the switch before I was brainwashed too.
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I exchanged my note under the warranty for that exact same reason. The new note did the same thing. It will even do it with dolphin browser eventually sometimes, though not quite as often. Ever since I rooted it and started using cm9 and AOKP with ics+ browser, it hasn't happened again.
I wish she would let me root it. Lol
I have run several ICS roms on my Inspire and I told her she would love CM9. I guess ill just have to wait for the official ICS update for the Note.
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Anyone found anything on this, maybe a fix?
Its my girlfriend's phone and she says, its fine. I informed her that there are other browsers and changes you can make. Her previous phone...iPhone 4.
She isn't used to Android, and I believe doesn't care enough. Thank god I made the switch before I was brainwashed too.
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I noticed this as well. Good thing is, it's not an issue with ICS.
I honestly can't say this has happened to me using dolphin (which I installed immediately after purchasing the note)
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I think it has to do with using more than one browser. If you use dolphin, I think it takes over the allotted usable memory for browsers and wipes the other browser's pages out.
I keep checking every other day or so for.the official update, no luck yet.
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I keep checking every other day or so for.the official update, no luck yet.
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Mine just started doing the same today! WTH!
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I think it has to do with using more than one browser. If you use dolphin, I think it takes over the allotted usable memory for browsers and wipes the other browser's pages out.
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No sir.....I have yet to install the usual barrage browsers on my Note and I have noticed this since day one.
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No sir.....I have yet to install the usual barrage browsers on my Note and I have noticed this since day one.
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It is a very annoying issue. I was holding out on rooting, but I gave in and rooted. Now I use ics+ browser. This doesn't happen anymore. I wonder what the problem is with it when it is stock?
well Dolphin HD and Chrome beta dont do that and are way better than the stock browser
they are free so should check them out
Its pretty sweet if you ask me. Might even become my daily browser. There are various bugs considering its a beta
Amaze 4G ENERGY ICS
I started using it and ditched it cuz it was so buggy and lacked customization. I couldn't even change the settings I wanted to. Switched back to Dolphin HD.
I been u sing it as my default browser on my galaxy note and transformer tablet for about a month now.
Was using opera mobile as default for months and it was awesome. But Chrome has quickly become my favorite android browser now...its very smooth and works really well. Not to mention very fast as well. It works good on a big enough screen but on smaller screen like my nexus s I still prefer opera for some reason.
Anyway. Yeah considering its still classed as beta it is an excellent browser.
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Tried it, ditched it. File size too rich for my blood. Maybe in the future
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its pretty sleek!
Has anyone seen a video comparison of browsing the internet, and pulling up different url's? I tested in store and didn't seem very fast to pull up different web pages and why does IE struggle with the redbox website? I want to switch back to windows but i browse the net often and want to be sure this phone is going to satisfy me for 2 yrs. Anyone have a link to a video so i can get a better idea of how well browsing is? I've looked on YouTube and haven't ran across anything yet. My time in the ATT store was short due to others waiting to check out the phone
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I'd like to see a full review of UC.
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I'd like to see a full review of UC.
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Is that browser available in the marketplace?
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Browsing is excellent and the speed is on a par with Android and iOS browsers. Are you sure you had a descent connection in the store?
No, perhaps the connection was not LTE too. I'm gonna go back tonight and look things over more closely.
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We do not have LTE up here in Maine so my comparison is a little different,
However the browsing experience on the Lumia/IE has been by far the fastest mobile browsing experience I have had with any smart phone. I tried countless browsers throughout many different Android phones and different flavors of Android. Many of them were quite smooth and quick, but this experience has been even better. I expected the opposite so it was quite the happy surprise.
I like the speed of IE, but I am extremely annoyed at MS. They absolutely refuse to allow a true 3rd party browser. Having used Dolphin HD browser for Android, that is everything a browser should be, and truly shows that sometimes, a srd party Dev can just do it better.
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I like the speed of IE, but I am extremely annoyed at MS. They absolutely refuse to allow a true 3rd party browser. Having used Dolphin HD browser for Android, that is everything a browser should be, and truly shows that sometimes, a srd party Dev can just do it better.
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Yea I've used that browser on my skyrocket, but i really like boat browser. Its flat out fast and it just pulls up pages in a split second. Hopefully the devs will be able to eventually give us more variety. I'm taking the wife today to go check out the phone, but she wants the yellow one.
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Well i played with the phone tonight and i do like it. Also checked and UC browser is in the store so thats a plus. Next week the wife is ordering the yellow one so ill have time to thoroughly test it out before i purchase the 920
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I agree the browser and overall fluidity of the os is fantastic.
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