I like most things about the prime, but there are a few annoying issues.
1) My Galaxy Nexus seems to be faster than the Prime. This is with the stock browser.
2) Stock Browser seems slower than my Galaxt Tab 10.1.
3) Stock Browser seems to crash a lot especially on engadget.com.
Does anyone else have these issues? I am guessing Flash is the problem here.
you should give ics browser plus a try.
There are plenty of browsers, no need to stick with the stock browser.
I have a similar issue with the stock browser which I made a thread about as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21488535&posted=1#post21488535
My issue is that the browsing brings the entire to a halt when loading up a page. Also happens with ICS+, and Boat Browser but not with Opera.
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I've had my DX2 (rooted) for about a week now. Since rooting, I've gotten improvements in many of the oft-mentioned areas except for web browsing. Seems when I launch the default browser, it is slow to load the homepage (Google Search). If typing in a url, it seems equally as slow to resolve to the target page. Is anyone else experiencing these issues and is replacing the browser the eventual solve? I haven't yet tried FF or Dolphin, but would be willing to do so if that will speed things up. Or if there are other tweaks/tunes that will help, I'm open to trying them as well. Thanks so much in advance!
The stock browser for me was really laggy. I always use Dolphin HD, especially since it is the main browser I use on my Asus TF..Try it, or even Miren Browser, it's kinda fast too.
I don't like Firefox on my phone (or my laptop that much). It is always laggy and freezes on me.
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SwiftLegend said:
The stock browser for me was really laggy. I always use Dolphin HD, especially since it is the main browser I use on my Asus TF..Try it, or even Miren Browser, it's kinda fast too.
I don't like Firefox on my phone (or my laptop that much). It is always laggy and freezes on me.
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Thanks, I will give that a try this evening and report back on the results!
I found out that my stock browser seems to auto close itself when I am loading heavy image sites like amazon with more than 2 tab. Is this normal and could anyone tell me why and is there a way to fix it? Thanks
My stock ICS browser crashes at least once a day. This is both before and after yesterday's update.
I can't help with a solution, but I wanted to chime in. My browser seems to be crashing a lot lately, too. It just closes and goes back to the homescreen for no reason...
I have this problem on all browsers I've tried, stock, dolphin HD, and maxthon.
Hey,
So.. I just recently got my hands on the prime and was trying out different browsers.
I've just found out that Maxthon created a tablet version browser and was fairly impressed with it however, I'm experiencing issues with sites that plays videos, e.g. desktop youtube site, it causes issues when you try to fullscreen the video and the connection of the browser just completely cuts off.
Either than that, everything works great and beautifully to I must say. A definite much more attractive and in someways, faster UI and browser in my opinion.
What are your opinions? and if your experiencing the same issue as me, are there any fix available to get around this issue?
Cheers!
briian_ said:
Hey,
So.. I just recently got my hands on the prime and was trying out different browsers.
I've just found out that Maxthon created a tablet version browser and was fairly impressed with it however, I'm experiencing issues with sites that plays videos, e.g. desktop youtube site, it causes issues when you try to fullscreen the video and the connection of the browser just completely cuts off.
Either than that, everything works great and beautifully to I must say. A definite much more attractive and in someways, faster UI and browser in my opinion.
What are your opinions? and if your experiencing the same issue as me, are there any fix available to get around this issue?
Cheers!
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Never heard of it. But after ICS, I don't really care for other browsers since the stock one is working fine.
briian_ said:
Hey,
So.. I just recently got my hands on the prime and was trying out different browsers.
I've just found out that Maxthon created a tablet version browser and was fairly impressed with it however, I'm experiencing issues with sites that plays videos, e.g. desktop youtube site, it causes issues when you try to fullscreen the video and the connection of the browser just completely cuts off.
Either than that, everything works great and beautifully to I must say. A definite much more attractive and in someways, faster UI and browser in my opinion.
What are your opinions? and if your experiencing the same issue as me, are there any fix available to get around this issue?
Cheers!
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I used the maxthon and found it quite useful at first. Its smoother than the stock browser. I have not try the youtube on maxthon yet about the fullscreen but when i tried to select text on a web page it will force close itself. Other than that maxthon has been pretty good for me.
I've tried just about every browser Android has to offer to find the best and I'm just spoiled from using Firefox on Windows 7 everyday, nothing Android has can touch it.
After trying everything I think I'm going with Maxthon, just wish they had more add-ons. Really want something like Ad-block Plus.
my browser of choice is opera mobile. but I do have Maxon. also. I do have to admit its the best looking out of all the browsers. its hard to describe but everything is rendered so well on it. Damn, can't describe it in words but its a real beautiful looking browser. All sites look so good on it. its a good browser. it has alot of potential. Still not a true tablet version though because it still has resoulution capability checkbox on the bottom. its more of an in-between version. still looks great. makes me wanna switch to it now...Brb..lol
Thanks for the great feedback guys.
In my opinion, for general browsing, Maxthon is probably one of the best as one of you had say, it really is smooth and everything is just rendered so well!
However, due to the common sites that I browse.. e.g. facebook for instance, when on the desktop site with Maxthon, and you're trying to view pictures, when the photo pops up infront of the news feed, it cancels the capability to scroll up and down to view the comments, instead it scrolls up and down the background which is the news feed.
And another disappointment is still the full screen capability of videos.
But either than, really happy with it.
However, I tried doing a comparison with sites and loading time, and trying to quickly clicking from one link to another with the stock and maxthon, both seemed almost equally matched.
the stock browser on the ICS of the prime does work really great but... it may be the look of the Maxthon that has won me over. But I still switch from one browser to another depending on my purpose.
Personally I'm a huge fan of Dolphin Browser HD. I use it on my Skyrocket and downloaded it last night on my Prime. So far so good!
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I use to play with other browsers but since ICS came out it has been the smoothest browser of them all, uninstalled all the others.
After ICS I uninstalled all other browsers. Stock one is great.
I really like stock browser too, I just wish there was a way to keep it in desktop mode by default. That's the only thing that really bothers me about the stock browser.
That's the reason I'm using ICS Browser+. Its the same browser as the stock one but with the added bonus of selecting a user agent so it can remain in desktop mode along with some other goodies.
I really suggest it to anyone who likes the stock browser but wants a little more out of it. As a plus the developer is a part of this forum and is open to suggestions on new features.
Hi everyone,
I'm generally very satisfied with my new toy. I'm noticing however e general lag in the UI, no matter what app. Also the browser at times is very unresponsive with a general lag when scrolling up or down a webpage.
But not only is the browser sluggish when scrolling, also webpage take ages to load....
Anyone else having this experience?
Cheers,
Frank
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Use Browser+ or one of many browsers in the market.
Try Xscope, Dolphin or Opera.
Thumbs up for xscope!
Shouldn't have to get a browser from market with the specs the prime comes with. I have also noticed the lag while browsing and have settings up on high.
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Well the sepcs are irrelevant if the software isn't optimized.
I'm not sure how true that is. Friend has Samsung tab and Acer and browser loaded pages quicker. You saying the browser was optimized for them and not us?
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dilfatx said:
I'm not sure how true that is. Friend has Samsung tab and Acer and browser loaded pages quicker. You saying the browser was optimized for them and not us?
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There are so many uncontrolled variables in this sentence it's hard to give it any real response.
I have a solid increase over my xoom in page rendering with default browser.
I must admit, the stock browser hangs a lot more often on my Prime than on my Galaxy Nexus. Not sure why.
Yes that's my point. My galaxy s2 runs fast on browser on same sites. I find myself back on the phone sometimes.
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i use browser plus on my Gnex and my prime...it does hang/load slower on the prime then the nexus and it does pis me of a bit. also i have lag/hanging in the android market on the prime
I found the stock browser pretty bad and Dolphin, Opera and Boat browser still poor. Pages load much better on my old HTC desire. The stock browser should be 'optimised' on a high end device like the Prime.
I think the Javascript engine in the stock browser needs some work.
I'll be using the proper Chrome release when it comes out anyway
Also, make sure Flash is not always on, but set to "on demand".
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I'll be using the proper Chrome release when it comes out anyway
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I've been hoping for a chrome browser... Any idea when it will be released?
One reason I haven't tried other browsers is that I love how the stock browser syncs my bookmarks from chrome on my laptop. I should probably check... Do the other browsers sync bookmarks too?
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I did have slow, buggy flash after the ICS update that required an uninstall/re-install of flash...but beyond that and the force close on the stock browser happening more than i'd like, the browsing experience seems to be good.
GernBlanston said:
I did have slow, buggy flash after the ICS update that required an uninstall/re-install of flash...but beyond that and the force close on the stock browser happening more than i'd like, the browsing experience seems to be good.
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I get a force close at least once a day. That seems pretty excessive compared to the stock browser on my G Nexus. I'm going to see if Dolphin fares better on the Prime.
Buddy Revell said:
I get a force close at least once a day. That seems pretty excessive compared to the stock browser on my G Nexus. I'm going to see if Dolphin fares better on the Prime.
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I have used many browsers and so far I get the same results from all of them, lag and frequent force closes. Dolphin and the ICS+ browsers are what I use most.
The stock browser is the best to me not even going to download anything else
yumms said:
Use Browser+ or one of many browsers in the market.
Try Xscope, Dolphin or Opera.
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Thanks for your advice, but I would really prefer that the stock ICS browser is actually performing like on no other android version and device before. Instead the eperience is really mediocre....
Reading all the comments it looks like it's a general thing and not only my device. If it was only my device I actually wouldn't be worried so much. But on my device this is not only the browser behaving like this, it's a general UI problem. All apps have a significant, noticeable lag when scrolling....
I searched but didn't find this mentioned...
I have Galaxy 10.1 Verizon LTE version running stock 3.2 TW, not rooted.
When I am browsing on the stock browser, after about 5 to 10 minutes all my tabs close and it just reverts back to a single tab and the home page (google). Happens when I have multiple tabs open, which I usually do.
Has anyone had this happen to them? It seems pretty consistent. I have tried Firefox (seemed really slow to me?) and am now playing with Dolphin HD, but I liked the stock browser UI.
I haven't had that happen to me. Are there any of those five tabs that are consistent? (Meaning that you have had the same page open on one of the tabs each time it has crashed?) I'm assuming that isn't the case, but it's always good to rule out the simple stuff.
No, it's been different sites, but seems like it is flash intensive sites.
I am sort of liking Dolphin HD right now, it seems pretty quick and decent to use. I'll play with that for a while and see if I have any issues.