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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.chrome
Sweet!!!
Chrome on Android... Yikes~!
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.android.chrome
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Thanks Man!!! Installing now, this is huge!!!
Kan any one please publish the apk, for us pore non eng users
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Just installed it myself. In fact, I've using it for this post.
I've tried some of the more intensive sites that I know; cnet, ign and espn. I'm sure there are better test canidates.
So far, I'm putting it on par with Dolphin, but the native support for ICS makes me hopeful.
Its pretty fast, good for a beta. Faster than stock browser by a mile. Lacks request desktop site at the moment but thats not a big problem.
This is odd, but is anyone else having problems using a capital "c"? I'm using the dock and all it does is backspace.
Was super excited to see this, but the first thing I noticed was none of the keyboard shortcuts that work with dock+stock browser work in chrome . Can't Ctrl+t to open new tab or anything like that.
dondavis007 said:
Kan any one please publish the apk, for us pore non eng users
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Here you go.
http://www.mediafire.com/?3xaxwd2xrn0rkgr
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Now here too:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...et-the-chrome-for-android-beta-apk-right-now/
I'm going to use it because it seems quicker than the stock ICS browser, but it does NOT support Flash.
hate to say it but Opera still blows this out of the water for loading and smoothness even just loading these forums and scrolling down in threads......
this is sick! anyone know how to change the user agent?
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this is sick! anyone know how to change the user agent?
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doesn't look like its available yet... remember this is the first BETA.
Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; U; Android 4.0.3; en-us; Transformer Prime TF201 Build/IML74K) AppleWebKit/535.7 (KHTML, like Gecko) CrMo/16.0.912.75 Safari/535.7
Doesn't have the keyboard shortcuts of stock or a way to change UA and such AFAIK. Hopefully these will change in time and the Beta will get updated frequently (like Chrome) and not once in a blue moon like Chrome to Phone.
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My understanding is that flash for mobile is on its way out. Maybe that's why? I agree, it does suck though.
A single quick run on Sunspider 0.9.1 Javascript Test (smaller is better):
Stock ICS Browser: 2332.2 ms
Mobile Chrome Beta: 1858.7 ms
...about 25% faster on javascript. Not bad.
Edit: and Opera Mobile: 1746.2 ms
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My understanding is that flash for mobile is on its way out. Maybe that's why? I agree, it does suck though.
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Yeah... HTML5 will replace that and adobe has already said they are killing any more releases to Flash for mobile. But, that doesn't mean it is gone. And, granted the tablet is running android, it shouldn't be on the same par as a 'mobile' device like a phone. These things have more computing power than phones. Flash shouldn't even be an issue to run on the Prime.
You beat me to posting this. Awesome browser.
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I know its beta, but so far, I'm liking Dolphin a little bit better. Creature of habit maybe, but scroll speed and general ease of use are a notch above Chrome.
I think the big difference you will notice with this release is that after leaving your prime for 30 mins and returning your open tabs will not refresh.
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I found this review to be rather interesting because it addresses some issues I found with the original transformer. This makes me think twice about getting the Prime or waiting till ICS comes out and some reviews are done with ICS! Seems the browser issue is still there even with quad core.
http://www.businessinsider.com/asus-eee-pad-transformer-prime-review-2011-11
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I found this review to be rather interesting because it addresses some issues I found with the original transformer. This makes me think twice about getting the Prime or waiting till ICS comes out and some reviews are done with ICS! Seems the browser issue is still there even with quad core.
http://www.businessinsider.com/asus-eee-pad-transformer-prime-review-2011-11
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the stock browser in HC has been a piece of crap from its inception. adding more cores can't make up for poor coding. however there are many other browser choices which should make this a nonissue until ICS is out and [hopefully] google gets off their ass and does some work in optimization.
that was really the only gripe i got from the review, that HC is a half assed OS, and i tend to agree, but it works well enough and the hardware on the prime is good enough to make it something i can deal with for a month or so until ICS is out.
What's the best browser alternative?
I've spent some time w/ Dolphin HD & Opera Mobile on my Kindle Fire, and they're both OK, but not great.
I use Miren on my phone and it works great, but I don't know if there is a tablet version
I see nothing bad in this review other than reviewer's obvious dislike of Honeycomb.
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I see nothing bad in this review other than reviewer's obvious dislike of Honeycomb.
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That's what I got from it as well
This review actually makes me want it more! This is a guy that didn't want to like it and was really impressed by it anyway. He just doesn't like HC. Most people don't at this point. If they loved it ICS wouldn't be such a hot topic.
Almost feels like he was pressured to make up something negative so he doesn't sound biased one way or the other. Overall, it's positive and will be more so once ICS is available.
Good, honest review, though he was looking for a 16gb Prime.. and we all know there's no such animal.
It's a shame ASUS couldn't get this thing out with ICS on it.
Hopefully most places have the sense to do a re-review when ICS drops
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It's a shame ASUS couldn't get this thing out with ICS on it.
Hopefully most places have the sense to do a re-review when ICS drops
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I would bet it will be rather quick after release.
Really hope this thing can handle simple text input on a forum....
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Really hope this thing can handle simple text input on a forum....
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Exactly! And the checkerboard display on webpages. I would have thought a quad core and more GPU channels would have fixed it. Those are my only gripes about the current transformer.
if the only thing he can really complain about is the rubbish stock browser and slow text inputting, I'm not concerned.
plenty of 3rd party browsers out there. roll on release day!
At this rate, it might just ship with ICS...
Nicely BAMF'D
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if the only thing he can really complain about is the rubbish stock browser and slow text inputting, I'm not concerned.
plenty of 3rd party browsers out there. roll on release day!
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In my Tegra 2 devices it does not matter which browser you use, stock or dolphin mini, or any of the many others... I found it to be the same in every browser and even worst in browsers supporting multi tabs.
This thread/link failed at it's title. That review was honest although he seemed to want to be biased. He compared it to ipad2 n even said the scrolling was faster. He said this the first tablet to make mobile gaming seem like a big deal. In other words he was saying this the best tablet he ever messed with. We all know the issues with honeycomb. B.s. Comments like I hope the prime can handle simple text inputs is stupid. My tegra2 Atrix phone handlesmthat just fine. As far as browsers go, it does make a difference using third party, ones. Even on iPad safari sux. I always use third party browsers no matter what device I'm using. Icab n atomic browser are the best on iPad. The best on android is dolphin browser HD and opera mobile. All that link to the review is make me anticipate the arrival of my tablet even more. No device is perfect all around. Especially the iPad n look how well it has done. The prime will be a great device all around and will set the bar very high for upcoming tablets.
People always try to find some b.s. Negative comment/ rumor to down something not even out yet. Plus the browsing in iPad/ipad2 is not all that fast anyways. All this comparing is b.s. Two different devices basically aimed at different audiences. iPad is for the noobs are people wanting simplicity with no thought processing or customizing. My iPad doesn't count, I hacked da he'll out of it PRIME IS FOR XDA
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In my Tegra 2 devices it does not matter which browser you use, stock or dolphin mini, or any of the many others... I found it to be the same in every browser and even worst in browsers supporting multi tabs.
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when i had my OG transformer, opera was the one that worked best for text input, with the tablet version of dolphin a close second.
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It's a shame ASUS couldn't get this thing out with ICS on it.
Hopefully most places have the sense to do a re-review when ICS drops
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Better late than buggy
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Better late than buggy
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hopefully it's not both, google hasn't had a good record with releasing anything very polished.
I have had the prime for about a week and was intending for it to replace a toshiba thrive that I had. Although I use it for other things, my primary use is web browsing. For web browsing, the Prime is very slightly smoother than the Thrive but it is just as slow in loading many web pages. The main holdup on both of them is javascript - if you turn off javascript, they are both pretty fast and much smoother.
In my opinion from playing with it a little, the only thing that is better about an ipad to android tablets, is that the ipad handles javascript much faster and pages load (especially without flash) almost as fast as a desktop. Only Opera seems to handle javascript very well on an android tablet - all of the other browsers are slow which is unfortunate because I am not wild about the opera interface. I was really hoping though that the Prime would load javascript much faster because of its better cpu but that does not seem to be the case. I guess its strictly a browser/honeycomb problem but I am surprised about this and surprised there isn't some optimization/fix for it. Anyone know if there is a major improvement in ICS?
On a Galaxy Nexus, yes or so I've been told. On TF101 and TF201, it remains to be seen.
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Turning off JS is simply not a viable option to me. You must have JS running to really utilize many websites core functions.
But maybe with ICS.. none of this will matter
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Turning off JS is simply not a viable option to me. You must have JS running to really utilize many websites core functions.
But maybe with ICS.. none of this will matter
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turning off javascript works for me 95% of the time but there is no real advantage to the Prime over the Thrive if I have to do it
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turning off javascript works for me 95% of the time but there is no real advantage to the Prime over the Thrive if I have to do it
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Really? The savings alone in bulk and weight over that beast of a Thrive is not good enough? ICS in the next week is not enough? I could go on and just why there are many advantages over the Thrive.
The op need only to look at the video on YouTube of the galaxy nexus running ICS vs the iPhone 4s running the web browser test. In every test the nexus loaded web pages faster & scrolling was a breeze. That's the reason I'm keeping my prime.If ICS can do that for the nexus, imagine what it will be like on the prime.
Does anyone know for sure that ICS has a better browser? Isn't it dependant on the ROM build? Meaning poor programming on ASUS's part? With the build problems I wouldnt be surprised if the OTA of ICS is going to be a pile of poop too.
Any1 tried Naked Browser yet on your SGPs yet? Its a really fast and very lightweight browser. Almost a Dolphin Browser replacement.
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Yeah, I just tried it. Very smooth and fast. Just needs a better ui.
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I like the UI. The dev said that he would rather have a fast, fully functional browser then making it look good. I uninstalled Dolphin and using this for now on. It rates a 95/100 on the Acid3 test which is really good. I forgot what Dolphin got but to score that high all for a fast and lightweight browser, im impressed.
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Yeah, I just tried it. Very smooth and fast. Just needs a better ui.
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Agreed, very ugly
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Agreed, very ugly
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Well, all what I can say is that it is a very lightweight browser that loads pages pretty fast. Just throwing that out there.
I'd stick with Dolphin since UI kinda matters.. And well.. Dolphin is the best!
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I'd stick with Dolphin since UI kinda matters.. And well.. Dolphin is the best!
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Depends for what..i found maxthon browser the best for GB but opera is still far the best in mobile rendering of pages (when you read something text is always filling the screen)
Like i use chrome on nexus 7 but text is always to small and if i zoom i want see all text and on opera i zoom and no matter how much i zoom text reformats for reading so i find opera best browser for reading.
And for speed AOSP browser is fastest (but only awailable for cm9 and cm10 and derivates) and this naked browser is also very fast.
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I always go back to Dolphin Mini. I've tried a dozen others and they don't quite match.
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Careful, Dolphin, Maxthon, Boat, and many other browsers out there spy on you, wasting battery power, bandwidth, and CPU in the process. I made Naked Browser in response to these privacy violations. You can check it out here in the Google Play Store.
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Careful, Dolphin, Maxthon, Boat, and many other browsers out there spy on you, wasting battery power, bandwidth, and CPU in the process. I made Naked Browser in response to these privacy violations. You can check it out here in the Google Play Store.
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You have done great work. The concept is well founded. It was fast browser, but the interface made my eyes hurt. Soften the look and add tabs on top and I will am sold. On the other hand, privacy can always be a good idea, but the tracking done is mostly to enhance the experience. This is why Google results are still most likely to be correct for the user. If you are not doing anything wrong while browsing, then what is the worry?
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You have done great work. The concept is well founded. It was fast browser, but the interface made my eyes hurt. Soften the look and add tabs on top and I will am sold. On the other hand, privacy can always be a good idea, but the tracking done is mostly to enhance the experience. This is why Google results are still most likely to be correct for the user. If you are not doing anything wrong while browsing, then what is the worry?
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Thank you very much.
If you can explain what exactly was hurting your eyes, I can fix it. Naked Browser has been out for less than 2 months and I am working on it daily. What do you mean by "soften the look"? Please provide mockup screenshots if possible.
Tabs on the bottom is on my list for the paid "pro" version.
I disagree that the tracking done by Dolphin, Boat, Ninesky, Miren, and most of the Android browsers out there is meant to enhance your experience. "Enhanced experience" is what these rats are telling you and certainly what we'd like to believe, but it's obviously not the truth. Read Dolphin's privacy policy. They don't care about their users. The reason they ask for the "Phone state & identity" privilege isn't for your enhanced experience. It's to tie the data that they collect to your real world identity. Read the thread that I linked previously. They're sending your data to China, and beyond. They're selling you out, all these browser makers.
Spying wastes your battery power, bandwidth, and CPU cycles. But if you don't care about all of that and you don't care about your own privacy...what's the point?
You mention Google collecting data. They do BUT they are a large, established, public company that has a strong incentive to treat your data properly. Also, a browser maker is in a unique position to know basically everything you do on line. Google, Facebook, etc. can't pull this off just by you visiting their sites.
This message is for everyone who uses spying browsers made by incompetent people. You don't have to use Naked Browser but you shouldn't be using all the other crap out there.
The Web is still full of sites which use Flash which is why Adobe are still supporting Flash on Windows laptops and desktops for the forseeable future.
On Android there is excellant desktop support for Flash using premium browsers such as Dolphin, Skyfire, Boat etc. which provide the same Web experience on the Nexus 10 as using a Windows laptop or desktop.
However, because Apple does not support Flash then the iPad will never be able to use the Web as well as the Nexus 10 or a Windows laptop or desktop no matter how many apps there are to compensate.
Erm...okay?
so what's the question... xD
This. If only Flash was dying, but it isn't. Half the web is Flash, and if you want streaming, an OS that supports it is a must.
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This. If only Flash was dying, but it isn't. Half the web is Flash, and if you want streaming, an OS that supports it is a must.
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Not exactly a question lol. Are you trying to state that the Nexus 10 is better for browsing because it can support Flash?
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Not exactly a question lol. Are you trying to state that the Nexus 10 is better for browsing because it can support Flash?
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Sould I state my opinion with question marks? Hell, why not?
Which devices gives you the more complete browsing experience, the one that can display all pages and content, or the one that cannot?
You do know that browsers like skyfire and puffin are available for the iPad as well and support flash pretty well right?
Neither will do it out of the box.Both do it with 3rd party apps.
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You do know that browsers like skyfire and puffin are available for the iPad as well and support flash pretty well right?
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Yeah but Adobe had longer support for Android, so I'd imagine flash content is more stable even post-ICS.
Apple has 3rd party apps that support flash as well.
I would typically not be using flash in day to day Web browsing, and don't have my primary browser set to support flash.
Both tablets are pretty good for Web browsing. The n10 loads pages very quickly. I prefer the aspect ratio of the n10 for Web browsing compared to the iPad.
I don't care about flash
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Who cares if the iPad can't run Flash. Flash is being deprecated all over the web. I don't have any special love for Apple but you can credit the iPad's lack of Flash for most of the video sites offering HTML5 instead.
I haven't bothered to install Flash on my Nexus 10. Not missing it at all.
What gives you the most complete web experiance ? The the new surface rt lol. What is the point of this post it is pointless and only brings up android vs apple.
Some one please close this thread its people like this that give android a bad name.
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Can anyone confirm this for me as I have not got a ICS or later device (yet).
If a website has a menu structure where the user hovers the mouse to get the menu to pop up on desktop, if the root of the menu had a link in android you could never get into the menu structure because whenever you press to bring up the menu it actually redirects you to the page, whereas in iOS it does not do that and will bring up the menu.
That is one disadvantage I have with Android, if there is a fix that I am not aware of then yea inform me
Ok aside from flash, my big concern after owning a tf300 is just over all expereince..the tf300 was slow...tried every browser and it just wasn't as responsive. i know that most people blamed the I/O on the TF300.
At work we just got a shipment of Ipad 4's and just messing with them and surfing the web it is very fast and fluid. Can i expect the same from nexus 10? I konw the Chrome browser is not the best, but maybe using Dolphin or boat?
I have only seen a couple of youtube video's testing this
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Ok aside from flash, my big concern after owning a tf300 is just over all expereince..the tf300 was slow...tried every browser and it just wasn't as responsive. i know that most people blamed the I/O on the TF300.
At work we just got a shipment of Ipad 4's and just messing with them and surfing the web it is very fast and fluid. Can i expect the same from nexus 10? I konw the Chrome browser is not the best, but maybe using Dolphin or boat?
I have only seen a couple of youtube video's testing this
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With Ocean Browser the Nexus 10 is as smooth as the iPad 4. With Dolphin + JetPack is also comes close but it has a few wonky glitches that hold it back.
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With Ocean Browser the Nexus 10 is as smooth as the iPad 4. With Dolphin + JetPack is also comes close but it has a few wonky glitches that hold it back.
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Thats good news, thanks for the info!
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With Ocean Browser the Nexus 10 is as smooth as the iPad 4. With Dolphin + JetPack is also comes close but it has a few wonky glitches that hold it back.
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I tried to get a video demonstration on Ocean Browser but I couldn't find any. Not many comments on it either, that's one rare stuff, any review of it around?
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I tried to get a video demonstration on Ocean Browser but I couldn't find any. Not many comments on it either, that's one rare stuff, any review of it around?
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No luck here either, would love to see one
drcujo said:
Apple has 3rd party apps that support flash as well.
I would typically not be using flash in day to day Web browsing, and don't have my primary browser set to support flash.
Both tablets are pretty good for Web browsing. The n10 loads pages very quickly. I prefer the aspect ratio of the n10 for Web browsing compared to the iPad.
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Good 2 know, thx
So I just got my nexus today and wanted to reserve judgment for a couple of days but couldn't help myself, mostly because I'm looking for answers. Out of the box I actually prefer the materials used for the nexus. The back has more grip to it but still manages to feel premium. The speaker grills are deceiving because sound only plays From the very top of them. The nexus is wider so it might just take some getting used to but for the time being it is a bit awkward to hold in landscape orientation. Watching movies that are intended to be in high def are actually sharper looking on the iPad than they are on the nexus. Both YouTube and Netflix movies. These are less complaints and more just differences I noticed
...That said my real gripe is with the chrome browser because this is what I find myself doing with the tab most frequently. Safari and even chrome on the iPad were buttery experiences. Even chrome on my note 2 is fantastic but for whatever reason chrome on the nexus 10 gives me unbearable load times, and once its loaded scrolling up and down web pages is painfully choppy and basically has a load time of its' own. I'm wondering if anyone else is in the same boat as me as far as the browser goes and what their solution was. I was going to root and flash cm10 but would like to stay in rooted so that I can use my time Warner Tv app. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate your help thanks.
Try a custom ROM / custom kernel combination. I'm currently on AOKP [PUB] / Trinity Ten and have nothing but smooth performance across all my apps, good battery life, etc. Also make sure you use a youtube app that can support HD. You might have better results with the above. YMMV
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Download Boat browser. It's fast and wastes less on screen space
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I also notice my WiFi is extremely slow compared to all my other devices connected to the same network
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So I just got my nexus today and wanted to reserve judgment for a couple of days but couldn't help myself, mostly because I'm looking for answers. Out of the box I actually prefer the materials used for the nexus. The back has more grip to it but still manages to feel premium. The speaker grills are deceiving because sound only plays From the very top of them. The nexus is wider so it might just take some getting used to but for the time being it is a bit awkward to hold in landscape orientation. Watching movies that are intended to be in high def are actually sharper looking on the iPad than they are on the nexus. Both YouTube and Netflix movies. These are less complaints and more just differences I noticed
...That said my real gripe is with the chrome browser because this is what I find myself doing with the tab most frequently. Safari and even chrome on the iPad were buttery experiences. Even chrome on my note 2 is fantastic but for whatever reason chrome on the nexus 10 gives me unbearable load times, and once its loaded scrolling up and down web pages is painfully choppy and basically has a load time of its' own. I'm wondering if anyone else is in the same boat as me as far as the browser goes and what their solution was. I was going to root and flash cm10 but would like to stay in rooted so that I can use my time Warner Tv app. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate your help thanks.
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Get the aosp browser on there. Its butter smooth. Also go to developer options and turn on force 2d rendering.
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Get the aosp browser on there. Its butter smooth. Also go to developer options and turn on force 2d rendering.
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Where do I get asop browser
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Where do I get asop browser
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Alot of custom roms have it pre-installed. Otherwise search for a thread here that will show you how to download and install it.
Cosign on aosp browser. Best browser to date imo.
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my real gripe is with the chrome browser because this is what I find myself doing with the tab most frequently. Safari and even chrome on the iPad were buttery experiences. Even chrome on my note 2 is fantastic but for whatever reason chrome on the nexus 10 gives me unbearable load times, and once its loaded scrolling up and down web pages is painfully choppy and basically has a load time of its' own
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Here's the thing with iPad browser compared to Android; Apple values UX above everything else, so as soon as you touch your finger to the screen, iOS devices stop EVERYTHING and handle the scrolling process exclusively making it nice and smooth. When using Safari, for example, if the page is half-loaded and you touch the screen and start scrolling, iOS stops the page from loading and will not load anything more until you release the screen. Sure, that gives wonderfully smooth scrolling, but it means it won't finish loading the page until you stop scrolling...
On Android, however, while Project Butter does raise the priority of the surfaceflinger and HWComposer, the pages still load when scrolling. On sections of the page that have already loaded it should be just as smooth, however if you scroll to a section that needs to be loaded, Android browsers will all load this section of the page while still scrolling, resulting in a small amount of jutteriness as the scrolling, rendering and loading processes fight for CPU priority. It's getting better as the OS slowly makes better use of multiple cores, but that's the basic jist of it.
This is all paraphrased from an Android development engineer as background explanation of Project Butter and iOS vs Android scrolling experience. (sorry if this is explaining what you already know, I figure the info could be useful to other people as well)
Anyway, as for Chrome vs other browsers, I personally HATE Chrome for Android (it messes up the rendering of lots of sites, only renders at quarter native resolution and loads mobile phone versions of sites by default), and so I use Dolphin Beta instead, which is incredibly smooth and fluid for my uses!
Ok at this point I'm starting to think that the nexus 10 has an issue with wifi and connecting to some routers. After googling about wifi issues it returned way too many results to be a coincidence. My dads got an up touchpad that I put jellybean on and that thing is having absolutely no issues. This isn't an android issue this is definitely a nexus 10 issue. Every other device in the house connects flawlessly but the nexus could take a 30 seconds to google something and a minute to load theverge.com. I think I'll get it replaced. If the replacement has the same issue ill hang onto the ipad. Maybe get an up touchpad
You could try chrome beta too, its what I use and since then I haven't looked back.
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You could try chrome beta too, its what I use and since then I haven't looked back.
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I'm happy with Chrome beta too.
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Ok at this point I'm starting to think that the nexus 10 has an issue with wifi and connecting to some routers. After googling about wifi issues it returned way too many results to be a coincidence. My dads got an up touchpad that I put jellybean on and that thing is having absolutely no issues. This isn't an android issue this is definitely a nexus 10 issue. Every other device in the house connects flawlessly but the nexus could take a 30 seconds to google something and a minute to load theverge.com. I think I'll get it replaced. If the replacement has the same issue ill hang onto the ipad. Maybe get an up touchpad
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Dat definitely sounds like a problem. What rom are you using? If you are using stock and having this kind of problems, maybe your N10 is a lemon :crying:
@thatg: if you keep the N10 and want to root, there is a modified version of TWC-TV that will work. I don't have a link handy, but there's a thread here where you can download it.
Later: found it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1604776
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Oh boy typical iPhone fan boi crying wah wah wah
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Oh boy typical iPhone fan boi crying wah wah wah
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Its people like you that give android fans a bad name.
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Ok at this point I'm starting to think that the nexus 10 has an issue with wifi and connecting to some routers. After googling about wifi issues it returned way too many results to be a coincidence. My dads got an up touchpad that I put jellybean on and that thing is having absolutely no issues. This isn't an android issue this is definitely a nexus 10 issue. Every other device in the house connects flawlessly but the nexus could take a 30 seconds to google something and a minute to load theverge.com. I think I'll get it replaced. If the replacement has the same issue ill hang onto the ipad. Maybe get an up touchpad
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Disable Wifi power saver. My wife has an ipad 4 and she loves my Nexus 10. Every time I turn around she is using it. Wouldn't be a problem if I enjoyed using her Ipad 4 but I don't like it. I tell her she should have got one, but she says: " I don't want to mess with it, I just want to take it out of the box and use it." Whereas I like to play with settings, tweak, and flash different ROMS. I like to customize my experience. Doesn't sound like android is for you.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned it yet, but Firefox will solve your problems perfectly. Its bloody fast and renders just as well as chrome. No need to root or anything, just grab from the play store and you're done. This is assuming you don't have a hardware defect. FYI, Chrome was unusually slow for me as well, but I haven't bothered to try again since using Firefox.
I would also suggest using something like the speedtest app while standing next to your router and making sure all other devices/computers are turned off - if that app is being slow under these conditions it may in fact be a hardware problem.
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WiFi is always a PIA but there is no issue specific to N10's, in fact I can get better throughput using it than any other I've ever owned...including my iPad 3.
Its important to note that WiFi is a protocol, not a specific product. Consequently there are many implementations, from many different parties. Not all implementations are compatable unfortunately.
Best advice I can give is to turn any 'speed boost' modes off, ditto using a wider frequency band. Turn any compatability modes available on. If all else fails, try a different router. If you're getting issues with all routers, you may have a fault with your device.
stiggy2012 said:
WiFi is always a PIA but there is no issue specific to N10's, in fact I can get better throughput using it than any other I've ever owned...including my iPad 3. ...
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I totally agree with you. Eventhough I do not have an iPad to compare with the first surprise I had with my N10 was how much faster it was than my old Galaxy P1000, both using the same N only network/router. Web pages almost exploded onto the screen with the N10. My router is a ASUS RT-N16 using the latest Tomato-USB firmware, it is not even a dual-band router.